Privacy
COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY

This Web site is owned and operated by Tweddle Group. We understand you value your privacy. At Tweddle Group, we want to make your experience online satisfying and safe. This Privacy Policy governs information you provide to us or we learn from your use of this Web site and tells you how we may collect, use, and in some instances share this information.

This Privacy Policy only applies to personal information collected through the following Web sites: www.tweddle.com.

INFORMATION Tweddle Group Collects

Tweddle Group gathers two types of information about this the Site’s users:

Personal information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions, such as e-mail and online registration forms to Tweddle Group. Examples include your e-mail address, Web site passwords, name, address, phone number, URL, and interests you choose to share with us. Information Tweddle Group gathers through aggregated tracking information derived mainly by analyzing user use of the Site. This information allows us to better tailor our content to the users’ needs and ensure compliance with our Terms of Use. Tweddle Group gathers user information in the following processes:

1. Personal Information Collection

To use certain parts of the services we ask the user for personal information to register as a member of the Site. This personal information submitted includes your e-mail address, Web site passwords, name, address, phone number, and interests. In addition, registered users may post personal information to the Site through messages, opinions, and other comments the user chooses to post at their discretion. This information may be made available to other users when using the ‘Site’s forums.

2. Usage tracking

We collect user traffic patterns throughout the Site, including monitoring of IP addresses (or URLs) used by our site visitors. This information is collected to help improve site flow and usability and to ensure compliance with our Terms of Use.

3. 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 to relate your use of this site to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided. But, the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can’t read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Tweddle Group may use cookies to track user traffic patterns (as described above). You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. If you’ve 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 the Site. However, certain portions of the Site governed by this Privacy Policy may not be accessible if the cookies are disabled. For example, you need cookies to participate actively in message boards, forums, polls, and surveys.

4. Children

You must be 18 years of age or older to register as a member and use the Site. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information relating to children. In the event that we learn that we have collected personally identifiable information from anyone under 13 years of age without prior parental consent, we will take steps promptly to delete such information. Any person who provides their personal information to Tweddle Group through the Site represents that they are 18 years of age or older.

TWEDDLE GROUP TRANSFER AND INFORMATION SHARING POLICY

We do not share personal information collected on the Site with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Information provided by users during the Site registration process may be displayed on the Site and viewable by any user or visitor to the Site. Otherwise, Tweddle Group does not permit access to the personal information of users of the Site with third parties, unless doing so is appropriate to carry out a user’s request or it reasonably believes that doing so is legally required or is in Tweddle Group's interest to protect its property or other legal rights or the rights or property of others.

Merger or Bankruptcy. If Tweddle Group should ever file for bankruptcy or have its assets sold to or merge with another entity, information Tweddle Group receives from you from the Site is a Tweddle Group asset and may be transferred.

International Visitors and Customers

The Site is hosted in the United States and is generally intended for U.S. visitors. If you are visiting from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States, which does not have the same data protection laws as the European Union, and by providing your personal data you consent to:

the use of your personal data for the purposes identified above in accordance with this Privacy Policy; and the transfer of your personal data to the United States as indicated above.

SECURITY

No data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make reasonable efforts to ensure security on our systems. We use secure server software (or SSL) and firewalls to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software.

If Tweddle Group learns of a security systems breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the Site or providing personal information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of the Site. Tweddle Group may post a notice on our Web sites if a security breach occurs. If this happens, you will need a web browser enabling you to view the www.tweddle.com Web site. Tweddle Group may also send an e-mail to you at the e-mail address you have provided to us in these circumstances. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify us at privacy@tweddle.com.

CHANGES AND UPDATES

We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will also revise the “last updated” date on the Privacy Policy. For changes to this Privacy Policy that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal information you have provided to us, we will attempt to notify you. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of this web site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.

CONTACTING TWEDDLE GROUP

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

E-mail: privacy@tweddle.com

Mail: Tweddle Group
24700 Maplehurst
Clinton Township, Michigan 48036
Attn: Privacy Officer

If you have a privacy concern regarding Tweddle Group or this Privacy Policy and if you cannot satisfactorily resolve it through the use of the Site, you should then write to privacy@tweddle.com. In the event that we are still unable to resolve your concerns, Tweddle Group is committed to cooperating to achieve a proper resolution of your privacy concerns.