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Effective as of April 23, 2006,
Hockey Metro, L.L.C. takes the privacy of our customers and the security of their Personal Information extremely serious. This Online Privacy Policy and Security Statement ("Policy Statement") explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and also identifies the limited circumstances under which it may be disclosed.
If you have any questions regarding this Policy Statement, please contact us and provide your contact information so we may reply promptly to you:
• email us at: contact@hockeymetro.com;
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• write to us at:
Hockey Metro, LLC
7625 Louise
Westland, Michigan 48185-2511
Personal Information - What We Collect and How We Collect It
Hockey Metro, LLC collects minimal personal Information from our visitors and members. We collect your name and personal email address. We also collect demographic information from you related to hockey. Examples of such information are hockey age division of your players, name of your local hockey association, and your preferences related to hockeymetro.com content. This information is only used to improve the content of hockeymetro.com; it is never shared with third parties.
We collect information by one of three methods:
• Member Account - When you register to become a member of hockeymetro.com, a member account is created that contains your name, email address, and your hockey demographics info.
• Cookies - hockeymetro.com uses cookies to understand how our site visitors and members use our content and other services. Cookies allow us to personalize and improve your experience at hockeymetro.com. Data obtained through cookies are NEVER provided to third parties.
• Computing Technology - web logs collect standard web log entries for each page served, including your IP address, page URL, and timestamps. Web logs help us to diagnose problems with servers and provide top-notch service to you.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We only use the Personal Information of our visitors and members to understand and meet their needs from hockeymetro.com, including:
• Improve our web site and service to our members.
• Send email newsletters outlining latest news and content at hockeymetro.com
You Have Choices
We give you choices and control over the collection and use of your Personal Information. You can update your Personal Information at any time.
You also have the opportunity to choose to receive email newsletters and you can cancel your subscription(s) at any time. Distribution lists are never provided to third parties.
We also provide the choice to opt out of some or all of the individualized demographics data collection we request during registration.
Changes to all of your personal and demographics information can always be completed by accessing your member account .
How We Protect Your Personal Information
Hockey Metro, LLC and its technical support providers use a variety of encryption and security technologies and procedures to protect information stored on our servers from unauthorized access. We also maintain procedural safeguards that restrict your Personal Information only to employees (or people working on our behalf and under confidentiality agreements) who need to know your Personal Information in order to provide products and services that you request.
Even with all of the safeguards used by hockeymetro.com and our good faith efforts to store and protect personal information in a secure operating environment, we can never guarantee complete security. Maximum security always comes from participation by users and members. Please use good judgement when including any personal information in talk forums, bulletin boards, and our other services as this information is available to the public once you have posted it.
Release of Personal Information (Special Circumstances)
Hockey Metro, LLC will NOT release any personal information to third parties except under special circumstances:
• We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.
• We may also disclose information to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
• Enforce our Terms of Use ; and/or,
• Respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third parties; and/or,
• Protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Hockey Metro, LLC, its users or the general public.
Special Notes Regarding International Use
By visiting our web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that due to the international dimension of the internet, we may use the data collected in the course of our relationship for the purposes identified in this policy or in our other communications with you, including the transmission of information outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, please understand that such data may be stored on servers located in the United States. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.
If you are a Citizen of Canada:
Canadian citizens except under circumstances defined by law are entitled to access the Personal Information about you collected by Hockey Metro, LLC by writing to:
Privacy Director
c/o Hockey Metro, LLC
7625 Louise
Westland, Michigan 48185.
If you believe that the Personal Information about you that we have collected is incomplete or inaccurate, Hockey Metro, LLC will correct the information upon verification of the omission or error and of the identity of the person requesting the change. If you wish additional information about our Personal Information management, to access, correct or have us investigate any matters in relation to your Personal Information, please email privacy@hockeymetro.com .
Third Party Web Sites
Hockeymetro.com, and its visitors and members, may provide links to third party web sites, which have different privacy practices. We are not responsible for, nor have any control over, the privacy policies of those third party web sites, and encourage all users to read the privacy policies of each web site they visit.
Updates to the Privacy Policy
Hockeymetro.com updates its Privacy Policy and Security Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our business. If we change how we collect and manage your personal information, we will post a policy change notification on the web site. | 
