Privacy Policy Max Elements LLC is concerned about the privacy of its users. We will not share your personally identifying information with any outside company unless you provide permission for us to do so. We will provide personally identifying information to a third party if required by law to do so. PRIVACY. We do not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our Web site. Please note that any information or material sent to us will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending us any information or material, you grant us an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that we are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) we obtain your permission to use your name; or (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law. Max Elements LLC does not specifically collect information about children under 18 and encourages children to get their parents' consent before giving out any personal information. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. If confidential information is sent to us, it must be done through an encrypted method. This includes credit card numbers or any other personally identifiable information. If your browser does not support 128-bit encryption standards, you will be redirected to a non-secure part of the site and asked to send this information through another secure method. CHOICE/OPT-OUT. Max Elements LLC provides a number of ways for you to 'opt-out' of receiving additional information from us or having us provide your personal information to our partners. We may offer you these choices at the time you give us your information. If you do not wish to continue receiving our e-mail newsletters or bulletins you can opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions at the bottom of each email. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS. Beginning on January 1, 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our visitors who are California residents to request certain information regarding disclosure of personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please write us at: Website Privacy Coordinator Max Elements LLC PO Box 502408 Indianapolis, IN 46250 COOKIES. Our sites use 'cookies' to record information. A cookie is a small data file that Web sites store on your hard drive when you visit them. Cookies allow us to measure activity on our sites and to improve your user experience by remembering your passwords and viewing preferences, and allowing you to visit various members-only parts of our sites without re-registering. Cookies allow us to determine which areas and features of our sites are most popular by measuring user activity. Our sites do not use cookies to retrieve any personal information from your computer. Most browsers are set to accept cookies. However, you may set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Some parts of our sites, such as members-only areas will not function properly if you choose not to accept cookies.