This Privacy Policy ("Policy") sets forth the aMuse™ ("aMuse") policies regarding the collection and use of information via this Site. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE General All visitors to the Site ("Visitors") understand and agree that aMuse may collect, maintain, and process information provided by them to aMuse, and information collected by aMuse concerning such Visitors, on and through the Site. aMuse is committed to complying fully with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"). Our COPPA policy and related online safety guide may be accessed by emailing us. We encourage all adult Visitors to use the safety guide to discuss safety and privacy concerns with their children who are Visitors to the Site. Visitors may visit the Site without disclosing any personal information about themselves. However, Visitors will have the opportunity to request to receive information from aMuse, in which case an e-mail or other address or contact information may be required in order to allow aMuse to comply with the request, and for other purposes as may be disclosed at the time the request is made ("Special Purpose Collection"). Visitors may elect to opt-out from receiving communications other than those relating to the Special Purpose Collection by (a) following the instructions in OPT-OUT CHOICES, below, (b) checking appropriate opt-in or opt-out boxes which may be provided on the collection form or (c) as set forth in the communication sent from aMuse. Registration Information In order to be allowed to participate in certain "charter members only" activities ("Member Activities"), aMuse may require Visitors to register with the Site by, among other things, providing contact information such as (for illustration purposes only) user ID, password, name, title, department, business address, business telephone number, business e-mail address and other contact information ("Registration Information"). Certain portions of the Registration Information concerning the Visitor may be used for evaluating qualifications for participation in the Member Activities. aMuse may also use Registration Information to communicate with Visitors regarding proposed changes to the Member Activities, billing, help desk and other activities relating to the operation of the Member Activities. aMuse may disclose the Registration Information of a Visitor to administrators and/or other parties who are designated by such Visitor (through such Visitor's use of the Site or otherwise) to be provided access to such information. At Your option, some portions of Your Registration Information may be made available to other users of the Site in online directories, search features and/or Peer Groups. aMuse may also use Registration Information to send Visitors information about products, services or events available through the Membership Activities and offers made available by aMuse's partners, which may be sent by aMuse or the aMuse partner making the offer. Instructions on how to request that aMuse not send future communications or that aMuse not share Registration Information with third parties, are set forth in OPT-OUT CHOICES below. Usage Data aMuse will record and collect information about how Visitors use the Site. This data may include a Visitor's domain name, language, type of browser and operating system, Internet Service Provider, Internet protocol (IP) address, the Web site from which the Visitor arrived at the Site, the amount of time spent on the Site and the ways in which the Visitor uses the Site (collectively, "Usage Data"). aMuse will monitor and use Usage Data in aggregated form to measure the Site's performance and improve the Site's design and functionality. aMuse may also use Usage Data in aggregated form to develop and distribute to third parties statistical and other information about how the Site is used and for other marketing purposes. aMuse may also disclose aggregate Usage Data to other parties. aMuse may also use Usage Data in unaggregated form to investigate and prosecute security violations or to identify the particular Visitor who engaged in particular transactions. Cookies "Cookies" are pieces of information that are placed on a Visitor's computer hard drive to enable the individual to more easily communicate and interact with the Site. We may use cookies to customize Your experience on the Site. We may also use cookies to record how many times a Visitor has visited our Site and what pages the Visitor has accessed. You may, however, disallow receiving cookies at any time through Your web browser, although this may affect Your usability of the Site. It is not our intention to use cookies to retrieve information that is unrelated to our Site or Your interaction with our Site. Peer Groups aMuse may make available certain public and/or private forums such as bulletin boards, e-mail lists and chat rooms (collectively, "Peer Groups") on the Site. Any and all information posted on or through a Peer Group will be generally accessible for viewing by others. Accordingly, participants are encouraged to exercise discretion when using Peer Groups. OPT-OUT CHOICES To "opt-out" of (i) receiving communications from aMuse (except for communications necessary for the operation of the Site, or as otherwise permitted under this Policy), (ii) having contact information disclosed to third parties (except as necessary for aMuse to operate the Site, or as otherwise permitted under this Policy), or (iii) any other consent previously granted for a specific purpose concerning Your personal information, send an e-mail to the aMuse Data Controller. REVIEW/CHANGE CONTACT INFORMATION Requests to review or change Registration Information previously provided on or through the Site may be made to aMuse by sending an e-mail to the aMuse Data Controller. LINKED SITES aMuse may provide links to third parties' Web sites ("Linked Sites") from the Site. Linked Sites are not necessarily reviewed, controlled or examined by aMuse in any way and aMuse is not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of any such Linked Sites, or any additional links contained therein. These links do not imply aMuse's endorsement of or association with the Linked Sites. DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO LAW aMuse may make information concerning Visitors, the Site and the uses thereof, available to law enforcement personnel and agencies as required by law or in order to enforce the Terms of Use, and may disclose such information if required by law or a judicial or governmental order or subpoena. Where permitted by law, aMuse may also disclose such information to law enforcement personnel and agencies, or use such information as part of legal process, in order to protect its property and rights or in furtherance of an investigation regarding any unauthorized access to or use of the Site, or any illegal activities concerning a particular Visitor. CONSENT TO PROCESSING By using or providing information to the Site, Visitors understand and unambiguously consent to the collection, processing and use of such information in the United States and other countries and territories, for the purposes of providing the Site and related services. SERVICE PROVIDERS aMuse may utilize third parties to provide or perform certain services and functions on the Site. For example, aMuse may use a Web site tracking evaluation firm to analyze Visitor's use of the Site, and aMuse may use third party suppliers to provide certain functionality and services provided through the Site. aMuse will make information concerning Visitors and their use of the Site available to these service providers and business partners, as necessary, to perform these functions and services. The service providers may be located throughout the world; therefore information relating to Visitors may be sent worldwide to countries which have a different level of privacy protection to the U.S. or a Visitor's country of residence. TRANSFER OF INFORMATION In the event of a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, change of control or sale or transfer of the substantial assets of aMuse, information collected via or stored on the Site may be sold, assigned or transferred to a party acquiring all or substantially all of the equity and/or assets of aMuse related to the Site. aMuse may also transfer such information to its subsidiaries and affiliates involved in the operation of the Site. SECURITY aMuse takes seriously the security of Your personal information. aMuse has therefore implemented technology and security policies and procedures intended to reduce the risk of accidental destruction or loss, or the unauthorized disclosure or access to, such information, reasonably appropriate to the level of the data concerned. [For example, the Site implements 128 bit SSL technology to protect certain sensitive data that is transmitted via the Site]. However, due to the open communication nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that communications between You and the Site, and the Site and You, or data stored on aMuse's systems, will be free from unauthorized access by third parties. UPDATES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY aMuse may, in its sole discretion, update this Policy at any time and from time to time, by posting the amended Policy on the Site. The revised or amended Policy shall be effective upon posting. Any access to or use of the Site following such update shall be deemed consent to such update. Visitors are therefore encouraged to refer back to this page regularly. This Policy may not be otherwise amended without the written consent of aMuse. CONTACT, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COMPLAINTS If You would like to communicate with aMuse regarding privacy issues or have questions, comments or complaints about this Policy, please forward such communication by email.   Use of this web site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Use & Privacy Policy    © 2002 aMuse. All Rights Reserved. aMuse™ is a trademark of aMuse, a California non-profit public benefit corporation.