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The TIPS Mid-Life Women’s Business Community is dedicated to protecting the privacy of your information while engaging in activities which allow us to conduct legitimate business by providing services and information of interest to our customers and visitors to our site. The following Privacy Policy outlines the information we will collect and how we will use that information. It also will tell you what to do if you do not want your personal information shared with any other party.

Collecting,  Storing and Using Personal Information: We may collect certain personal information, including your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address, when you become a member or purchase our products. We never collect such information until after you have specifically and knowingly provided this information to us. This information is maintained in our database. We may also collect additional information in connection with special offers or other promotions. The information we collect and store is used to provide the services or products you have requested. Personal information of any kind, such as credit card numbers, will not be shared with third parties unless you are notified at the point where the information is collected. Information concerning your use of our sites will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent.

However, we may be required to disclose your personal information in the following circumstances: (a) If we are required by law to disclose personal information without your consent in the event of emergency situations or when required by government or other legal authority; and (b) When the disclosure of such information is part of a reorganization, merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, provided that the personal information disclosed continues to be used for the purposes permitted by this Privacy Policy by the entity acquiring this information.

Please remember that when you voluntarily disclose information on one of our bulletin boards or in the forum or chat areas of our site, or in the business profiles section, your personal and other information disclosed in your communication becomes public information and can be collected and used by other parties. We cannot control or be held responsible for what third parties accessing the bulletin board, chatrooms, or business profile sections do with that information.

Using Cookies: We may use "cookies" to recognize you and facilitate your access to members-only portions of the Website, as well as to measure site traffic. Collecting this information allows us to make changes that improve our site. If you do not want cookies to be used, check the features of your web browser to determine how you can disable the cookies.

Why We Collect and Store Your Information: It enables us to bill for and ship services and products; to enable billing and shipping; to provide you with information about related products and services, based on the preferences you have indicated; to improve our website; for development of new products and services; and for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes.

Safeguards to Protect Your Information: We use reasonable managerial and technical measures to ensure that your information is secure. For example, all personally identifiable information is maintained behind a firewall.

Links to Other Sites: Our website contains hyperlinks to other websites. We are not responsible in any way for the privacy practices on other websites. We suggest that you review the privacy polices on sites to which to link before using them. These links to other sites also do not imply that we are affiliated with or endorse a linked site in any way unless clearly and specifically stated.

Children: The TIPSCommunity.com website is not directed at people under 18 years of age. We do not intend to collect and personally identifiable information from such individuals. Where appropriate, we will instruct children not to submit such information on our Website. If they do, a parent or guardian should contact us at the address provided at the bottom of this policy. We will use reasonable efforts to delete the child’s information from our files.

Your Rights: You may review and approve the information we have in our database about you, information we collected when you registered to become a member and./or purchased a product from us. Upon request, we will remove that information from our customer database or change/correct personal information that you state is erroneous. Requests for the correction or removal of information should be directed to info@TIPSCommunity.com.

Changing the Privacy Policy: We may change this policy as new services are added or old ones are changed. These changes will be effective when a notice of the change is posted on the TIPSCommunity.com website. Please check this Privacy Policy from time to time for updates by checking the “Last Updated” date at the top of this document.

Accepting These Terms: By using the TIPSCommunity.com website, you signify your assent to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service . If you do not agree to this Policy or Terms of Service, please do not use the website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.

Contacting Us: If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Private Policy, or would like additional information on this Policy or our practices, please contact us through our contact form .