Protecting your privacy is important to LiNE Zine As a result, we want you to understand what information we collect and how we use it. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use LiNE Zine and its associated Message Board. This Policy is subject to change from time to time by LiNE Zine. We will notify you of any such changes. Your continued use LiNE Zine or its associated Message Board after receiving notice of a change to this Policy will mean that you accept the changes.

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT

1. Personally Identifiable Information In order to use certain services, we may require you to register and provide us with your name, company name, an e-mail address and password. If you choose not to register and provide personally identifiable information, you will not be able to access areas that require registration. However, you still will be able to use a great deal of our site. We also will invite you to join our mailing list so that we can send you information on topics in which you express an interest. On our mailing list, we will ask you questions (such as how you heard of our site and what your interests are) that will help us improve the quality of the site. We will also ask if you are interested in receiving information from our sponsors as listed on our website. We will not share any other personal information with our sponsors or third parties unless you agree.

2. Non-personally Identifiable Information We collect non-personally identifiable statistical information about the users of our site, such as number of users, from what sites our users come, and the country where they live. We also may use "cookies" to help us gather information, such as the internet service provider being used, type of browser, number of visits, average time spent, and what pages are viewed. Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your computer's hard drive. They are not used to get data from your hard drive, get your e-mail address or personal identifying information about you. We use this non-personally identifiable information to help us improve the quality of our services. We may provide this non-personally identifiable information to our sponsors and other current and potential business partners.

INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THIRD PARTIES Please note that third parties may collect information about you, through cookies or other technologies, when you visit their websites by using a hyperlink on the LiNE Zine or associated Message Board. These third party websites are not governed by this Privacy Policy. You acknowledge that we do not monitor or control the information collection or privacy practices of third parties and are not responsible for their practices or the content of their websites, including their use of any information (such as IP number, browser type, or operating system) collected when you click through to their sites. You should review the privacy policies of such third parties to understand how they collect and use information. LiNE Zine does not control the users of this site. You should be aware that if you disclose personally identifiable information in a public area of the site, such as the Message Board or in a Letter to the Editor, that information may be collected and used by others for their own purposes.

SECURITY We employ commercially reasonable security methods to protect the information you provide to us. However, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our server or that information you supply over the Internet will not be intercepted during transmission. We reserve the right, to the extent permitted by law, to disclose personal information concerning any user of this site to any third party, as we reasonably feel is necessary to operate the site properly, to protect our systems, business, sponsors or users (for example, if we suspect a user is in violation of our Terms of Service or is partaking in any harmful, infringing or illegal activity), to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests, or to respond to any circumstance which we, in our sole discretion, deem an emergency.

GENERAL AUDIENCE SITE This site is not intended for the use of children under the age of 13.