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HobbyTalk_TM and Privacy

HobbyTalk_TM and RCV Productions, LLC is aware of the privacy concerns of its visitors. we wish to detail our policy for collecting and using personal information, below.

HobbyTalk's Policy
HobbyTalk's policy on our wholly controlled and operated Internet site is to respect and protect the privacy of our users. HobbyTalk_TM does not disclose, rent or sell your email address or any other information we may receive to any third party, unless you specifically request it..

In registration, HobbyTalk_TM requires an email address. all other details are optional.

At any time, you may request that your records be removed from our user database, and receive confirmation by email that the data has been erased from our production systems.

Please note that contributions you make to the site (postings, reviews, news, and other writings), under our terms of use policy, are ours to use (delete, republish, modify) as we like. In case where these contributions are provided to third parties, aggregated or published, information sufficient to identify the original author will be removed, OR your permission to keep the identification with the material will be sought via an email to your registered user address.. In the case that your email address is not answered, or no longer valid, we consider any notification obligation we have relating to use of the material is discharged.

HobbyTalk_TM and Cookies
Upon your first visit to HobbyTalk_TM, We send a "cookie" to your computer. A cookie is a file that identifies you as a unique user. It can also store personal preferences and user data. A cookie tells us that you previously logged in successfully, and therefore gains you access to the site. Once our site knows who is visiting, it will present information to you in your choice of custom form.

HobbyTalk_TM uses a cookie to identify you with your registration details, and to track user trends and patterns.

Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, note that some parts of HobbyTalk_TM may not function properly if you refuse cookies.

HobbyTalk_TM and Private Messages
While we do not monitor Private Messages, we do reserve the right to view any Private Message at any time, for any reason and without notice.

Ad serving
HobbyTalk Sponsor banner ads are served by our own software. We use third-party advertising companies to serve other ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.

HobbyTalk_TM
We reserve the right to make changes to this policy at any time. If the change involves a reduction in privacy protection of any kind, a notice will be posted to our site forum explaining the change.

 

LEGAL DISCLAIMER, AND TERMS OF USE of HobbyTalk_TM

privacy points (plain English key points)

We do not sell your email address or personal details and we do not use web-bugs or spy-ware. You will not receive spam email or pop-up adverts when using the site, we give you tools and options to maintain your privacy.

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We do not guarantee any information provided in our forums, we disclaim any liabilities for any information we carry. Any information you contribute to the site becomes our property. We reserve the right to edit or remove any postings, or user accounts, for any reason whatsoever.

Disclaimer for site Message Boards:
The Message Boards, and remark functions, of HobbyTalk_TM are not affiliated with or endorsed by the companies they may describe. The opinions expressed on HobbyTalk_TM Message Boards reflect solely the opinions of the participants. HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC cannot effectively monitor all material posted on its Message Boards and, therefore, makes no representation and warranty with respect thereto. Participants of message boards may or may not actually be company customers, or whomever they represent themselves as, and the information they provide may or may not be true.

The HobbyTalk_TM Message Boards are designed to help readers obtain company information discuss ways to make product choices. This information is provided by other contributors, many of whom use anonymous screen names and are people we've never met.

We recognize that people sometimes post messages on our Message Boards or make statements that are misleading, deceptive, or downright wrong. They may do this unintentionally and even intentionally.

Please treat the contributors here the same way you would treat anyone you had met for the first time. This is important because anyone can post on our Message Boards: no membership or proof of identity is required.

You should NOT rely only upon the information or opinions you read on this site. Rather, you should use what you read here as starting points for doing independent research on an \companyr, then judge for yourself the merits of the material that has been shared in our forum.

HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC does not guarantee the veracity, reliability or completeness of any information provided in our forum or in any hyperlink appearing on our site.

HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC will not be responsible for any errors or omissions in articles or postings, for hyperlinks embedded in messages, or for any results obtained from the use of such information. HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a reader's reliance on information obtained in our area, or in a hyperlinked area. If you don't accept this responsibility for yourself, then you should not use HobbyTalk_TM.

If you ignore our advice to do independent research of company services and choose to make decision based on, or take at face value, opinions found in our forum, you have made a conscious, willing, free, and personal decision to do so.

Please proceed with caution and do your homework.

The companies described are not associated or affiliated with HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC. HobbyTalk_TM and RCV Productions, LLC does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information, content or advertisements (collectively, the "Materials") contained on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded or accessed from any of the services contained on this website (the "Service"), nor the quality of any products, information or other materials displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result of an advertisement or any other information or offer in or in connection with the Service (the "Products"). You hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon any Materials shall be at your sole risk. HobbyTalk_TM and RCV Productions, LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to make improvements to, or correct any error or omissions in any portion of the Service or the Materials.

THE SERVICE AND THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY HobbyTalk_TM ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND HobbyTalk_TM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, THE MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER HobbyTalk_TMTM or RCV Productions, LLC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, INJURY, OR DAMAGES.

All users of HobbyTalk_TM agree to follow the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to abide by the Terms of Use, do not use HobbyTalk_TM. Users represent that they have read, understand, and agree to all legal disclaimers. Users agree that they will not post any material that is defamatory, infringing, obscene or otherwise unlawful. If you post material, you represent and warrant that the material you post is not defamatory, infringing, obscene or otherwise unlawful and that you have rights to post any material you supply. HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC may, in appropriate circumstances and in its sole discretion, terminate the accounts of users that infringe or otherwise violate such rights of others. HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC reserves the right to remove any postings for any or no reason. Users may not post third-party links which use trademarks of HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC or otherwise could cause confusion, wrongfully imply and endorsement of goods and services, or contain defamatory, obscene or illegal material.

Users of HobbyTalk_TM shall not deploy data-mining, web-mirroring or web-copying of any kind against the site. Any such effort will be construed as an attempt to duplicate copyright data, and/or to destabilize the operation of the website. HobbyTalk_TM employs active log checking in order to identify users who ignore this condition of use, and will investigate fully any suspected cases.

HobbyTalk_TM users authorize HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC to use, reproduce, transmit, store and display any user-supplied content (including message board postings and replies) for any purpose in any and all media.

HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC respects user privacy, in accordance with our Privacy Policy. HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC may disclose individual account or user information in 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 violating HobbyTalk_TM Terms of Use or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) HobbyTalk_TM's rights or property, other HobbyTalk_TM users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. HobbyTalk_TM or RCV Productions, LLC may disclose or access account information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and services.

If you believe that material posted is defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful, and you are, or represent, the person or entity whose rights are being violated, please contact HobbyTalk_TM via this page. Include full details including your contact, location of material and we will respond.