IndieMe Artist Websites is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the IndieMe Artist Websites site and governs data collection and usage. By using the IndieMe Artist Websites site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

IndieMe Artist Websites collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. IndieMe Artist Websites also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by IndieMe Artist Websites. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by IndieMe Artist Websites for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the IndieMe Artist Websites site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through IndieMe Artist Websites public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: IndieMe Artist Websites does not read any of your private online communications.

IndieMe Artist Websites encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from IndieMe Artist Websites so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. IndieMe Artist Websites is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the IndieMe Artist Websites and IndieMe Artist Websites family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

IndieMe Artist Websites collects and uses your personal information to operate the IndieMe Artist Websites Web site and deliver the services you have requested. IndieMe Artist Websites also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from IndieMe Artist Websites and its affiliates. IndieMe Artist Websites may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

IndieMe Artist Websites does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. IndieMe Artist Websites may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, IndieMe Artist Websites may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to IndieMe Artist Websites, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

IndieMe Artist Websites does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

IndieMe Artist Websites keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within IndieMe Artist Websites, in order to determine what IndieMe Artist Websites services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within IndieMe Artist Websites to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

IndieMe Artist Websites Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on IndieMe Artist Websites or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of IndieMe Artist Websites; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of IndieMe Artist Websites, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The IndieMe Artist Websites Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize IndieMe Artist Websites pages, or register with IndieMe Artist Websites site or services, a cookie helps IndieMe Artist Websites to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same IndieMe Artist Websites Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the IndieMe Artist Websites features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the IndieMe Artist Websites services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

IndieMe Artist Websites secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. IndieMe Artist Websites secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

IndieMe Artist Websites will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. IndieMe Artist Websites encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how IndieMe Artist Websites is protecting your information.

Contact Information

IndieMe Artist Websites welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that IndieMe Artist Websites has not adhered to this Statement, please contact IndieMe Artist Websites at jackie@indieme.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.