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My Privacy Statement


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The following is a series of questions and answers that address my privacy policy. You should come away from reading this document with a very clear, precise, and calming feeling about how I treat your data. Your private, secure, and sensitive information. You know. Personal.

I use the web like many of you, so I am just as concerned about how my information is handled as you are. But, you don't know me. You don't know if you can trust me. You don't know if I will be gentle with your data, or toss it around the net for all to see like hanging laundry on my balcony. That's why you're reading this.

To give you a little more comfort and understanding about what exactly happens if and when I collect information from you, read on:

Q.gif Why did the chicken cross the road?

A.gif That's got nothing to do with your privacy policy.

Q.gif Just answer the question.

A.gif Oh, alright. sigh. "I don't know: why did the chicken cross the road?"

Q.gif To avoid getting spam in his mailbox.

A.gif That's incredibly stupid.

Q.gif No kidding. We're talking about chickens.

A.gif What does this have to do with your privacy statement?

Q.gif Because chickens hate spam, too, and it's really stupid to cross the road if you're a chicken. And if you're a human, it won't stop spam.

A.gif And your point is?

Q.gif People are so paranoid about their email's getting to spammers, that they overreact to pretty much anything, so I'm just trying to lighten things up here.

A.gif Can you blame us? We hate spam!

Q.gif Of course you do. We all hate spam. But here's what people don't really understand: Spammers crawl the net looking for email addresses all day, from online newsgroups to discussion boards to chat sessions and email address lists and phone books. They collect millions upon millions of names, and then they sell those lists to other people who send spam. These mailing lists of millions of addresses are bought and sold for as little as $50.

A.gif Fifty dollars!? Why so little?

Q.gif Because it's extremely simple to crawl the net looking for email addresses, it's automated, and sales are simple.

A.gif Aha!! See? You could sell your mailing list and make money, right?

Q.gif Not exactly. I have about 10,000 names on my mailing list. And given the fifty bucks someone can pay to get millions of email addresses, my list is of no value to anyone. So, I couldn't sell names if I wanted to.

A.gif Ok. So I'm no longer worried about you having my email address. But I have another issue: will you ask for other personal information like my mailing address, phone number, or credit card information?
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Q.gif If you buy something, yes. I will need to send it to you.

A.gif That makes sense. But what about security?

Q.gif I use the same secure internet technologies everyone else uses, including your bank and all retailers. Everyone on the net uses the same thing. As for your credit card number, I don't keep it after the transaction takes place. I don't have it anymore. I don't want it. I have no need for it, and don't want you or me to worry about it.

A.gif Super. I'm satisfied. One more thing: If I'm asking all the questions, why am I the "Answer" guy, and not the "Question" guy?

Q.gif Should we switch?

A.gif Lemme think about it.

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