HC Rineer is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the HC Rineer Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the HC Rineer website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

HC Rineer collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. HC Rineer also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by HC Rineer. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by HC Rineer for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the HC Rineer Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through HC Rineer public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: HC Rineer does not read any of your private online communications.

HC Rineer encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from HC Rineer so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. HC Rineer is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the HC Rineer and HC Rineer family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

HC Rineer collects and uses your personal information to operate the HC Rineer Web site and deliver the services you have requested. HC Rineer also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from HC Rineer and its affiliates. HC Rineer may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

HC Rineer does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. HC Rineer may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, HC Rineer may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to HC Rineer, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

HC Rineer does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

HC Rineer keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within HC Rineer, in order to determine what HC Rineer services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within HC Rineer to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

HC Rineer Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on HC Rineer or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of HC Rineer; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of HC Rineer, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The HC Rineer Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize HC Rineer pages, or register with HC Rineer site or services, a cookie helps HC Rineer to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same HC Rineer Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the HC Rineer features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the HC Rineer services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

HC Rineer secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. HC Rineer secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

HC Rineer will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. HC Rineer encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how HC Rineer is protecting your information.

Contact Information

HC Rineer welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that HC Rineer has not adhered to this Statement, please contact HC Rineer at melf@comcast.net. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.