Covert Channels and Steganography is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Covert Channels and Steganography Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Covert Channels and Steganography website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Covert Channels and Steganography collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Covert Channels and Steganography also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Covert Channels and Steganography. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Covert Channels and Steganography for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Covert Channels and Steganography Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Covert Channels and Steganography public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Covert Channels and Steganography does not read any of your private online communications.

Covert Channels and Steganography encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Covert Channels and Steganography so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Covert Channels and Steganography is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Covert Channels and Steganography and Covert Channels and Steganography family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Covert Channels and Steganography collects and uses your personal information to operate the Covert Channels and Steganography Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Covert Channels and Steganography also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Covert Channels and Steganography and its affiliates. Covert Channels and Steganography may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Covert Channels and Steganography does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Covert Channels and Steganography may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Covert Channels and Steganography may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Covert Channels and Steganography, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Covert Channels and Steganography does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Covert Channels and Steganography keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Covert Channels and Steganography, in order to determine what Covert Channels and Steganography services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Covert Channels and Steganography to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Covert Channels and Steganography Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Covert Channels and Steganography or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Covert Channels and Steganography; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Covert Channels and Steganography, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Covert Channels and Steganography Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Covert Channels and Steganography pages, or register with Covert Channels and Steganography site or services, a cookie helps Covert Channels and Steganography to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Covert Channels and Steganography Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Covert Channels and Steganography features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Covert Channels and Steganography services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Covert Channels and Steganography secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Covert Channels and Steganography secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Covert Channels and Steganography will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Covert Channels and Steganography encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Covert Channels and Steganography is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Covert Channels and Steganography welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Covert Channels and Steganography has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Covert Channels and Steganography at junk@inchcolm.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.