This Privacy Policy Statement describes how Ariel Atom Chat handles personal information that it receives through this website. Throughout this Statement, “we” and “us” refer to Ariel Atom Chat.

Information Collection and Use

Registration

Registration is not necessary for the public to use this website. However, members must register in order to gain access to the “members only” portion of the website. During registration, you must complete the registration form and create a user name and password. During registration you are required to give us contact information. We use this information to contact you about the services on our forum. Ariel Atom Chat is the sole owner of the information collected on this website.

Controlled Materials

In certain instances, you may only obtain materials or information from this website if you provide contact information and other personally identifiable information. We use this information to identify who is receiving these materials and how they are being used.

Generally

We use the personally identifiable information we receive to provide member services to you by, for example, delivering forum content updates based on your personal preferences, delivering member newsletters to you, creating groups within the forums, and providing you with information about developments and events that we believe will be of interest to our members. You may subscribe or unsubscribe groups at any time in order to control your receipt of group communications. You may not unsubscribe from “all-members” communications as we use this channel of communication to provide information and materials that are necessary for membership. Based upon the personally identifiable information you provide us, we will send you a welcoming email to verify your username and password. We will also communicate with you in response to your inquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)

We may elect to share aggregated demographic information about our user base. This information does not identify individual users. We do not link aggregate user data with personally identifiable information.

Service Providers

We use other third parties to provide certain services, such as the hosting and maintenance of our website, and other services that we may elect to provide to our members. This means that certain information you provide to Ariel Atom Chat in connection with requested services will be delivered and stored on the service providers’ servers. When you sign up for specific services, or as required in connection with website hosting, maintenance and operation, we will share only that personally identifiable information that is necessary for the third party to provide the services. These third parties are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any other purpose.

Legal Disclaimer

We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our website.

Log Files

As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information and we do not provide it to third parties.

Cookies and Clear GIFs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)

A “cookie” is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. A “clear GIF,” also known as a “Web beacon” or “Web bug,” is a transparent graphic image that can be used to monitor a user’s interaction with a website. Our website analytics software, which analyzes traffic to our website and each user’s interaction with our website, uses a combination of log files, cookies and clear GIFs to provide us with analytical information that we use to improve the efficiency of our website in an effort to improve user experience. We do not seek to link this information to personal information about specific users and do not provide this information to third parties. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by the Ariel Atom Chat website only.

Links to Other Sites

This website contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by Ariel Atom Chat. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this website. Members of groups have access to mechanisms for posting or distributing messages to other members of their groups. In addition, we may elect to provide bulletin board, chat room or blog functionality on our website from time to time. If you use any of these forums, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information you submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these forums, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums.

Access to Personally Identifiable Information

As a member, if your personally identifiable information changes, you may correct or update it by making changes to your member profile or by contacting us by email.

Security

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Changes in this Privacy Statement

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at: http://arielatomchat.com/forums/sendmessage.php.

Copyright 2011, Ariel Atom Chat. All rights reserved. Use of this website is conditioned upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions below. By using this website, you acknowledge that you agree to these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are subject to change from time to time, so you should review them for changes periodically. Use of the website after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions in effect at the time of such use.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS

This website is owned and operated by Ariel Atom Chat. Except as expressly authorized, no material from this website or any website owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by Ariel Atom Chat may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your internal non-commercial use only, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of Ariel Atom Chat's copyright and other proprietary rights. For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited. Any product, process or technology described in this website may be the subject of other intellectual property rights reserved by Ariel Atom Chat or its members and is not licensed to you hereunder.

LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

Certain areas of the website are password protected and available only to users whom Ariel Atom Chat has given special access privileges. You agree that you will not attempt to access these areas unless Ariel Atom Chat has provided you with access privileges and that you will not attempt to access materials and information within the limited access area that are outside of scope of the access privileges that Ariel Atom Chat has granted you.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

As part of its activities, Ariel Atom Chat provides links to the websites of its members and other sites that it believes may offer useful information that is related to its mission. These sites are not affiliated with Ariel Atom Chat. Ariel Atom Chat is not responsible for the content of such other sites and shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from users’ access to such sites. In addition, those sites are not subject to these terms and conditions or any additional policy that Ariel Atom Chat may implement from time to time. You are responsible for determining the applicable use terms and policies, if any, that may apply to your use of those sites.

LINKS TO THIS WEBSITE; WEB SERVICES

Subject to any additional rights or restrictions set forth in any separate linking agreements regarding this website that you may have entered into with Ariel Atom Chat, you may provide links to this website provided that you adhere to the following requirements: (i) any link to the website must be a text only link clearly marked “Ariel Atom Chat,” (ii) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Ariel Atom Chat or its marks, (iii) the appearance, position and other attributes of the link may not create the false appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with, or associated with Ariel Atom Chat, (iv) when selected by a user, the link must display the website on full-screen and not within a frame on the linking website, and (v) Ariel Atom Chat reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time and in its sole discretion. You may not access any page on this website or any information or data contained on or accessible through this website for the purpose of providing any form of service for your internal use or for the use of any third party unless you have entered into a written agreement, such as a portal agreement, with Ariel Atom Chat for this purpose.

ARIEL ATOM CHAT INFORMATION

Ariel Atom Chat has developed this website as a service to its members and the general public. It endeavors to keep the information on the website up to date. However, the information may nevertheless become out of date over time. Ariel Atom Chat shall not be liable for any inaccuracy or incompleteness of this website or for the failure to update the information contained on this website.

THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND SUBMISSIONS

This website may contain information and materials that third parties have provided to Ariel Atom Chat (“Third-Party Content”). Ariel Atom Chat does not independently verify Third-Party Content, makes no representation as to its accuracy, and assumes no responsibility for your use of the Third-Party Content and any consequences of that use, including, without limitation, any damages, injuries or results that may result from its use. Submissions by visitors to this website, including feedback data such as questions, comments, suggestions regarding the content of the material on this website shall be deemed to be non-confidential and in the public domain. Ariel Atom Chat shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such submission and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute the information that such submissions contain to others without limitation. Potential uses may include, without limitation, use of ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever, such as, for example developing, manufacturing and marketing products incorporating such information. The foregoing paragraph does not apply to submissions that Ariel Atom Chat expressly makes subject to additional restrictions or to any submissions by members that are subject to special agreements or rules of membership. You may not under any circumstance or in any manner post or transmit to or from this website any materials that are unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or that would otherwise violate any law or injure any person or entity. Use of personal information that is submitted to this website is governed by the Ariel Atom Chat Privacy Policy.

NO WARRANTY

THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS IN THIS website ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ARIEL ATOM CHAT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. ARIEL ATOM CHAT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ARIEL ATOM CHAT DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO PORTIONS OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

GOVERNMENT USERS

The materials, information and data on this website are prepared entirely at private expense and are “commercial items” as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, use by the United States government of this website is subject to the limitations in these terms and conditions.

TRADEMARKS

"Ariel Atom Chat," "AAChat," and the Ariel Atom Chat logo are trademarks of Ariel Atom Chat. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL ARIEL ATOM CHAT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE,. THE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF ARIEL ATOM CHAT OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL ARIEL ATOM CHAT'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID TO ARIEL ATOM CHAT, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

TERMINATION

These terms are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate these terms at any time by destroying all materials obtained from any and all Ariel Atom Chat site(s) and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, whether made in accordance with these terms and conditions or otherwise. These terms and conditions will terminate immediately without notice from Ariel Atom Chat if in Ariel Atom Chat's sole discretion you fail to comply with any term, condition or provision of these terms and conditions. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this website and any and all other site(s) of Ariel Atom Chat and its affiliates and all copies thereof, whether made in accordance with these terms and conditions or otherwise.

JURISDICTION AND OTHER MATTERS

This website is controlled and operated by Ariel Atom Chat from within the State of Washington, United States of America. Ariel Atom Chat makes no representation that materials in the website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington as applied to agreements entered into and fully performed therein by residents thereof. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the County of King, California and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing, signed by both parties.