TheTalkOfLawrence.com strives to offer its visitors the many advantages of Internet technology and to provide an interactive and personalized experience. We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your name, e-mail address, street address, telephone number) subject to the terms of this privacy policy. Please note this policy applies only to information collected by TheTalkOfLawrence.com and does not impact information collected or used by TheTalkOfLawrence.com through other means.

How we gather information from users

How we collect and store information depends on the page you are visiting, the activities in which you elect to participate and the services provided. You can visit many pages on our site without providing any information. Other pages may prompt you to provide information, such as when you register for access to portions of our site, sign up for membership, request certain features, make a contribution, or make a purchase. You may also provide information when you participate in sweepstakes and contests, voting and polling activities, message boards, and other interactive areas of our site.

Like most Web sites, TheTalkOfLawrence.com also collects information automatically and through the use of electronic tools that may be transparent to our visitors. For example, we may log the name of your Internet Service Provider or use "cookie" technology. Among other things, the cookie may store your user name and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that information each time you visit. As we adopt additional technology, we may also gather information through other means. In certain cases, you can choose not to provide us with information, for example by setting your browser to refuse to accept cookies, but doing so may limit your ability to access certain portions of the site or may require you to re-enter your user name and password. Additionally, we may not be able to customize the site's features according to your preferences.

What we do with the information we collect

We will use your information only as permitted by law. Aggregated Information (information that does not personally identify you) may be used in many ways. As one example, we may combine information about your usage patterns with similar information obtained from other users to learn which pages are visited most or what features are most attractive. Even this Aggregated Information is not shared with others.

We also may collect information to enhance your visit and deliver more individualized content. For example, we may use Personally Identifiable Information collected on TheTalkOfLawrence.com to communicate with you regarding our Terms of Service and privacy policy, products and services offered by TheTalkOfLawrence.com, and other topics which we think you might find of interest. We do not share this information with others

Personally Identifiable Information collected byTheTalkOfLawrence.com may also be used for other purposes including but not limited to site administration and troubleshooting. All such activities are conducted by the management of TheTalkOfLawrence.com and is not shared with others.

Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements

TheTalkOfLawrence.com Web site contains links to other Web sites and pages. No Personally Identifiable Information or Aggregated Information is share with those lined sites.

Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online. Should you choose to voluntarily disclose Personally Identifiable Information on our site, such as in message boards, chat areas or in advertising or notices you post, that information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of TheTalkOfLawrence.com and this policy.

Children

TheTalkOfLawrence.com does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally Identifiable Information from or about children under 13 except as permitted by law. If we discover we have received any information from a child under 13 in violation of this policy, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe TheTalkOfLawrence.com has any information from or about anyone under 13, please contact us at the using the contact page listed below.

Contacting us

We can be reached via our feedback / contact us page.

Changes to this policy

TheTalkOfLawrence.com reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Information collected prior to the time any change is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that applied at the time the information was collected.

Governing law

This policy and the use of this Site are governed by Kansas law. Any claim related to the Site or this policy shall be brought in a federal or state court in Lawrence, Kansas, within one year after the claim arises. You agree no such claim may be brought as a class action. Users of TheTalkOfLawrence.com consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such court as the most convenient and appropriate for the resolution of disputes concerning this policy. TheTalkOfLawrence.com is controlled, operated, and administered entirely within the United States. If you are located outside the United States, please note the information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. You hereby consent to this transfer.

In the event case of any conflict between the terms of this policy and the terms of any electronic or machine readable privacy policy (for example, a P3P electronic privacy policy), the terms of this written policy shall control.