When accessing our Website, Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums LLC will learn certain information about you during your visit. How we will handle information we learn about you depends upon what you do when visiting our site.
If you visit our site to read or download information on our pages, we collect and store the following information about you:

1. The name of the domain from which you access the Internet
2. The date and time you access our site
3. The Internet address of the website you used to link directly to our site.

If you identify yourself by sending us an e-mail containing personal information, then the information collected will be solely used to respond to your message.

The information collected is for statistical purposes. Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums LLC may use software programs such as Google Analytics to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

In addition to information which is passively collected as described above, by registering for an account with the site to purchase products, or, by submitting other personal information to the site via blog comments or other area, you are actively providing information to use, and we will only use such information for the purpose for which you provided it.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums LLC uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums LLC will not obtain personally-identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us, such as when ordering products via the site. Such information will not be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties without the approval of the user at the time of collection.  By purchasing products from our site, you understand and acknowledge that we use third-party payment processors, and you therefore authorize us to pass on your payment information to such third parties.  We are not responsible for any third-party’s security breach or data theft.

We endeavor to not use or share personally-identifying information about you in ways unrelated to those described in this policy without also providing you with an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit the unrelated uses.  However, there may be special circumstances in which we need to disclose, with or without your knowledge, personal information about you, or information regarding your use of the site if we believe that it is reasonable to do so, including:

1. To satisfy any laws, regulations, or governmental, or legal requests for such information;
2. To bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Use or other policies;
3. If we are compelled to do so by lawful criminal, civil, or administrative process, subpoenas, or court orders.
4. If we suspect credit card fraud or abuse, or other fraudulent activity.
5. If we sell or transfer the site to a third party; however, we will first notify you to inform you of such sale or transfer.