Privacy Policy



ShameOnTheAFMA.COM collects certain forms of information through standard Web logs for the purpose of site management. Of the information we learn about you from your visit to "www.shameontheafma.com", we store only the following: the domain name from which you access the Internet (such as "aol.com") the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the web site from which you linked to our site. This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the various sections of our site and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you. We do not give, share, sell or transfer any personal information to a third party.

When inquiries or comments are E-mailed to us, we store the question and the E-mail address information so that we may respond electronically. We do not collect your name and e-mail address for any purpose other than to respond to your query or to send you our newsletter (if you have signed up).

E-mail sent to ShameOnTheAFMA.COM may be seen by a number of people who are responsible for answering questions. If the information specialist who answers the mail does not know the answer to your question, your query may be forwarded to another ShameOnTheAFMA.COM volunteer who is more experienced in that area. You should be aware that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. Therefore, if your communication contains sensitive or personal information, you may want to send it by postal mail or specifically request in advance that a more secure method of electronic transfer be utilized, such as PGP.

About Web "Cookies"

A cookie is a small file that a Web site transfers to your computer's hard disk, allowing the server to "remember" specific information about your session. Requests to send cookies from ShameOnTheAFMA.COM collect information about your browser "session." The cookie makes it easier for you to use the dynamic features of these Web pages.
Certain ShameOnTheAFMA.COM links such as the Discussion section, which is
an EZBoard(TM) application create a cookie for each new session in order to store information about your interactions that may be required to perform a function later in the same session. Cookies allow the EZBoard's search and retrieval system to provide more interactive features.

Questions about ShameOnTheAFMA.COM's privacy policy should be sent to andy@shameontheafma.com

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Read the EFF's 12 Steps to Protect Your Online Privacy.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is also a good source of information.


Revised May 10, 2001