COLLECTED INFORMATION

Anonymous Information

You can visit the Site to read information about our company, products, and services without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. To improve the usefulness of our site, NovelMaker.com measures and analyzes non-identifying, aggregate usage, and volume statistical information from Site visitors in order to administer our Site, and to constantly improve the quality of our service and site performance.

Information gathered may include, but is not limited to, the following: the activity of the Site visitor’s browser when the visitor is viewing the Site; the site path of visitors; and the time visitors come to the Site. NovelMaker reserves the right to publish anonymous, aggregate summary information regarding its Site visitors for promotional purposes and as a representative audience for advertisers. Please note that this is not personal information, only general summaries of our visitors’ usage of the Site.

Personally Identifiable Information

You may wish to become a registered user, and thereby enjoy all of the features of the Site. To facilitate the distribution of this content, you are asked to provide information, such as, but not limited to, name, email address, category (e.g., author, literary agent), gender, age, and reading preferences. NovelMaker.com may also ask for additional information, such as number of page views, orders, and how you heard about us. This is information provided by you on a voluntary basis only and is not required by us in order for you to use and enjoy our site.

NovelMaker.com may use the information that we collect on the Site to contact you to further discuss your interest in our company, our services, and to send information regarding our company or partners, such as marketing promotions and events. This information may also be used to improve the services we provide you. The information is collected and stored in a manner that is appropriate for the nature of the data that we collect, and the need to fulfill your request. This information is not provided to third parties for their use, unless specifically authorized by you. NovelMaker.com uses secured server areas and advanced firewall technology to minimize the risk of security breaches for individually identifiable information that is volunteered on the Site. Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law, or in order to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal process served on the Site.

COOKIES AND CLEAR GIFS
What Are Cookies?

Cookies are files that Web servers place on an Internet user’s computer that are designed to store basic information (such as visitor preferences). The use of cookies on this Site allows visitors to enjoy more seamless visits and more accurately measures visitor behavior on the Site. There are two types of cookies: session and persistent. Session cookies exist only during an Internet user’s online session. They disappear from the user’s computer when he/she closes the browser software. Persistent cookies remain on the user’s computer after the browser has been closed. The cookies used on the Site do not identify you personally. They merely recognize your browser, unless you choose to identify yourself voluntarily. You may choose to identify yourself for any one of the following reasons: by asking the browser to remember your username and password, by responding to a promotional offer, or by personalizing a web page or requesting more information on a product or service. Otherwise you remain anonymous.

How We Use Cookies

When you interact with the Site, we strive to make that experience easy and meaningful. When you come to our Site, our web server uses cookies to improve your interaction with the Site by, for example, remembering your preferences. More specifically, NovelMaker.com uses cookies to measure your behavior on this Site and to save personal settings on specific pages. For our customers who login to the NovelMaker.com features, services, and products using the Site, cookies can also be used to save the username and password so that NovelMaker.com can process the saved login information and quickly log that user into the feature, service, or product. Cookies also help us make sure you are who you say you are after you've logged in. NovelMaker.com uses cookies (that only NovelMaker.com can read and use) to identify the fact that you are a NovelMaker.com registered user or a prior Site visitor (whatever the case may be). Users who disable their Web browsers' ability to accept cookies will still be able to browse the Site; however, they may lose some of the functionality provided by the use of cookies.

What are Clear Gifs?

Clear gifs (also known as web beacons) are used in combination with cookies to help Site operators understand how visitors interact with their websites. A clear gif is typically a transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel) that is placed on a site. The use of a clear gif allows the Site to measure the actions of the visitor opening the page that contains the clear gif.
How We Use Clear Gifs

We utilize clear gifs to measure registered user and visitor behavior, to help us improve registered user and visitor experience, and to manage site content.

SECURITY

Our Site has security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the data under our control. When our Site is accessed using Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.0, or higher, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology protects information using both server authentication and data encryption to help ensure that the data is safe, secure, and available only to you and us. Finally, NovelMaker.com provides unique usernames and passwords that must be entered each time a user logs on to a NovelMaker.com feature, service or product via this Site. These safeguards help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and help ensure the appropriate use of all data.

THIRD PARTY SITES

The Site may contains links to other websites. NovelMaker.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites. Registered users and/or visitors should check the privacy policy statements of these other websites to understand their policies. Registered users and visitors who access a linked site may be disclosing their private information. It is the responsibility of the user to keep such information private and confidential.

Updating Your Information:

We provide all registered users and visitors to the Site options for reviewing, changing, and modifying personally identifiable information previously provided. To update your user profile, or to discontinue your user account, e-mail support@NovelMaker.com. Users can expect to receive a response to any such update request within thirty (30) days of NovelMaker.com’s receipt of the same.

Contact Us:

If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, you should first contact us at support@NovelMaker.com. If you do not receive acknowledgment of an inquiry or an inquiry is not satisfactorily addressed, then you may contact us at the contact information on our Contact Us page.