Good-Music-Guide.com Privacy Policy

Good-Music-Guide.com is very interested in the privacy and safety of our visitors to our web sites. This privacy policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard personal information which you may provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site.

1. How We May Use Personal Information You Choose to Provide Us
   Good-Music-Guide.com does not obtain personal information about you when you visit our site, unless you provide us that information voluntarily. Our web site contains forms through which users may request information or supply feedback to us. In some cases, personal information may be required so that we can supply the requested information to you. Please note that our forms are NOT encrypted unless otherwise noted. All such information supplied to us is not stored in any way after a reply or response has been formulated.
   
   We will not provide, sell or distribute any personal information received from visitors on web forms or e-mail to any outside organization. We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so.
   
   
2. Why We Track Where You Go on Our Web Sites
   In order to understand how our web site is being used, we do typical web traffic analyses through which we track which pages are visited and in what order, where users come from and how long users spend on our sites. We never associate such information with the specific identities of users or other personally identifiable information.
   
   This information is used in the aggregate to help us improve our sites and make it more useful to you. We do disclose such aggregate information that does not identify individuals to partners, advertisers and other third parties, but never individual or personal details.
   
   
3. What Are Cookies and How Do We Use Information Collected from Them?
   A "cookie" is a small line of text that is stored with your web browser when you visit a cookie-enabled web site. The text may contain an identification code or user preferences. Your browser has options that allow you to control whether the browser accepts cookies, rejects cookies or notifies you each time a cookie is sent to you.
   
   Good-Music-Guide.com does not currently use cookie technology to collect information, except on the forum pages. Please read below about our forum privacy policy.
   
   
4. Log Files
   Like many other Web sites, Good-Music-Guide.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track users movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
   
   
5. DoubleClick DART Cookie
   Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Good-Music-Guide.com. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to Good-Music-Guide.com and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL - http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
   
   
6. The Use and Security of E-mail
   When submitting an e-mail comment to the Good-Music-Guide.com, visitors are asked to provide their name and e-mail address. This information is voluntary and is not required to submit a comment. If you ask us a question or would like a response to a comment, the inclusion of an accurate, viable e-mail address is necessary in order for us to respond.
   
   Please be aware that normal e-mail is not encrypted. Such e-mail messages are in theory able to be intercepted and read by unauthorised third parties. If you ask us a question and supply your e-mail address, you are authorizing us to respond to you with an unencrypted e-mail message that may contain private information about you or your question. While we are responsible for the privacy of messages that we store on the network, we cannot be responsible for the privacy of those messages once we have transmitted them to you or to your e-mail provider.
   
   
7. Links to Other Web Sites
   In order to provide visitors with greater value, Good-Music-Guide.com provides links to various third-party web sites. We are not responsible for the practices employed by web sites linked to or from our web sites nor the information or content contained therein.
   
   When you use a link to go from Good-Music-Guide.com to another web site, our privacy policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other web site, including web sites that have a link on our web site, is subject to that web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding. These destination links are provided only for your convenience, and as such, you access them at your own risk.
   
   
8. Pop-Up Advertisements
   When visiting Good-Music-Guide.com, your Web browser may produce pop-up advertisements. Good-Music-Guide.com does not use pop-up advertising. These advertisements were most likely produced by other Web sites you visited or by third party software installed on your computer. Good-Music-Guide.com does not endorse or recommend products or services for which you may view a pop-up advertisement on your computer screen while visiting our site.
   
   
9. Forum/Discussion Board
   Good-Music-Guide.com includes a threaded discussion board, also known as a forum or bulletin board. Please remember that information that you voluntarily disclose in these areas becomes public information that can be collected and used by others. If you post personal information on the Web Board that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. As such, you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information on the Web Board.
   
   The Good-Music-Guide.com forum uses cookies to store simple information on your computer, such as login details and personal forum preferences. This information is stored on your computer and is not available to anyone else. You can disable the use of cookies on your browser, but you may lose some of the functionality of the forum.

This statement last revised September 29, 2012.