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| Information Collection and Use.
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| GeckoOptical.com collects information from our users at several different points on this optical trading web site. No information is traded with sold nor passed on by GeckoOptical.com.
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Registration
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| In order to use aspects of GeckoOptical.com, a new user must first complete the registration process. During registration a user must provide contact information. This information is used to contact the user about services on our site for which he/she has expressed interest. It is optional to place your street number/address and telephone number. Your name and demographical information is required such as town and country. A email address is also required for people to reply to your advert, but your email address is not revealed when people view your advert. It remains disclosed to prevent SPAMing. Certain unique identifiers (such as, username and password) are required to operate within some sections of the site. With the exception of your password, a current user registration profile has been already entered into the fields so that you only need to modify the fields that you wish to update. Each time you place a advert your registration fields always appear. The information seen in these fields will be displayed with your advert. You can delete or add to the fields for the contact information that you only want to appear. You will need to type in the Password fields (you can use your old password or pick a new one, as long as you put the same password in both password fields). Your Username cannot be modified.
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| Information Use
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| GeckoOptical.com will only use collected information to enhance the user experience within the site. No personal information will ever be disclosed knowingly to any third party in non-aggregate form. Some Aggregate information may be disclosed for purposes of statistical analysis aimed at improving the site. This includes information such as: what items, pages and areas of the site are examined the most/least.
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| Cookies
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| A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information
about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable
information while on our site. We use session ID cookies and persistent cookies.
For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply
terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user's hard
drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by
following Internet browser help file directions. The Persistent Cookies used
by GeckoOptical.com are ONLY used to allow users to save bookmarks (a site
feature) and are not read or otherwise monitored in any way by GeckoOptical.com
other that the intended use. Such a cookie is set when you "save" any Bookmarks
- see site help for explanation of bookmarks - which means that if a user leaves
the site, and then returns a few days later, their Bookmarks will still be
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| ISP Log Files
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| Like most standard Web site servers log files are used. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. Are not linked to personally identifiable information. All new members an email to verify password and username. Established members will occasionally receive emails for lates up dates on GeckoOptical.com. Or emails to notify when expiered ads are to be purged.
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| Legal Disclaimer
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| Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on this web site.
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Aggregate Information
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| Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable) We use aggregated demographic information to improve site features and operations. This information is is not linked to any personally identifiable information.
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| Business Transitions
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| In the event GeckoOptical.com goes through a business transition, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, users' personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. All Users and those who sponsor this optical trading web site will be notified via email prior to a change of ownership or control of their personal information. If as a result of the business transition, the users' personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given choice to abandon or remain registered within GeckoOptical.com. In the event of this ever happening a notice will be posted on the front/home/index page for the attention of all users. With contact detail available for your concerns to be brought forward.
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| Contact Buyer / Seller
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| If a user elects to use our service for contacting another user with a vested interest in an item listed on the site, contact with each other is via email. No email details will be revealed in an advert. Participation in the site is taken as a users implicit permission to receive such emails. Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as post or zip code, phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our service, GeckoOptical.com provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users' personally identifiable information.
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| External Links
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| This site contains links to other sites. GeckoOptical.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites. For more detail on GeckoOptical.com limited liabilities please read the Terms of Use
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