If you prefer that we do not share your personally identifiable information with others as set forth above, email us at privacy@hearst.com.  Be aware that we exercise no control over the manner in which our advertisers and  e-commerce partners may elect to use personally identifiable information.

We may use cookies on this site, which are small amounts of data, and which may include a unique identifier. Use of these cookies enables us to improve your experience on the site and helps us to personalize your experience on the site.  Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies.  If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user to reject cookies.  If you set your browser to reject cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of certain features offered though our web site.

We may conduct sweepstakes, contests and other features that are sponsored by third parties, and in that event we will ask for your e-mail address and other personally identifying information.  This information may be shared with third parties who are sponsors of the sweepstakes, contest or other feature unless you notify us at the time of entry that you do not want the information to be shared. Please note that to participate in some of our contests and features, you will be transferred to a site that is hosted by the sponsor of the contest, in which case we exercise no control over their use of personally identifiable information. You should refer to the privacy policy of the host site to ascertain how they will use your personal information if you enter the contest or participate in the feature.

This site may contain links to the sites of third parties, including e-commerce sites. Any information you may provide to such third parties will be governed by the terms of the policy applicable to that site, and we assume no responsibility therefor. Please be advised that  O shall neither incur nor accept responsibility in regard to any purchases you may make through e-commerce affiliates.  All such transactions are between you and such affiliate and O hereby expressly disclaims all liability for such transactions.

From time to time our site may allow you to post material to blogs,  forums or the like. If you elect to post material to any blogs, forums or other community boards that may be offered on our site, you will be solely responsible for all content, messages, text, files, images, graphics, photos, audio clips, sounds, video or other materials (the "Postings"). You agree that any Postings you post to the site will be true and accurate and will not infringe the proprietary rights of any third person. You agree not to furnish any Postings to which you do not own the rights. By furnishing Postings, you give the us and our  affiliates the right to use such Postings in any manner and in any media now known or hereafter invented.

Please be aware that we do not and cannot monitor all of the Postings made to the site, and therefore O will not be responsible for the content of any Postings. However, we do reserve the right to delete or edit any material in any Posting that is offensive, obscene, harassing, offensive or otherwise objectionable and not in keeping with the community standards of O. We also expect our users to adhere to certain rules of the road. Therefore, you agree not to post, email, or otherwise make available Postings:

	that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, pornographic, libelous, or invasive of another's privacy, or harmful to minors in any way;
	that harass, degrade, intimidate or are hateful toward an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
	that include personal or identifying information about another person without that person's explicit consent.
	that are false, deceptive, misleading, deceitful, misinformative, or constitute "bait and switch";
	that infringe any proprietary rights of any party, or Postings that you do not have a right to make available.

Because we do not monitor the Postings, you agree to use and rely on them at your own risk. O cannot make any representation or warranty about the material contained in the Postings.

Apart from the foregoing, Hearst may share or disclose personally identifiable information about you to other companies or individuals when:

	we utilize third party service providers to provide products, services or functions on our behalf (such as sending emails or processing credit cards or fulfilling subscriptions), and ask these service providers to agree to maintain the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information and not to use your personally identifiable information for any reason except to carry out the purpose(s) for which we hired them;
	we publish a magazine to which you subscribe through a joint venture or licensing arrangement with a third party, in which event our third party partner may use your personally identifiable information to the same extent that we can;
	the entity to whom the information is disclosed is one under control of, or under common control with Hearst (for these purposes, a company controlling 20% or more of the voting stock of another entity shall be deemed to control such entity);
	the entity to whom the information is disclosed is hosting web sites associated with our magazines or magazines we publish in conjunction with a third party, other than those web sites covered by this policy;
	we need to protect our legal rights (for example, if we are trying to collect money you owe us);
	we must comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal or regulatory process; or
	in connection with a sale, merger, transfer, exchange, or other disposition (whether of assets, stock, or otherwise) of all or a portion of the business conducted by the web sites to which this policy applies.

Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, shall O or its affiliates be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages that result from the use of the information or materials on this site, even if O has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

This web site will not knowingly solicit any information from children under age 13, nor do we knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under 13.

If you are located outside of the United States, please note that the information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using this web site, you consent to this transfer. You also consent to the adjudication of any disputes arising in connection with this website in the federal and state courts of, and in accordance with the laws of, the state of the United States in which the editorial staff of this website primarily does business.

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 privacy@hearst.com.  If you enter a sponsored contest, your name may be shared with the sponsor.  If you do not want it to be, you should not enter the contest.  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 privacy@hearst.com.

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