Privacy Statement

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We recognize that privacy is an important issue, so we design and operate our web services with the protection of your privacy in mind. Our policy is to collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you actively chose to make such information available to us.

When you visit our website, our web server automatically recognizes only the internet domain and IP address from which you access our website. This information does not result in the identification of your personal email address or other personal information. Any information gathered about the number of visitors to our website and when they visit is only captured so we can improve the content we provide to you.

Certain features on our website require the use of temporary information, sometimes referred to as “cookies”. Our site only uses cookies during your current visit to temporarily store information about your session. No personal information is stored.

If you chose to share personal information with us by sending a message or filling out an electronic form, we will use the information for the expressed purpose of processing your request.

If you supply your postal or email address to us online, you will only receive the requested information via postal or email address. Persons who supply their telephone number online may receive telephone contact from us with information regarding questions sent online.

Some information such as emails received, may be saved for a designated period of time. We will not disclose the information to third parties or other government agencies unless required to do so by state or federal laws.