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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 01/03/07
Mercole.com is owned and operated by Mercole Online, LLC. We take your privacy seriously. Since we gather certain types of information about our visitors like you, we want to help you understand the types of information we gather, and how we use it—therefore we have established this privacy policy. We will occasionally update this policy. When we do so the "last update" date at the top of this page will be revised.

Our goal in collecting personal information is to provide you with the most useful content and services.

We only collect personally identifiable information such as name and email address when you provide it to us, such as when you when you submit a question via our contact us form. Once you send us a message via the form you are no longer anonymous to us.

Mercole.com does not sell nor disclose your personal information to any outside organization for its use in marketing or solicitation without your consent. Your information may be shared with agents or contractors of Mercole Online, LLC for the purpose of performing services for Mercole Online, LLC. Also, Mercole Online, LLC may be required to disclose personal information when the identified purposes are required by any law, regulation, legal process or government request or when needed to minimize or avoid the danger to life or property.

Anonymous data such as pages viewed, time of visit, IP addresses, date and time, and browser type is collected for every visitor to this site. This information is used in aggregate to analyze and improve our web site.

Mercole.com is not directed to children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13 years of age.

What about cookies?
When you visit mercole.com, a cookie may be placed on your computer or a cookie may be read if you visited our web site previously. Your Internet browser has a feature called "cookies" which stores small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to our site. If you choose not to have your browser accept cookies from mercole.com, you may not be able to may not be able to fully experience or view our site. By themselves, cookies tell us nothing about who you are unless you specifically give us personally identifiable information. You may elect not to allow cookies to be collected by adjusting your settings on your browser.

We may use cookies and tracking technologies, which tell us nothing about who you are, in a variety of ways, including:
  • Keeping track of return visits to our site
  • Accumulating anonymous, aggregate data, to analyze statistical information on our web site including advertising click through rates.
Other companies that are presenting advertisements on mercole.com may use tracking technology. We do not give any personally identifiable information to them as part of this relationship. Unless you visit the website of these companies and provide them with personally identifiable information about yourself, these tracking technologies tell those advertisers nothing about who you are. Third party use of tracking technology is subject to their privacy policies.

Any questions regarding this privacy policy should be sent via the contact us form.