Thumb & Hammer Privacy Policy

Thumbandhammer.com is a personal website maintained by a single individual.  The site is available to anybody with access to the Internet.

Definition of Personal Information: Personal information is information about an identifiable individual.  Personal information includes information that relates to:  an individual's personal characteristics (e.g. gender, age, income, home address, phone number, ethnic background, family status); health (e.g. health history, health conditions, health services received); or activities (e.g. religion, politics, opinions expressed by an individual, an opinion or evaluation of an individual).  Personal information differs from business information (e.g. an individual's business address and telephone number).  The latter is not protected by privacy legislation.

Information collected by Thumbandhammer.com, where it is collected, and what is done with it.

Statistics:  Like all other websites, certain statistical information is compiled for viewing by the webmaster.  This information is not viewable by the general public, nor will this information be shared with the general public.    Statistics include referrer, IP, browser type and resolution, operrating system, error logs, etc. The Blog utilizes Feedjit to display similar information about recent traffic as it relates specifically to the blog, mainly the location of the visitor's IP (NOT the actual IP number). Users may click through to watch the live feed from the Feedjit webiste, where other information such as browser and operating system are also viewable. This is intended to be a "fun" application and simply shows the traffic pattern for the blog. For more information, you may wish to visit the Feedjit feed for the Thumbandhammer.com Blog, or view Feedjit's Privacy Policy.

Cookies: A cookie is a small text file stored on a user's computer by a Web Browser at the request of software at a Web site. Web sites use cookies to recognize users who have previously visited them. The next time the user accesses that site, the information in the cookie is sent back to the user so the information displayed can vary depending on the user’s preferences.  (www.ask-edi.com/glossary.htm).  For example, cookies are used by the Message Board, or Forum, at Thumbandhammer.com, mainly to remember log-in and settings for the user's convenience.  Tracking cookies are used by advertisements (details below).

Registration information:  Some website features, for example the Forum, require registration.  The information required for registration includes your username, a valid email, and your password.  You may remain as anonymous as you wish.  Your email address will not be available to the public (unless you choose this option in your member's area of the Forum).  Under no circumstances will your email address be sold or otherwise made available to a third party.

Advertisements:  Thumbandhammer.com generates revenue to pay for server and related costs by displaying advertisements.  Tracking cookies are used so that our account is credited for the traffic we generate.  Thumbandhammer.com does not use any pop-up or pop-under ads, nor do we use misleading links. Advertisements on Thumbandhammer.com originate from reputable sources and are targeted to the website content.  Please note, however, that the webmaster of Thumbandhammer.com is not responsible for the advertising served by a third party.

* Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site.
* Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to this and other sites on the Internet.
* Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

Thumbandhammer.com's postion on SPAM and SPYWARE

We don't like 'em.

Thumbandhammer.com no longer has an active mailing list.  The only emails that will originate from Thumbandhammer.com will for the following purposes.

Thumbandhammer.com does not rely on third-party hosting which reduces the likelihood of spyware or spam and affords us greater control over the content of the website.

Off-site Links

Thumbandhammer.com provides links to other sites that may provide additional information on topics covered on the website. While all links are pre-screened before inclusion we are not responsible for the content of those sites.

To simplify:  while you are at Thumbandhammer.com, this privacy policy remains in effect.  Once you leave Thumbandhammer.com to visit another site, even if it is through a link or advertisement appearing on Thumbandhammer.com, your privacy is governed by that site's privacy policy.

 

Private vs. Public Domain

From time to time, the webmaster of Thumbandhammer.com may incorporate tips, suggestions, clarifications and questions submitted by email or on the Message Board or Forum into the main content pages of the website for the benefit of other visitors.  In the case of the Message Board / Forum, the username and the contents of the post are already public domain.  The Contact form has a checkbox for allowing or disallowing the publication of any part of any email submitted. 

Any concerns?

Contact the webmaster using the contact form.

For more general inquiries, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Canada oversees the administration of the privacy legislation in the private sector.  The Commissioner also acts as a kind of ombudsman for privacy disputes.  The Information and Privacy Commissioner can be reached at:

112 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3  
Phone: (613) 995-8210 | (800) 282-1376 | TTY (613) 922-9190 | Fax (613) 947-6850

www.privcom.gc.ca