The War Geeks Clan site is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of the the War Geeks Clan site (http://www.wargeeks.org) (the “Site”); it does not apply to any other online or offline sites, products or services. By accessing the Site, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this privacy statement.

Collecting Your Personal Information
When registering, you will be asked for information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact you. The personal information we collect may include your name, email address, age, location, and other miscelleous details. The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site. This information is used for the operation and improvement of the Site.

Use of Your Personal Information
The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate the Site and to provide the service(s) or carry out the transaction(s) you have requested or authorized.

In support of these uses, the War Geeks Clan may use personal information to provide you with more effective service, to improve the Site and any related War Geeks Clan services, and to make the Site easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing the Site to your particular preference or interests.

We may use your personal information to provide you with important information about the service that you are using, including critical updates and notifications.

The War Geeks Clan site may disclose personal information 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 the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the War Geeks Clan; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of the War Geeks Clan members, users of the Site, or members of the public.

Control of Your Personal Information
Except as otherwise described in this statement, personal information you provide on the Site will not be shared outside of War Geeks without your permission.

Security of Your Personal Information
The War Geeks Clan site is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. The War Geeks Clan site respects all our member's privacy rights, and we will endeavour to never breach that trust. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, although there are circumstances beyond our control that may result in a breach of privacy.

Cookies
We use cookies on this Site to ensure the integrity of the registration process and to personalize the Site. A cookie is a small 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. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content, eases site navigation, and so on. When you return to the web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the site's 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 this or other web sites you visit.

Private Messages
The contents of Private Messages (PMs) are not encrypted. You should be aware that although other forum members or administrators cannot see the contents of your PMs, the system database administrator(s) would be able to view them. Just because it CAN be viewed by system administrators, it doesn't mean that it WILL be viewed. This is true of many forum systems, it is even true of normal Internet email. Please do not utilise the forum Private Message system to pass confidential information.

Polls
Please be aware that forum administrators have the ability to view who voted and how a vote was placed on non-public polls, should they choose. Forum administrators may be viewed by clicking on the 'View Forum Leaders' link on the main index page. Not all administrators have access to that functionality.

Changes to This Privacy Statement
We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes to this privacy statement, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on the home page of our web site or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.

Contact Information
War Geeks welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If you believe that War Geeks has not adhered to this privacy statement, please contact us by e-mail at thisgeek@wargeeks.org, and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.