Purpose of this Privacy Policy
This privacy policy describes how Garage Door Solutions ("GDS") treats the personally identifiable information that is collected about you by GDS when you visit the web sites to which this policy is linked and the information collected on GDS's behalf to the extent GDS uses third- party service providers to host the website or collect information about site users.

What is Personally Identifiable Information
"Personally identifiable information" is information that we can use to identify you as an individual. Personally identifiable information includes your name, address, telephone number and any other information that is connected with you personally.

Information This Privacy Policy Does Not Apply To
This privacy policy does not apply to information collected about you by anyone except GDS (and its third party service providers acting on its behalf) and only applies to the joesguideonline.com web site (that is, the home page bearing the URL "joesguideonline.com" and the subpages of the site bearing the high level domain "joesguideonline.com"). Any information you provide when you visit web sites other than those covered by this policy (including the web site to which you will be linked if you subscribe online to GDS magazine and including other web sites affiliated with GDS and its magazines) or when you purchase any products or services that may be offered or advertised on our web site by companies other than GDS is subject to the privacy policies of the third party organizations who run and/or own these web sites. This policy also does not apply to information you may provide to us offline.

Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
GDS generally collects personally identifiable information with your specific knowledge and consent. For instance, when you complete a survey, subscribe to our newsletter, or send us e-mail, you will be asked to provide information such as your e-mail address, name, phone number, and sometimes shipping address. Optional information such as your age or gender may also be requested. This information may be collected by third party service providers with whom GDS contracts to host the web site or to fulfill requests for services; in that event, GDS asks such service providers to make the personal information available only to GDS for GDS to use in accordance with the terms of this policy and not to use the information for any other purpose.

- GDS uses this information to provide you with the service you have requested. If you elect to receive our newsletter, we may use your e-mail address to send you a confirmation notice and your mailing address to send you your magazine. Similarly, if you enter online sweepstakes, we will use this information to notify you if you are a winner.

- In addition, GDS uses information you provide us through emails and in response to polls for editorial purposes. Please be advised that any such submissions become the property of GDS, and may be used by GDS for any lawful purpose.

- GDS may share or disclose personally identifiable information about you to other companies or individuals when: we have your consent to share the information (you can refuse consent by deselecting the appropriate box or by notifying GDS; we utilize third party service providers to provide products, services or functions on our behalf (such as sending emails or processing credit cards or fulfilling subscriptions), and ask these service providers to agree to maintain the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information and not to use your personally identifiable information for any reason except to carry out the purpose(s) for which we hired them; the entity to whom the information is disclosed is one under control of, or under common control with GDS (for these purposes, a company controlling twenty (20%) percent or more of the voting stock of another entity shall be deemed to control such entity); the entity to whom the information is disclosed is hosting web sites associated with our magazines or magazines we publish in conjunction with a third party, other than those web sites covered by this policy; we need to protect our legal rights (for example, if we are trying to collect money you owe us); we must comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal or regulatory process; or in connection with a sale, merger, transfer, exchange, or other disposition (whether of assets, stock, or otherwise) of all or a portion of the business conducted by the web sites to which this policy applies.

GDS also shares web site usage information about visitors to our web sites who have received a targeted promotional campaign with a reputable third party advertising company for the purpose of targeting future campaigns and upgrading visitor information used in reporting statistics. For this purpose, we and our third-party advertising company note some of the pages you visit on our web site through the use of pixel tags (also called clear gifs).

 

Cookies
GDS (or third party service providers on our behalf) may from time to time set and access cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small amount of data (often including a unique identifier), that is sent to your browser from a web site's computers and stored on your computer's hard drive.

GDS may use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our site. We may use cookies to control the display of ads, to track usage patterns on the sites, to deliver editorial content, to record requests for subscriptions and to personalize information. Our cookies may contain personally identifiable information and such cookies may be shared with others to the same extent indicated above.

GDS (or third party service providers on our behalf) may also use cookies to collect aggregate information about web site users on an anonymous basis. We may share aggregate demographic and usage information with our prospective and actual business partners, advertisers and other third parties for any business purpose. Some of our advertisers may serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers. If you don't want cookies, most Web browsers include an option that allows you to not accept them. However, if you set your browser to refuse cookies, some portions of our sites may not function efficiently.

IP ADDRESS
Your Internet Protocol ("IP") address is usually associated with the place from which you enter the Internet, like your Internet Service Provider, your company or your university. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers, gather broad demographic information, and administer our website.

KIDS and PARENTS
We also allow access to our database by third parties that provide us with services, such as technical maintenance or forums software or newsletter transmittals, but only for the purpose of and to the extent necessary to provide those services. And if you choose to purchase items through features on our site, we may forward your information to third parties for services such as credit card processing and order fulfillment. The sites covered by this policy are not intended for use by children, especially those under age 13.

No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information or use our public discussion areas, forums and chats. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 must get the permission of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before subscribing to any magazines on our sites. If your children disclose information about themselves in our public discussion areas, they may get unsolicited messages from other parties. Accordingly, you should tell them not to do so. If you're worried about your children's activities or their privacy on our site, we encourage you to e-mail GDS.

NON U.S. USERS
If you are located outside of the United States, please note that the information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using this web site, you consent to this transfer

Changes to Privacy Policy and Notice
GDS may change this policy from time to time in its discretion. Your continued use of our sites indicates your consent to this privacy policy and any amended versions of it.