PRIVACY POLICY

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NOTE: USE OF MVGAZETTE.COM IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OUR USAGE RULES

Vineyard Gazette Online is committed to online privacy and respecting the rights of its users. The following statement discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for all Vineyard Gazette Online pages and multimedia content.

This site does not collect personally identifying information about individuals except when specifically and knowingly provided by such individuals. The occasions of this collection are limited to a visitor using a feedback form, submitting a classified advertisement, an online subscription form, registering for our email news service, or requesting information from the Gazette. Keyboard input from the user is necessary in all cases.

Vineyard Gazette Online also automatically receives and records information from your browser including your IP address, , date and time of visit, and the page you requested. Specific information, such as names and e-mail addresses, provided by users in feedback forms and to e-mail news stories is used internally by Vineyard Gazette Online and is not sold or disclosed to a third party.

Secure Connections

Certain pages within the Vineyard Gazette Network accept personal information and user input via HTML forms. Forms that transmit sensitive data, such as credit card information, are accessed through a separate secure site. This secure site uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), which encrypts the data sent to and from our website through Secure HTTP (https). Users can tell when they are at a secure site by the presence of "https://" at the beginning of the URL. Also, most Web browsers will display a lock to indicate that the site is secure. Look for the small padlock icon in the black bar on the top of the page to know that your personal information will be safely transmitted to the Vineyard Gazette.

Cookies

Cookies help us improve your experience of Vineyard Gazette Online, and are required for our online subscription service - we may set and access Vineyard Gazette Online cookies on your computer. We allow other companies that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Other companies' use of their cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not this one. Advertisers or other companies do not have access to Vineyard Gazette Online cookies.

Feedback Forms

Information collected from the feedback form is used either internally (if the user is submitting feedback about the site) or posted on Vineyard Gazette Online (if the user is commenting on a news story on the site). Comments may be used for promotional purposes, but the name and e-mail address of the visitor is not disclosed without permission.

Posted Messages

The Vineyard Gazette may occasionally use posted messages or portions thereof in news stories or elsewhere in our publications. We reserve the right, but do not assume the responsibility, to restrict communication which we deem to be harmful to individual members, damaging to communities which make up Vineyard Gazette Online, or in violation of any communication law such as copyright, slander or libel.

Vineyard Gazette may amend this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our pages. If you have questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please complete our online feedback form.

MVGAZETTE.COM USAGE RULES

BY CONTINUING TO USE MVGAZETTE.COM, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Limitation of Liability

The service of Vineyard Gazette Online is available "as is." We do not warrant that this service will be uninterrupted or error-free. There may be delays, omissions, interruptions and inaccuracies in the news, information or other materials available through Vineyard Gazette Online. We are not responsible for the availability or content of other services that may be linked to Vineyard Gazette Online. We reserve the right to correct any errors or omissions in this service. Although we intend to take reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of viruses, worms, or other destructive materials to this service, we do not guarantee or warrant that the materials that may be downloaded from this service do not contain such destructive features.

Advertisements and Sponsored Messages

The pages of mvgazette.com may contain advertisements or sponsored messages. We do not make any warranties, express or implied, including without limitation, those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to mvgazette.com or any information or goods that are available on, or advertised or sold through, mvgazette.com.

Updates and Corrections

We reserve the right to correct any errors or omissions appearing on mvgazette.com.

Questionable Content

If you encounter questionable content on mvgazette.com, please contact our General Manager directly at (508) 627-4311, or .

Privacy and Personal Information

Vineyard Gazette is committed to online privacy and respecting the rights of its users. For more information, read our Privacy Policy.

Children under 13

Vineyard Gazette Online does not specifically offer any content or features aimed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. Any parent who has concerns about their children's use of Vineyard Gazette Online should contact the General Manager at (508) 627-4311, or .

External Links

This site contains links to other sites. Vineyard Gazette Online is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external Web sites, even those with whom Vineyard Gazette Online has established special relationships. Occasionally, certain links to information will appear near or within the classified ads. Vineyard Gazette is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Copyright

This service (including, but not limited to text, photographs, graphics, video and audio content) is protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the United States.

Except for content you have posted on Vineyard Gazette Online, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, enter into a database, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any part of this service for your own personal use. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you may not distribute any part of Vineyard Gazette Online over any network, including a local area network, nor sell or offer it for sale. In addition, these files may not be used to construct any kind of database.

Limited License

Visitors to MVGAZETTE.COM are granted a limited license to access the content contained within the Vineyard Gazette Online site, but are excluded from framing of or deep linking to any pages, articles, photos, or other content on MVGAZETTE.COM.

Future Access

WE MAY, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, TERMINATE OR SUSPEND YOUR ACCESS TO ALL OR PART OF THIS SERVICE FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE USAGE RULES. Access to mvgazette.com is currently free. We reserve the right to charge for such access in the future, to change our Usage Rules or to modify any features of mvgazette.com at any time.

Governing Law

The Usage Rules shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

BY CONTINUING TO USE MVGAZETTE.COM, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MVGAZETTE.COM USAGE RULES.

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