Last changed and effective date: March 17, 2007

This privacy policy is meant to inform you and ensure you about our privacy standards. This will help you make informed decisions about how you use our site. By using the site, you are accepting these practices.

We at Cortex Creations have a commitment to your privacy and safety on the net. These are our core values:

You have control over your personal information. You choose who sees it and who can't.
It should be easy to share information, but keep private things private at the same time.
Personal information should never be unwillingly sent to any third parties.

How we protect you

We never permanently store information that could be used to steal your identity.
No one has access to the software or database behind the site except us, and we don't see most personal information - our software handles that.
You must opt in to sign up for third-party services.
We take appropriate precautions to protect all data. Your account information is on a secure server owned by us, protected by a firewall.

Data we collect

When you register, you might provide us with private personal information: mailing address and phone number. This information is collected so we know who is using the site. This information will not be displayed publicly by default.

You also provide us with publicly-accessible information when you fill out answers to a survey, select a username, and fill out other information. If you are entering sensitive information in a survey, username or your website, STOP! Don't enter anything there that you wouldn't mind your mother, best friend and future employer seeing. If it's on the internet, anyone can find and view it. Please note that this information (surveys, username and URL) are always intended to be public, not just with our site.

We also collect your I.P. address and browser information when you enter the site. This is done for all visitors and is publicly-accessible. Most sites for several years have been collecting this information, but some people are still paranoid about it so we feel obligated to make mention of it. This information could not be used to access any private information, so don't worry. Seriously. The most you can get from an IP address is your zip code, and that is never reliable.

How we use data

All public information - surveys, URLs, and any other information not marked private on the site or this policy - will be visible to anyone, and we may provide access to this information as a means of entertainment or for other reasons. If you don't want people to view this public information, do not submit it!

We never send your specific information (name/address/phone number) without explicit permission to third parties, however, we sometimes compile and organize data in other ways, to find out how many users in a certain region use the site, or what the most popular type of music is with our users. We only do this to enhance your experience on the site, with upgrades and advertisements you're more likely to find useful.

We may send your information to third parties to help you sign up for services, generally only at your request. We may also communicate to you notifications about the site and your account.

We also may collect information about members from any internal or external source.

Children under 13

The U.S. Government has a law saying we will get in trouble if we let a child under 13 enter personal information on our site. These kids should be supervised anyway, but to prevent being prosecuted, we do what we can to prevent children under 13 entering any personal information, including collecting their birthday and deleting personal data if they are under 13, and removing information reported to us.

There's not much else we can do. If they don't enter this information on our site, they will on another site. If you're a concerned parent, start supervising your kids until they have enough wisdom to not put their address or phone number on a public page.

Children under parental rule

Children still under parental rule should ask parents before entering personal information on our site.

Linking to other sites

You will find links to other sites on our site, in the form of advertising and other members' submitted information. Obviously we are not responsible for what goes on at other sites. Be careful on the internet, it can be a scary place.

Terms of use, notices and revisions

If you choose to use our site, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of, and application of law of the state of Wisconsin. We reserve the right to change this policy and our Terms of Use at any time. Non-material changes and clarifications will take effect immediately, and material changes will take effect within 30 days of their posting on this site. If we make changes, we will post them and will indicate at the top of this page the policy's effective date. We encourage you to check this policy regularly so you understand our current policies. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account. Any abusive language used when communicating with us (including cursing, insulting us, the service or associated services/affiliates/clients, shouting, etc) will often result in termination of service, support, your account, communication, and modification or deletion of content on our servers at our discretion, at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability. We reserve the right to termination of service, support, your account, communication, and modification or deletion of content on our servers at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability.

Account deletion

We reserve the right to refuse to delete your account. Any private data will not be displayed in public unless you type it in a survey or change your privacy settings. In that case, there are options to delete and make content private on our site. If we send you any communication, you will be able to opt out of that in compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.

Contact us for further questions!