PRIVACY POLICY
champnews.com is committed to protecting your privacy online. We are also
committed to providing you with the very best experience we can on our
Web site. In order to enhance your experience at our site we gather certain
personal information about you that helps us customize our content to
your tastes and preferences. Please read the following policy to understand
how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of
our Web site. This policy may change from time to time so please check
back periodically.
What
information do we collect?
champnews.com collects information in several ways from different parts
of our Web site. Linedancermagazine.com collects some information when
you intially register with our site. We may ask for your name, email address,
post code, country, gender, and age information. The more information
you share with us (and the more accurate it is), the better we are able
to enhance and customize your experience on our site. In addition to the
information we collect upon your initial registration with our site, we
may ask you for personal information at other times, including (but not
limited to) when you make a purchase through our online store, when you
enter promotions or contests and when you respond to a survey. For example,
when you make a purchase through our online store, we collect several
items of personal information, including your billing and shipping address,
telephone number, credit card information, and any other information necessary
to complete the transaction.
What
information do parties other than champnews.com collect?
Some advertisers or Web sites that have links on our site may collect
personally identifiable information about you when you access or utilise
those links. champnews.com does not control the collection or use of such
information, and the practices of those advertisers and Web sites are
not covered by this Privacy Policy.
What
are "cookies" and how do we use them?
champnews.com uses "Cookies" to track and record your registration and
activity on our Web site. Cookies are small bits of data that are sent
to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. Your cookie
may be set at various times during your interaction with our Web site.
It is updated from time to time as you access the many different portions
of our Web site. Some
advertisers or Web sites that have links on our site may also use their
own cookies. We also collect IP addresses for system administration
What
do we do with the information we collect?
champnews.com's primary goal in collecting personal information is to
provide you, the user, with a pleasurable and beneficial experience on
our Web site. The information we collect (including information contained
in your cookie) may be used to provide such capabilities as personalization
services, interactive communications and online shopping. We may also
use the information to estimate the size of our audience and measure certain
traffic patterns, to track the progress and number of entries in our promotions
and contests, to track visits to and business conducted at our online
store, to notify our visitors about updates to our Web site, to contact
you for marketing purposes and deliver targeted advertisements that may
be of interest to you. We may occasionally contact you with information
regarding special events at champnews.com. If you ever receive a type
of communication that you would not like to receive, you will have the
option to unsubscribe from such communication (usually at the bottom of
the page).
With
whom do we share your information and for what purpose?
champnews.com does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information
with others. However, when one or more of our business partners co-sponsor
a service, promotion and/or contest, we may share some or all of the information
collected in connection with such service, promotion or contest with the
co-sponsor(s). In addition, when you make a purchase through our online
store, or sign up to receive promotional items from us, we may share some
of your personal information with third parties helping us to complete
your transaction or send you the items you signed up to receive. When
we share your information with such third parties, we will work to ensure
that only the information necessary to complete your transaction is disclosed.
Finally, we reserve the right to share your information (i) with any affiliated
companies or subsidiaries owned or controlled by champnews.com, if any,
provided that they are also bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy;
(ii) if we are required to do so by law; or (iii) if we in good faith
believe that such action is necessary to: (1) comply with the law or with
legal process; (2) protect and defend champnews's rights and property;
(3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of champnews's network;
or (4) protect the personal safety or property of champnews's staff or
the public.
Your
Consent
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of your personal
information by champnews.com as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Changes
to our Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may change our Privacy Policy. We will post those
changes on this page so that our customers will always be aware of what
information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we
share the information with others.
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