the Mind’s Chew Toy

The following Privacy Policy has been modified and used according to a Creative Commons Sharealike license, and was originally provided by the fine folks at Automattic, Inc., via their website, Wordpress.com.

It is the policy of The Mind’s Chew Toy (”TMCT”) to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, TMCT collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. TMCT’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how TMCT’s visitors use its website. From time to time, TMCT may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

TMCT also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. TMCT does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to TMCT’s website choose to interact with TMCT in ways that require TMCT to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that TMCT gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who add a comment to provide a name and email address. In each case, TMCT collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with TMCT. TMCT does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

TMCT may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, TMCT may use spam screened by a service of it’s choosing to help identify spam, and that service may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, TMCT does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

TMCT discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on TMCT’s behalf or to provide services available at TMCT’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using TMCT’s website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. TMCT will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, TMCT discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when TMCT believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of TMCT, third parties or the public at large.

If you are a registered user of TMCT’s website and have supplied your email address, TMCT will not send you e-mail unless you specifically request us to do so, or you sign up for a TMCT e-mail list. If you send us a communication (for example via a comment or the “Contact Us” form), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. TMCT takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, TMCT may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at TMCT’s sole discretion. TMCT encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.