Merlin International, Inc. believes strongly that every person has the right to privacy. When using our website, services and/or products, you may give us information. Merlin International, Inc. asks for and maintains information on its visitors and customers to provide a better, more personal experience. It is our guarantee that Merlin International, Inc. will never sell or trade any of the information accumulated through the course of business about web visitors, customers or other contacts.
Merlin International, Inc. feels that if a visitor would like a private online experience then they are entitled to one. Merlin International, Inc.'s products have optional decline features, which allow a visitor to state upfront if they would like to opt-out of any contact when requested by an agent. Privacy is very important to Merlin International, Inc.. This privacy statement describes the conduct and practices of Merlin International, Inc. as it applies to our clients and visitors.
Cookies
Merlin International, Inc. employs cookies in order for its server to recognize a return visitor as a unique user. Cookies are small text files placed in the 'Cookies' folder on a visitor's hard disk and allow for Merlin International, Inc. to remember the visitor. The cookies placed by the Merlin International, Inc. server are readable only by Merlin International, Inc., and cookies cannot access, read or modify any other data on a computer. All web-browsers offer the option to refuse any cookie, and if a visitor refuses the Merlin International, Inc. cookie then Merlin International, Inc. does not gather any information on that visitor.
Information Gathered
The Merlin International, Inc. system will gather information such as what kind of browser a visitor is on, what operating system they are using, their IP address, and their clickstream information (for example, which pages they have viewed and how long they have been there). Note that information is only gathered while the visitor is on the website in question -- in this case www.merlin-int.com. Merlin International, Inc. monitors how a visitor arrives at the website, but cannot and will not gather information about other sites the visitor has been on.
At times, Merlin International, Inc. may ask for more specific contact information to be entered as a means of registration before accessing a certain part of the site. Merlin International, Inc. uses this information to understand its visitors and, with permission, to provide visitors with updates on the company and its products. A visitor may always option to not enter any information about themselves.
Usages of Info
Merlin International, Inc. collects identifying information when you use certain Merlin International, Inc. products or services, when you visit Merlin International, Inc..com web pages or Hypersite web pages, or when you enter promotions or contests.
Merlin International, Inc. also automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information, time stamp (time page accessed as well as time spent per web page), as well as the specific pages you requested.
The only time Merlin International, Inc., its partners, subsidiaries, agents, officers or employees would provide specific information to anyone is if required to do so by law, and even then only to the proper authorities.
Anonymity
Merlin International, Inc. allows each of its client sites to give visitors that require complete anonymity and privacy the option to not be engaged by the Merlin International, Inc. system. Visitors will have the option of removing themselves from availability when an agent requests a conversation they may opt not to accept.
Reservation of Rights
Merlin International, Inc. reserves the right to change this privacy statement at any time with 30 days notice being posted to the Merlin International, Inc. web site. If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this site, please contact Merlin International, Inc. at webmaster@merlin-intl.com.
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Last modified November 2006.
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