Furst Search Group is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Furst Search Group Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Furst Search Group website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Furst Search Group collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Furst Search Group also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Furst Search Group. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Furst Search Group for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Furst Search Group Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Furst Search Group public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Furst Search Group does not read any of your private online communications.

Furst Search Group encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Furst Search Group so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Furst Search Group is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Furst Search Group and Furst Search Group family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Furst Search Group collects and uses your personal information to operate the Furst Search Group Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Furst Search Group also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Furst Search Group and its affiliates. Furst Search Group may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Furst Search Group does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Furst Search Group may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Furst Search Group may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Furst Search Group, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Furst Search Group does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Furst Search Group keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Furst Search Group, in order to determine what Furst Search Group services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Furst Search Group to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Furst Search Group Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Furst Search Group or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Furst Search Group; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Furst Search Group, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Furst Search Group Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Furst Search Group pages, or register with Furst Search Group site or services, a cookie helps Furst Search Group to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Furst Search Group Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Furst Search Group features that you customized.

You have the ability 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. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Furst Search Group services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Furst Search Group secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Furst Search Group secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Furst Search Group will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Furst Search Group encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Furst Search Group is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Furst Search Group welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Furst Search Group has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Furst Search Group at kevin.logterman@furstsearch.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.