Privacy Policy

Highwinds Media Group, Inc. d/b/a thundrenews.net, Wind Tunnel and Highwinds-media.com ("Highwinds") created this Privacy Policy in order to ensure the confidence of our customers who use this website, and to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy.

What Information Does Highwinds Collect?

If you purchase your service directly from Highwinds, you will be required to give Highwinds certain personal information. You may also be asked to give Highwinds personal information if you contact Highwinds for support. If you use Highwinds' services through your ISP service, Highwinds may receive personal information about you from your ISP. Personal information may include the following information: your name, mailing address, age (all of our users must be over 18), income, e-mail addresses, your account or credit card number and phone number. Highwinds may ask you for your user ID and password and may collect information about your internet protocol address.

How is the Information Used?

Highwinds uses your personal information to send you notices related to the service to verify your qualifications for certain services, to improve and administer the website, deliver requested services to you and, if you have purchased your use of the services directly from Highwinds, to bill you for the services. Highwinds does not monitor, record or track your personal activities using its services. Highwinds does monitor aggregate traffic and usage to enable it to provide you, and Highwinds other customers, with a high standard of technical performance. If you have access to Highwinds services and website through your ISP account, Highwinds will have received your personal information from your ISP and therefore may use your personal information in communicating with your ISP.

Will Personal Information Be Kept Confidential?

Highwinds believes in keeping your personal information in the strictest confidences and will not disclose such information except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy. While Highwinds appreciates the confidential nature of your personal information, there are certain instances in which Highwinds may share or disclose your personal information. Highwinds may disclose your personal information in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. Highwinds may also disclose your personal information if such is necessary: (i) in Highwinds' defense of legal actions; (ii) to establish Highwinds' legal rights; (iii) to investigate illegal, fraudulent or threatening activity; (iv) to pursue enforcement of Highwinds' terms of service or terms of use; (v) to prevent harm to you or to others; or (vi) in Highwinds' reasonable opinion, to comply with applicable law. In certain civil or criminal proceedings, Highwinds may be required to disclose your personal information and may be required not to notify of such disclosure. Highwinds may also disclose your personal information to any purchaser of its assets or to a successor entity in the event of merger.

Is Information I Post to the Usenet Confidential?

Anything you post to Usenet newsgroups by its very nature cannot be confidential and anything that you post when using the services provided by Highwinds becomes public information. Highwinds has no control over Usenet content and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal information in any newsgroup or over the Usenet.

Can This Privacy Policy Be Changed?

Highwinds reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such change, update or modification on the website. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the website and your continued use will be your acceptance of these new terms. We encourage you to regularly check the website for any changes to this Privacy Policy.

Should you have questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact Highwinds at:

Highwinds Media Group, Inc.
807 West Morse Blvd., Suite 101
Winter Park, FL 32789
or
[email protected]