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Homecookskitchen.com takes our visitors privacy seriously. We are committed to our visitors right to their privacy and to our privacy policy. The information below will inform you of our policy regarding any information collected by us while on our site. From here on, in this document, the term "We" and "Us" means Homecookskitchen.com.

COOKIES

The forum software we use does set and/or store cookies from our site to your computer. The cookies are only used to record post and log-in information. This information allows you to use the "View new posts", "search" and "Remain logged in" features on our site. The cookies are set for one (1) log-in session and are then deleted, and re-written the next time you visit our site. The cookies are not saved by us for any future use and do not include any personal identifying information such as email addresses etc. Members always have the option to delete all board cookies at anytime, simply by clicking a link on our main forum index page.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Member registration information is stored in a secure database that is only viewable by our forum software. The database information is secured by a proprietary three tier system that is updated frequently. We do not rent, sell or compromise the information you supply to us; and stored in the database, in any way. This includes email addresses. We will not send you unsolicited mail of any kind, for any reason; and will only contact you if you request us to. We do not collect any other information about our visitors to be sold, viewed and/or analyzed by others.

SERVER INFORMATION

In addition to cookies and registration database information, we do collect some server data information during a member visit to our site. The data - information our servers collect is as follows:

IP address / Domain name
Time of visit
Length of visit
Internal pages visited
Browser name and version
Display resolution
Referring URL
Search engine query

The above data is collected automatically and is the standard for all Internet servers. It does not include any personal identifying information like e-mail addresses etc.. We use this data internally to help improve our site. We do not share the data with anyone with one exception (please see "Legal Requirements - Statements" below). If you feel the above information compromises your privacy, we suggest you look into software that will allow you to surf the Internet anonymously.

EXTERNAL LINKS

Please note that Homecookskitchen.com is an interactive forum based community website. This means that members are allowed to post links to information on external websites that fall under our guidelines. We have no control over the content or privacy polices of these external links and therefore we can not be responsible for them. We strongly suggest that you view each individual website privacy and terms of use information pages. Additionally, these external links may also use cookies. Please know that Homecookskitchen.com does not have access to this information, nor can we be responsible for any data that may be collected from external links. If you are concerned about information being collected through external links, we suggest you turn off cookies in your web browser program. Please consult your programs help menu to learn how to do this.

Homecookskitchen.com does incorporate outside advertising in the form of banner and text ads. We do this to help cover some of the costs of running the site. We try and keep these ads as unobtrusive as possible. All ads are served externally by an outside agency and are independent of our website. These advertisers may collect information from your visit in the form of cookies. Please know that Homecookskitchen.com does not have access to this information, nor can we be responsible for any data that may be collected from these ads. Most newer Internet web browser programs have options that allow users to turn off ads. If you are concerned about information being collected through online ads, we suggest you use this option. Please consult your programs help menu to learn how to do this.

AGE APPROPRIATE CONTENT

Homecookskitchen.com is intended to be a family safe website. We try very hard to monitor all of our content including the display of external advertising to ensure that it is family safe and non-offensive. However, we are firm believers that children under the age of thirteen should not surf the Internet unsupervised. That includes our site. Children under the age of thirteen should never be allowed to disclose any personal identifying information online. If you would like more information regarding children's safety online, please visit this site: http://www.ftc.gov/kidzprivacy

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS - STATEMENTS

The only instance where we may disclose visitor information; is if required to do so by law; or it becomes necessary to comply with state and/or federal laws; or respond to a court order, judicial or other government subpoena, or warrant.

We also reserve the right to disclose visitor information that we believe, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to take precautions against liability; protect Homecookskitchen.com from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses including, but not limited to, spam, hacker attacks, and/or copyright infringement; to investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations; to assist government enforcement agencies; to protect the security or integrity of our website; and to protect against fraudulent uses of our contact and submission forms, the rights, property, or personal safety of Homecookskitchen.com and it's staff, our advertisers, or others.

POLICY CHANGES

We reserve the right to change and/or update this privacy policy at any time. If we do make any changes, we will post notification of those changes and/or updates prominently on this page, prior to implementing them.

Finally, should you have any concerns or questions regarding your privacy on our site, please let us know by contacting us via PM or email. We will be happy to answer them immediately.

Thank you for your time and we wish you happy, safe surfing.

The HCK Team