Like most website operators, Rockajoint collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Rockajoint’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Rockajoint’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Rockajoint may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Rockajoint also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Rockajoint does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Certain visitors to Rockajoints websites choose to interact with Rockajoint in ways that require Rockajoint to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Rockajoint gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up account at Rockajoint.com to provide a username and email address. Rockajoint collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitors interaction with Rockajoint. Rockajoint does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Rockajoint may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Rockajoint may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Rockajoint does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitors computer, and that the visitors browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Rockajoint uses cookies to help Rockajoint identify and track visitors, their usage of Rockajoint website, and their website access preferences. Rockajoint visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Rockajoint websites, with the drawback that certain features of Rockajoint websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.