Privacy

Your privacy on the Internet is extremely important. Because the site gathers certain personal information about the members, GS Poetry wants to ensure that you fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the use of that information.

This statement describes the GS Poetry privacy policy. GS Poetry reserves the right to revise this policy at any time without notification to you, so please read it often in connection with your use of the GS Poetry website.

We know that you care how information about you is used and shared.

• GS Poetry will not share your e-mail address or other identifiable information with any third party company (no external spam).
• GS Poetry will protect your information through the use of secure, encrypted databases.
  
  

GS Poetry collects the personally identifiable information that you submit on the registration and user profile forms to permit you access to certain content on the site.

Generally, the information GS Poetry collects helps administartors to communicate with you regarding the status of your poetry submissions, any issues that may need to be resolved or to answer any other types of questions. For instance, we use your email address to provide you with an email confirmation of your registration or poetry submission. .

We will not share, rent or sell your personally-identifiable information with any entity, except to the the proper local, state or federal authorities when necessary to comply with the law (i.e. answering subpoenas).

As we live in a world where digital theft is increasingly rampant, we recommend that you choose a password that will not be easily guessed by others and a username that does not identify you personally (i.e. don't use your real name as your username). Please make sure that your password is alphanumeric and more than 5 characters. In addition, it is recommended that you use a separate password for every site to which you are a member. This is a form of damage control, in case the security of one site is compromised, your other accounts are still protected. Should you forget your GS Poetry password, it can be emailed to you if you complete the form on the Forgot Password page.

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your web browser to enable GS Poetry to recognize your browser and to provide features that recognize your account as logged on and other site features. Further, to help us tailor the site to the needs and interests of users, or for other purposes, we may gather aggregate, non-personally identifiable information via cookies. Examples include the type of Internet browser visitors are using, the frequency of visits to GS Poetry and which pages visitors viewed. GS Poetry also uses cookies for voting in the polls and the poetry rating system. The use of cookies is standard on the Internet and many major web sites use them. Cookies stored on your computer that are designated for GS Poetry.com use, can not be retrieved by other web sites.

Children below thirteen (13) years of age may use the website by complying with the parental/guardian consent procedures found in the Terms of Use for GS Poetry.com.

If you would like to delete your profile , please email us. All requests will be handled between 24-48 hours. Depending on staff availability, that time maybe more or less than 48 hours.

We understand that many consumers are concerned about security on the Internet. The security of the information that you provide to us is also very important to us. To prevent unauthorized disclosure, maintain data accuracy and ensure the correct use of information, we have in place reasonable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure any information we collect online. Purchases are made through PayPal. Once you are on PayPal’s website, you are subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of PayPal.

In the event that the security system is breached, we will attempt to notify you as soon as possible.

We do not have any control over the privacy practices of any external websites linked from the main www.gspoetry.com domain (or any of the websites that are hosted on the server and aren't affiliated with GS Poetry). Therefore you should review their privacy policies separately from GS Poetry's and know that we in no way have any control over their practices.

Third party advertisers may collect certain information that is available to them through your interaction with their advertisements. GS Poetry has no control or knowledge as to their practices and it is suggested that you read their privacy policy separately before clicking on any advertisements.

We reserve the right to change our privacy policies at any time, except as may be prohibited by law. Use of our websites or services or the purchase of products after posted changes means that you consent to the privacy policies as changed.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement or anything else, contact us.