Privacy Policy for lakefolks.org & lakefolks.com

At lakefolks.org and lakefolks.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information could be received and collected by lakefolks.org and lakefolks.com and how it is used.

Log Files
Like many other Web sites, lakefolks makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, to administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information.  This information is primarily used to better provide our visitors with the kinds of free products and services the need most.  No gathered information is linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

We make use of of Google Adsense supplied advertisements to partially offset the cost of this website.  We have instructed Google to configured these ads to:

• Never show ads based on user interest categories. Visitation information from this site will not be used to create interest categories, based on your interest in this site.

Nevertheless, we are required by Google to display the following information in order to comply with their Adsense policies:

Cookies and Web Beacons
lakefolks.org and lakefolks.com (by way of Google) may use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Adsense ad content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

DoubleClick DART Cookie
.:: Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on lakefolks.org and lakefolks.com.
.:: Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to lakefolks.org or lakefolks.com and other sites on the Internet.
.:: Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL - http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Our only advertising partner (Google Adsense) may use cookies and web beacons on our site.

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on lakefolks.org and lakefolks.com send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

lakefolks.org and lakefolks.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. lakefolks.org's and lakefolks.com's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.