PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to our website. This privacy policy sets out how "Central Coast Singles" and Gerald Craig (CCS collectively) uses and protects any information that you give CCS when you use this website, or submit forms and applications for events and membership. CCS is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, joining CCS, events, or other service provided, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

CCS may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from July 18, 2008.

What we collect
We may collect the following information:

• Name and job title
• Contact information including email address, home address, and phone number
• Demographic information such as zip code, age, gender, preferences and interests
• Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers and/or events

What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping.
• We may use the information to improve our products and services.
• We may periodically send promotional email about events, products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email and/or other address which you have provided.
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
• We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
• We may share this info with select partners when necessary to provide services or information to you.

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit our site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. Although we do not use cookies at the present time to track your information, we do use them to allow your Navigation to be customized, and gather information from site visitors to understand where you came from, where you go, and what you view on our site.

We use these traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to your needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system or stored in generic form.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

How we use scripts
We use certain javascripts, DHTML, and other language to present our website to you in the most useful and attractive way possible. For instance, our navigation ladder, testimonial box, and picture rotation require the use of scripts. These may cause an alert by your browser to tell you that an Activex file is trying to acitvate. We do not use any scripts that will harm your computer, cause your computer to behave differently, nor collect any information from you. They are merely used to present our information to you and are safe.

Links to other websites
Our website contains links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. For certain links, you will receive a warning that you are leaving the CCS website. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Solicitation of information
We will not usually solicit personal information by email or phone. If you are asked for personal information such as account numbers, passwords, or other sensitive information by direct contact, please verify the authenticity of this request. You can or call us at (805) 602-0051 to verify that we did indeed request that information.

Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes (if box is provided)
• If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to:

Central Coast Singles
Gerald L. Craig
1121 Orcutt Rd. #32
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write or as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

If you have further questions please contact us or use the form on our Contact page.