We offer the following free services, which require some type of voluntary submission of personal information by users:
'''1. Electronic newsletters (Dispatches)'''
We will offer a free electronic newsletter to users. LEXICANUM.COM gathers the email addresses of users who voluntarily subscribe. Users may remove themselves from this mailing list by following the link provided in every newsletter that points users to the subscription management page. Users can also subscribe to the newsletters at the time of registration.
'''2. Message boards/forums'''
Users of the site’s Message Boards and Forums must register separately for these services (both are free of charge) in order to post messages, although they needn’t register to visit the site. During registration the user is required to supply a username, password, and email address.
'''3. “E-mail this to a friend” Service'''
Our site users can choose to electronically forward a link, page, or documents to someone else by clicking “e-mail this to a friend”. The user must provide their email address, as well as that of the recipient. This information is used only in the case of transmission errors and, of course, to let the recipient know who sent the email. The information is not used for any other purpose.
'''4. Polling'''
We may offer interactive polls to users so they can easily share their opinions with other users and see what our audience thinks about important issues. Opinions or other responses to polls are aggregated and are not identifiable to any particular user. LEXICANUM.COM may use a system to “tag” users after they have voted, so they can vote only once on a particular question. This tag is not correlated with information about individual users.
'''5. Surveys'''
LEXICANUM.COM may occasionally conduct user surveys to better target our content to our audience. We sometimes share the aggregated demographic information in these surveys with our sponsors, advertisers and partners. We never share any of this information about specific individuals with any third party.
=== '''Children''' ===
Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.
=== '''Usage trackingTracing''' ===LexicanumLEXICANUM.com COM tracks user traffic patterns throughout all of our sites. However, we do not correlate this information with data about individual users. Lexicanum.com does break down overall usage statistics according to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).LexicanumLEXICANUM.com COM sometimes tracks and catalogs the search terms that users enter in our Search function, but this tracking is never associated with individual users. We use tracking information to determine which areas of our sites users like and don't like based on traffic to those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for you.
=== '''Cookies''' ===
We may place a text file called a "cookie" in the browser What are cookies? Cookies are small data files of that are placed on your computeror mobile device when you visit a website. The cookie itself does not contain Personal Information although it will enable us Cookies are widely used by online service providers in order to (for example) make their websites or services work, or to relate your use of this site work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information that you have specifically and knowingly provided. But Cookies set by the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourselfwebsite owner or service provider (in this case, BoLS Interactive) are called “first party cookies”. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created Cookies set by parties other sitesthan the website owner are called “third party cookies”. Lexicanum.com uses Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to track user traffic patterns be provided on or through the website or service you are using (such as described aboveadvertising, interactive content and analytics). Our advertising system delivers a one-time cookie to better track ad impressions The third parties that set these third party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website or service in question and click ratesalso when it visits certain other websites or services.You can refuse Third Party Cookies We also have some opt-in cookies by turning them off in , which require your browserconsent using a pop-up banner at the top of belloflostsouls. If net when you've set your browser first come to warn you before accepting visit We use Google Analytics, which means that cookiesare used to collect non-identifying information. This is transmitted to servers in the United States owned by Google.We use Quantcast, you will receive which means that cookies are used to collect non-identifying information. This is transmitted to servers in the warning message United States owned by Quantcast.We use cookies, in partnership with each cookieGoogle, Rubicon, SOVRN, District M and Division D. You do not need These third parties use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags and similar tracking technologies to have cookies turned collect and use certain information about your online activities, either on our Websites and/or other sites or mobile apps, to use infer your interests and deliver you targeted advertisements that are more tailored to you based on your browsing activities and inferred interests (“Interest Based Advertising”). For more information about this sitepractice, click here: http://www.aboutads. However, info/choices/. The information collected by these third parties does not include personal information that enables you do need cookies to participate actively in message boards, forums, polling and surveysbe specifically identified (e.g. by reference to your name or email address).
=== '''USE OF INFORMATION''' ===
LexicanumLEXICANUM.com COM uses any information voluntarily given by our users to enhance their experience in our network of sites, whether to provide interactive or personalized elements on the sites or to better prepare future content based on the interests of our users. As stated above, we use information that users voluntarily provide in order to send out electronic newsletters and to enable users to participate in polls, surveys, message boards, and forums. We send out newsletters to subscribers on a regular schedule (depending on the newsletter), and occasionally send out special editions when we think subscribers might be particularly interested in something we are doing. LexicanumLEXICANUM.com COM never shares newsletter mailing lists with any third parties, including advertisers, sponsors or partners. When we use tracking information to determine which areas of our sites users like and don't don’t like based on traffic to those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for you. We track search terms entered in Search function as one of many measures of what interests our users. But we don't don’t track which terms a particular user enters.Lexicanum.com creates aggregate reports on user demographics and traffic patterns for advertisers, sponsors and partners. This allows our advertisers to advertise more effectively, and allows our users to receive advertisements that are pertinent to their needs. Because we don't track the usage patterns of individual users, an advertiser or sponsor will never know that a specific user clicked their ad. We will not disclose any information about any individual user except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
=== '''SHARING OF THE INFORMATION''' ===
LexicanumLEXICANUM.com COM uses the above-described information to tailor our content to suit your needs and help our advertisers better understand our audience's audience’s demographics. This is essential to keeping our service free. We will not share information about individual users with any third party, except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
=== '''SECURITY''' ===
LexicanumLEXICANUM.com COM operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our customers.
=== '''OPT-OUT POLICY''' ===
We give users options wherever necessary and practical. Such choices include:
Opting not to register to receive our electronic newsletters.
Opting not to participate in certain interactive areas, which completely alleviates the need to gather any personally identifiable information from our users.
=== '''YOUR CONSENT''' ===
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by LexicanumLEXICANUM.comCOM. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
=== '''We collect the following information:''' ===
1.Click-stream data 2.HTTP protocol elements 3.Search terms 4.User's Name 5.Computer information
* Click-stream data* HTTP protocol elements* Search terms* User’s Name* Computer information At the user's user’s option, we may also collect the following data:1.* Birth Date 2.* Email Address 3.* Address
This data will be used for the following purposes:
1.* Completion and support of the current activity. 2.* Web site and system administration. 3.* Research and development.
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Data collected from all Web users: access logs, and search strings (if entered). At the user's user’s option, we will collect the following data:1.* HTTP cookies
This data will be used for the following purposes:
1.Research and development. 2.One-time tailoring. This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this * Research and development.* One-time tailoring. This data is collected:COOKIES: Cookies are will be used to track visitors to by ourselves and our site, so we can better understand what portions of our site best serve youagents.Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide === '''Additional Information:''' ===If you with tailored have any other questions about information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of not covered here, or wish to get in touch about any data that a Web site can send to your browser-related issues, which may then store it on your systemplease contact our data protection officer at contact@bolsinteractive. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving com or you may contact us by mail at the chance to decide whether to accept it.following address:
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