penwrights.com Privacy Statement

The following statement outlines the privacy policy of penwrights.com. This policy is open to comment and is meant to provide an evolutionary framework from which we at penwrights.com can address any concerns of the web-surfer community. Please forward any comments you may have regarding this policy to us through our Contact Us form.

Consumer Data Collected by penwrights.com:

Non-Personally Identifiable Consumer Data.

When penwrights.com presents it's dynamic content to members, we do not collect personally identifiable information regarding such individuals such as name, address, social security number or e-mail address. We do, however, record the time/date and ip address of the member when they log into the site for the first time each session. This information is used to provide site statisitic, which are viewable by members and the general public from the front page of the site. The ip address is a Non-Personally Identifiable piece of data to penwrights.com and is not used for any other purpose than calculating traffic statistics and patterns.

Personally-Identifiable Consumer Data.

penwrights.com does not use any personally-identifiable data about a member for any purpose other than profiling information for other member's benefit. This data is completely consentual and is not required for membership to penwrights.com. This information includes first name, last name, street address, city, state, instant messaging id, and miscellaneous opinions. The applicant may choose to simply not fill out the personally-indentifiable information on the membership application form. If the information is filled out, the member may change the information at any time by editing their profile from the main toolbar. penwrights.com does not request or collect data from a member on subject areas including sexual orientation, political or religious affiliations, or medical data.

Consumer Choice Concerning Data Collection:

Non-Personally Identifiable Consumer Data - Use of Cookies - Opt-Out.

When a member logs into penwrights.com, they are assigned a unique number, known as a cookie, that is recorded and stored on their computer in their web browser's memory segment. The life of the cookie is only until the member exits their browser. Once they have exited the browser, the cookie information is lost. It is not stored in the browser's cookie file for subsequent use. Cookies do not harm the member's computers. The purpose of this cookie is to allow the penwrights.com server to identify the member at each page and obtain the member's information for dynamic page rendering. For example, in order to view the member's submitted files, the cookie will allow the server to identify who is requesting them.

A member may choose to opt-out of receiving the benefits associated with our use of cookies at any time by contacting us through our Contact Us form.

Personally Identifiable Consumer Data - Opt-Out

If a member elects to provide penwrights.com with personally-identifiable data, he or she may "opt-out" of such election at any time by erasing the data from their profile in the "Edit Profile" screen, accessible from the main menu.

Children's Privacy:

penwrights.com is very sensitive to the issue of children's privacy and makes every effort to protect the privacy of children surfing the web. penwrights.com is not developed for or directed at children. If you believe your child has provided penwrights.com with personally-identifiable data, or registered with the penwrights.com service, and you would like to have them removed, please contact us through our Contact Us form.

Contacting Us:

For more information or if you have questions or concerns regarding penwrights.com's Privacy Statement, please contact us through our Contact Us form.