Privacy Policy

Updated March 20, 2008

Moker is a family website committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website. Moker has established this Privacy Policy to explain what information we collect through this website and how it is used.

In this policy, "Moker" refers to Moker staff, board members, business partners, vendors, investors, and consultants, all of whom are bound by law or contract to keep information they receive as part of their assistance to Moker confidential.

Moker does not sell or rent vistor information under any circumstances, and we do not share information without prior consent except as compelled by law. (See discussion below.)

Information Gathered by Moker's Site

For visitors to our website, we may, but generally do not, log standard technical information, such as the numerical Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site. Circumstances in which we temporarily log standard technical information include conducting site testing, diagnosis of technical problems, and defending against attacks on the site. We generally do log the date and time users access our site on an anonymous basis.

We do not use persistent cookies on this site unless register as a paid user or use "Remember Me" or other similar functionality. We may use session cookies from time to time. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, and use a proxy if you wish to keep your IP number and other technical information anonymous.

In addition, Moker collects and retains information you submit to us. It is up to you whether to submit information to us, and how much information to provide. If you choose to become a Moker member we ask for your name, title, email address, city, state, postal code, country of residence, and phone number, and we may invite you to select a password. For subscribers, we also ask for your credit card number. If you use the Moker Shop, you are asked to provide personal information, such as a shipping address, necessary to complete your transaction.

We may ask for additional personal information when you provide feedback or comments, or otherwise communicate with us.

f you choose to subscribe to our free electronic newsletter, we collect your email address, and, if you choose to provide it, a zip or postal code.

From time to time, we may ask for personal information on other portions of the site.

Moker's Use of Information

In general, Moker uses the information provided by you to further its mission helping children learn how to read more quickly.

We use member information to process and manage your membership. If you opt in, we will use your email address to send you updates and alerts. If you choose to complete the "Please tell us why you became a member of Moker" field when subscribing, this information may be shared with the entire Moker staff, and select unattributed quotes may be used to promote our mission.

f you invite another person to join Moker, we will ask for that person's name and online contact information. We use this information to contact and, if necessary, remind that person that he or she has been invited to join Moker.

If you provide information for publication, we may use your name to provide you with credit.

We may run surveys, contests, or similar activities through this site. Such information will be used for the purposes for which it was collected.

We look at technical information to diagnose problems with our server and to administer the Moker.com, Moker.com.cn and Moker.com.tw sites.

Third-Party Service Providers

Portions of the Moker.com site are operated by a third-party grassroots campaign service provider ("Provider"). Provider may place cookies on your computer in order to store information, such as items placed in your shopping cart in the Moker Shop, or storing your account login. Provider logs standard technical information, such as the numerical 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 website from which you linked directly to our site.

Our Provider also stores and organizes the personal information collected through this site on our behalf. The information remains under our control, and our agreement with Provider requires the information to be kept confidential and disclosed only to Provider's employees who require such access in the course of their assigned duties. Provider has also agreed to cooperate with Moker in seeking a protective order, if necessary, to protect this information from legal process. Moker may change the provider from time to time, and will transfer stored information to the new provider subject to similar restrictions.

From time to time, Moker may work with third-party consultants or other service providers who may have access to personally identifiable information. In such cases, we will restrict their use of personally identifiable information in accordance with their assigned tasks and subject to the limitations of this privacy policy.

Moker's site may provide links to a wide variety of third-party websites. Moker is not responsible for, and does not have any control over, the privacy practices or the content of such third parties. We encourage users to read the privacy policies of any website visited.

Disclosure of Your Information

While Moker endeavors to provide the highest level of protection for your information, we may disclose personally identifiable information about you to third parties in limited circumstance, including: (1) with your consent; or (2) when we have a good faith belief it is required by law, such as pursuant to a subpoena or other judicial or administrative order.

If we are required by law to disclose the information that you have submitted, we will attempt to provide you with notice (unless we are prohibited) that a request for your information has been made in order to give you an opportunity to object to the disclosure. We will attempt to provide this notice by email, if you have given us an email address, or by postal mail if you have entered a postal address. If you do not challenge the disclosure request, we may be legally required to turn over your information.

In addition, we will independently object to requests for access to information about users of our site that we believe to be improper.

Updating or Removing Your Information

You may choose to correct, update, or delete the membership information you have submitted to us by sending an email requesting changes to membership@Moker.com. Furthermore, if we inadvertently collect more personal information than intended, we endeavor to delete the extraneous information. However, please understand that deleted information may continue to persist on back-up media.

Changes to Our Policies

Moker's Privacy Policy may change from time to time and without prior notice. However, any revised privacy policy will be consistent with Moker's mission. If we make any substantive changes to our policies, we will place notice in our newsleter and post notice of changes on this page.

Security

Moker employs industry standard security measures to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Information submitted through the shopping, membership, and donation processes is encrypted through a Secured Socket Layer (SSL) connections, which protects the information in transit.

Although we make good faith to store information collected by Moker in a secure operating environment, we cannot guarantee complete security. Information collected by Moker will be maintained for a length of time appropriate to our needs. However, we generally do not retain credit card information unless you choose to have us make automatic monthly withdrawals from your account for your subscription.