PRIVACY STATEMENT
At Thinkcomix.com, we believe that
greater protection of personal privacy on the web will not only protect
consumers but also increase consumer confidence, ultimately increasing
participation in online activities. We endeavor to educate users about how to
protect their privacy when using the Web. Our information collection practices
are described below.
Registration
VIP Accounts
(Free).
When a user registers for
VIP, premium services available to our users FREE, certain
personal information is collected and retained after registration is
successfully completed like their name, email, and
some surveys. The customer's contact information is
used to send promotional material from some of our partners to our
customers, and to get in touch with the customer when necessary. Users may
opt-out of receiving future email mailings. This information is shared with
advertisers on an aggregate basis. We use this data to tailor our visitor's
experience at our site showing them content that we think they might be
interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences.
Use of
Information.
We may disclose personally identifiable information to third
parties when required by law or in the event such information is relevant to
judicial or government investigations or proceedings, or otherwise necessary to
protect our website or the safety of its users. Finally, thinkcomix.com may also
use information obtained from cookies to perform statistical analyses of
aggregate user behavior, but personally identifiable information is not used in
that instance. We may use that information for internal purposes to improve
content and design, and share it, in the aggregate, with advertisers.
Cookies.
Cookies are information files that your web browser
places on the hard drive of your computer when you visit a website. Cookies were
designed to help a web site recognize the prior visits to a site made by a
user's browser. Cookies cannot damage user files, pass on computer viruses,
capture e-mail addresses or read information from a user's hard drive. At
thinkcomix.com, we do not store any personal information into cookies nor do we
link or combine information collected through cookies to any personal
information that is submitted online when participating in our
activities.
Third Party Advertising
We use other third-party
advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies
may use information (not including your name, address, email address or
telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to
provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services
that may be of interest to you.
Advertisers, Partners and Third Party
Content Providers.
Thinkcomix.com, and all its related brands and sites,
provide links to other websites, such as those of our advertising partners and
Third Party content providers, including but not limited to web search-engine
providers, that may have their own information collection practices. These other
websites are governed by their own privacy policies or information collection
practices, which may be substantially different from ours. We encourage visitors
to review the privacy policies and information collection practices of those
websites. This site contains links to other sites which thinkcomix.com is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web
sites.
Security.
Thinkcomix.com uses its best efforts to ensure
the security of personal information submitted by its users. All forms used for
the submission of personal information are secure and all user data is stored in
a secure environment.
Use of Materials.
The right to download
and store or output the materials in our site is granted for the user's personal
use only, and materials may not be reproduced in any edited form. Any other
reproduction, transmission, performance, display or editing of these materials
by any means mechanical or electronic without the express written permission of
us is strictly prohibited. Users wishing to obtain permission to reprint or
reproduce any materials appearing on these sites may contact us.
Customer
Contacts.
Thinkcomix.com reserves the right to email any free or VIP
subscribers information regarding important issues and/or changes related to
their accounts at any time.
Children's
Guidelines
Although most of our comix can be read by children under the
age of 13, We encourage children to get their parent's permission before using
thinkcomix.com and sharing personal information online. We do not operate our
site in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and permit
registration by anyone under 13 years of age. Contents/ Comix that are unsafe
for children are marked to provide guidance to both parents and
children.
Questions and
How Users Can Correct Information.
If you have any questions, comments or
concerns regarding thinkcomix.com's privacy policy and/or practices, or you need
to correct personal information, please write to us at:
Thinkmedia
Design Pte Ltd
Attn: Web Privacy Policy
780, Upper Serangoon Road,
#02-01, Choon Kim House, Singapore 534649
Or contact us here.
We try to read every message
submitted and try to reply promptly to every one. We may also file your comments
to improve the site, or review and discard the information.
We believe strongly
in promoting "netiquette", or proper use of the Internet. A strong anti-spamming
policy will benefit all of us by establishing thinkcomix.com & our customers
as effective sources of virtual servers and web design services.
This
policy is effective as of March 16, 2006. Any change will be posted at the
earliest possible time and shall apply to all personal information submitted
after the effective date of such change.