LOB , Inc. maintains web logs to record data about all visitors who use the Site and interact with the Services and we will store this information. These logs may contain IP address information, type(s) of operating system(s) you use, the date and time you visited the site, and information about the type of device you use to connect to the Services and the Site pages you visited. All web logs are stored securely and are accessible to a very limited number of employees and contractors as required. Those with access to this data adhere to strict guidelines regarding user data security and privacy. Collecting IP addresses is standard practice and done automatically by many websites, applications, and other services. LOB, Inc. uses IP addresses to calculate usage levels of the Site, help diagnose problems with our servers, administer our Site, and monitor regions from which you navigate to our Site. We may collect personal information about you via registration for newsletters, commenting, donations, membership and other areas. If you submit any personal information that is not your own, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you contact us with a question, comment, or complaint, we may collect your name and contact information (such as your email address or mailing address) in order for us to respond to your request. We may also keep a record of the correspondence in order to assist you in the future. If you sign up to receive marketing communications from LOB, Inc. we will collect your name and email address in order to email you regarding products and services that you have indicated are of interest to you. You may also be added to our marketing list when you create a LOB, Inc. account. We will not release your name, email address or any other personal information to anyone outside LOB, Inc. without your consent, unless we are under a legal order to do so, or there is an emergency involving danger to a person or property. We will not provide our advertisers or anyone else outside LOB, Inc. with any information specific to you unless we have your consent. If you chose to provide your personally identifiable information for the purposes of a third-party contest, survey or newsletter, your consent shall be deemed to be given for the release of your personally identifiable information with regard to that third party only, in addition to LOB, Inc.. Only authorized LOB, Inc. employees or consultants are allowed access to personal information about you. Any employee or consultant who violates our privacy and security policies is subject to disciplinary action. We occasionally have service contractors, third party agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and joint ventures that perform functions on our behalf, including but not limited to credit card processing and website hosting. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, and are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of the data. They are restricted from using or altering this data in anyway other than to provide the requested services to LOB, Inc. In addition, we may always share, disclose, and transfer all information, postings, and any and all other personal and non-personal information we have collected to a successor-entity in the case of the sale of the assets of LOB, Inc. corporate reorganization, merger, change in control, or other similar transaction. 

Anonymous Information is any information other than personal information, including aggregate information derived from personal information. LOB, Inc. may use this information to improve LOB, Inc. website and Services, to monitor traffic and general usage patterns, and for other general business purposes as well as to inform publishers as to what content is appealing to readers, to inform advertisers of the usage habits or characteristics of the interested audience, and to advise potential donors so that they may better understand our LOB, Inc. user base. 

A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a website’s servers and stored on your computer. Each website can send its own cookies to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) most browsers only permit a website to access the cookies that the same website has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other Sites. LOB, Inc, website may use cookies to identify you as a repeat visitor or customer of the website, to maintain session information for logged in users, and to track usage trends and patterns in order to better understand and improve areas of our website. LOB, Inc. website has no control over whether and how our advertisers use cookies that originate from their website. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but you may not be able to take full advantage of our Site’s features. We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf. These companies may employ cookies and action tags to measure advertising effectiveness. All computers and servers on the internet use IP addresses to recognize and communicate with each other. We collect IP addresses to administer and analyze our Site and report aggregate, non-personal information (such as how many visitors we have). When you call up our Site on your computer, our servers enter the IP address of that computer into a log. To maintain our users’ anonymity, we do not associate IP addresses with records containing personal information. We do not and cannot use cookies or IP address tracking to retrieve personal information from your computer. 

LOB, Inc. employs a number of security methods designed to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure correct use of information. Your personal data will be stored within a database that is located behind a firewall for added security. No data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be secure. As a result, while we try to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. We are not liable for the illegal acts of any third party. We do not encrypt normal web sessions, however any transmission to the LOB, Inc. website or service of credit card information uses SSL encryption to help protect the data. 

You have a right to request that LOB, Inc. amend or delete the information it collects from your use of the Site if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete, and you may request an amendment or deletion for as long as the information is retained by LOB, Inc. In order to access, correct, amend, remove, obtain a copy, or limit the use of any of your information that has been collected and stored, please send your request to  webquestions@lobinc.org. For your protection, we may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request to access, correct, amend, remove, obtain a copy, or limit the use of your information. LOB, Inc. may, under certain circumstances, deny your request by sending you a written notice of denial. We will use the email address from your request to identify information that LOB, Inc. has previously collected and stored. We will respond to your request at our earliest convenience and in accordance with applicable law. 

LOB, Inc. provides links and pointers to Web Sites maintained by other organizations. LOB, Inc. provides these links as a convenience to users, but it does not operate or control such Sites. LOB, Inc. also disclaims any responsibility for the information on those Sites and any products or services offered there, and cannot vouch for the privacy policies of such Sites. LOB, Inc. does not make any warranties or representations that any linked Sites, or this Site, will function without error or interruption, that defects will be corrected, or that the Sites and their servers are free of viruses and other problems that can harm your computer. 

You should report any security breaches or violations to LOB, Inc. by sending an email to  webquestions@lobinc.org

LOB, Inc. does not knowingly allow individuals under the age of 18 to create accounts that allow access to our Site or use the Services. If you are below the age of 18, you are not permitted to use this Site or the Services.

LOB, Inc. may change this Privacy Policy from time to time in the future. LOB, Inc. will post any revised version of the Privacy Policy on the Site and at other places LOB, Inc. deems appropriate. Continued use of the Site following notice of such changes will indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms of such changes. By using the Site, you are agreeing to LOB Inc.’s collection, use and disposal of information and other data as described in this Privacy Policy, both as it exists now and as it is changed from time to time.

Subject to applicable law, you may withdraw your consent to use and disclosure of Information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. You must submit your request in writing to LOB, Inc. at  webquestions@lobinc.org. Withdrawing consent does not invalidate consent to any collection, use or disclosure of information to which you consented before consent was withdrawn. If you withdraw consent, or refuse further consent, LOB, Inc.’s ability to offer Services to you may be limited.

We disclaim any responsibility or liability for copyrighted materials posted on our site. If you believe that your work has been copied in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact LOB, Inc. immediately with a description of the allegedly infringing material. LOB, Inc. respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), LOB, Inc. will respond promptly to notices of alleged infringement that are reported to LOB Inc. in writing ( webquestions@lobinc.org ). 

LOB, Inc. is the sole and exclusive owner of the Site, including any and all copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret and other ownership and intellectual property rights, in and to the Site and any related materials and documentation. No title or ownership of the Site or any portion thereof is transferred to you hereunder. LOB, Inc. reserves all rights not expressly granted hereunder. If you submit, upload, post or transmit any information, conditions, agreements, comments, suggestions, information, files, images, ideas, or other materials to LOB, Inc. or our Site (“User Information”), you agree not to provide any User Information that (1) is false, inaccurate, defamatory, abusive, libelous, unlawful, obscene, threatening, harassing, fraudulent, pornographic, or harmful, or that could encourage criminal or unethical behavior, (2) violates or infringes the privacy, copyright, trademark, trade dress, trade secrets or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, or (3) contains or transmits a virus or any other harmful component. You agree not to (i) access the Site or use the Services in any unlawful way or for any unlawful purpose; (ii) post or transmit (a) a message under a false name, or (b) any information which is (1) libelous, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, false, or contrary to the ownership or intellectual property rights of any other person, or (2) contains or promotes any virus, worm, Trojan horse, time bomb, malware, or other computer programing or code that is designed or intended to damage, destroy, intercept, download, interfere, manipulate, or otherwise interrupt or expropriate the Site or the Services, personal information, software, equipment, servers, to facilitate or promote hacking or similar conduct; (iii) impersonate or misrepresent your identity or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (iv) tamper, hack, spoof, copy, modify, or otherwise corrupt the administration, security, or proper function of the Site or the Services; (v) use robots or scripts with the Site; (vi) attempt to reverse engineer, reverse assemble, reverse compile, decompile, disassemble, translate, or otherwise alter, defraud, or create false results from any executable code, information on, or received by this Site; (vii) to have any antivirus or antispyware software running that is set to override the internet browser’s cookies setting; (viii) incorrectly identify the sender of any message transmitted to LOB, Inc. You may not alter the attribution or origin of electronic mail, messages, or posting; (ix) harvest or collect personal information about any other individual who uses the Site or the Services; (x) infringe or facilitate infringement on any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary, publicity, or privacy rights of any party, including such rights of third parties. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LOB, Inc. from and against all third-party claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) against or incurred by us arising out of any information that you upload to or transmit through the Site.

The Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, LOB, Inc. disclaims all representations, warranties, and conditions, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied condition or warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. LOB, Inc. does not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected or that the Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. LOB, Inc. makes no guarantees, and disclaims any implied warranty or representation about its accuracy, relevance, timeliness, completeness, or appropriateness of any content posted on the Site for a particular purpose. LOB, Inc. assumes no liability arising from or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the Site. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. Although LOB, Inc. takes reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of destructive materials and programs to the Site, LOB, Inc. does not guarantee or warrant that our Site or materials downloaded from our Site are free from such destructive materials or features. LOB, Inc. is not liable for any damages or harms attributable to such features. Nor is LOB, Inc. liable for any claim, loss, or injury based on errors, omissions, interruption or other inaccuracies on the Site, nor for any claim, loss, or injury that results from your use or the Site or your breach of any provision of this privacy policy. 

If you have any questions, concerns, complaints or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy or otherwise need to contact us, please email us at  webquestions@lobinc.org, or contact us by US postal mail at the following address: P.O. Box 1411, Rockdale, Texas 76567.