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Free-e-ad.com is a Non-Commercial Web Site

Real Facts You Should Know !!
If you are just surfing the net and checking out the free-e-ads or visiting Any Other Website on the Internet...


• Our Hosting Server, just like anybody else and they all do, will log your activity. It can tell what Operating System you are using (Windows 95-98, XP, Linux, Web TV...), Your type of Browser Software (Internet Explorer, AOL, Netscape...), Your Top Level Domain (.com, .org, .gov...), The IP address assigned to you from your Internet Provider, What website you came from and any keywords you used if coming from a Search Engine, What day you visited, What time you visited, What page you saw first, What page you saw next, How long you viewed each page and any errors that occurred while visiting.
  This Information is put into Log Files and stored for analysis.
  This collecting of Information is standard protocol and we as Internet Users have no control over it. Mostly it's non-intrusive and harmless and you don't even realize it's happening, that's the bad part.

Things We Can Control !!


• What we do if you Register...
  Your registered Email address and encrypted Password are stored in our Data Base. This information is used for account verification and for correspondence with you regarding your account or free-e-ad.
  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT SOLD, TRADED OR GIVEN OUT !!
  We also assign you an ID number and log what your Registration Date was and how many free-e-ads you have active. This information along with your Screen Name is available to the public.
  
  
• What we do if you Log On...
  Cookies are used to verify your Account. This Cookie is set to tell us When you Logged on, What your Screen Name is, What your encrypted Password is and How long until the Cookie Expires. This Cookie is referenced ONLY if you are accessing your Account page or while Placing or Editing a free-e-ad. If someone does not have the right Cookie they don't proceed. This is standard protocol on the Internet and is used as a tool to prevent abuse and fraud.
  WE DO NOT USE COOKIES TO TRACK OR MONITOR YOUR ACTIVITIES
  
  
• What we do if you Place a free-e-ad...
  Your free-e-ad is visible to the world for all to see. All information displayed in your free-e-ad is stored in our Data Base and is available to the public.
  • E-Mail Address
    In an attempt to limit the amount of Spam and Fraudulent mail sent to our users, your E-Mail address is confidential and is not displayed in your ad. Our Web Mail program should be used for correspondence to protect your privacy. If you choose to include your E-Mail address in the content of your ad where it is visible you will be spamed. This site is frequented by Spiders that harvest E-Mail addresses.
    
    
• What we do if you use our Web Mail to make contact...
  In an attempt to reduce and eliminate the amount of Spam and Fraudulent mail sent to our users free-e-ad.com has implemented several spam reduction techniques that limit access to our Web Mail program. These reduction techniques include, but are not limited to: The requirement of needing to be a logged on Reqistered User, the recording of the volume of mail sent and the time between mailings. If mail thresholds are exceeded the user is blocked from sending additional messages.
  
  
• What we do if you Visit a posters Web Site...
  Nothing... All Ads, Photos and Web Sites are property of thier poster.
  
  
• What we do if you Delete a free-e-ad...
  Your free-e-ad is Permanently and Irreversibly deleted from our Data Base. No record of it is stored. (Note: Photos are not Deleted with your Ad, but are purged by us during routine maintenance of the system.)
  
  
• What we do when you Log Out...
  The Cookie used during your session is reset as inactive
  
  
• What we do if you Remove your name from our Bulk Mailing List...
  It is Permanently and Irreversibly Deleted but it is then added to our Do Not Mail Again list. This insures that if we run across your E-mail Address again it won't be added.
  OUR MAILING LIST IS NOT FOR SALE AND WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT !!
  
  

Your Privacy is Protected to the Best of Our Abilities