This privacy policy describes how Hearst Communications, Inc., publisher of The San Francisco Chronicle ("Aeon Events") treats the personally identifiable information that is collected about you by Aeon Events or third party hosting services when you visit the websites of Aeon Events to which this policy is linked, including Aeon Events.com, . If you have any questions or concerns about these privacy guidelines, please send an e-mail to: reed@aeonevents.com.

Any information you provide when you visit web sites other than those covered by this policy (including other web sites affiliated with Hearst newspapers) or when you purchase any products or services that may be offered or advertised on our web site by companies other than Aeon Events is subject to the privacy policies of the organizations who run and/or own these web sites. This policy also does not apply to information you may provide to us offline except as expressly stated herein.

The San Francisco Chronicle regards your online privacy as an important and serious matter. We have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our commitment to this issue.

As Aeon Events continues to develop our online enterprises we may add new features, change the type of information we gather or the method by which it is gathered. We will adjust this privacy policy to reflect any future changes, and notify users of any personal information we are requesting. Please review this policy for changes from time to time, and contact us if you have any questions.

Aeon Events may change this policy from time to time at its discretion. Your continued use of our sites indicates your consent to this privacy policy and any amended versions of it.

California and Canadian Users:
California and Canadian residents have the right to know how their information may be shared with third parties who engage in direct marketing activities and this policy explains our practices and how you can opt out of having your information shared for such purposes. From time to time we may make our customer lists available to companies that sell goods and services that we believe would be of interest. We may compile these lists from customer orders placed both offline and online. Customers have the option of having their names and identifying information removed from those lists (subject to certain exceptions and limitations in applicable laws) by contacting us at reed@aeonevents.com.

We may also from time to time make our customer lists available for direct marketing purposes to other entities that are affiliated with us. If you would like to be removed from those lists, contact us at

Please review this policy for changes from time to time, and contact us if you have any questions.

This policy was last updated on November 9, 2006.

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  The Aeon Events.com registration form requires users to provide an email address, year of birth, gender and zip code, and requests other information, such as name, address and phone number.

  When registering, users have the ability to opt-in to receiving information from Aeon Events affiliates and advertisers. Users can change this choice at any time by logging in to their account and checking/unchecking the correct box.

  After registering, users may receive communications from Aeon Events.com regarding Aeon Events.com products, services, and programs. Users can change this choice at any time by logging in to their account and checking/unchecking the correct box.

  Users can change preferences and password at any time by going to our registration page. You may opt-out of receiving future mailings, should we decide to do them; see the choice/opt-out section below.

  SUBSCRIPTIONS:
  

  When you subscribe to our paper, or send us e-mail about your subscription and our service, you will be asked to provide information such as your shipping address, e-mail address, name, phone number, and credit card or other payment method. This information may be collected by third party service providers with whom Aeon Events contracts to host the web site or to fulfill requests for services; in that event, Aeon Events asks such service providers to make the personal information available only to Aeon Events for Aeon Events to use in accordance with the terms of this policy and not to use the information for any other purpose.

  Aeon Events uses this information to provide you with the service you have requested. We may also use this information to contact you with offerings of other products and services from Aeon Events and our business partners that we think may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive such offers, please deselect the appropriate box at the time you provide us with information about yourself, or contact us by email at subscription_support@Aeon Events.com.

  Your credit card information is transferred to Aeon Events by our hosting facility through the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology that is encrypted to prevent its unauthorized disclosure.

  NEWSLETTERS:
  Registration is required when signing up for our online newsletters.
  ORDER FORMS:
  Our web sites use order forms when customers purchase services from us. We collect visitor's contact information (like their email address) and financial information (like their account or credit card numbers). Contact information from the order form is used to get in touch with the customer when necessary. Reasons we may contact you include problems with the payment transaction or credit processing. If you purchase a classified ad from Aeon Events, we may contact you regarding the content of the ad if it is missing information or has any questionable information. Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for services. Contact information and financial information are kept private and is used for no other purpose than what is indicated above. However, we may share that information with third parties to the extent necessary to process and fulfill your order and to provide you with the product or service you have requested.

  Any financial information provided by users is sent via a secure server and encrypted for user protection. Aeon Events does not store or retain credit card numbers after a purchase has been completed. Aeon Events uses the industry standard SSL security protocol to encrypt all information you submit. While no system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, this protocol is designed to ensure that sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, addresses, phone numbers, etc. can not be read or intercepted in transit.