Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy states what information Rocky Mountain Independent (also referred to as “RMI”) collects and obtains from users of the Rocky Mountain Independent website (the “Website”) and associated services and products, and how this information is used.
Your use of the Website and/or participation in or purchase of membership, services and/or products offered by Rocky Mountain Independent constitutes acceptance by you of the terms of this Privacy Policy. Any changes to Rocky Mountain Independent’s Privacy Policy will be posted as soon as they go into effect, and if you are a Rocky Mountain Independent member (“Member”), we will also email you regarding any Privacy Policy changes via the email address you provided when you enrolled in Membership (or later provided to RMI as an updated address).
In addition to this Privacy Policy, we have established Terms of Use for the Website and related products and services. A copy of these Terms of Use can be found here. Your use of this Website and associated products and services, and continued use following the posting, or email notice, of any changes or revisions to the Privacy Policy and/or Terms of Use, constitutes your acceptance to those changes. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use, please do not use this Website, and please do not enroll as a Member, or purchase any services or products that require you to provide your personal information.
Information Collection
Rocky Mountain Independent collects two types of information: 1) Personally identifiable information, which includes personal information you voluntarily contribute when you become a Member, order a product, fill out a survey, participate in a contest or other promotion (collectively, a “Promotion”), or give your e-mail address and 2) Non-personally identifiable information, which includes tracking information collected as you travel around our Website. In addition, as described below, keep in mind that through certain uses of our Website and services, you may also contribute personal information which is available for anyone to view and use.
Rocky Mountain Independent collects personal information online through our Website and through Memberships and sales of products and services. Such personal information includes name, postal and e-mail address, phone number, and other information necessary for participation or purchase. Rocky Mountain Independent is located in the United States, and the Website is hosted in the United States. If you are accessing the Website from the European Union or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use and disclosure that differ from United States laws, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States which does not have the same data protection laws as the EU and other regions. If you provide your personal data, you consent to the transfer of your personal data to the United States as indicated above.
Tracking Information and Cookies
RMI’s Web servers automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information through technology which includes cookies, web beacons and log data. This data is aggregated and analyzed to be used for purposes such as for internal review, tailoring information for individual visitors, and traffic audits.
Regarding “cookies,” a cookie is a text file we place in your computer’s browser to store your preferences and to tell when your computer has contacted the Website. The cookie itself does not contain any personally identifiable information. Rocky Mountain Independent automatically receives and records information on its server logs from your browser, including your IP (Internet Protocol) address, cookie information, and the pages use request. Your IP address is blindly tracked by the Website to monitor site traffic and identify sessions. Rocky Mountain Independent monitors Website traffic and usage in order to develop and improve the design and layout of the Website and to enhance your experience with the Website. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our Website.
Disclosure of Your Information
Except as stated in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection, or if you execute a release giving us permission, your personally identifiable information will not be transferred to a third party outside Rocky Mountain Independent provided however that RMI does not control the dissemination of any personally identifiable information that you may post on the Website.
We may provide aggregate information and statistics about our users, customers, traffic patterns, and related Website information to reputable third parties; however, these statistics and information should not include personally identifiable information. For example, we disclose demographic and preference information to advertisers to permit them to target ads on our Website, in aggregate, to the users for whom they are most relevant. This is so that users receive ads that are more likely to interest them, and advertisers send their ads to recipients who are more likely to be interested.
If you participate in a Promotion, Rocky Mountain Independent may share your personal information with third parties who participate in such Promotion.
Finally, we may disclose personal information if we are required to do so by law or we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Website; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public. Therefore, if you give false information or try to appear as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your acts. In addition, we may transfer personal information to a third party in the event of corporate restructuring (e.g., a sale, merger or other transfer of assets).
Your Contributions to Our Website
When you contribute content to our Website, we may publish the user name you have selected and your geographical location. Although we will avoid posting your other personally identifiable information such as email addresses and mailing addresses on our Website, please keep in mind that by commenting on an article or other posting, any information you provide in the public areas of our Website, including your screen name or ID, or any image or photo, becomes public. Furthermore, we may use your contribution for promotional or commercial uses, online and offline, and in any and all media. If you decide to contribute to the public areas of our Website, be aware that any personally identifiable information you contribute there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these areas and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you decide to contribute.
Security of Sensitive Information
We use SSL (secure sockets layer) to encrypt any sensitive information such as credit card numbers to Rocky Mountain Independent using an online registration/order form.
Third Parties
Rocky Mountain Independent does not control the privacy policies of business partners, advertisers, sponsors or other websites to which Rocky Mountain Independent provides hyperlinks.
Updating or Changing Your Personal Information
If your information changes or is otherwise inaccurate, or if you no longer desire our services, you may correct, update, or deactivate your personally identifiable information from our records. You may do so by contacting contact@rmindependent.com or contacting us using the following information: Rocky Mountain Independent LLC, 1624 Market Street Suite 207, Denver, CO, 80202.
Email Policy
By becoming a Member, you will receive certain emails from us. Some will relate to your Membership, for example, notify you of changes to our Privacy Policy. Others may be promotional in nature, in which case you may opt out of receiving such promotional communications by contacting us via email at opt-out@rmindependent.com.
Other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we will not share, sell, rent, trade or authorize any third party to use your e-mail address without your permission.
We comply fully with the federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. If you believe you have received an email from us in error, please contact contact@rmindependent.com.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age, and our Website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our Website and related products and services.
Contact Information
If you have questions or comments about our privacy policy or our practices, you may contact us by e-mail at contact@rmindependent.com or via postal mail at Rocky Mountain Independent LLC, 1624 Market Street Suite 207, Denver, CO 80202, United States.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 1, 2009.