Privacy is important, and Porter's Online is firmly opposed to sharing personal information with third parties. Your information is stored safely with physical and technological protection in place. Furthermore, for your protection, we choose not to store any financial information, such as credit cards and bank accounts, on our servers.

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

You may browse our site without revealing any personal information. Should you choose to provide us with information, you consent to allow the electronic storage and transfer of that information to our servers.

We may collect the following information:

• email address, contact information, and (for purchasing) financial information;
• activity statistics such as logins and page visits;
• messages sent to and from other users; and
• any other information that you elect to provide such as project submissions

SECURITY: E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

All e-mail addresses and other personal information that you choose to provide for us are stored on a secure server, safe from harm. We will not sell your e-mail addresses, nor will we purchase e-mail addresses from vendors who choose to market such information.

Though we work hard to protect your information, we cannot control the illegal actions of third parties that may intercept and misuse your personal information. For this reason, we choose not to store any financial information. However, we cannot promise, nor should you expect, that your information will always remain private.

SPYWARE

Porter's Online will not willfully host any form of self-executing spyware, adware, or other form of malicious programming that may harm, corrupt, or interfere with the operation of your computer.

POP-UPS AND ADVERTISING

Porter's Online does not allow any advertisers to use pop-ups as a method of delivery. Advertisements are posted at our discretion, after being deemed non-intrusive, with the intent to enhance the quality of your visit to the site.

Porter's Online provides users with the option to subscribe to an online newsletter, designed with the intent to keep users informed about special events, sales, and store news. Users may choose to unsubscribe at anytime by following the instructions at the top of every e-mail sent, or by adjusting their account settings. Users may also choose to subscribe at anytime by adjusting their account settings. You are not required to subscribe in order to use the services provided by the site.

COOKIES

Porter's Online employs the use of "cookies" (small files stored to your hard drive) in order to maintain your logged-in status, verify your identity, and other lawful uses deemed necessary by us.

You should know that:

• certain features of the site our only available through the use of cookies;
• you may choose, if your browser supports it, to not accept cookies from our site realizing that this may reduce functionality; and
• most cookies are automatically deleted when you sign out or close your browser window

E-MAIL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

Porter's Online will never ask for personal information via e-mail, including contact and/or financial information. We do not tolerate the use of spam, and any users found misusing any communication tools provided by us, with the intention of "spamming" or otherwise violating the Terms of Use agreement, will be immediately banned.

ACCOUNT PROTECTION

Your password is very important. Porter's Online provides means whereby a forgotten password may be altered or revealed. Your password should be a combination of letters and numbers. You should never share your password with anybody. If you choose to do so, realize that you are accountable for all activity that takes place under your account name.

REVIEWING AND CHANGING PERSONAL INFORMATION

You can review and/or change your personal information by accessing your account settings page. As a general rule, Porter's Online will not manually change personal information because of the difficulty in verifying your identity remotely. Once you make a public posting, you may not be able to remove it. You may choose to close your account at any time. Porter's Online may continue to retain personal information after account closures. We will comply with this policy in the handling of that information.