Max Music's Privacy Policy   We take guarding the privacy of the information that you  provide when using Max Music very seriously. Please read this  policy to understand how we will treat the personal  information that you give to us. Our privacy procedures  include the following:   We disclose our privacy policies and procedures in this  document.   We do not sell or rent your personally identifiable  information to anyone.    Since this policy may change over time as we modify or  expand our service, we suggest that you check back from  time to time in order to understand how we treat your  information. Your use of Max Music constitutes your agreement  to the terms of  Max Music's privacy policy. If we decide to  change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on  this page so that you are always aware of what personal  information we collect, how we use it and under what  circumstances we disclose it. Your continued use of Max Music  constitutes your agreement to any such changes.      The items below provide an index to the information that follows:   What personally identifiable information does Max Music  collect?   How does Max Music use the personal information?   What choices are available to you regarding the  collection, disclosure of personal  information and how you can opt out?   What are cookies and how they are used by Max Music?   What happens when you leave Max-Music.com to go to other  sites?   Sweepstakes, Sponsorships, Promotions.   How and when is personal information disclosed to 3rd  parties?   What is Max Music's policy regarding children's privacy?    What personally identifiable information does Max Music  collect?      Billing/Shipping Data  Max Music collects personal information  including your name, current resident address, email address,  zip code, credit card number. After providing Max Music with this information, you are no longer anonymous.  You can choose to withhold your personal information. However, if you choose to withhold requested information, you may  not be able to use your credit card(s) to purchase products on our site. You can still however use money orders to make purchases, see our Payment & Shipping Policy for more details. In addition, we may not be able to provide  you with some of the other services dependent upon the  collection of such information.  Other data collected  From time to time, Max Music may collect additional personal  and non-personal information about you. This may include:       Information you provide when registering to receive       goods or services from one or more of our partners.       Information you provide when entering into a       contest, sweepstakes or promotion sponsored by       Max Music and/or one of our partners.       Information you provide when filling out a user       survey.       Information you provide if you contact us via email.         Publicly available information that we obtain from       third parties.       Max Music may also collect information at other times.      How does Max Music use personal information?   We  use the billing/shipping information for shipping, contact, payment, and legal confirmation and verification.     Max Music uses the information described above to do, among  other things, the following:       Enhance the Max Music site and service       such as providing you with advertisements we believe       will be of interest to you.       Contact users for feedback regarding  Max Music and       Max Music's partners via email surveys if you have elected to recieve such offers.       Send personalized information about Max Music and its       site features, and offers via email, unless you       have opted out of receiving these types of       communications.      Max Music may use publicly available consumer data to enhance  the service we provide you and to present you with  special advertising offers and promotions. In cases where  Max Music obtains publicly available consumer data Max Music DOES  NOT disclose your personally identifiable information to the  party providing us with this data. Under confidentiality  agreements which do not permit reuse or disclosure, Max Music  may match your user information with third party data.  We sometimes do this in order to help determine whether  a particular offer or promotion will be of interest to our  users.      What choices are available to you regarding the  collection, disclosure and distribution of personal  information and how can you opt-out?  You can always choose whether or not to disclose  personally identifiable information and that choice will not  prevent you from using Max Music. Please note, however, that  you must provide some personally identifiable information  in order  to use our Online Shopping Cart for Credit Card purchases.  You can choose at anytime to opt out of receiving emails  from Max Music.  We will not send you any future emails. However,  Max Music may continue to use your personal information for  internal purposes, to conduct promotions, to enhance your user experience or as necessary to administer the site or comply with applicable  law. For more on this see Administering the Site below.        What are cookies are and how they are used by  Max Music?  As a standard practice, to keep track of items in your shopping cart.  This random number is kept in a file  on your computer called a "cookie. Max Music does not require users to accept cookies in order to  enjoy the site. You can set your browser to reject  cookies, or to notify you when Max Music or another company  sends you a cookie. If you have questions about how to  change your browser's "cookie" settings, please contact  the software manufacturer. You should be aware,  however, that some areas of  Max Music such as the shopping cart service may be significantly  slower, or may not function at all, if cookies are disabled. When you are on Max Music other advertisers  and/or our partners may place their own cookies on your  computer, even if you remain solely on the Max Music site.  Max Music does not control the use that these parties make  with the information obtained through the cookies they  send. If you have questions or concerns regarding cookies  sent to you by companies other than Max Music, we encourage  you to contact those companies directly.            What happens when you leave  max-music.com to go to  other sites?  When you are on  Max Music, you may be directed to other sites  that are beyond our control. For example, if you "click" on  a banner advertisement  the  "click" may take you off the Max Music site. These other sites  may independently collect data, solicit personal  information, or send their own cookies to you. Max Music is not  responsible for any use of the information including  click-stream data that you may create when using such  3rd party sites.   Max Music takes steps to ensure that your information is  treated securely and in accordance with our Terms of  Service and this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no data  transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed secure.  As a result, while we strive to protect your personal  information, we cannot guarantee the security of any  information you transmit to us or from our online products  or services, and you use these services at your own risk.        How and when is information disclosed to 3rd  parties?  In general, Max Music does not disclose your personally  identifiable information to any third party. Only in special situations described  below, such as to comply with the law or administer the site.    You can also elect not to use certain services or  participate in certain promotions if you do not want your  information shared with the third parties who are  sponsoring or administering such promotions.        Sweepstakes, Promotions, Sponsorships:   Max Music may disclose your personal information to business  partners,  sponsors of promotions, and  sweepstakes  available through Max Music. When you  choose to submit such information to  business partners,  sponsors of promotions,  and sweepstakes.  Special sponsor promotions may  often involve a request for additional information. By  submitting this additional information, you give Max Music  permission to transfer this information to the sponsor so  they can fulfill your request or administer the promotion.  You should review any applicable sweepstakes and  promotions rules or user agreement to see what is being  shared.        Administering the Site and Compliance with Law:   Max Music  may disclose your personally identifiable information if we  believe in good faith that we are required to do so in order  to comply with applicable law, a subpoena, or other legal  process. Max Music may also disclose your information when  we have reason to believe that disclosing this information  is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action  against someone who may be violating our Terms of  Service or to protect the safety of our users and the  public. In addition, Max Music may  access your  information for administrative and other purposes that we  believe are necessary to develop, maintain and improve  our products and services.  In addition, we may share your personal information under strict confidentiality agreements with certain third parties  which assist us in developing, operating and maintaining the Max-Music site.        What is Max Music's policy regarding Children's privacy?  Max Music is committed to the safety of our children. Person(s)  under 13 may not register for a Max Music email account, In Addition we will NOT       request or knowingly collect from a       child any information online that can be traced to       the child, such as an email address, name or       information about the child's family.       Max Music will not knowingly use personal information       from children under age 13 for any marketing or       promotional purposes.       In addition, Max Music will not send any direct email       offers to users who indicate they are under the age       of 13.