By using this Site, you signify your assent to the terms and conditions contained in this Privacy Statement. Please do not use this Site if you do not agree to the Site's privacy practices, as described herein. Your continued use of this Site, after changes have been made to this Privacy Statement, with or without notice, will constitute your assent to any changes.

1. What personally identifiable information does RSNORTHEAST.COM collect?
RSNORTHEAST.COM collects personally identifiable information from our users at several different points on our website. We collect information such as your name, age and email address during registration for certain online activities offered on our site, such as surveys, online purchasing, chat rooms, bulletin boards, or email newsletters. In addition, information is collected when you register for any workshops from our web site, or report a problem to our web site. Whenever you contact RSNORTHEAST.COM, post a message or participate in a Forum, we may keep a record of that correspondence. Wherever RSNORTHEAST.COM collects personally identifiable information on our Site, RSNORTHEAST.COM will make reasonable efforts to include a link to this Privacy Statement on that page.

2. What are cookies and how does RSNORTHEAST.COM use them?
RSNORTHEAST.COM may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about our users. A cookie is a piece of data that is sent to the user's browser from a web server and stored on the user's hard drive. All areas on our web site where you are prompted to register require that you accept cookies. Cookies are used to save your passwords, purchases, and preferences so you only have to enter them once. Please see section 6 below, "What are my choices regarding collection, use and distribution of my personal information?" for more information on cookies. Some advertisers that serve ads on RSNORTHEAST.COM may also use cookies. We do not control these cookies, but we do have access to them. RSNORTHEAST.COM also collects Internet Protocol (" IP") addresses (i.e., addresses which are automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the internet) to analyze trends, administer the Site, track user's movements, audit the use of our Site, and report aggregate information to our advertisers. Some services which RSNORTHEAST.COM may offer, such as chat rooms or forums, may, from time to time, display the guest's IP address along with a message poster's user name (which may be real or fictional, by choice).

3. Who is collecting your information?
When you are on the RSNORTHEAST.COM web site and are asked to provide personal information, you are sharing this information with RSNORTHEAST.COM alone, unless it is specifically stated otherwise. If data is being collected and/or maintained with any company other than RSNORTHEAST.COM, you will be notified prior to the time of data collection or transfer. If you do not want your data to be shared, you can choose not to allow that transfer at the time of registration, or you can choose not to use that particular service. RSNORTHEAST.COM may run promotions on our site which are sponsored by other companies or may be cosponsored by RSNORTHEAST.COM and another company. Some or all data collected during a promotion may be shared with the sponsor. If data will be shared, you will be notified prior to the time of data collection or transfer. You can decide not to participate in the promotion if you do not want your data to be shared. Advertisers on the RSNORTHEAST.COM site or web sites that have links on our site may collect personally identifiable information from you. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of those web sites, and RSNORTHEAST.COM has no control or responsibility for the privacy practices of those web sites.

4. With whom does RSNORTHEAST.COM share my information?
RSNORTHEAST.COM will not share your information with others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. The following describes some of the ways your information may be disclosed.
(1) RSNORTHEAST.COM may disclose your personal information to business/education partners and sponsors, but this is specifically described prior to data collection or data transfer. Some or all data collected during a RSNORTHEAST.COM promotion may be shared with a sponsor. In many instances, only your email address will be shared with the sponsor. If more information will be shared with the sponsor, you will be notified prior to the transfer.
(2) RSNORTHEAST.COM provides some information to companies that perform certain services for us. These companies are not authorized to release this information to other third parties. This policy applies only to RSNORTHEAST.COM. Different policies may be applicable to third party vendors and suppliers of services on RSNORTHEAST.COM.
(3) RSNORTHEAST.COM may share aggregated demographic information (such as the percentage of users that are male) with our partners, prospective partners, educational institutions, other third parties, and for other lawful purposes.
(4) RSNORTHEAST.COM may disclose account information in special circumstances when we believe it is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be in violation of RSNORTHEAST.COM's Terms of Use or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) RSNORTHEAST.COM's rights or property, other RSNORTHEAST.COM users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. RSNORTHEAST.COM may disclose account information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we consider necessary to maintain, service and improve our products and services.

5. How will RSNORTHEAST.COM use the information?
The primary reason RSNORTHEAST.COM collects personal information from its users is to provide you with a personalized experience on our web site. This includes providing content, online registrations and many other services. By knowing some information about our users, we are able to better serve you by providing more relevant content and advertisements on our site. RSNORTHEAST.COM does research on our users' demographics, interests and behavior based on the information provided to us, in order to better serve our users. This aggregated information may be shared with advertisers or business partners.

6. What are my choices regarding collection, use and distribution of my personal information?
RSNORTHEAST.COM is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell or rent user information to anyone. We will notify you at the time of data collection or transfer if your data will be shared with a third party and you will always be given the option of not permitting the transfer. In addition, you can choose not to use a particular service or participate in certain contests or promotions if you do not want to allow your data to be shared. (Please see section 4 above, "With whom does RSNORTHEAST.COM share my information?" for complete details of how your information may be shared). Some RSNORTHEAST.COM promotions may ask for your email address in order to send updates, newsletters, special announcements, etc. When you participate in these types of information delivery, you will automatically receive information-related email, unless you choose the no-email option that some registrations offer. These information-related email messages may include targeted announcements. You also have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your web browser preferences, you have the ability to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. Please be aware that if you choose to reject all or some cookies, you will be unable to use those services on RSNORTHEAST.COM which require registration in order to participate.

7. How can I update, correct, or delete my personally identifiable information?
You can change your personally identifiable information at any time by sending an email to customer_service@rsnortheast.com.

8. What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of my information?
RSNORTHEAST.COM takes reasonable precautions to protect our users' personally identifiable information, and to ensure that it is treated in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, RSNORTHEAST.COM cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. When we receive your information, we make a reasonable effort to ensure its security on our systems. In addition, we require that any third-party who provides services for our users at RSNORTHEAST.COM is a secure site.

9. What is the policy for children under the age of 13?
RSNORTHEAST.COM respects the concerns of parents and guardians regarding their children's visits to and use of our site, and has special privacy rules for children under the age of 13. RSNORTHEAST.COM requires that children under the age of 13 get permission from a parent or guardian before submitting any personally-identifiable information to our site. When a guest under the age of 13 registers, he or she is required to provide the email address of his or her parent or guardian, and that parent or guardian may receive an email alerting the parent or guardian of such registration. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, or would like more information, please contact us at customer_service@rsnortheast.com.