Privacy Policy 

Graphics World values the users of our website and knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared. Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have implemented this Privacy Policy to inform you of the information that we collect from you, how we collect this information, and what we do with it after we collect it. By visiting the Graphics World website, you are accepting the practices outlined in this Privacy policy.

What Types of Information Does Graphics World Collect From Me?

Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide you with a friendlier, customized, and efficient experience. We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our website. We collect the following types of information from our users:

  1. Personal Information. We collect Personal Information from you that can be used to identify you individually, such as your name, email addresses and homepage. We also store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way.
  2. Non-Personal Information. We also collect 'non-personal' information from you, such as your browser type, the URL of the previous web site you visited, your ISP, operating system, and your IP Address. This information cannot be easily used to personally identify you.

How and When does Graphics World Collect This Information?

Providing Information to Us. (Registration) In order for you to use Graphics World services, such as submitting new resources to the website, you must complete a registration form. As part of this registration form, we require your email address.

Automatic Information.

  1. We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. Graphics World automatically receives and records certain "traffic data" on our servers logs from your browser including your IP address, Graphics World cookie information, and the page you requested.
  2. Graphics World allows other users to browse your full name and homepage, and submitted content within your member profile should you provide this optional information.
  3. Graphics World allows for the RSS syndication of all of its public content within the website.
  4. Graphics World may also store and display the total counts that page has been viewed. This includes member profile pages.

Passwords

Graphics World will forever keep your private passwords and settings. Our staff will never ask you for your password. If someone does ask for your password or other related information, please notify us immediately.

Cookies

Cookies are used to identify the user when he/she logs in, and for tracking purposes. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. Graphics World uses cookies to allow the user to not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. It is still possible to use Graphics World without cookies. Some of our business partners may use cookies on our website (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.

When Will Graphics World Disclose My Information to Third Parties?

Information about our users is an integral part of our community. We neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone. We share your personal information only as described below.

Disclosure to Successors. We may disclose your personal information to any successor-in-interest of ours, such as a company that acquires us.

Disclosure to Unaffiliated Third Parties. We may disclose your Personal Information to prevent an emergency, to protect or enforce our rights, to protect or enforce the rights of a third party, or as required or permitted by law.

Disclosure With Your Consent. Except as set forth above, you will be notified when your personal information may be shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, and you will be able to prevent the sharing of this information by opting out.

What Information Can I Access?

You can access your personal information on our website and correct, amend, or delete information that is inaccurate. Upon logging in visit your profile setting page located at: http://www.graphics-world.com/users/username

Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on the news so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

Conditions of Use

If you decide to visit Graphics World website, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of Ontario provincial law.