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PRIVACY POLICY

Pirate4x4.com ("Pirate4x4") values the privacy of its users, members, customers, subscribers, and others who visit and use (collectively or individually, "Members") www.pirate4x4.com and any other web sites or services owned or operated by Pirate4x4 (collectively, "Pirate4x4").

This Privacy Notice is incorporated into and is subject to the Pirate4x4 Terms of Use. Your use of Pirate4x4 and any personal information you provide on Pirate4x4 remain subject to the terms of this Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use.

NOTE TO KIDS: Pirate4x4 is not for persons under the age of 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then we encourage you to visit other web sites -- there are lots of other great web sites for you. Our site caters to users who are over the age of 18, and we caution users under the age of 18 to use parental guidance.

NEVER DISPLAY ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT COULD BE USED TO FIND YOU IN THE REAL, OFF-LINE, WORLD -- for example, your full real name, mailing or home address, or phone numbers.
The Information Pirate4x4 Collects: (collectively referred to herein as "Member Information")

Member-provided Information: You may provide to Pirate4x4 what is generally called "personally identifiable" information (including but not limited to your name, a Pirate4x4 user name, email address, postal mailing address, home/mobile telephone number, credit card number and billing information, etc.) when you register as a Member and when you participate in certain activities on Pirate4x4. In addition, you may choose to send private messages to other Pirate4x4 Members or to post certain information to your public "profile" on Pirate4x4 such as your date of birth, general location, interests, occupation, web site URLs, videos, blogs, IM addresses, and comments.
"Cookies" Information: When you visit Pirate4x4, we may send one or more cookies -- small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters -- to your computer. Pirate4x4 uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to Pirate4x4. Persistent cookies can be removed. Please review your web browser "Help" file to learn the proper way to modify your cookie settings.
"Automatically Collected" Information: When you participate on Pirate4x4 and, for example, participate in forums, or open one of our HTML emails, we may automatically record certain information from your web browser by using different types of technology, including "clear gifs" or "web beacons." This "automatically collected" information may include unique "device IDs" (similar to IP addresses), Internet Protocol address ("IP Address"), web browser type, the web pages or sites that you visit just before or just after Pirate4x4, the pages you view on our site, and the dates and times that you visit Pirate4x4.

The Way Pirate4x4 Uses Information:

When you choose to create a public profile on Pirate4x4, you will post, at your option, certain personal information that will be publicly displayed to other Members on Pirate4x4.
Pirate4x4 uses the information that we collect to operate, maintain, enhance, and provide to you all of the features and services found on Pirate4x4. We will use your email address, without further consent, for administrative purposes such as sending you account activation and "welcome" emails, notifying you of major Pirate4x4 updates, for customer service purposes, to address copyright infringement issues, or to contact you regarding any Pirate4x4 activities in which you are presently participating.
Pirate4x4 uses your email address to send to you activity emails, newsletters, and, from time to time, notices about special activities, features, or items available on Pirate4x4. You may opt-out of receiving such notices by indicating your preferences in the Edit Profile section of Pirate4x4.
Pirate4x4 uses all of the information that we collect to understand the usage trends and preferences of our Members, to improve the way Pirate4x4 works and looks, and to create new features and functionality.
Pirate4x4 uses "automatically collected" information and "cookies" information to: (a) remember your information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit Pirate4x4; (b) provide customized third-party advertisements, content, and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of third-party marketing campaigns; (d) monitor aggregate site usage metrics such as total number of visitors and pages viewed; and (e) track your entries, submissions, and status in any games, sweepstakes, and contests.

When Pirate4x4 Discloses Information:

Pirate4x4 does not share your personally identifiable information with other organizations for their marketing or promotional uses without your express consent.
Pirate4x4 may disclose Automatically Collected and other aggregate non-personally-identifiable information with interested third parties to assist such parties in understanding the usage and demographic patterns for certain programs, content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or other functionality on Pirate4x4.
Pirate4x4 may disclose some types of Member Information to certain affiliated companies or other businesses or persons who provide web site hosting, maintenance and security services, fulfill orders, offer certain functionality, help improve our site and create new site features. We require that these parties process such information in compliance with this Privacy Notice, we authorize only a limited use of such information, and we require these parties to use appropriate confidentiality measures.
Pirate4x4 may disclose Member Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright law) or respond to a court order, judicial or other government subpoena, or warrant. We may make such disclosures, in some cases, without providing Members notice.
Pirate4x4 also reserves the right to disclose Member Information that we believe, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to take precautions against liability; protect Pirate4x4 from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses; to investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations; to assist government enforcement agencies; to protect the security or integrity of Pirate4x4; and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of our Members or other persons.

Your Choices:

You may, of course, decline to share your personally-identifiable information with Pirate4x4, in which case you will not be able to participate in many Pirate4x4 activities. You may update, correct, or delete your Member account information and email subscription preferences at any time by going to the Edit Profile section of Pirate4x4; provided, however, that upon deletion of your account or profile, please note that some of your personal information, including billing and contact information, may remain in Pirate4x4's systems for some limited period of time.

To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting you account access or making corrections. HOWEVER, You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information at all times.

Third-party Advertisers, Links to Other Sites:

Pirate4x4 allows other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to serve advertisements within Pirate4x4. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements that appear within Pirate4x4 and they automatically receive your IP Address when this happens. Such third-party ad servers may also use other technologies (such as cookies, javascript, or web beacons) to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize their advertising content.

Pirate4x4 does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third-party ad servers or ad networks without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in. However, please note that if an advertiser asks Pirate4x4 to show an advertisement to a certain audience (for example, males age 18 to 25) or audience segment (for example, males age 18 to 25 who have participated in certain community forums) and you respond to that advertisement, the advertiser or ad-server may conclude that you fit the description of the audience that they were trying to reach.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers or ad networks. Pirate4x4's Privacy Notice does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites. Pirate4x4 reserves the right the add or remove third-party ad networks or ad servers in its discretion and Pirate4x4 may not at all times list such updated ad network or ad server partners in this Privacy Notice.

Currently, Pirate4x4 has relationships with the following third-party ad servers or ad networks:

Google - http://www.google.com/privacy.html
IntelliTXT - http://www.vibrantmedia.com/privacy.asp

Our Commitment to Data Security:

Pirate4x4 uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of Member Information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of Member Information collected by Pirate4x4, and you transmit such information at your own risk. Once we receive your Member Information, Pirate4x4 makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.

If Pirate4x4 learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. Pirate4x4 may post a notice on Pirate4x4 if a security breach occurs. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security breach you should contact us.

Our Commitment to Children's Privacy:

Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, Pirate4x4 does not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information on Pirate4x4 from persons under 13 years-of-age, and no part of Pirate4x4 is directed to persons under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access Pirate4x4 at any time or in any manner. If Pirate4x4 learns that personally-identifiable information of persons less than 13-years-of-age has been collected on Pirate4x4 without verifiable parental consent, then Pirate4x4 will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child under the age of 13 has obtained a Pirate4x4 account, then you may contact us and request that Pirate4x4 delete that child's personal information from its systems.

International Visitors:

Pirate4x4 is hosted in the United States. If you are visiting from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States and by providing your personal data you consent to that transfer.

In the Event of Merger or Sale:

In the event that Pirate4x4 is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from Members as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.

Changes and Updates to this Privacy Notice:

This Privacy Notice may be revised periodically without further notice to you and this will be reflected by the "last modified" notice below. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. In general, we only use your personal information in the manner described in the Privacy Notice in effect when we received that personal information. Your continued use of Pirate4x4 constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Notice and any future revisions.

For revisions to this Privacy Notice that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal information you have provided to us, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you and obtain your consent before implementing such revisions with respect to such information.
Effective Date, Date Last Modified:

Pirate4x4 Privacy Notice effective as of January 1, 2007

Pirate4x4 Privacy Notice last modified on January 14, 2007.

Pirate4x4 Contact Information:

Please contact Pirate4x4 with any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, your personal information, our third-party disclosure practices, or your consent choices via our online contact form, or by snail mail at Pirate4x4.com P.O. Box 4384, Georgetown, CA 95634. We will respond to your inquiry within 30 days of its receipt.