Thank you for visiting PhilaPhans. Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used at this site.

The Information We Collect

Through parts of this site, you can vote in polls or otherwise express an opinion, subscribe to one of our services such as our online newsletters, or participate in one of our online forums. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at these pages include: name and e-mail address.

We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit many of our web pages such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows '95 or Mac OS) and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink).

How We Use the Information

We may use the information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for our products, programs, and services, to respond to your inquiries about our offerings, and to offer you programs or services that we believe may be of interest to you.

We sometimes use this information to communicate with you, such as to notify you we make changes to our subscriber agreements, or to fulfill a request by you for an online newsletter.

The information we collect in connection with our online forums and communities is used to provide an interactive experience. We use this information to facilitate participation in these online forums.
If you choose to submit content for publication (e.g., a "letter to our editors"), we may publish your screen name and other information you have provided to us.

We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze site usage, as well as to offer you products, programs, or services.

We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to legal process, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request.

The webmaster and staff of PhilaPhans who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for PhilaPhans.

Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Notice.

We may on occasion combine information we receive online with outside records to enhance our ability to market to you those products or services that may be of interest to you.

Finally, PhilaPhans will not use or transfer personally identifiable information provided to us in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you with an opportunity to opt out of these unrelated uses.

Cookies

To enhance your experience with our sites, some of our web pages use "cookies." Cookies are text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering for one of our features. However, once you choose to furnish the site with personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.

We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our sites. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to our site), save your password in password-protected areas.

Our Commitment to Security

We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online.

Special Note for Parents

PhilaPhans takes great measures to insure that this site is family friendly. Information on this website such as Game Recaps, Features and Columns are readable by all. Our message forums are monitored daily by staff of PhilaPhans. We have enabled swear filters and other measures to ensure these are a safe environment for all ages. We can not guarantee that our filters will catch 100% of any bad content; PhilaPhans will remove or edit any offending posts once found. You may report any offending content to webmaster@PhilaPhans.com

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about the PhilaPhans online policy for this site or its implementation you may contact us at webmaster@PhilaPhans.com