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Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. Your use of and/or registration on any aspect of the Web site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy. If you cannot agree with the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Web site. This Privacy Policy does not cover information collected from other sources, including offline properties.

In addition to reading this Privacy Policy, please read our Terms of Use. Your use of the Web site constitutes agreement to its terms and conditions as well.

This Privacy Policy may be modified from time to time, so check back often. Continued access of the Web site by you will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Privacy Policy.

   1. TYPE OF INFORMATION THE WEB SITE COLLECTS

      The Web site generally collects personally identifying information with your specific knowledge and consent. For instance, when you enter a give away or contest, complete a survey, make a purchase, subscribe to any of our services, or register for any portion of our services, you are asked to provide information such as your email address, mailing address, name or phone number. Other information such as your age, birthday or gender may also be requested.

      Our servers may also collect information about your computer when you visit the Web site, including without limitation the type of browser software you use, the operating system you are running, the Web site that referred you, and your Internet Protocol ("IP") address.

   2. HOW THE WEB SITE USES INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU

      ColumbusSports.com uses personally identifying information you supply through the Web site to provide you with the service you have requested. We may also use the information to communicate with you about new features, products or services.

      We also may need to allow access to our information by third parties that provide us with services, such as technical support services, but only for the purpose of and to the extent necessary to provide those services. There may also be occasion when we are legally required to provide access to our database or other information in order to cooperate with police investigations or other legal proceedings. In those instances, the information is provided only for that purpose.

      In addition, we reserve the right to use the information we collect about your computer, which may at times be able to identify you, for any lawful business purpose, including without limitation to help diagnose problems with our servers, to gather broad demographic information, and to otherwise administer our Web site.

      While your personally identifying information is protected as outlined above, we reserve the right to use, transfer, sell, and share aggregated, anonymous data about our users as a group for any business purpose, such as analyzing usage trends and seeking compatible advertisers and partners.

      In addition, as our business changes, we may buy or sell various assets. In the event all or a portion of the assets owned or controlled by ColumbusSports.com, or any subsidiary or affiliated entity are sold, assigned, transferred or acquired by another company, the information from and about our Web site users may be among the transferred assets.
  
   3. COOKIES

      "Cookies" are pieces of information that are placed by a Web site in a storage place on your own computer. We may use cookies to control the display of ads, to track usage patterns on the site, and to record registration and personalization information. For example, if you register on any part of the Web site and are given the option to save your user name and password on your computer, we can provide this convenience to you by placing a cookie on your computer.

      Some of our advertisers may occasionally serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers.

      If you don't want to accept cookies on your computer, your Web browser includes an option that allows you to not accept them. However, if you set your browser to refuse cookies, some portions of the Web site may not function properly or at all.

   4. KIDS AND PARENTS

      This Web site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information or use our public discussion areas. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 must get the permission of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) to use this Web site.

      If your children disclose information about themselves in publicly accessible areas of the Web site, they may get unsolicited messages from other parties. Because of this, you should tell them not to do so and closely monitor your child's Internet activities.

   5. PRIVACY POLICY COORDINATOR

      If you have any concerns or questions about any aspect of this policy, please feel free to contact our Privacy Policy Coordinator:

      Privacy Policy Coordinator
      ColumbusSports.com
      privacy@columbussports.com