PC Mechanic, a World Wide Web site owned and operated by PC Media, Inc., recognizes
its readers rights to privacy. To keep you informed of our privacy policies,
we have provided this document disclosing PC Media's intent, purpose and use
of possibly private information, and detailing the methods of gathering of such
information.
Visitors to PC Mechanic are not subject to involuntary information disclosure
of any kind, other than those intrinsic to the operation of the site and the
World Wide Web in general. Certain operations and features on PC Mechanic may
require the use of cookies and/or the propagation of session information. These
cookies and sessions facilitate the visitor's experience at PC Mechanic, but
do not represent any other security or privacy concern outside of isolated,
per visit session identification and/or recurring sessions for the purpose of
storing and maintaining user submitted site preferences.
PC Media, Inc. does not collect private information from its users without
their knowledge. Generally, users who come to PC Mechanic are not required to
disclose personal or private information. However, some special services such
as forums and member content may require registration in order to allow full
access to features. Further, PC Mechanic encourages users to provide cursory
private and/or personal information to build the community aspect of the site,
and to obtain basic group demographics data for statistical analysis. PC Media,
Inc. does NOT sell, lease or rent to third parties, any private information
linkable to a particular user and gathered through the registration process,
without express consent from its users as indicated through information forms
that users voluntarily fill out.
From time to time, PC Media, Inc. may offer incentives to users in the form
of contests, prizes, and giveaways, and request that users fill out surveys
or questionnaires to qualify for participation in these special promotions.
Unless explicitly indicated, information from these surveys, and questionnaires
are used in group demographics studies and for better audience targeting - surveys
and questionnaires related to contests may be subject to third party marketing
companies. If you do not want your information subject to third party companies,
do not fill out the contest surveys.
PC Media, Inc. will take reasonable precautionary measures to protect and safeguard
all information gathered from its users for membership purposes. PC Media, Inc.
does not, however, take any responsibility for any breach of security, accidental
disclosure, theft, or tampering of its users' information.
Third Party Cookies
In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser
may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser.
Privacy for Children - As per COPA
Although PC Mechanic generally targets to an adult audience, we welcome the
visitation and participation of young users, with their parents' consent. It
is strongly recommended that users under the age of 13 refrain from disclosing
any personal and/or private information either through the user registration
system, or through participation in questionnaires and surveys, and instead
opt to remain anonymous in their participation of site activities.
Please note that as of April 21st, 2000, the Child Online Protection Act of
1998 prohibits PC Mechanic from the collection of private information from users
under the age of 13 without parental consent. Users under the age of 13 must
provide a signed letter from their parents to indicate that they are aware of
their child's activities on PC Mechanic and consent to these activities. This
letter must be mailed to PC Media, Inc., using the contact information below,
before they can participate in activities requesting the disclosure of private
information.
Parents of our younger users may at any time, revoke their consent, and may
request to review and edit the private information disclosed by sending a written
request to PC Media, Inc., via mail.
Though PC Mechanic will take reasonable measures to ensure that users under
the age of 13 do not disclose their private information without first obtaining
parental consent, the site cannot guarantee the protection of young users who
choose not to disclose their age and who do not follow the requirements set
forth by COPA.
Privacy Contact Info:
PC Media, Inc.
1726 E. 7th Ave.
Suite 2
Tampa, Florida 33605
