Privacy Statement

The policies below are applicable to the CollegeRoadTrip.com web site. CollegeRoadTrip.com does not collect personal information through this web site. Registration is required and information is collected in certain portions of the web site in which guests specifically and knowingly provide such information along with content submissions, community postings (i.e., chat or bulletin boards). CollegeRoadTrip.com may use such information to track compliance with our web site terms of use, or for editorial and feedback purposes (to the extent that is explained when guests provide the information).

Policies for Individuals

• CollegeRoadTrip.com encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their children and to participate in the interactive activities offered on the site.
• No information should be submitted to or posted CollegeRoadTrip.com web site by guests under 18 years of age without the consent of their parent or guardian.
• Unless otherwise disclosed during collection, CollegeRoadTrip.com does not provide any personally identifying information, regardless of its source, to any third party for any purpose whatsoever.
• Guests' e-mail addresses are never posted on the CollegeRoadTrip.com web site unless the guest chooses to make their e-mail address viewable to the public.

About IP Addresses

CollegeRoadTrip.com collects IP addresses when submitting posts to the bulletin board and for the purposes of system administration. An IP address is the number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you're connected to a network or connected to the Internet. When guests request pages from CollegeRoadTrip.com, our web servers log the guests' IP addresses. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that a user's session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us unless issues of security arise, in which case IP addresses may be turned over to local, state and national authorities.

Use of Cookies

What are cookies? Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual's computer for record keeping purposes. Cookies make Web-surfing easier for you by saving your passwords, purchases, and preferences while you're at our site. The use of cookies is an Industry standard, and you'll find cookies at most major Web sites.

Examples of How CollegeRoadTrip.com Uses Cookies

The CollegeRoadTrip.com bulletin board uses cookies to store information which may include the last time you logged in, your username and password and any preferences you may have selected. These cookies are stored on your browser. Cookies are not used to track your movement or perform any function other than to enhance your use of the bulletin board. If your browser does not support cookies, or you have not enabled cookies on your browser, many of these timesaving features will not work properly. Also, you need to have cookies enabled in your browser if you want to enter a private forum. CollegeRoadTrip.com also uses cookies to let the computer remember that you've registered, which allows us to speed up your future activities at our sites.

How CollegeRoadTrip.com Does Not Use Cookies

CollegeRoadTrip.com never uses cookies to retrieve information from your computer that was not originally sent in a cookie. Except as described below, CollegeRoadTrip.com does not use information transferred through cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes, nor is that information shared with any third parties whatsoever.

Links to Other Sites

Users should be aware that when you are on the CollegeRoadTrip.com web site you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There are links to other sites from CollegeRoadTrip.com that take you outside our service. This includes links from advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use the CollegeRoadTrip.com logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data or solicit personal information. Always be aware of where you end up. Please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online - for example, via message boards or chat - that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. While CollegeRoadTrip.com strives to protect its users' personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online and you do so at your own risk.

Security Policy

The importance of security for all personally identifiable information associated with our Guests is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your PC to our servers, utilizing encryption software. Only those employees who need access to your information in order to do their jobs are allowed access, each having signed compressive nondisclosure agreements, which provides explicit legal confidentiality protections. Any employee who violates our privacy and/or security policies is subject to disciplinary action, including possible termination and civil and/or criminal prosecution.

Your Acceptance of These Terms

By using this site, you signify your assent to the CollegeRoadTrip.com Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our site. Your continued use of the CollegeRoadTrip.com site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

Contact Us

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