Automatically Collected Information. Some information is automatically received and sometimes collected from you when you visit the ChessMasters.biz site. We receive and collect the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site. We use this information to monitor the usage of our site. Also, when we send emails to you, we may be able to identify information about your email address, such as whether you can read graphic-rich HTML emails. All of the information we automatically capture provides us with the ability to enhance our customers search and shopping experiences and to determine aggregate information about our user base and usage patterns.

Information Collected via Cookies. We use cookies to enhance the browsing and shopping experience on the ChessMasters.biz site. "Cookies" are small files or records that we place on your computers hard drive to collect information about your activities on the ChessMasters.biz site. The cookies transmit this information back to the computers at ChessMasters.biz or our third-party distributors of banners and newsletters; these computers are, generally speaking, the only computers which are authorized to read such information. The information captured makes it possible for us (i) to speed navigation, keep track of items in your shopping cart, and provide you with custom tailored content; (ii) to remember information you gave to us so you do not have to reenter it each time you visit the ChessMasters.biz site; (iii) to monitor the effectiveness of certain of our marketing email campaigns; and (iv) to monitor total number of visitors, pages viewed, and the total number of banners served.

Completing an ChessMasters.biz Order. To complete an order you must supply is with the following information: your name, email address, billing address, shipping address(es), and credit card information. We use industry standard e-commerce security technology to protect the Personal Customer Information that you transmit to us when you complete an order. ChessMasters.biz shares Personal Customer Information that we collect as follows:

Credit card companies. Credit card transactions are handled by a third-party financial institution and their vendors, which receive the credit card number and other personal identifying information only to verify the credit card numbers and process transactions.

Trustworthy Third Parties. From time to time, on limited bases, we share with trustworthy third parties contact information of our registered customers so that such third parties can promote their products and services.

Law Enforcement Investigations. ChessMasters.biz may release Personal Customer Information when we believe, in our good judgment, that such release is reasonably necessary to comply with law, enforce or apply the terms of any of our policies or user agreements, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of ChessMasters.biz, our customers, or others.

As a customer, you may receive the following communications from the ChessMasters.biz:
Communications related to transaction. These communications include without limitation: order confirmations; order update notices; order roblem notices; and notices regarding material changes to site policies.

Communications containing information about ChessMasters.biz and its partners products and services. We send promotional emails and other outbound communications to ChessMasters.biz customers regarding products and services from ChessMasters.biz, its subsidiaries and trustworthy third parties.

Underage customers Our products and services are marketed for purchase by adults or with the consent of adults. This is why ChessMasters.biz requires a credit card that has been authorized for use to complete purchases on our site.

Changes to Privacy Policy
This privacy policy was last changed on October 15, 2002. ChessMasters.biz reserves the right to modify or amend this policy at any time by posting the revised privacy policy on our site. The changes will only affect the information we collect after the effective date of the change to our privacy policy unless we clearly express otherwise.