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Writing.Com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site: Writing.Com.

Information Automatically Logged
We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. It is also used to help determine the number of unique vistors to our website.

Cookies
Our Site uses cookies to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it as you surf through our site. Your login cookie will expire 24 hours after logging in or immediately upon clicking any "logout" link.

Advertisers
We use an outside ad company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While we use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with banner ads are collected by our ad company, and we do not have access to this information.

Registration Forms
Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (such as first name, email, and postal code) and demographic information (such as zip code, age, or income level).

Contact information from the registration forms is used to get in touch with the customer when necessary, though we will use your provided @Writing.Com address in most cases.

Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. This information is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis.

Surveys
Our online surveys ask visitors for demographic information (such as zip code, age, or income level).

Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. This information is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis.

External Links
This site may contain links to other sites. Writing.Com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Public Forums
This site makes a public portfolio available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in this and other areas public areas, including but not limited to message forums, become public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. While measures are in place, please be aware that nohing is 100% secure and we do not claim it to be so.

Data Quality/Access
This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided:

You can visit the following URL: http://www.Writing.Com/main/edit_account.php

Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact: webmaster@Writing.Com