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Discussion Forums

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Privacy Statement

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The following section discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM and its associated services.

Web Sites

HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM - Hydroponically Speaking – www.HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM

HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM Web site collects personal information that you voluntarily provide when signing up for prize drawings. This information includes name, address, phone number, and e-mail address. The information is used only to send prizes to the contest winners. In cases where the prize is being provided by and shipped by a third party, HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM provides the winner's information to the third party so the prize can be shipped.

HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM Forums – www.HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM/forum/index.php

HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM Forums is an interactive discussion service in which people can share information about gardening, hydroponics and related subjects with other enthusiasts.

The forum is not a commercial Web site or online service directed to children under 13 years of age. Children under 13 may not register and post to the forum.

In order to post to the forum, you must be at least 13 years old and complete a registration process. The registration process requires the user to provide a valid e-mail address, a password, and a display name; and optionally their location, occupation, homepage URL, interests, and other information. Users may edit this information and control a variety of other forum settings by editing their online profile.

A valid e-mail address is required to confirm the user's identity. The e-mail address is used by the administrator to send messages to users, and it allows forum members to contact one another by e-mail. Users may opt out of receiving email from other users by way of a user profile setting.

The display name and password are used to login to the forum in order to post messages or edit profile information. The display name is shown next to the user's postings on the forum.

A user's profile information may be viewed by other forum members. This information is provided for the interest of other users. Users may choose to hide certain profile information.

The forum uses cookies to store your login identification and the date/time of your last visit. This cookie is stored on your PC's hard drive. Cookies are not used to track your movement or perform any function other than to enhance your use of the message board. If your browser does not support cookies, or you have not enabled cookies on your browser, many of these time-saving features will not work properly and you will not be able to post new messages. Users may delete these cookies by editing their online profile or via a setting in their browser.

The forum software has a "Who’s Online" feature that displays which member are currently logged in and active. Users may prevent this feature from showing their status by editing their online profile.

Remember that any information disclosed on the forum becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. For more information, read the forum terms of service at https://www.hydroponicallyspeaking.com/terms.php.

You may update your profile information and forum settings at any time by clicking "User CP" (User Control Panel) on any forum page.

If you have any questions about how to configure your forum profile to enhance privacy, or if you would like to have your forum account deleted, please contact HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM. Note that in order to preserve the continuity of past discussions, account deletion requests will be honored only under the most extenuating of circumstances, and remain at the sole discretion of the Administrator unless required by law.

External Links

HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM is not responsible for the privacy practices of other Web sites linked to in its pages.

Special Relationships

Amazon.com

HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM is a member of the Amazon.com Associates Program for the purpose of selling Amazon.com products. This service is offered as a convenience to visitors and helps defray the costs associated with operating this Web site. When a user clicks an Amazon.com link on this site, a code embedded in the URL identifies HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM as the referring Web site for purposes of referral fee tracking. HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM has visibility as to which Amazon.com items are viewed and purchased, but does not know who is viewing or purchasing items. HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM is not responsible for the privacy practices of Amazon.com when a user clicks into their site.

Cafepress

Cafepress.com is a service that prints HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM -related designs on shirts, mugs, and other merchandise. This service is offered as a convenience to visitors and helps defray the costs associated with operating this Web site. When a user clicks a Cafepress.com link on this site, they enter Cafepress.com where merchandise can be ordered. HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM does not know who visits Cafepress.com or which items are viewed, but does have visibility to buyer names, purchase dates, items ordered, and order status. HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM is not responsible for the privacy practices of Cafepress.com when a user clicks into their site.

Google Adsense

HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM and HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM Forums employ Google AdSense to provide relevant advertising links at various locations on many Web pages. HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM has access to information about how successful these advertising links are, but does not have visibility to the identity of those clicking on the ad links. HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM is not responsible for the privacy practices of Google.com or their advertisers when a user clicks a Google ad link.

HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM may use Google Analytics to monitor Web site traffic and to understand how visitors are using HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM, including which pages are viewed, which links are clicked, etc. This is achieved by running a small JavaScript when you visit a HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM page. The information is used to help improve the Web site. Although Google Analytics tracks your clicks and movement through HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM as an individual, your personal identity is never revealed to HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM.

YouTube

HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM may use YouTube to host videos featured on the Web site. HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM has no visibility as to the identity of those viewing the videos. HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM is not responsible for the privacy practices of YouTube or their advertisers when a user clicks a YouTube ad link, and does not endorse or recommend any Sponsored Links or advertisers that may be displayed on YouTube pages.

Contacting HYDROPONICALLYSPEAKING.COM

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