Your privacy is important to Tsinoy.com. At Tsinoy.com, we understand the premium You place on the protection of Your privacy on the internet, and we want You to feel as comfortable as possible visiting Our Web site and using its services. This Privacy Policy will tell You what information we collect, how we protect it and what choices You have about how that information is used. We urge You to read Our Privacy Policy so that You will understand both Our commitment to You and Your privacy, and how You can help Us to honor that commitment.

The following Articles make up Our Privacy Policy for the Tsinoy.com Web Site (the "Site"). We hope that reading them gives You a clear idea of how we manage information regarding You. For immediate access to a particular topic, click on the title of that Article.

Please remember that any information (including personal and medical information) that You reveal in a public forum on or accessible through this Site (such as a bulletin board, mail list, chat room/event) is sot subject to this Privacy Policy and will be seen by third parties not related to Tsinoy.com and may he used by them to contact You or for unauthorized purposes. Also, if You link to a third party site from this Site, any information You reveal on that site is not subject to this Privacy Policy-You should consult the privacy policies of each site You visit. We cannot control, and are not responsible for, the disclosure or use of information revealed in either manner.

ARTICLE 1: Personal Information We Collect

We collect information about You in the following ways:

1. Voluntarily Provided Information:
   When You registered as a user of this Site, You voluntarily provided information about You. You consented to use the Personal information included on the Registration Form, subject to the limitations and restrictions stated in this Policy. We will continue to use that information in accordance with the Registration Form and this Policy Our Privacy Policy, unless You notify Us to the contrary. You agree that it is entirely your responsibility to so notify us and that We shall not be responsible in any way for your neglect, refusal, failure or omission in so notifying Us at all or on a timely basis. We also collect other information that You voluntarily provide to use, e.g., through responses to surveys, questionnaire, and the like.
2. IP Address:
   We store the Internet Protocol (IP) address of Your computer when You visit This Site. This information is only used to create broad demographic summaries of where Our users come from, e g., we know what percentage of users come from California or other states. Our use of the IP addresses, however, does not identify the actual users of this Site.
3. Cookies:
   We may also collect information about You and Your use of This Site through the use of Cookies. "Cookies" are small computer files we transfer to Your computer's hard drive that allows Us to know how often someone visits This Site and the activities they conduct while on This Site. This information helps Us dynamically generate advertising and content on web pages specifically designed for You and also allow Us to statistically monitor how many people are using this Site and for what purpose. Sponsoring advertisers or third parties may also use Cookies when You select their advertisement, content or service; we cannot control their use of Cookies or how they use the information they gather. If You do not want information collected through Cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows You to deny or accept the Cookie feature. However, Cookies may be necessary to provide You with certain features (for example, customized delivery of information) available on this Site.

1. to comply with applicable legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, discovery request, or a court order,
2. in special cases, such as a physical threat to You or others,
3. to assist this Site Venders and suppliers (collectively "Venders") when it is necessary for them to provide Us with products and services related to the better operation and maintenance of this Site.

1. Security:
   We want Your Personal Information to remain as secure as reasonably possible. That is why we have a two-tier system that combines technical safeguards and internal access restrictions. On the technical side, we use Secure Socket Layer ("SSL") 128 bit encryption technology to protect the integrity and privacy of the Personal Information You provide to Us via the Internet. As an additional security measure, Your Personal Information is also kept physically separate on a secure server where Your password is encrypted and stored on a database. To take advantage of these technical safeguards, You must meet the minimum browser requirements for this Site: Netscape Navigator 4.05 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 with Service Pack 2. Internally, We will permit only authorized Tsinoy.com personnel to access Your Personal Information.
2. Use:
   We may use Your registration information and other voluntarily submitted information, including Personal formation, in the following ways:
   
   
   • To enable Us to process and verify registrations
   • To enable Us to verify the credentials of the prospective User in order to maintain reasonable security,
   • To provide Our editors with information that is useful in developing new features and services for Our users;
   • To allow Us to potentially vary advertising based on user preference, usage preferences, and demographics;
   • To allow Us to develop and improve the features, Content, and Services available through this Site;
   • To contact You regarding subscription renewals and other subscription-related matters
   • To contact You regarding new features of this Site, topic-based news alerts, products and product and service buying opportunities.
   
   Informally, we use Aggregate Information in a number of ways to improve this Site and its Content and Services.