Mindwave is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our many offerings. This policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically.

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What personally identifiable information does Mindwave collect from me?

Mindwave collects information in several ways from different parts of our network of web sites.

Some personal information is gathered when you register. During registration, Mindwave asks for your name, email address, zip code, personal address and country. The more information you volunteer (and the more accurate it is), the better we are able to customize your experience. Once you register you are no longer anonymous to Mindwave - you are given a account number which you will use access the various protected areas of the site.

Also, if you contact Mindwave we may keep a record of that correspondence. Wherever Mindwave collects personal information we make an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page.

What are cookies and how does Mindwave use them?

As part of offering and providing customizable and personalized services, Mindwave may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Some areas on Mindwave where you are prompted to log-in or that are customizable may require that you accept cookies. This avoids you having to enter your login information many times in one day.

Generally, we use cookies to:

(1) Remind us of who you are and to access your account information (stored on our computers) in order to deliver to you a better and more personalized service. This cookie is set when you register or "Sign In" and is modified when you "Sign Out" of our services.

(2) Estimate our audience size. Each browser accessing Mindwave is given a unique cookie which is then used to determine the extent of repeat usage, usage by a registered user versus by an unregistered user, and to help target advertisements based on user interests and behavior.

(3) Assist merchants in Mindwave Online Stores to track visits to and business at their stores, and to process the items in your shopping basket. This information collected by cookies is sometimes called "clickstream" or "click trail" and may also describe which pages you have seen in each merchant's store.

(4) Track your progress in terms of referrals made to Mindwave's web site. This is mostly for your convenience in terms of giving you feedback about the number of referrals you made which were unique or new to the database. Also, from time to time, the company may use this information to be able to privately acknowledge persons who have made significant contributions to the growth of the site's user base.

(5) Measure certain traffic patterns, which areas of Mindwave's network of web sites you have visited, and your visiting patterns in the aggregate. We use this research to understand how our users' habits are similar or different from one another so that we can make each new experience on Mindwave a better one. We may use this information to better personalize the content, banners, and promotions that you and other users will see on our sites.

Advertising networks that serve ads onto Mindwave may also use their own cookies.

Mindwave also collects IP addresses for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. In addition, Mindwave Mail includes IP addresses in outgoing mail message headers.

How does Mindwave use my information?

Mindwave's primary goal in collecting personal information is to assure accurate information is collected for research studies.

Also, in our role of delivering targeted advertisements, Mindwave plays the middleman. Advertisers give us an advertisement and tell us the type of audience they want to reach (for example, males over 35 years old). Mindwave takes the advertisement and displays it to users meeting that criteria. In this process, the advertiser never has access to individual account information. Only Mindwave has access to individuals' accounts. This kind of advertisement targeting is done with banner ads. You will not receive promotion e-mail messages.

Mindwave does research on our users' demographics, interests, and behavior based on the information provided to us upon registration, during a promotion, from our server log files or from surveys. We do this to help our clients to identify the right audience for a particular survey or banner advertisement.

Who is collecting information?

When you are on a Mindwave site and are asked for personal information, you are sharing that information with Mindwave alone, unless it is specifically stated otherwise. If data is being collected and/or maintained by any company other than Mindwave -- or it's partner company Global Market Insite, Inc., you will be notified prior to the time of the data collection or transfer. If you do not want your data to be shared, you can choose not to allow the transfer by not using that particular service.

Promotions that run on Mindwave may be sponsored by companies other than Mindwave or may be cosponsored by Mindwave 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 don't want your data to be shared.

Please be aware that Mindwave advertisers or web sites that have links on our site may collect personally identifiable information about you. The information practices of those web sites linked to Mindwave are not covered by this privacy statement.

With whom does Mindwave share my information?

As a general rule, Mindwave will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below. Please see the Terms of Use for each of our products and services for more detailed information about how your personal information may be shared. The following describes some of the ways that your information may be disclosed.

Business Partners & Sponsors: Mindwave may disclose your personal information to business partners or sponsors, but this is specifically described to you prior to data collection or prior to transferring the data. If any personal data about were ever to be shared, we will tell you before we collect or transfer the data.

Many promotions offer opportunities to request additional information from sponsors. By requesting more information, you give Mindwave permission to transfer your personal information to the sponsor so they can fulfill your request. In many instances, only your email address will be shared. If more information will be shared with the sponsor, you will be notified prior to the transfer.

From time to time, you may be offered the opportunity to receive materials or special offers from third parties. If you opt-in to receive information from these third parties, Mindwave will (with your permission) share your name and email address with them .

Third Party Data & Data in the Aggregate: Under confidentiality agreements, Mindwave may match user information with third party data. Also, Mindwave discloses aggregated user statistics (for example, 45% of our users are female) in order to describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes.

Other: Mindwave may also disclose account information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating Mindwave's Terms of Use or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) Mindwave's rights or property, other Mindwave NET Panel Members , or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. Mindwave may disclose or access account information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and services.

What are my choices regarding collection, use, and distribution of my information?

Only Mindwave (or agents working on behalf of Mindwave and under confidentiality agreements) will send you these direct mailings and only if you indicated that you do not object to these offers.

You also have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies you will be unable to use those Mindwave services that require registration in order to participate.

Mindwave does 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 have the option of not permitting the transfer. If you do not wish to allow your data to be shared, you can choose not to use a particular service.

What is Mindwave's policy on allowing me to update, correct, or delete my personally identifiable information?

You may edit your Mindwave Account Information and your public Mindwave Profile at any time by using your Mindwave ID and password. If you have forgotten your password, please contact customer service to request a new password.

Your Mindwave account can be deleted or deactivated. Please contact info@mindwaveresearch.com for further instructions about deleting or deactivating your Mindwave account.

What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of my information?

Your Mindwave Account Information and Mindwave Profile are password-protected so that you and only you have access to this personal information.

We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone. Mindwave will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. Also remember to sign out of your Mindwave account and close your browser window when you have finished your work. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe.

Whenever Mindwave handles personal information as described above, regardless of where this occurs, Mindwave takes steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with the relevant Terms of Use and 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, Mindwave cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.

What else should I know about my privacy?

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example on message boards, through email, or in chat areas - 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 passwords and/or any account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.

Additional Information

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to info@mindwaveresearch.com.

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