Joe Grushecky ("JG") respects the privacy concerns of the users of this Internet Site, and has created this privacy statement to explain what information we gather from your visit to our Site, and how such information may be used.

Use of Information: As a general policy no personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, or e-mail address, is automatically collected from your visit to the Site. However, certain non-personal information is recorded by the standard operation of JG's Internet servers. Information such as the type of browser being used, its operating system, and your IP address is gathered in order to enhance your online experience in our Site.

The various registration forms and surveys may request that you give us contact information (such as your name, mailing and/or e-mail address) demographic information (such as your age and gender) and profile data (such as your preferences in entertainment). Information submitted at the time of registration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by JG, but will not be shared with our promotional partners. Personally identifiable information is never sold or leased to any third parties. With your permission, we may use your contact information to send you information about our companies and what we're doing. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the Choice/Opt-out section below.

JG may disclose user information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference (either intentionally or unintentionally) with JG's rights or property, other JG web site users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities.

Security: We secure your information during store transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site.

Use of Cookies: Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual's computer hard drive for record keeping purposes. Cookies make using our Site easier by, among other things, saving your passwords and preferences for you. As an example, we use cookies to keep track of your shopping cart when you visit our online store, and help identify you when you return to the Store. These cookies are restricted for use only on our Site, and do not transfer any personal information to any other party. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies; however, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. (Note: you will need to consult the help area of your browser application for instructions.) If you choose to disable your cookies setting or refuse to accept a cookie, some parts of JG's Site will not function properly or may be considerably slower. For example, without cookies, you will not be able to set personalized preferences or you may have difficulty completing shopping transactions, entering contests, or playing games.

Use of IP Addresses: An IP address is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet provider whenever you're surfing the Web. When you request pages from JG Site, our servers log your IP address. JG collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report aggregate information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of our Site. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that your session will be logged, but you will be anonymous to us. We may use your IP addresses in cooperation with your Internet provider to identify you if we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our Terms of Use or to protect our service, Site, customers, or others.

Links to Other Site: JG is not responsible for the content or practices of third party webSite that may be linked to our Site. Our Site may also be linked to webSite operated by other companies. Visitors to these web Site should refer to each web site's respective privacy policies and practices.

Bulletin Boards and Chat Areas: Guests of JG's Site are solely responsible for the content of messages they post on public forums, such as chat rooms and bulletin boards. Users should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personal information (e.g., user name, e-mail address, phone number) on the bulletin boards or in the chat areas, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other people.

Choice/Opt-Out: Our Site may provide you the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications from us at the point where we request information about you. You always have the option of removing your name from any e-mail list to not receive future communications. In order to ensure immediate removal from any list, it is best to follow the specific instructions outlined within the communications you receive from us since JG operates numerous Site tailored to specific interests. However, if you are unable to complete the process indicated in the communications, then just send us an e-mail at canada.webmaster@umusic.com with a copy of the undesired email attached to the request and state that you wish to be removed from the mailing list.

Information provided by you via general e-mail inquiries to JG such as your e-mail address is used only to respond to your inquiries in the ordinary course of business, and is never shared with third parties.

Your Acceptance of These Terms: By using JG's Site, you signify your acceptance of this JG Online Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. JG reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this policy at any time, so visitors are encouraged to review this policy from time to time. Your continued use of the JG Site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

This agreement pertains to the URL's joegrushecky.com, joegrushecky.ca, and Grushecky.com.