Privacy Policy
We respect the privacy and security of our users. Our goal is to provide you with a personalized Internet experience that delivers the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. In order to achieve this goal, we may collect information during your visits to understand what differentiates you from each of our thousands of other users.
What Information is Collected and How and When Information is Used:
BagelList.com collects certain information from and about its users in four ways -- directly from the user, from our Web server logs, with cookies, and through the mailing list.User-Supplied Information: When you use a resourcewe may ask you for your name, e-mail address, and some other personal information. Except in circumstances where the information is essential for a particular resource, you always have a choice whether or not to disclose information to us. In other words, some information may be required, such as your e-mail address to post a message, but other requested information is optional and may be given at your discretion. This information is used for purposes such as personalization and verification only.
Server Log Information: When you visit an Internet Web site, you disclose certain information about yourself, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the time of your visit, and the referring location (e.g., the Site or page that offered a link to a BagelList.com page). BagelList.com, like many other sites, records this basic information about visits to its site. This information helps us identify which areas of our site are of interest to our visitors. We also collect the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of our visitors for the purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information to our sponsors, if any.
Cookies: In order to offer and provide a customized, personal resource, BagelList.com may use cookies to store and help track your information. For example, we may use cookies to help remind us who you are and to deliver content and resources based on previously provided information. Cookies are simply pieces of information that are sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can reset your browser either to notify you when you receive a cookie, or to refuse to accept cookies. You should understand that certain areas of many sites may not function properly if you set your browser to not accept cookies or if you reject a cookie. We use "cookies" to let you use our resources more easily and to let us keep track of certain statistical information that helps us improve our site. Cookies allow us to save passwords and preferences for you (where applicable) so that you won't have to re-enter them the next time you visit.
BagelList.com Message Board
To the extent that BagelList.com archives the BagelList.com Message Board discussion posts, you should remember that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online, such as through e-mail or discussion groups, your information can be collected and used by others. BagelList.com cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. You are also solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords you set up and/or any account information.
How We Protect Your Information
The privacy and protection of your personal information is vitally important to us. BagelList.com does not rent or sell your personal information. Knowing that you use certain resources or features may help us to offer you better and more relevant content and resources. But as with all personally identifiable information, we do not make such information available to any third parties without your permission. Any user statistics that we may provide to sponsors regarding usage of BagelList.com are provided in the aggregate only and do not include any personally identifiable information about any individual user.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Accordingly, despite our efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. You transmit all such information at your own risk. However, once we receive your transmission, we employ reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems.
Who Has Access to the Information
Except as described below, BagelList.com will not willfully disclose any individually identifiable information about its users to any third party without first receiving that user's permission. BagelList.com may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or to protect our rights or property. When you are at the BagelList.com site and asked for personal information, you share that information with us alone.