By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy of Midwest Today magazine. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use this site. Midwest Today reviews its Privacy Policy periodically, and reserves the right, at its discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Policy at any time. This page should be reviewed from time to time, so that you can be aware of any changes. If you want to communicate with us about our Policy, or about the use of your personal information, or to change personal information previously submitted to this site, please write to us at:

Midwest Today
P.O. Box 685
Panora, Iowa 50216 USA

or email:
info@midtod.com

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GENERAL POLICY

Midwest Today recognizes the privacy concerns of visitors to our site on the Internet ("Midwest Today Online", at www.midtod.com) and the importance of protecting the privacy of personally identifiable information collected from them. As a general policy, no personally identifiable information, such as a visitor's name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number, is automatically collected on our website. Such information is collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted, and Midwest Today uses such information only for the purpose for which it was submitted (such as subscription fulfillment) unless we disclose other uses in this Policy or at the time of collection. You will have the opportunity to instruct Midwest Today not to use your personal information for a different purpose, either at the time of collection, in response to a specific request for permission from Midwest Today, or by contacting us at the mailing or e-mail address listed above. We maintain reasonable and appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of such information in our possession.

Midwest Today does not knowingly collect personally indentifiable information from children under 13.

COOKIES

Cookies are small bits of information that our site places on the hard drive of your computer to enable us to do a number of things to make your visit and future visits more enjoyable. Cookies are not used to obtain information about a user that was not previously provided in a cookie. The cookie itself does not contain any personally identifiable information about a user, and Midwest Today does not use cookies in order to obtain such information. Cookies are used by most major sites on the Internet. Visitors may receive cookies from third parties, but Midwest Today cannot control the content of these cookies. Users should consult their browser owner's manual for instructions on how to refuse cookies.

IP ADDRESSES

Midwest Today may collect and disclose non-personal user information (for example, IP addresses) in aggregate form. An IP address is a number given to a user by a Web Server. Examples of information provided by an IP address include service provider, type of browser and type of system used. Midwest Today may use this information to make its site better and more responsive to the needs of the user. This non-personal information may also be shared with third parties for marketing, advertising or research purposes. An IP address is not used to obtain personal information about a user.

COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Midwest Today collects personally identifiable information for a number of purposes, which are described below. In addition to the uses indicated in each of the following paragraphs, Midwest Today may use personal information you submit to this site for research, advertising, and marketing purposes, including sending you information about products and services offered by Midwest Today we think you will be interested in. We may also share your information with other parts of our company, with our advertisers and with business partners so they, too, can inform you about products and services we think you will find interesting.

When we collect your personal information you will have the ability to tell Midwest Today not to contact you about our other products or services, and/or not to share your information with affiliated companies or third parties. If you want you information removed from our database at any time, you can contact us at the mailing or e-mail address indicated above. However, we will not be able to delete your historical usage data from our records.

OBTAINING A SUBSCRIPTION OR SINGLE COPIES

Visitors to our site who want to receive a subscription to or single copies of Midwest Today magazine can submit personal information to the site that makes possible a follow-up contact by a circulation representative. The information is used only for this purpose.

ON-LINE SURVEYS

Midwest Today may conduct on-line marketing and/or opinion surveys that ask participants for demographic and other similar data (such as zip code, age, income and education level). This information is used to make Midwest Today more responsive to our readers and may be shared in aggregate, non-personal form with our advertisers and business partners.

NEWSLETTERS

Midwest Today collects e-mail addresses and other personally identifying information in order to send users newsletters and other materials they have requested, and in connection with surveys Midwest Today relies on other companies to register users for its newletter service and to actually transmit the newsletter or other materials to users.

ON-LINE SHOPPING

In some cases, Midwest Today has access to personally identifiable information that is submitted in order to fulfill the purchases our visitors make through our on line shopping services. Midwest Today may use this information in non-personal, aggregate form to make our site better and more responsive to visitors' needs.

COMMENTS AND SUBMISSIONS

Midwest Today may obtain information from a user when he or she sends us comments, letters to the editor, or requests information on-line about the opportunities for advertising in Midwest Today. Any comments or ideas posted to this site or submitted to Midwest Today become the property of Midwest Today, which may use such comments or ideas in any way it sees fit.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Midwest Today may establish relationships with reputable business partners that allow visitors to the Midwest Today Online site to link directly to sites operated by these partners. In some cases, the linked site may be branded or "co-branded" with Midwest Today's logo; however, it is not operated or maintained by Midwest Today or its affiliated companies. For example, the link labeled "WORLD NETWORK PORTAL" takes the user to a web site operated by a company which hosts and manages this service and is solely responsible for its content. Similarly, the link labeled "ONLINE STORE" takes the user to a page maintained by Midwest Today which contains links to individual online merchants' sites who fulfill the user's purchase and are solely responsible for any liability arising from any such transaction.

Midwest Today chooses its advertisers and business partners carefully. However, Midwest Today is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of third party web sites that may be linked to this site. These links are meant for the user's convenience only, and do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement or approval by Midwest Today of the content, policies or practices of such sites. Once you have left Midwest Today's site via such a link, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party site.