We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies are only in effect for the Web pages, newsletters, discussion lists and opt-in announcement lists owned and operated by Total Format. The following discloses our Privacy Policy.

Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from anywhere within the Total Format group of websites our servers automatically recognize that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, but do not collect and evaluate this information for individuals. Our servers do not record e-mail addresses of the visitors and the only email addresses collected are those submitted by a visitor upon becoming a member of Total Format, which are required for membership, however these are not used for anything other than the normal purposes of being a Total Format member, such as our infrequent newsletters, competition results and the likes, no email address would ever be used for any other purpose.

A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Total Format's cookies do not read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your computer system. The only cookie system Total Format implement's is in the form of a hit counter in order to see how many daily visitors we have, some of our advertisers may also implement cookie systems, to identify which areas of  our websites you have visited, so that the next time you visit, those pages may be readily accessible. Our advertisers may also use cookies to ascertain how many times you've seen an advertisement. Our advertisers may use this information to better personalize the content, banners, and promotions that you see on our Sites.

You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at other web sites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

The Total Format group of websites does not, however its advertisers may use single-pixel gif images, sometimes referred to as web bugs or web beacons or web counters, to count Web page accesses and gather some general statistical information. The only information we gather is purely statistical:- which website referred you, whether you are a unique visitor or return visitor, what search terms are entered to reach this website and what domain name is used. Our advertisers may use single-pixel gifs that can track personal information from cookies that may have been previously placed on a user's computer by an advertiser.

We may also request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes of security or to provide additional services (for example, subscriptions to the Total Format e-mail newsletter, announcement list or for the directory). Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a zero tolerance "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not intend to sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent.

In addition, the Total Format group will not send you email that you have not agreed to receive. We may from time to time send an e-mail announcing new Total Format products and services. If you choose to supply your postal address in an online form, your email address will not be used for mailings unless you specifically ask for that.

When you enter a contest or other promotion, we may ask for your name, address, and e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners. Again, it will not be used in any other way but to inform you if you have won or not!

If you purchase anything from an Total Format group of websites, we need to know your name, e-mail address, mailing address, credit card number, and expiration date. This allows us to process and fulfil your order and to notify you of your order status. This information may also be used by Total Format to notify you of updates, related products and new services, but it will not be shared or sold to third parties or anyone else for any purpose at all.

Certain Total Format media properties use a shopping cart feature that safeguards this information by using industry standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encrypted servers. SSL codes the information transferred between you and the server, rendering it unreadable to anyone trying to intercept the information. Some other Total Format media properties do not need or use SSL and thereby do not offer a secure coded way to transfer information.

Total Format will disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

1. Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on an Total Format website.
2. Protect and defend the rights or property of Total Format, or visitors to an Total Format website.
3. Identify persons who may be violating the law, the legal notice, or the rights of third parties.
4. Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities.

Total Format uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. Total Format reserves the right to transfer information in connection with the sale of all or part of Total Format's capital stock or assets. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. Total Format also links to a wide variety of other sites and contains advertisements owned by third parties. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users See below

What else should I know about my privacy when online?

The Total Format group contains many links to other Web sites and although we makes every effort to ensure only safe links are available, Total Format and Total Format are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. Total Format and Total Format do not share any of the individual personal information provided to the Total Format group with the sites to which Total Format links, the only information shared if necessary would be aggregate data (such as how many people use our Site).

Please check with those sites to determine their privacy policy.

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example through e-mail, discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return, but you will not from Total Format or the use of our group of websites.

Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please be careful who you share it with and be responsible whenever you're online.

By using the Total Format group of websites, you consent to the collection and use of information by Total Format as specified above. 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.