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Computionary (WM) Understands How Important Privacy Is to Our Members

Computionary is committed to protecting your privacy and your kids’ privacy. By using Computionary, you consent to the collection and use of certain personal information. This Privacy Policy is provided to help you understand how Computionary protects your privacy.

Information Gathered by Computionary®
For visitors to our website and registered users, we log standard technical information, such as your IP address. If you choose to register with us, WM requires you to provide your email address, birth date, gender, and where you live. You will also be required to select a user ID and password. In addition, WM may optionally ask you to provide your physical address and other demographic information, such as interests or occupation. We may collect other personal information from time to time, such as when you provide feedback or comments, or communicate with others through our systems.

Computionary uses cookies, a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters, to administer its website and provide a more tailored and user-friendly service to you. For example, we may use cookies to count the number of unique computers accessing our website. Computionary uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser help file directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of Computionary may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.

When you use Computionary, our servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request, content play information, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.

How Computionary Uses Information
The information we collect about you in the course of our relationship is used to provide our services to you. For example, even as we endeavor to protect your identity, we may use your demographic information to create a database of user profiles, select advertisements based on your information and for marketing analysis. In addition, we look at technical information to diagnose problems with our server, to administer the Computionary.com site, to enhance our products and to provide our service to you. Data about searches and search results may be maintained by WM to help in continually improving the service.

How Computionary Protects Information
Computionary's computers store user account information, and may cache user profile information for backup purposes. WM employs the following industry standard security measures to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control:
• Use of secure connections to safeguard information when transmitted from your Web browser to the WM service;
• Use of security controls to restrict access to databases housing personally identifying information;
• Use of encryption for sensitive personal information, such as email addresses and user names;
• Restrict employee access to databases containing personal information and impose confidentiality requirements upon employees who do;
• Take reasonable precautions to maintain the security, confidentiality and integrity of the information we collect at this site.
• Make good faith efforts to store the information in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public; however, we cannot guarantee complete security.

Computionary sometimes uses contractors to perform various website and database functions. The agreement language with the contractor ensures the security, confidentiality and integrity of any personal information the contractor may have access to in the course of contract performance.

When Will WM Disclose Information
We may share personally identifiable information about our users with third parties, including: (1) with your consent or following the opportunity to opt-in or opt-out for specific programs or features, or (2) when we have a good faith belief it is necessary pursuant to a subpoena or other judicial or administrative order; (3) to process payments for products or services; (4) as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy; (5) where required by law; or (6) at our sole discretion, where we deem necessary to respond to claims, to protect the safety of any individual or the public, or to protect the rights, property or personal safety of WM or any third party. We also share non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous Log File information) with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for our service.

Information Sharing

Computionary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Definitionist Global Initiative, LLC. We share your personal information only with our parent company or companies we have selected to provide official WM member services or support WM operations.

Other WM affiliates, such as Defining Word Foundation, may also have access to member information. We may release personal member information on the rare occasions when we are required to do so by law, or when necessary or appropriate to comply with legal process or to protect or defend WM and its members. We do not sell or rent member information to telemarketers, mailing list brokers, or any other companies that are not offering WM-endorsed services or benefits.

We may sometimes share aggregate statistics and non-personal information with the media, government agencies, advertisers, and other third-parties. For example, we may publish statistics on the number of members in various countries, or the number of visitors to Computionary.com. These aggregate statistics will not allow anyone to identify member names or other personal information.

In the event of a change of ownership or a direct merger with or acquisition by another entity, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity. You have the ability and control to remove or alter your account specific information at any time.

Third Parties/Advertisers and Your Information
WM may provide links to third party websites or allow other companies, called third-party ad servers, to display advertisements to users. Ad server companies can write and read their own cookies on your computer, just as if you had requested a web page from their website. WM is not responsible for, and does not have any control over, the privacy practices or the content of such third parties. We encourage users to read the privacy policies of any website visited.

Please note that information stored or cached on other users' computers is subject to those users security practices, which are beyond WM's control. Although we make good faith efforts to store information collected or stored by WM in a secure manner, we cannot guarantee complete security. Information held by WM will be maintained for a length of time appropriate to our business needs.

User Options and Responsibilities
Identity theft is a serious concern to all of us. To help protect yourself against identity theft, please remember that WM will NEVER ask for your password in either a non-secure or unsolicited email communication.

You may choose to correct or update the information you have submitted to us by editing your profile or account information. If you remove your information, it may continue to persist on back-up media.

Safe Use of WM
To report violations of the WM Terms of Use, improper account use, or identity theft please refer to the Terms of Use. For general information for users and parents about staying safe on the internet, go to http://www.onguardonline.gov/# .

Children's Privacy
Computionary and Computionary.com complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.

Please see http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm f or more information on COPPA, and see http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/kids-privacy.aspx and http://kids.getnetwise.org/tools/ for safety tips.

Note to International Users
Computionary.com is hosted in the United States and is intended for and directed to users in the United States. If you are a user accessing the WM service from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the WM service, which is governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Policy, and Terms of Use, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer.

Changes and Updates
WM's Privacy Policy may change from time to time. If we make any substantive changes to our policies, we will notify registered users by posting bulletins on the WM service, by email at the address provided by you, or by posting notice of changes at Privacy Policy. Your use of the website or the WM software after the changes constitutes your agreement with regard to information collected from you in the past and in the future.

Extensions to WM Affinity Companies and Organizations
Computionary.com has affinity relationships with other companies and organizations owned by The Definitionist Global Initiative, LLC including CompuDictionary.com and others. The Computionary Privacy Policy is the Privacy Policy of The Definitionist Global Initiative, LLC and extends to these affinity companies and organizations.

Links to other web sites

Computionary.com includes links to other Web sites, some of which are operated by WM Service Providers or approved vendors, and some of which are not. Sites operated by WM Service Providers and approved vendors may also collect personal information, and may have their own privacy policies that differ from, and are not covered by, this Privacy Policy. It is important that you review any privacy policies on these sites carefully before you use any services or programs offered.

Computionary's site provides links to a wide variety of third-party websites. WM is not responsible for, and does not have any control over, the privacy practices or the content of such third parties. We encourage users to read the privacy policies of any website visited before volunteering any of your personal information. These sites may also collect cookies, or allow third-party advertisers on their sites to collect cookies. You can often find information regarding a site and its privacy policy on the site's home page. If you cannot find or do not like a site's privacy policy, you may prefer not to do business with, or offer information to, that site.