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| PRIVACY POLICY Introduction The California Fire Forum takes your right to privacy seriously and wants you to feel comfortable using this web site. This Privacy Policy deals with personally identifiable information (referred to as "Data" below) that is collected when you register on this site. This Policy does not apply to other entities that we do not own or control or persons that are not our employees, agents or within our control. Collection of Data Should you register with the California Fire Forum, the process requires only a valid e-mail address and a unique user ID and password that you create. Providing us with other information is at your option. Like many web sites and web based services, we may also automatically receive general information that is contained in our server log files such as your IP address and cookie information. Under no circumstances will Data collected by the California Fire Forum be sold, rented or by other means made public, or disclosed to a third party. Use of Data The Data provided by you during the registration process is displayed in your member profile. The User ID that you create during the registration process is always visible in your member profile. Other Data not required during registration, but provided by you anyway may also be visible. Your email address is only visible in your member profile if you select an option in the member profile control panel to make it visible. You can change the privacy settings in your member profile control panel at any time. The California Fire Forum will make efforts so that your Data is not provided to third parties unless: (i) pursuant to legal process or law enforcement; (ii) we deem it reasonably necessary to protect our legal rights and/or property; or (iii) a service provided on our site requires the interaction with or is provided by a third party, by way of example an Application Service Provider. In the event you choose to use links that appear on our site to visit other web sites, you are advised to read the privacy policies that appear on those sites. We are not responsible for the content of the websites visited through links. Cookies Like many web sites, we may set and use cookies to enhance your user experience, such as retaining your personal settings. The California Fire Forum does not publish advertisements that set and access cookies on your computer. No Guarantees While this Privacy Policy states our standards for maintenance of Data and we will make efforts to meet them, we are not in a position to guarantee these standards. Our website is hosted by, and our database is managed by Yahoo Business Services. While we have the utmost confidence in our web hosting provider, there still can be factors beyond our control that may result in disclosure of Data. As a consequence, we disclaim any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of Data. |