Privacy Policy

First, we apologize for the formal, machine-like nature of much of this page, which has been developed with the help of software. Here is the short human-readable version:

Allpar itself collects some information, generally not of a sensitive nature, to run interactive services (such as forums, mailing lists, photo galleries, and a registry). Generally, Allpar does not share this information with anyone, and takes reasonable steps to prevent people from tapping it via illicit means. A very limited number of volunteers does have access to information entered into the forums, which is only used for administrative purposes. This information includes e-mail addresses, real names if supplied, IP addresses used, and postings made.

We also collect basic information through our logs, Google Analytics, and QuantCast to try to tailor the site to user needs.

Third-party advertisers, including Google, Kontera, Vibrant Media, and AlmondNet, collect some information in an attempt to serve advertising as effectively as possible.

We will never ask you for your social security number, password, or other sensitive information. We may ask for your age or birthdate to ensure that you are over 18.

We may disclose any information in our possession to authorized law enforcement personnel when needed to prevent or counter fraud, or when the aforementioned law enforcement personnel demand it with reasonable legal backing.

This is a privacy policy for Allpar, LLC. Our homepage on the Web is located at http://www.allpar.com/. The full text of our privacy policy is available on the Web at http://www.allpar.com/privacy.html Users may go to for information on how to opt-in or opt-out of use of their information.

We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:

Allpar, LLC
Box 811
Teaneck, NJ 07666 
USA

You may contact us via our form.

Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals

We have the following dispute resolution mechanism. If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, they can help you resolve your concern.

New dispute: In case of perceived policy violations please contact us as noted in the terms of service.

Additional Information

This policy is valid until 1 January 2010 at 12:00:00 EST.

Data Collection

P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 4 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained separately.

Group "General"

We collect the following information:

Click-stream data
HTTP protocol elements
User's interaction with a page or resource
Search terms
Transaction history

This data will be used for the following purposes:

One-time tailoring.
Anonymous user analysis.
Anonymous user profiling and decision-making.
Anonymous tailoring of advertisements based on user interest via Google and/or AlmondNet and/or other advertisers

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The data in this group has been marked as non-identifiable. This means that there is no reasonable way for the site to identify the individual person this data was collected from. It may be possible for Google to do so, however.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Information is sometimes analyzed to improve site usefulness and targeting, navigation system, coding errors, etc. Advertisers use the information to track ads and provide reporting data.

Group "Interactive services data"

We collect the following information:

User's Name
Click-stream data
User's interaction with a page or resource
On-line address
Home telephone numbers
Interactive data
Navigation and click-stream data
Online contact information
Physical contact information
Unique identifiers
Purchase information
Preference data
Current location data
Demographic data including, for forums, date of birth
HTTP cookies
Search terms

This data will be used for the following purposes:

Completion and support of the current activity.
Web site and system administration.
Research and development.
One-time tailoring.
Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products.
Historical preservation.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

This information is collected to avoid spam and to make various interactive services available, e.g. the forums and gallery, and to prevent “trolls” and other unwanted people from posting without restriction. In some cases this information is needed for verification (e.g. 200,000 Mile Club requires phone numbers). This information is not sold.

Group "Mailing list data"

We collect the following information:

Demographic data
Online contact information
Interactive data
Preference data

This data will be used for the following purposes:

Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products, or for providing information on site changes.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Notifications of new services at allpar

Group "Third party"

We collect the following information:

Click-stream data
User's interaction with a page or resource
HTTP cookies

This data will be used for the following purposes:

Completion and support of the current activity.
Research and development.
One-time tailoring.
Anonymous user analysis.
Anonymous user profiling and decision-making.
User analysis.
User profiling and decision-making.
Historical preservation.
Other purposes
Serving relevant advertising

The following types of entities will receive this information:

Unrelated third parties.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Third party advertising, tracking, and software providers require certain data

Cookies

Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.

Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:

Site administration
Contacting users
Completing the user's current activity
User targeting
Pseudononymous analysis
Pseudonym-based decision-making
User analysis
Individual-based decision-making
Research and development
Other (Serving relevant advertising)

Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites 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.

We use third-party advertising companies to serve 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.

Compact Policy Summary

The compact policy which corresponds to this policy is:

    CP="NON DSP COR CURa ADMa DEVa TAIa PSAa PSDa IVAa IVDa CONa HISa OTPa OUR UNRa IND PHY ONL UNI PUR COM NAV INT DEM PRE LOC OTC"

The following table explains the meaning of each field in the compact policy.

Field	Meaning
`CP=`	This is the compact policy header; it indicates that what follows is a P3P compact policy.
`NON`	No access is available to collected information.
`DSP`	The policy contains at least one dispute-resolution mechanism.
`COR`	Violations of this policy will be corrected.
`CURa`	The data is used for completion of the current activity.
`ADMa`	The data is used for site administration.
`DEVa`	The data is used for research and development.
`TAIa`	The data is used for tailoring the site.
`PSAa`	The data is used for pseudononymous analysis.
`PSDa`	The data is used for pseudononymous decision-making.
`IVAa`	The data is used for analysis, including knowledge of the visitor's identity.
`IVDa`	The data is used for decision-making, including knowledge of the visitor's identity.
`CONa`	The data is used for contacting the user.
`HISa`	The data is used for historical archival purposes.
`OTPa`	The data is used for other purposes.
`OUR`	The data is given to ourselves and our agents.
`UNRa`	The data is given to other, unrelated organizations.
`IND`	The data will be kept indefinitely.
`PHY`	Physical contact information is collected.
`ONL`	Online contact information is collected.
`UNI`	Unique identifiers are collected.
`PUR`	Purchase information is collected.
`COM`	Computer information is collected.
`NAV`	Navigation and clickstream data is collected.
`INT`	Interactive data is collected.
`DEM`	Demographic and socioeconomic data is collected.
`PRE`	Preference information is collected.
`LOC`	Current location information is collected.
`OTC`	Other types of information are collected.

The compact policy is sent by the Web server along with the cookies it describes. For more information, see the P3P deployment guide at http://www.w3.org/TR/p3pdeployment.

Policy Evaluation

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.

Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.

Unsatisfactory policy: this compact policy is considered unsatisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. The behavior of Internet Explorer 6 regarding cookies set under this compact policy is as follows:

	First-party usage	Third-party usage
Persistent Cookies	Low: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted. Medium: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be downgraded to a session cookie. Medium High: No opt-out is provided, so the cookie will be blocked. High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.	Low: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be downgraded to a session cookie. Medium: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be blocked. Medium High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked. High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.
Session Cookies	Low: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted. Medium: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted. Medium High: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted. High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.	Low: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted. Medium: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be blocked. Medium High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked. High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.

A policy which is considered unsatisfactory by Internet Explorer 6 contains certain categories of data which are used or shared in a particular manner. This policy is placed in the unsatisfactory category, because the following categories of data are associated with this policy's cookies:

Physical contact information is collected.
Online contact information is collected.

In addition, the data is used in the following manner, marking the policy as unsatisfactory:

The data is used for contacting the user.
The data is used for analysis, including knowledge of the visitor's identity.
The data is used for decision-making, including knowledge of the visitor's identity.
The data is used for other purposes.
The data is given to other, unrelated organizations.

Note that allowing an opt-out will make this policy acceptable under the Low and Medium settings, and under Medium High for first-party cookie usage. At the High setting, and at the Medium High setting for third-party cookies, all of these data uses must be opt-in for the policy to be considered satisfactory.