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iCrank.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website.

Our my.iCrank site uses cookies to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site.  In addition, our normal site registration process will use cookies to store login information if you select "remember me". 

Our my.iCrank registration form requires users to give us their e-mail address. The customer's contact information is used to contact the visitor when necessary and is not given or sold to third parties unless permission has been given via a "join mailing list" checkbox.  A username and password are required to allow us to retain each user's customization settings.  A job description is asked for and is used for us to compile a demographic picture of our users.  Job descriptions are not related to e-mail addresses in any way, but are tallied independently and anonymously. 

This site contains links to other sites. iCrank.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

This site is also affiliated with third party providers of services.  These services include free web space, and a stock portfolio that are accessed from the my.iCrank start page.  iCrank.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of our affiliates and will not be held accountable for their use of your information.  Refer to these third party sites to learn about their privacy policies.

IP Addresses

iCrank.com also logs IP addresses for systems administration purposes. IP addresses are logged to track a user's session. This gives iCrank.com an idea of which parts of our site users are visiting. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that a users session will be tracked, but the user will be anonymous.

Public Forums

This site makes chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.  These measures include, but are not limited to keeping sensitive information in protected areas of our host server. 

Choice/Opt-Out

This site gives users the following options for removing their information from our database to not receive future communications or to no longer receive our service. 

   1.You can send email to myaccount@icrank.com

Correct/Update

This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided. 

   1.email myaccount@icrank.com

Contacting the Web Site

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at:

http://icrank.com/cgi-bin/pageman/pageout.cgi?path=/email_us/input.htm