Privacy policy...

Effective 15 July, 2007

Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper respects your privacy.

Basically, here is our policy: Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper will not give out your personal information unless you tell us that it's okay. Additionally, we will gather personally identifiable information about you only when you provide it voluntarily for specific purposes such as posting an ad or signing up for an e-mail newsletter.

What personally identifiable information is collected on this site?

Visitors may supply personally identifiable information (such as name, email address or telephone numbers) for various purposes on this site. These purposes include registering to receive e-mail newsletters, requesting further information about our products, or simply asking a question about Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper. Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper does not collect personal information from you unless you provide it to us. This means that you can visit our site without telling us who you are or revealing any personally identifiable information about yourself.

However, if you supply this information for a contest or other purpose which is hosted by a third party (even if the link is on a site controlled by Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper), your personal information is subject to the third party's privacy policy.

Any information you share in a public area, such as Forum becomes public, and therefore this Privacy Policy does not apply to any freely posted information you might place there. Do not post any personal information that you expect to keep private in those areas.

Security

Personally identifiable information is stored on our Web server and is not publicly accessible. Further, personally identifiable information is only accessed by Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper' employees on a "need to know" basis.

Choice/Opt-out

If you have registered to receive e-mail communications from us and later change your mind, you may discontinue this service via the link shown at the bottom of all newsletter emails. Additionally, you can contact us to have your name removed from our distribution lists. You can send an e-mail to sysadmin@isthmus.com.

Correct/Update

If you would like to verify the data we have received from you or to make corrections to it, you may contact us directly at the e-mail and mail addresses provided above.

What anonymous information is collected on this site?

Anonymous information is collected for every visitor to this site. This includes pages viewed, date and time, and browser type. IP numbers are used to determine domain type and in some cases, geographic region. We do not make any association between this information and a visitor's identity.

How does this site use cookies?

Cookies are small text files that we store on your computer that allows information to be shared between our site and your system. Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper uses cookies to identify your browser as you visit pages on Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper' site or sites in Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper' media network, to temporarily hold information from our server to aid in your browsing experience and to track your site use. We do not use cookies to gather any other information about you or your computer system.
You can turn cookies off in your browser settings but, since this could keep you from being able to use all the site's features, we don't recommend it.

Links

This site may contain links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering a site not under our control. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policy may differ from ours.

E-mail Links

We use e-mail links located on this site to allow you to contact us directly via e-mail. We use the information provided in your e-mail to respond to your questions or comments. We may also store your comments for future reference; again, your personal information is only shared with third parties with your permission.

Legal Disclaimer

We may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Isthmus, Madison's Weekly Newspaper, Madison's Weekly Newspaper.