Privacy Policy

The Internet website www.MarriageMasters.com (the “Site”) is committed to protecting your privacy and the security of your personal and financial information. This Privacy Policy discloses our privacy practices and explains why we collect information from you as well as what we might do with it. We will only use your personal information in accordance with the terms of this policy.

If these terms are not acceptable to you, please do not become a member. By becoming a member or by using the site, you are acknowledging your acceptance of these terms.  

By clicking on  "I have read and accept the Privacy Policy of MarriageMasters.com" button on the Sign Up page, you agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy  of the site. Our partners have their own Privacy Policies which may have different terms and you should read them as well.

Contact us
The MarriageMasters.com website is owned and operated by Mastering LifeSkills Inc (the “Company”), an Ohio corporation, with offices located at 7122 Cypress Drive, Westerville, OH43082.

If you have questions regarding our policy, please contact us by emailing privacy@MarriageMasters.com and writing “Privacy Policy” in the subject line. and writing “Privacy Policy” in the subject line.

You may also write to Marriage Masters at the address above or call (614) 334-6627.

Collecting Your Information
For statistical evaluation, we collect aggregate information that does not include personal identification about those accessing the Site. The Company logs IP addresses (the location of your computer on the Internet) for system administration, troubleshooting, and to examine overall traffic trends. For example, IP addresses help us determine the number of people coming from various online gateways, such as Google or AOL and to track a user’s session but the user’s identity remain anonymous. This information is recorded in aggregate form for administrative purposes only. IP addresses are not linked to your personal information.

The only personal information that we obtain about you is the information that you explicitly and voluntarily supply to us when you use the Site. Information identifiable to you personally (such as name and email address) will not be given, sold, transferred or disclosed to any third party, unless we are required to do so by applicable law or a court, without your permission which may be given by your privacy settings on the Site, email, facsimile or other means of transmission. 

We cannot warrant the security of any information transmitted to or from the Site, and we will not accept liability for unintentional disclosure. We do our best to protect your personal information on our systems but information you post to any area on our Site, except “Your Corner”, is available to all Members accessing that area of the Site. 

Chat Rooms, Forums, Message boards and News Groups.
We may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and news groups available to you. Please understand that any information disclosed in these areas becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Contests and Surveys
The Company and its partners and affiliates sponsor contests to give you the opportunity to win great prizes. Your participation is entirely optional. Information we collect for such contests can include contact information and demographic information.

The Company values the opinions of its Members, so we conduct surveys online, via e-mail, or by telephone. Your participation in these surveys is optional. Information we collect in online surveys will include general information on the use of the Site and other demographic information, such as age and gender. Survey participants are anonymous unless otherwise stated in the survey.

Cookies
The Company uses “cookies” (a small data file stored on your computer) to customize portions of the Site to your preferences. For example, a cookie is used to identify repeat usage, determine the most popular areas of the Site, to identify you as a Member and to limit your access to, for example, your own personal information and family section. This way, you only have to answer certain questions once and not every time you participate in an activity or event. A cookie cannot read any information on your hard drive and by itself doesn't tell us, or anyone else, who you are, what your email address is, or anything else personal. We gather that information when you register with the Site and access to that information is limited to the Company. You can delete cookies from your computer at any time. If you set up your browser to reject all cookies, you may be limited to some the areas or functionality within the Site.

Use of the Information Information we collect from our members helps us to improve our content, customize certain pages for you, and update you about MarriageMasters.com.  Your personal information will not be shared or sold to any other business or vendor.

Changing Your Personal Information or Newsletter Subscription
You can access or update your personal information, including subscriptions to our email newsletter, at any time. To unsubscribe, you can follow the instructions on the bottom of each newsletter or edit your privacy preferences in your member profile. If you would like to deactivate you membership with MarriageMasters.com, you should contact the Company by emailing support@MarrigeMasters.com and writing "Deactivate Membership" in the subject line. You may also write to Marriage Masters at 7122 Cypress Drive, Westerville, OH43082.

Affiliate Sites
The Company makes the registries of certain retailers available through the Site and also offers marriage and wedding related products and services provided by other companies, with whom we have affiliate arrangements, through links to their websites. We cannot be responsible for their content or for private information that you may choose to share with them. Please understand that information you release directly to parties who provide services to us or sell products through our Site may be subject to different rules of use or disclosure. Please investigate and ask questions before disclosing personal information to third parties. Please let us know you have problems with the Privacy Policy of any of our affiliates.

Security
The Company and its service providers have extensive security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information stored in its database. This includes the use of Secure Server technology during credit card transactions as well as other security measures which are applied to all repositories and transfers of user information. Although the Company and its service providers exercise reasonable care to provide secure transmission of data between your computer and our servers, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to us over the Internet and we accept no liability for any unintentional disclosure.

Disclaimer
Your privacy is important to us but, due to the existing legal regulatory and security environments, we cannot fully ensure that your private communications and other personally identifiable information will not be disclosed to third parties. Under certain circumstances, the government or third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications. Additionally, in the unlikely event we need to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, we can disclose any information about you to courts of law, private entities, law enforcement, or other government officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate.

Hopefully, this policy clarifies our procedures regarding your personal information but if you still have any questions send an email to privacy@MarriageMasters.com .

Subject to Change
We reserve the right to modify or alter this policy at any time by posting the changes on this page. Your use of the Site is subject to this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions.   Both of these are subject to change at anytime, with or without notice. Your continued use of the site subsequent to a change constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Effective DateThis policy is effective June 30, 2006.