Scouting with the Mouse 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 Scouting with the Mouse Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Scouting with the Mouse website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Scouting with the Mouse collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Scouting with the Mouse 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 Scouting with the Mouse. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Scouting with the Mouse for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Scouting with the Mouse Web site.

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

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

Use of your Personal Information

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

Scouting with the Mouse does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Scouting with the Mouse 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, Scouting with the Mouse 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 Scouting with the Mouse, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Scouting with the Mouse does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

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

Scouting with the Mouse 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 Scouting with the Mouse or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Scouting with the Mouse; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Scouting with the Mouse, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Scouting with the Mouse 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 Scouting with the Mouse pages, or register with Scouting with the Mouse site or services, a cookie helps Scouting with the Mouse 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 Scouting with the Mouse Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Scouting with the Mouse 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 Scouting with the Mouse services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Scouting with the Mouse secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Scouting with the Mouse 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

Scouting with the Mouse will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Scouting with the Mouse encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Scouting with the Mouse is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Scouting with the Mouse welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Scouting with the Mouse has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Scouting with the Mouse at hypermommy@comcast.net. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.