We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies are only in effect for the The Angelfish Society Web pages. (See also Privacy Policy for Membership information).

The following discloses The Angelfish Society Privacy Policy for its Web pages:

What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?

Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any Web site within the The Angelfish Society, hereinafter known as TAS, Web pages, our Web servers automatically recognize that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, and to investigate misuse of the TAS website, its users, or to cooperate with law enforcement. We do not collect and evaluate this information for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not automatically record e-mail addresses of the visitors. (See also Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?)

What are cookies?

From time to time, TAS may send a "cookie" to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your Internet browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive.

We use cookies to identify which areas of the TAS website or forums that you have visited or customized, so the next time you visit, those pages may be readily accessible. Specifically, this information is used to grant access to member restricted areas and also will be used for your login/logout status in forums.

You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent.

If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our Site and other Web sites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

What information do you collect when I register for something?

TAS offers access to some services that require registration, such as Members Only areas of the TAS Website or TAS Official Forums. We may use your registration contact information to send notification to you containing information regarding meetings, polls or announcements by e-mail and/or postal mail. (See also Will you disclose the information that you collect to outside third parties?)

What other information do you request?

We may also request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes of conducting a survey or to provide additional services (for example, subscriptions to e-mail newsletters, announcement lists or information about meetings and presentations). Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent or as permitted by this Privacy Policy.

Except as stated above, TAS will not send you e-mail that you have not agreed to receive. When you sign up for a TAS discussion forum, your name or alias is recorded solely for purposes of maintaining your own account within the forums. This information is not used to monitor your activity within a forum, nor is it used to identify you outside of TAS. TAS often holds a contest in meetings or elsewhere for "door prizes" or special items. When you participate in a contest or other promotion/event, we may ask for your name, address, and e-mail address so we can administer the contest, notify winners and send their prizes.

Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?

TAS will disclose personal information and/or an IP address, when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:
    1)    Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities and conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Angelfish Society,

    2)   Protect and defend the rights or property of the TAS websites and related properties, or visitors to the TAS Web Site and related properties,

    3)   Identify persons who may be violating the law, the TAS legal notice and Web site User Agreement, the rights of third parties, or otherwise misusing properties of TAS or its related properties.

TAS uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties. We are not responsible for such third party privacy policies or how they treat information about their users. (See also What else should I know about my privacy when online? See also What information do you collect when I register for something. )

What else should I know about my privacy when online?

The TAS Website or Forums may contain many hyperlinks to third party Web sites. The TAS Website or Forums may also contain advertisements of third parties. TAS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third party Web sites or advertisers. TAS does not share any of the individual personal information you provide TAS with the third parties to which TAS links, except as stated elsewhere within this Privacy Policy, although TAS may share general, aggregate data with such third parties (such as how many people use our site or to inform members about the popularity of content on some pages). Please check with those any third party Web site to determine their privacy policy.

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example through e-mail, discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.

Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.

Your Consent To This Agreement

By using the TAS Website or forums, you consent to the collection and use of information by TAS as specified above. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Please send any questions about TAS Privacy Policies to: privacy@theangelfishsociety.org

Please note that your use of the TAS Web site and forums is governed by our Legal Notice.
The Privacy of TAS Member information is also governed by our Members Agreement.

The TAS Official forums are also governed by a Registration Agreement.