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Privacy Policy

The W³ Awards is committed to protecting your privacy. We understand that the information we collect about you is your information, therefore we strive to keep it secure and confidential.

We collect information from you in the following places on our Web site for several different services and site functions outlined below:

Call For Entries

When you submit an entry (or entries), we need to know your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, URL, company, title, client (if applicable) and credit card information (if applicable). This allows us to process and fulfill your application and to notify you if you are honored for an award.

Contests and Promotional Features

When you enter a contest or other promotional feature, we may ask for your name, address, and email address so we can administer the contest and notify winners. In some cases we offer you the opportunity to receive information about new services, special offers and other news that you might find valuable. To receive such notifications you must opt-in to the distribution list. If at any time you choose to opt-out of receiving such notifications you may do so by sending your request to: info@w3award.com.

Technical Information

We also collect the following technical information about you when you visit our Web site: modem speed, login id, password, the prior Web site you visited, the following Web site you visit, the time you spend browsing the site, the number of banner advertisements you click, keyword searches you conduct, your IP (Internet Protocol) address, your browser type, your operating system, your computer type, your Internet service provider and time stamps.

We may use this personal information to improve our services to you and to customize your browsing experience. Because www.W³award.com merely links to — and does not publish — content supplied by third parties or generally available on the Internet, www.w3award.com is not responsible for information collected by these third parties, or for any information gathered by third party advertising companies through the use of banner ads. We recommend that you read the privacy policy of other sites you may link to from our site.

How can you edit your personal information?

You may change your personal information at any time by emailing info@w3award.com and describing the changes you would like to make.

How does The W³ Awards protect customer information?

When you place orders or access account information we provide a secure server with secure server software (SSL) that encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us. Furthermore, all of the customer data we collect is protected against unauthorized access.

Cookies?

A cookie — a small text file placed on a user's hard drive — is generated by a software application on a site's server. We use temporary session cookies to assign to you and store a SessionID on all secure pages. This SessionID is not personally identifiable to you and this type of cookie does not leave any retrievable information on your hard drive. We also use a third party service provider to collect non-personally identifiable IP addresses and entry-point and search form information to monitor the number of visitors to the site and the usage of our site. This is done through the use of both permanent and session cookies. We use a session cookie on our site to determine whether or not you are accepting cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change your browser to prevent that.

Will The W³ Awards disclose the information it collects to outside parties?

The W³ Awards does not sell or share your personal information to others. If you submit a work in our Call for Entries, we do allow our partners to provide you with news and special offers. However, we do not share your personal information with our partners and maintain control of your information at all times. If at any time you choose not to receive such notifications you may do so by sending your request to: info@w3award.com or simply unsubscribe from the link at the bottom of the email. The W³ Awards may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, traffic patterns, and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.

Your consent and acceptance

By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by The W³ Awards as stated herein. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Thoughts and Opinions

The W³ Awards welcomes your questions and comments about privacy. To contact us, please send email to info@w3award.com. You will receive a confirmation from us via email within 2 business days of receipt of your email.