JIEF FAQs (frequently-asked questions)

The site editor takes your right to privacy seriously, and wants you to
feel comfortable using this web site. This privacy policy deals with
personally-identifiable information (referred to as "data" below) that may
be collected by this site. This policy does not apply to other entities
that are not owned or controlled by the site editor, nor to persons that are not
employees or agents of the site editor, or that are not under the site
editor's control. Please take time to read this site's terms of use.

Registration of a user account on this site requires only a valid e-mail
address and a user name that has not been used already. You are not
required to provide any other information if do not want to. Please be aware that
the user name you choose, the e-mail address you provide and other information
you provide may render you personally identifiable, and may possibly be
displayed on this web site intentionally (depending on choices you make
during the registration process, or on the way in which the site is
configured) or unintentionally (such as, but not limited to, subsequent to
a successful act of intrusion by a third party). As on many web sites, the
site editor may also automatically receive general information that is
contained in server log files, such as your IP address, and cookie
information. Information about how advertising may be served on this site
(if it is the site editor's policy to display advertising) is set forth
below.

Data may be used to customize and improve your user experience on this
site. Efforts will be made to prevent your data being made available to third
parties unless provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy;
(ii) your consent is obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out
for the sharing of data; (iii) a service provided on our site requires
interaction a third party with or is provided by a third party, such as an
application service provider; (iv) pursuant to legal action or law
enforcement; (v) it is found that your use of this site violates this
policy, terms of service, or other usage guidelines, or if it is deemed
reasonably necessary by the site editor to protect the site editor's legal
rights and/or property; or (vi) this site is purchased by a third party, in
which case that third party will be able to use the data in the same manner
as set forth in this Policy. In the event you choose to use links that
appear on this web site to visit other web sites, you are advised to read
the privacy policies that appear on those sites.

Like many web sites, this web site sets and uses cookies to enhance your
user experience, such as retaining your personal settings. Advertisements
may appear on this web site and, if so, may set and access cookies on your
computer; such cookies are subject to the privacy policy of the parties
providing the advertisement. However, the parties serving the advertising
do not have access to this site's cookies. These parties usually use
non-personally-identifiable or anonymous codes to obtain information about
your visits to this site. You can visit the Network Advertising Initiative
if you want to find out more information about this practice, and to learn
about your options.

People aged thirteen or younger are not allowed to become registered users
of this site. For more information, please contact the webmaster.

This site provides you with the ability to edit the information in your
user account that you provided to during the registration process, by visiting
your personal home page configuration page. You may request deletion of
your user account by contacting the webmaster. Content or other information that
you may have provided, and that is not contained within your user account,
such as posts that may appear within site forums, may continue to remain on
the site at the site editor's discretion, even though your user account is
deleted. Please see the site's Terms of Use for more information.

Changes may be made to this policy from time to time. You will be notified
of substantial changes to this policy either by through the posting of a
prominent announcement on the site, and/or by a message being sent to the
e-mail address you have provided, which is contained in your user settings.

While this privacy policy states standards for maintenance of data, and
while efforts will be made to meet the said standards, the site editor is
not in a position to guarantee compliance with these standards. There may
be factors beyond the site editor's control that may result in disclosure of
data. Consequently, the site editor offers no warranties or representations
as regards maintenance or nondisclosure of data.

If you have any questions about this policy or this web site, please feel
free to contact the webmaster.