FSU.com ePostcards Privacy Policy

We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies are only in effect for the Web pages, newsletters, discussion lists and opt-in announcement lists owned and operated by FSU.com ePostcards, (FSU.com ePostcards includes all Web sites and certain other Internet media properties hyper linked from the FSU.com ePostcards home page.) The following discloses our Privacy Policy.

What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?

Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any Web site within the FSU.com ePostcards site, our Web servers automatically recognize that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, and to investigate misuse of the FSU.com ePostcards site, its users, or to cooperate with law enforcement. See also "Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?" We do not collect and evaluate this information for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not automatically record email addresses of the visitors.

What are cookies?

From time to time, FSU.com ePostcards or its advertisers may send a "cookie" to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your Internet browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off of your computer hard disk or read cookie files created by other Web sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We use cookies to identify which areas of FSU.com ePostcards you have visited or customized, so the next time you visit, those pages may be readily accessible. Our advertisers may also use cookies to ascertain how many times you've seen an advertisement. Our advertisers and we may use this information to better personalize the content, banners, and promotions that you see on our site. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our Site and other Web sites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

How do you use single-pixel gifs?

FSU.com ePostcards and its advertisers may use single-pixel gif images, sometimes referred to as web bugs or web beacons, to count Web page accesses and gather some general statistical information. FSU.com ePostcards does not gather personal information through the use of these images. Our advertisers may use single-pixel gifs that can track personal information from cookies that may have been previously placed on a user's computer by an advertiser.

What information do you collect when I register for something?

FSU.com ePostcards offers access to some services that require registration. We may use your registration contact information to send notification to you of FSU.com ePostcards products and services by email and/or postal mail. We also may share that information with our clients. Our clients may send you promotional material that is related to the topic of the service for which you registered. We may also use your IP address internally and share it with third parties. See "Will you disclose the information that you collect to outside third parties?"

What other information do you request?

We may also request your email address or mailing address for the purposes of conducting a survey or to provide additional services (for example, subscriptions to email newsletters, announcement lists or information about conferences and trade shows). Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise give your email address to a third-party, without your consent or as permitted by this Privacy Policy.

We may from time to time send email announcing new FSU.com ePostcards products and services. Except as stated above, FSU.com ePostcards will not send you email that you have not agreed to receive. If you choose to supply your postal address in an online form, you may receive postal mailings from other third party companies.

When you sign up for an FSU.com ePostcards discussion forum, your name or alias is recorded solely for purposes of maintaining your own account within the forums. This information is not used to monitor your activity within a forum, nor is it used to identify you outside the FSU.com ePostcards.

When you register for a contest or other promotion, we may ask for your name, address, and email address so we can administer the contest and notify winners.

When you use co-branded services, or those provided by a third party, within the FSU.com ePostcards, your information may be passed to the co-brand or third party provider, and their use of your information is subject to their applicable privacy policies.

Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?

FSU.com ePostcards will disclose personal information and/or an IP address, when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

1. Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities and conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on FSU.com ePostcards,
2. Protect and defend the rights or property of the FSU.com ePostcards of sites and related properties, or visitors to the FSU.com ePostcards of sites and related properties,
3. Identify persons who may be violating the law, the FSU.com ePostcards legal notice and Web site User Agreement, the rights of third parties, or otherwise misusing the FSU.com ePostcards or its related properties,
4. Fulfill a user's order or request.

FSU.com ePostcards uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. FSU.com ePostcards reserves the right to transfer all such information in connection with the sale of all or part of FSU.com ePostcards's capital stock or assets. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. We are not responsible for such third party privacy policies or how they treat information about their users See below, "What else should I know about my privacy when online?" and "What information do you collect when I register for something."

What else should I know about my privacy when online?

The FSU.com ePostcards site contains many hyperlinks to third party Web sites. The FSU.com ePostcards also contains advertisements of third parties. FSU.com ePostcards is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third party Web sites or advertisers. FSU.com ePostcardsdoes not share any of your personal information with the third parties to FSU.com ePostcards links, except as stated elsewhere within this Privacy Policy, although FSU.com ePostcards may share general, aggregate data with such third parties (such as how many people use our site). Please check with those Web sites to determine their privacy policy.

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example through email, discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.

Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.

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