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The GutterStar.net Privacy Policy
The GutterStar.net Web site invites users to send feedback and request notification of site updates, which requires the exchange of personal information. The GutterStar.net Web server also logs the usage of this site. This statement explains how the privacy of this information is protected, stored and used in relation to this Web site.
Privacy assurance
The GutterStar.net Web site operates on the basis of established Internet etiquette and good faith with regard to the users and usage of the site. No attempt is made to acquire user information by deception, misdirection or via cookie data, for example, and no individual usage tracking is conducted. You will not be sent unsolicited email.
Dispute resolution
If you have questions or complaints arising from this statement, or wish to view or amend data that may be held about you, you may contact the site administrator by email using the general purpose contact information located on the Contact Us page.
Any complaints will be considered and investigated to all reasonable extent and in good faith. Any errors will be corrected as far as possible after the event, and a public apology may be published if appropriate, however, no exceptional warranty or liability is granted in this regard beyond the standard privacy protection policy of this website.
Web server log data
Web server logs are recorded to produce general usage statistics for this site, to analyze this data at an aggregate level, administer the site and adjust navigational routes, error handling and request re-direction accordingly. The server logs will be kept indefinitely for historical interest and private research by the site administrator only. Abstract usage statistics, such as the current user count, daily visitor count, and total visitor count, will be published on various pages of this Website.
In technical terms, the following information is recorded:
* URI of requested resource = Which document or image, etc. was requested.
* Request timestamp = When the document, image or other resource was requested.
* HTTP request method = Was it a document request, or a feedback form submission, for example.
* Client's IP address or hostname = A reference to the computer that was used to access the site.
* User agent information = The name and version of the Web browser used for the request.
User feedback - form data
The GutterStar.net Web site invites views and opinions on published content, user help and support requests, factual corrections to Web site content and for users to subscribe to email notification services. All personal information, including names and email addresses, is solicited entirely on an opt-in basis so that the contributor can be contacted if necessary, or be added to a GutterStar.net email notification list.
The content of form submissions and email messages will be treated as personal and private correspondence and will not be published or distributed in any way without your express authority. Any technical corrections, amendments, other advice or matters of fact relating to published content on this Web site are assumed to be offered in good faith and may be recorded privately for research purposes and published in abstract form as corrections or amendments to the GutterStar.net Web site. Where appropriate a credit may be given to the contributor.
All form based submissions may be kept indefinitely for historical reference.
No encryption
Feedback messages submitted via forms on the GutterStar.net Web site are not encrypted and the transmission of the message is not secured or authenticated in any way. Your input will be encoded and passed more or less as plain text over the Internet and, although it is unlikely, your submission could technically be intercepted by a third party. You are hereby advised not to submit any sensitive, private personal or security information using the feedback forms on this Web site.
Email addresses
Your email address will not be added to any mailing list unless explicitly requested. If you request notification of content or general site updates, your email address and name only, will be added to a simple electronic mailing list specific to GutterStar.net. Your email address will not be passed to any third party, and your name and address will not be included in the email message that other people on the mailing list see.
You will only be sent email about substantial amendments to website content, service updates, or important information pertaining to GutterStar.net, and will be removed from any or all mailing lists upon request via the Subscribe / Unsubscribe page.
Feedback verification
To verify the source of form-based email submissions from this site, the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which users are accessing the site and the time of sending is included in the form data. The IP address data is recorded to trace misuse or abuse of these forms and will only be used in these circumstances.
Many of the feedback forms on the GutterStar.net site invite users to make help requests, login to the members area, and submit other information where the operating system and exact browser version in use may be significant. To minimize errors and as a general convenience to users, most forms will record this information automatically in a non-editable field.
By default the following information is collected from feedback forms:
* User agent information = The name and version of the Web browser used.
* Client's IP address or hostname = A reference to the computer used to access the site.
* Request timestamp = When the form was submitted.
In addition, users may optionally choose to submit the following data in order to login to the members area:
* Name
* Email address (domestic or business)
* A desired password
* Country of user
* Optional URL as a referral
This latter information will not be acquired without you knowingly entering it into a form yourself.
The email addresses of all new members will automatically be added to the mailing list. Subscription status can be permanently changed using the Subscribe / Unsubscribe page. People who unsubscribe from the mailing list will no longer have access to the members area.
Once you unsubscribe from the website, you will receive no further mailings from GutterStar.net.
Cookies
Cookies are a technology that can be used to provide users with tailored information from a Web site; an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your computer system and passed back to this Web server at a future date. It may be possible for you to set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.
The GutterStar.net Web site makes use of cookies for the following purposes:
* To validate member session logins
* To log visitor statistics
Your feedback
Your comments, questions, advice or corrections regarding the GutterStar.net Web site will be appreciated… Please direct any messages using the information provided on the Contact Us page.