A.
Proprietary Rights to Content: Users, viewers and/or
readers of the RoadTrip America® Web site acknowledge
that all content displayed, posted and/or transmitted
from the website, including but not limited to music,
sound, video, graphics, data, text, multimedia,
HTML, XML, and other materials collectively known
as "content" may be protected by copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary
rights and laws. Users, viewers, and/or readers
may use the content only as expressly authorized
by RoadTrip America. Users, viewers, and/or readers
may not copy, store, reproduce, distribute, display,
publish or create derivative works from the content
without express authorization from RoadTrip America.
B.
Trademarks: RoadTrip America, RoadTrip Report, RoadTrip2000,
Phoenix One, Earth Rover, RTA logo and all other
RoadTrip America products and logos referenced herein
and displayed on our Web site are trademarks, service
marks or registered trademarks and registered service
marks of Flattop Productions, Inc., d.b.a. RoadTrip
America. Those service marks, along with those owned
by third parties may not be copied, downloaded or
otherwise exploited without the express permission
of RoadTrip America or such third party service
mark owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein
are reserved.
C.
Copyright Protection: RoadTrip America respects
copyright law and expects all of our readers/viewers
to do the same. The Internet industry depends upon
copyright law to enable content providers to get
fairly compensated for their content. Unauthorized
copying or distribution of content is an infringement
of the copyright holder's rights. RoadTrip America
may elect to prosecute anyone who infringes upon
the copyright, or other intellectual property rights,
of RoadTrip America or any of the third parties
affiliated with this website.
D.
Use of Photographs on this website: Unless a photo
credit is expressly provided and/or is attached
to any photograph or image found on this website,
it is deemed to be the property of RoadTrip America
for the exclusive use by RoadTrip America and subject
to all forms of copyright protection. On occasion,
RoadTrip America accepts submissions from readers/viewers
of certain photographic images that are to be published
in the "Funny Road Signs" or other departments
within the RoadTrip America website. RoadTrip America
will only accept and publish photographic images
from persons who are legally authorized to grant
us permission to use the images. The following information
must be supplied upon submission:
1.
What is the name of the Photographer?
2.
Is the submitting person the photographer and/or
do we have permission to use the photos on www.roadtripamerica.com?
3.
Where and when was the photo taken? (Please be
as specific as possible with respect to the date
and location of the photo.)
4.
Do we have permission to use your name, (if different
from the photographer) and home city?
5.
What is the photographer's home city/town/location?
6.
Do we have permission to extend to other publications/Websites
the right to republish the images at a future
date?
7.
Has your photograph been published previously
on another web site?
E.
Privacy Notice: Your privacy is very important to
us. Please review the privacy practices employed
by RoadTrip America as explained below.
RoadTrip
America®
Privacy Policy Statement
Questions
regarding the policy statement should be directed
to the RoadTrip America Web site administrator for
clarification at mark@roadtripamerica.com.
RoadTrip
America believes that meeting your expectations
of privacy during your visits to this Web site,
is of the highest priority and is critical to the
continued success of RoadTrip America and to the
over-all health and vitality of the Internet.
This
privacy policy statement outlines the information
practices we use, including what type of information
is gathered and tracked, how this information is
used and with whom any information is shared. We
respect your rights and privacy and are eager to
answer any questions or concerns that you may have.
We can be reached at the following addresses:
E-mail:
webmaster@roadtripamerica.com Postal service:
Flattop Productions, Inc./RoadTrip America
8275 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Telephone: (702)320-4866
A.
Information Collected:
1.
In general, you can join us "on the road
and online" without telling us who you are
and without revealing any personal information
about yourself.
2.
We collect anonymous information from your visits
to RoadTrip America by using the IP addresses
from the Log files. We keep track of domain names
but not the e-mail address, of anyone who visits
our Web site. We use the page sharing services
of both "Share This" and the RSS feed
sharing by e-mail provided by "Feed Burner"
and so we can view the e-mail address of both
the viewer and sender of the form. These e-mail
addresses are not used for any purpose except
to complete the sending of the forms as requested
by the site visitors.
3.
We also collect data on some of the pages that
you may visit and the information that you may
submit when you use the e-mail newsletter registration
form, which we call the "Guest Submission"
page. We may also collect data about what you
pages you looked at and/or access and how long
you spent on the RoadTrip America Web site.
4.
We may collect demographic information from the
answers that you post on the registration form
for the periodic RoadTrip America e-newsletter.
In particular, we are interested by what sources
you used when you linked to the RoadTrip America
Web site the first time and whether or not you
share our interest in wireless gear and services.
We also solicit ideas for trip destinations or
places you would like to visit along with RoadTrip
America. This information is gathered for the
sole reason of improving the delivery of content
to you and fellow users of this Web site.
5.
We may collect personally identifiable information
from you if you elect to purchase a product or
enter one of our contests or inquire about employment
opportunities with RoadTrip America.
6.
The information we collect is used for internal
review and use by the editors of RoadTrip America.
Unless otherwise stated, all information collected
is used solely to improve the content of the Web
site and services.
B.
Sharing of Information:
1.
We share aggregate information with advertisers
regarding the demographics of our visitors. This
is not linked to any personal information that
can identify any individual person.
2.
If you voluntarily provide personally identifiable
information for the purpose of making a purchase
or entering a contest, we will forward that specific
information to the third parties for credit card/check
processing and order fulfillment. While RoadTrip
America will seek to require that any such third
parties will follow the appropriate privacy policies
and will not authorize them to use any part of
this information except for the express purpose
for which it was provided, RoadTrip America does
not bear any responsibility for any actions or
policies of any third parties.
3.
We may partner with another party to provide specific
services. If you were to sign up for these special
services, we will share the names and other contact
information as is necessary for the third party
to provide these services. Such a service could
include an online personalized mapping services
or a shopping service for wireless equipment.
Two such services are the sharing page services
referenced in paragraph A-2 and you should consult
each of their privacy statements for further information
about how personal information is saved on their
servers.
4.
We may disclose personal identifiable information
when required by law or in the good-faith belief
that such action is necessary in order to conform
to the requirements of the law or to comply with
legal process served on RoadTrip America.
5.
In some circumstances, usually as a result of
publishing an article on RoadTrip America's Web
site, we are contacted by individuals seeking
personal identifiable information about a subject
of the published article. We will only disclose
this information to these specific third parties
if we have received explicit permission from the
subject of the query granting the release of this
information.
C.
Links and Forums:
1.
RoadTrip America provides a multitude of links
to other Web sites. Please be aware that when
you click on one of these links, you will be entering
another website. We encourage you to read the
privacy statements of these linked Web sites as
their privacy policy may differ from ours. RoadTrip
America is not responsible for the privacy policies
or the content of these linked Web sites.
2.
There is, at present, one forum on the RoadTrip
America Web site where readers can post comments
and ideas. It is known as "The Great American
RoadTrip Forum." You should be aware that
when you voluntarily disclose personally identifiable
information, (e.g., first and last name, address,
e-mail address, etc) on the forums, that information
can be collected and used by others and may result
in unsolicited messages from other posters or
parties. If you do receive an unsolicited and
UNWANTED message from anyone, please contact us
as soon as possible and we will endeavor to end
that person's use of the RoadTrip America's forums.
In some instances, we may post the content of
your e-mail messages sent to one of the principals
of RoadTrip America under the appropriate forum.
Further, we reserve the right to edit all postings
for clarity or application on the forums.
3.
We use e-mail links within the RoadTrip America
Web site to allow you to contact us directly via
e-mail. We use the information provided in your
e-mail to respond to your questions and comments.
We may also store your comments for future reference.
Your personal information is only shared with
third parties with your explicit permission, with
the exception of information that is posted on
the forums (paragraph C.2.) referenced above.
D.
On-line Advertising:
1.
RoadTrip America uses certain third party companies
to deliver some banner advertisements and other
on-line communication. These companies may collect
and use information about the customers who clicked
or viewed these banners. The information they
collect is aggregated so as to protect the privacy
of our readers, but RoadTrip America does not
bear any responsibility for any actions or policies
of any third parties.
2.
One of the online advertisers is Google.com, and
Google.com as a third party vendor uses the DoubleClick
DART cookie. A DART cookie is used to observe
and track how a user views this site and other
sites on the Internet. More information about
the DART cookie system, including how to opt-out
of this system can
be viewed here. Additional information about
how Google.com uses this information may
be found here.
E.
Cookies and other tracking technologies:
1.
RoadTrip America may use persistent "cookies"
to store and track information on our Web site,
enabling us to provide our visitors with customizable
and personalized services. Such a service may
include remembering preferences that you voluntarily
set so we can supply the latest information about
cutting edge wireless communication products and
services. Cookies are small bits of data that
we send to the browser on your computer from our
Web server.
2.
RoadTrip America supports the efforts of the Platform
for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) and may
incorporate some of the tracking protocol at a
future date. But we feel strongly that you have
the absolute authority to control any of your
personal information that is gathered on this
Web site. The Web site administrator will endeavor
to stay current with the technological changes
associated with privacy issues to ensure that
your rights to privacy while visiting this Web
site are protected.
F.
Security:
1.
At present, RoadTrip America does not support
an internal commerce Web site, (for the purchase
of RTA products through the use of credit cards
or electronic cash). All such purchases are conducted
through third parties, and SSL encryption is used
when you are prompted to enter sensitive information,
(such as credit card number and/or social security
number).
2.
While secure encryption technology is used to
protect sensitive information on-line, we also
protect all user information that is stored offline.
Only one person, the Web site administrator, has
access to the distribution list and database that
we use to send the e-newsletters, and this person
also has direct responsibility for the operation
of the online forums described in paragraph C.2.
3.
The RoadTrip America Web server is located in
a locked cage in a secure facility. No unauthorized
person has access of any kind to any of the RoadTrip
America online files.
G.
Choice/Double Opt-In:
1.
In association with Vertical Response, Inc. and
FeedBurner, Inc., RoadTrip America employs a "double
opt-in" registration procedure for its e-mail
newsletters. Upon submission of the registration
form, a reader will receive a confirmation e-mail
message containing a confirmation link. Clicking
on the link confirms the registration, and the
reader is "double opted-in."
2.
If you have registered to receive e-mail communications
from us and later change your mind, you may contact
us to have your name and e-mail address removed
from the distribution lists. Should you wish to
remove your name and e-mail, please send an e-mail
requesting removal of this information to webmaster@roadtripamerica.com.
3.
We also give you the option to remove your name
and e-mail address upon receipt of every e-newsletter
that we send to you.
H.
Use of RoadTrip America by children:
1.
While this Web site is not directed at children,
it is our intention that the content produced
and published on RoadTrip America be useful, entertaining
and of reasonable acceptance for all ages of children
and adults.
2.
We are supportive and committed to comply with
all applicable laws and requirements in this regard.
I.
Notification of Changes:
1.
This privacy statement was last updated on April
7, 2009. A notice will be posted on the RoadTrip
America home page for thirty (30) days whenever
this privacy statement is changed.
If
you have any questions or suggestions for improvements
in this privacy policy, please contact the RoadTrip
America Web site administrator at mark@roadtripamerica.com.
