The Trail Blazer values its readers privacy. This portion of the site outlines the Trail Blazer's Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time by updating this posting without advance notice to you. Such revisions shall be effective to you immediately upon posting.
1. GENERAL POLICY
The Trail Blazer may collect small amounts of personal information from you from time to time. Such personal information will always be submitted by you, the user. This information is used strictly for daily business operations. Under no circumstances will your personal information be sold, leased, shared, or given to third parties. Our site does collect information based on your computer specifications for our private use. Please read "Information We Collect" below.
We may also use the information we obtain from you when you register, including personal information such as your name, to tailor your experience on the Site, to display content we think may be of interest to you, or to let us customize what you see when you visit the Site according to your preferences. You may opt out of this feature by contacting the Site webmaster.
2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Information collected on our site varies by your interaction with the site, the services that you sign up for, and the amount of information you provide.
a) STATISTICS
A site statistics program is operational on this site. Aggregated information (information that is not personally identifiable) is collected and stored on the server about your visit. This information provides us feedback on your online experience so we can better serve you. Aggregated information may occasionally be shared with our advertisers but can not be used to contact you individually. Site statistics are also a way for us to troubleshoot site problems and maintain a quality website you have come to expect.
b) SITE REGISTRATION
During registration (and possibly at certain other times to enable your use of other features or functions or for security purposes), you will be required to provide us with certain information about you in order for us to allow you to use the features and functions that we may offer on the Site, such as the calendar, message boards, registration and member profile pages.
c) FORMS
Forms on this site collect personal information related to the content or request you wish to send us. This information is used strictly for office records only.
3. COOKIES
Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer. We use cookie technology to collect data regarding your visits to the Site. This data is stored in aggregate form and is not used to identify any particular user or individual. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to notify you each time a cookie is received or to refuse all cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of our Site if you do so. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies in a variety of ways, including:
- Keeping count of your return visits to the Site or our Advertisers
- Accumulating and reporting aggregate, statistical information in connection with the Site
- Determining which features users like best
- Saving your user name, your password or other information so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit the Site
4. USER POSTS
Comments on stories can remain anonymous. If you decide to disclose your name or other information, you do so at your own risk. In any event, your computer information is privately stored for security purposes.
5. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION STATEMENT
We reserve the right to monitor, edit, and disclose your use of the Site or your confidential personal information to a third party, if we believe such action is required by law or is necessary to protect and defend our rights, to enforce this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use Agreement.