PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF USE

Except as disclosed in these Terms, BretteSember.com does not sell or disclose any personally identifiable information it collects about its users, nor does it make it possible for third parties to contact its users directly.

Personal Information

BretteSember.com collects and maintains a list of email addresses, Twitter account names, and similar information. BretteSember.com collects this information on a voluntary basis in order to provide its users with automatic updates of its content. This information is not sold to or shared with other parties other than third-party services, such as Google Feedburner, which it uses to manage its subscription services. To unsubscribe, subscribers can click on the link in the email updates, delete their BretteSember.com forum account, or adjust their subscription services at third-party websites, such as Twitter or Facebook.

When posting comments on BretteSember.com, the site prompts users to enter a user name, email address, and optional website; the email address is not made public on the website and is used for verification purposes only. BretteSember.com reserves the right to disclose any and all personal information it collects, both as required by law and when that disclosure is necessary to protect or defend its rights, property or users and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on BretteSember.com.

Public Website

BretteSember.com is a public website. Any information users post in its comments section or any other part of the website can and will be publicly available, unless otherwise specified in these Terms. BretteSember.com is not responsible for any information, personal or otherwise, users choose to submit on its website and/or any third-party contacts that result thereof.

Children

BretteSember.com does not intentionally gather personal information about users who are under the age of 13.

Anonymous Information

BretteSember.com collects non-personally identifying, aggregate information about its users, such as search engine keywords, referring/edit pages, pages visited, geographic region, operating system, browser information, date/time stamp, and hyperlinks clicked. Old Mission Gazette uses this information for a variety of purposes, such as analyzing trends, evaluating its marketing strategies, and modifying its content. The aggregate information may be shared with and/or sold to third parties in a non-identifiable way.

IP Addresses

BretteSember.comX automatically logs each user’s IP address with each visit and use of the website. The IP address may be linked with personally identifiable information. Unless otherwise noted in these Terms or as required by law, this information is not sold to or shared with third parties. The IP address may be used to block banned users from accessing BretteSember.com.

Contests & Giveaways

From time to time, BretteSember.com hosts giveaways and contests on this site. Old Mission Gazette is not responsible for the accuracy of the details of each freebie or fulfillment. The organization providing the item remains fully responsible for providing its description and handling fulfillment. Contest entrants agree to hold BretteSember.com harmless in the event that an organization does not fulfill its obligations.

Cookies

BretteSember.com, its subscription management services, and/or its advertisers may use cookies to track users’ use of BretteSember.com and improve their navigation experience. If desired, users can adjust their web browser settings to block and/or remove cookies from the computer. BretteSember.com does not use cookies to track users browsing other websites. BretteSember.com is not responsible for any cookies used by advertisers and/or email subscription services, and it has no knowledge of how the information gathered by the cookies can or will be used.

Double-Click DART cookie

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

Links to Other Sites

BretteSember.com contains links to other websites, which are neither owned nor controlled by BretteSember.com. When users click on a link that takes them to another website, they have left BretteSember.com’s website. Old Mission Gazette is not responsible for the privacy policies of other sites. By providing links to other sites, BretteSember.com does not guarantee, approve, or endorse the information or products available at these sites.

Security

BretteSember.com relies on industry-standard security technologies and procedures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, and/or destruction. Old Mission Gazette cannot fully eliminate security risks associated with the personal information it collects, and a breech may occur.

Jurisdiction

BretteSember.com is based in Clarence, NY. As such, any information collected by BretteSember.com and/or voluntarily provided by Old Mission Gazette users will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States. Should a dispute arise, BretteSember.com users agree that any civil action or legal proceeding shall be brought in the local, state, and federal courts of record located closest to Clarence, NY or resolved under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (www.adr.org).

Terms Updates

TheBretteSember.com Terms may be changed at any time and without notice. Should BretteSember.com undergo a change of ownership or make a substantial change regarding its use of personal information, Old Mission Gazette will notify individual subscribers using any subscription management services in place. Continued use of BretteSember.com’s subscription services and/or accessing its site indicates your acknowledgment of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.