TheTipZone.com (hereafter referred to as "the site") values and takes every reasonable precaution to protect the privacy of its members, guests, and site visitors. We your personal information. We do not share, or distribute your personal information (including email address), but it may be accessible to those volunteers and staff who administer the site and infrastructure.

Personal Information and How It Is Used

The site does not collect personal information, such as your name or address, for any purpose other than registration.

Please keep in mind that anytime you provide personal information of any kind while in a posting or comment, other participants on these media may collect or solicit the collection of your personal information; these parties may also utilize it for purposes not authorized by, or condoned by, the site.

All information that you disclose in your public profile, in forum posts, comments, issue queues, or other public portions of the site becomes public information and can be used in accordance with the Creative Commons License, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0. Please exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal information in those areas.

Subscriptions and Newsletters

Should you subscribe to any specific features available on our web site (e.g., receiving our newsletter by e-mail, electronic event notifications) you may elect to revise or discontinue your subscription(s) at any time by notifying us at admin@thetipzone.com.

Additionally, by using these features of the site, you signify your agreement to the terms of use of this web site and the Privacy Policy outlined herein.

Electronic and Server Information

Any data submitted through, or captured by, the site will in no way be shared or sold to any third party. The site does not collect personally identifiable information about individuals except when specifically and knowingly provided by such individuals, for instance, when submitting a request for contact. We may, however, send a “cookie” to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Once placed onto your computer, the cookie will enable the website to identify you as a unique individual. A cookie cannot read data on your hard drive, nor does it damage your computer. We use cookies to recognize you when you return to our site, or to identify which areas of our site you have visited. We may use this information to better personalize the content you see on our site.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can adjust your browser to prevent cookies from being stored. Users should consult their browser help files for instructions on how to refuse cookies. If you prevent cookies from being stored, you may not be able to use some features of our site.

We do collect anonymous, aggregated data for statistical purposes. We also collect computer address information only to protect our site against malicious use. We do not provide, sell or lease personally identifiable information to any third parties. As an exception however, in order to protect site visitors and the general public, we may release personal information if required to comply with applicable laws or regulatory agencies.

Children

The site does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of eighteen. If you are under eighteen, please do not give us personal data. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided personal data to the site, please contact us immediately and we will delete that information from our database(s). Should we develop online programs for children, we will formulate and adopt appropriate policies and practices to protect the privacy of children.

Links to Other Sites

The site provides links to other sites that are not owned by, affiliated with, or controlled by The site. These third-party sites, however, are not subject to, nor are they bound by, our Privacy Policy. Such sites may or may not have their own privacy policies, and they may or may not collect personal information from you or place cookies on your browser. The site is not responsible for the privacy policies or information collection practices of these sites, or for any damages resulting from their use.

Third Party Services

We use 3rd-party services like Google Analytics and DoubleClick for Publishers, who provide their own privacy policies and cookie opt-out.

The site uses third party advertising services:

• These third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to the website.
• Google's use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to the sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the advertising opt-out page. (Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.)

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We will post any substantive changes in this privacy policy (e.g., the addition of a children’s policy) at least 30 days prior to the change(s) taking effect. Any information collected under this current policy will remain bound by the terms of this privacy policy. After the changes take effect, all new information collected, if any, will be subject to the revised privacy policy.