Privacy Policy

This statement explains how information learned about you from your visit to IPWatchdog.com and the IPWatchdog.com Network of Sites is handled. The information received depends on what you do when you visit IPWatchdog.com or one of the other sites that make up the IPWatchdog.com Network. In this privacy policy the use of “IPWatchdog.com” is intended to mean the IPWatchdog.com Network of Sites.  It is not intended to and does not create any claim against IPWatchdog, Inc. by any visitors to the site and is merely presented so that you can better understand how we handle information given to us.

If you visit to browse, or to read or download information the hosting company will collect and store various information, but to the best of our knowledge and understanding none of the information collected is personally identifying information. The information that is collected, and to which IPWatchdog.com will have access, includes: (1) the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com or princeton.edu); (2) the browser software you use and your operating system; (3) the date and time you access the site; and (4) the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to IPWatchdog.com. This is other information collected by our hosting company is used to measure the number of visitors, where and how visitors find out about IPWatchdog.com, and daily traffic. This information is considered to be general and nature and not confidential.

If you respond to a survey question, to the best of our knowledge and understanding the companies used to periodically conduct survey questions do not collect any personally identifiable information about any visitors. Notwithstanding, surveys are routinely set up so that the surveys will count only the first response entered from a particular computer. This will prevent one or more individuals from skewing the data set by voting multiple times. In order to accomplish this a cookie is placed on the users computer that will identify that a particular computer has already responded to a particular survey question.

If you choose to send an email or submit an online form you have the freedom to select what if any personally identifiable information is sent to IPWatchdog. These messages are forwarded to the appropriate persons within IPWatchdog.com to respond, at their discretion, to the questions or comments or to provide the information requested.

We do collect personal information, including credit card information, through our secure online payment processing system, which is operated by PayPal. We use this information to complete transactions you have authorized, and to communicate with you regarding the transation and IPWatchdog products and services.

If you subscribe to the IPWatchdog e-mail subscription service your e-mail address and other information provided will be saved and used to provide periodic e-mail alerts, including the periodic and occasional announcements.  While we have access to your e-mail address and information you provide at sign-up we use a third-party service to manage our subscription list, as is common with other similar websites.

Please be aware that there are many links on IPWatchdog.com to sites that are owned, operated and maintained by others. IPWatchdog.com does not have any control over these other sites. When visiting a new site you should refer to any applicable terms and conditions, legal disclaimers and/or any privacy policy that governs that particular site. We make no representations regarding the policies and practices of sites that you link to from IPWatchdog.com. Links are merely provided to facilitate the acquisition of hopefully useful information.

At some places on the Site, the use of a “cookie” may be offered. Most browsers now recognize when a “cookie” is offered, and permits the user to opt out of receiving it. If you are not sure whether your browser has this capability, you should check with the software manufacturer or your Internet service provider. “Cookies” are used on the Site to facilitate use of an area of the Site. We do not use “cookies” to collect and distribute information to third parties for marketing purposes.

IPWatchdog serves advertisements from Google through the Google Adsense program.  Starting in April 2009, Google will use the DoubleClick DART cookie in the ads served on publisher websites displaying AdSense for content ads. When users visit an AdSense publisher’s website (such as IPWatchdog.com) and either view or click on an ad, a cookie may placed on that end user’s browser. The data gathered from these cookies will be used to help AdSense publishers better serve and manage the ads on their site(s) and across the web.  Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet.  Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

IPWatchdog provides direct links to books sold through other parties, for example Amazon.com or the Practising Law Institute (PLI).  If the user wishes to purchase a book sold through a third party the relationship will be solely between that thrid party and the purchaser.