This site is owned and operated by Wormald Homes, Inc. Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us. Because we gather certain types of information, we feel you should understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we gather and how we use it.
INFORMATION WE GATHER
Wormald Homes, Inc. gathers two types of information about users:
- Information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions. These are voluntary submissions to receive our electronic newsletters, to participate in our message boards or forums, to email a friend, and from participation in polls and surveys:
- Information gathered through aggregated tracking information derived mainly by tallying page views throughout our sites. This information allows us to better tailor our content to readers' needs and better understand the demographics of our audience. Under no circumstances do we divulge any information about an individual user to a third party.
Wormald Homes, Inc. Gathers User Information in the Following Processes:
- Electronic newsletters policy (blast emails)
We will offer a free electronic newsletter to users. We gather the email addresses of users who utilize our contact forms. Users may remove themselves from this mailing list by following the link provided in every newsletter that points users to the subscription management page. Users can also subscribe to the newsletters at the time of registration. - Contact Forms
Users of the site's Message Boards and Forums must register separately for these services (both are free of charge) in order to post messages, although they don not need to register to use the site. During registration, the user is required to supply a username, password, and email address. - Online Concierge Service
Our site users can choose to electronically forward a link, page, or documents to someone else by clicking "e-mail this to a friend". The user must provide their email address, as well as that of the recipient. This information is used only in the case of transmission errors and, of course, to let the recipient know who sent the email. The information is not used for any other purpose. - Survey
We may occasionally conduct user surveys to better target our content to our audience. We sometimes share the aggregated demographic information in these surveys with our sponsors, advertisers and partners. We never share any of this information about specific individuals with any third party.
Children.
Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.
Usage tracking.
We track user traffic patterns throughout all of our sites. However, we do not correlate this information with data about individual users. We will break down overall usage statistics according to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).
Cookies.
We may place a text file called a "cookie" in the browser files of your computer. The cookie itself does not contain Personal Information although it will enable us how often you access the site. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Wormald Homes, Inc. uses cookies to track user traffic patterns (as described above) not individual users.
You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. If you have set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use this site. However, you do need cookies to participate actively in member-only areas on this site.
USE OF INFORMATION
We ise any information voluntarily given by our users to enhance their experience in our network of sites, whether to provide interactive or personalized elements on the sites or to better prepare future content based on the interests of our users.
As stated above, we only use the information that users voluntarily provide to send out electronic newsletters or to communicate with you per your request. We may occasionally send out special invitations when we think subscribers might be particularly interested. We will not share our lists with any third parties, including advertisers, sponsors or partners.
When we use tracking information to determine website traffic. We do not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for you.
We may creates aggregate reports on user demographics and traffic patterns which allow us monitor the overall functional quality of our site and ensure that our users to receive the best experience. Because we do not track the usage patterns of individual users, we will never know how a specific user interacts with our site. We will not disclose any information about any individual user except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
SECURITY
Wormald.com sites within a secure environment on networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our customers.
OPT-OUT POLICY
All users have the opportunity to opt out of communication from us wherever necessary and practical. Such choices include:
- Opting not to register to receive our electronic newsletters.
- Opting not to participate in certain interactive areas, which completely alleviates the need to gather any personally identifiable information from our users
YOUR CONSENT
By using this site, including but not limited to the use of our online forms, you consent to the terms of this policy. This policy is subject to change without notice.
