COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY

We at RugbyDirt.com are committed to protecting the Privacy of its Users.

Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we gather and how we use it.

INFORMATION GATHERED

RugbyDirt.com gathers two types of information about users:

• Information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions are voluntary submissions to register with our service, receive our electronic newsletters, participate in our message boards or forums, e-mail a friend, or participate in polls and surveys. You may note that once you are registered with us, the information that you enter will only be displayed in the Browse Member section of our website. In this section registered members can see parts of each others profile.
• Information is gathered through aggregated tracking derived mainly by tallying page views throughout our site. This information allows us to better tailor our content to our users' needs and to help our advertisers and sponsors better understand the demographics of our audience. Because we derive a portion of our revenue from sponsorships and advertising, gathering such aggregated demographic data is essential to providing the portions of our services that are free to users. Under no circumstances does RugbyDirt.com divulge any information about an individual user to a third party, not in partnership with RugbyDirt.com.

USAGE TRACKING

RugbyDirt.com tracks user traffic patterns throughout all of our sites. We do not, however, correlate this information with data about individual users. We break down overall usage statistics according to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).

RugbyDirt.com. sometimes tracks and catalogs the search terms entered in our search functions, but this tracking is never associated with individual users. We use tracking information to determine which areas of our site are most frequently used based on traffic to those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for you.The software used by RugbyDirt.com. may at times request that your web browser create a file called a "cookie" on your computer. The cookie itself does not contain personal information although it will enable us to relate your use of this site to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided.

You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. If you have set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie. Portions of our service may at times require that cookies be accepted by your web browser in order to function correctly.

USE OF INFORMATION

RugbyDirt.com. uses the above-described information to tailor our content to suit our users' needs and help our advertisers better understand our audience's demographics. We may at times contact users to inform them about products or services provided by our advertisers. This process is performed without providing personal information to any advertiser.

We will at times share your email address with partners of RugbyDirt.com. At times we may be required to share information to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.

EXTERNAL LINKS TO ADVERTISERS

RugbyDirt.com. may provide links to external sites not belonging to or maintained by us. These links are placed on our site at our discretion, but do not imply a specific endorsement by RugbyDirt.com.

Content viewed through links to external sites and the accuracy of information presented, including but not limited to representation of products, services, and/or endorsements is the responsibility of the owners and maintainers of the site accessed.

RugbyDirt.com. is not responsible for any personal, usage, or tracking information provided by you directly to or collected by sites you access through the above-mentioned links.

YOUR CONSENT

By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by RugbyDirt.com. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.