JamesMcGillis.com General Privacy Policy Statement
Updated: 09 Sep 2007 12:49 AM -0800

This is a general policy statement for JamesMcGillis.com, located on the Web at http://jamesmcgillis.com. The full text of our privacy policy is available on the Web at http://jamesmcgillis.com/default.asp?id=about.

JamesMcGillis.com fully complies with all laws and recommendations concerning the security and privacy of your information.

Contact us here with any questions or comments regarding our site policies.

At any time, you have full access to all information that you share with us.

Here is our P3P (privacy transparency) test.

JamesMcGillis.com is safe for children, and has a "Green Light" rating from the ICRA.

Here is our ICRA (Internet Content Rating Organization) test.

JamesMcGillis.com uses PayPal for secure, reliable transactions. Account Creation Date: Sep. 9, 2007

See the JamesMcGillis.com PayPal Verification test.

PayPal is owned by eBay Inc., San Jose, California, US

SITE NAME: scgi.ebay.com

SSL CERTIFICATE STATUS: Valid (12-May-2005 to 12-May-2006)

Encrypted Data Transmission This Web site can secure your private information using a VeriSign SSL Certificate. Information exchanged with any address beginning with https is encrypted using SSL before transmission.

Identity Verified EBAY INC. has been verified as the owner or operator of the Web site located at scgi.ebay.com. Official records confirm EBAY INC. as a valid business.

Dispute Resolution

Privacy Dispute: Please email the site administrators through our Contact Page and we will quickly respond to your privacy issues.

Additional Information

This policy is valid for 1 year from the time that it is loaded by a client.

Data Collection

P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 2 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained separately.

Group "Basic information"

We collect the following information:

• Click-stream data

• HTTP protocol elements

• Search terms

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.

• Web site and system administration.

• Research and development.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

• Data collected from all Web users: access logs, and search strings (if entered).

Group "Cookies"

At the user's option, we will collect the following data:

• HTTP cookies

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Research and development.

• One-time tailoring.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

• Cookies are used to track visitors to our site, so we can better understand what portions of our site best serve you.

Cookies

Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.

Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:

• User targeting

• Research and development

Compact Policy Summary

The compact policy (available at http://jamesmcgillis.com/w3c/privacy.p3p) which corresponds to this policy is:

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The following table explains the meaning of each field in the compact policy.

The compact policy is sent by the Web server along with the cookies it describes. For more information, see the P3P deployment guide at http://www.w3.org/TR/p3pdeployment.

Policy Evaluation

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6+ will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.

Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.

Satisfactory Policy

This compact policy is considered satisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and Accept All Cookies settings.