Americans for a Free Republic has created
this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment
to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and
dissemination practices for this Web site: afr.org
Information Automatically Logged
We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server
and to administer our Web site.
This information is also used to allow us to determine statistical
usage of the website and rings.
The refering URL (the webpage you left before coming to an afr.org
webpage, if any) is logged whenever you view a page on the Americans
for a Free Republic website. This allows us to see which areas are
more popular than others on the website, the paths taken to reach
each page, and it also allows us to gauge the effectiveness of any
promotional programs we may be running at the time.
All such information is gathered globally rather than individually,
and no information is linked to any identifying information about
you. Such aggregated data may be disclosed, for example, to potential
and current advertisers providing them with information about the
number of people viewing their ads and how many have clicked on them.
Advertisers and Cookies
Americans for a Free Republic itself does not use cookies in any
part of our Web site. We use an outside ad company to display ads
on our site. These ads may contain cookies. Cookies received with
banner ads are collected by our ad company, and we do not have access
to or control over this information.
Personal Information
No personal information is collected by Americans for a Free Republic
from visitors to the our website, when viewing pages. We also do
not collect or harvest the email addresses of people who email us
directly. We only use them to notify you of news-worthy items and
of our progress, or to respond to your queries.
When signing our petition or contributing to Americans for a Free
Republic, the personal information provided will not be made available
to any outside organization or agency except for the purpose of verifing
the count of signatories on petition and receipt of contributions.
Except as provided for above, Any personal information collected
will not be disclosed to any third party.
External Links
This site contains links to other sites. Americans for a Free Republic
is not responsible for the privacy practices, actions, or the content
of such Web sites.
Children's Guidelines
This site has no visible links that are unsuitable for children.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices
of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please e-mail
us by using the following link: Contact
Center.