Updated: June 6th, 2008

* Note: I joyously announce no new business blog posts are being written because I’m focussing on production and on largely private personal development; however, old posts may remain as archives at this website address: ChristophDollis.com/blogYou can see blog post archives here.

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Information Collection and Use  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

Christoph Dollis doing business as Christoph Dollis Enterprises is the sole owner of all information collected on ChristophDollis.com except as set out below. I will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what are disclosed in this statement.

Christoph Dollis Enterprises collects information from my users at several different points on ChristophDollis.com.

(Note: I have registered the domain name “ChrisDollis.com” and have forwarded it to ChristophDollis.com. Therefore, all references to ChristophDollis.com apply equally to ChrisDollis.com.)

Cookies  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

A cookie is a piece of data downloaded from a website and stored on the user’s hard drive.

ChristophDollis.com makes limited use of primarily “session cookies”. Also called a transient cookie, a session cookie is stored in temporary memory and it is erased when the user closes their web browser. Session cookies do not collect personally identifiable information from the user’s computer.

Also called a permanent cookie or a stored cookie, a persistent cookie is one that is stored on a user’s hard drive until it reaches a preset expiration date or until the user deletes the cookie. Persistent cookies may be used to collect identifying information about the user, such as web surfing behaviour or user preferences for a specific website.

Any persistent cookies used by ChristophDollis.com are for the user’s convenience: To remember settings and selections, etc. I don’t use cookies for tracking purposes; however, various add-on services used by ChristophDollis.com may and, if this concerns you, you should read the privacy policies for these other sites.

Log Files  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

I use internet protocol (IP) addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are generally not linked to personally identifiable information, however, they can be linked to a specific Internet service provider or organization. For example, if a user works for the Bank of Montreal in the corporate head office and they use their work computer to visit this website, I may be able to tell that someone with a given IP address visited this website and that they used a Bank of Montreal computer to do so.

I also collect information about which type of operating systems and web browsers my users are using so I can better design my website to be accessible for a wide variety of users. This information is in no way personally identifiable.

If, as I am, you are concerned about your security and privacy while online, then I offer that you might wish to take a page from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, otherwise known as Dancing with Big Brother, tells the world to stop using the Web browser you fought long and hard to tie into your operating system. That’s what happened to beleaguered Microsoft when the department’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) recently recommended users switch to alternate browser platforms to avoid the security holes in IE caused largely by ActiveX.” and download the excellent and free Firefox web browserThe award winning web browser I use and recommend. Aside from being more secure in most cases, it is very customizable and allows you to add extra extensions (features) so you do more than just browse and you can quickly pick a while new theme to match your taste. Trying is believing. If you don’t have it, you should download this puppy and play with it. with the free add-on NoScript extensionWinner of the “2006 PC World World Class Award,” this tool makes Firefox the safest browser around. This optional extension, which takes a minute to install, prevents websites from running Javascript (see below) on your computer. You can temporarily or permanently allow trusted websites to run Javascript so you can have the functionality the designers intend and the protection that gives you peace of mind your computer will always be working. Until the hard drive dies..

This will allow you to selectively allow Javascript (code you automatically download from a website that runs on your computer and is, 99% of the time, a good thing; however, it can be used to automatically download Spyware, Adware, Viruses, Trojans, Keyloggers, and other bad things you don’t want) on a site-by-site basis and also to tame Microsoft’s ActiveX controls (an application programming interface that allows web browsers to download and execute Windows programs similar in nature to Javascript). Oh, and it’s also years ahead of Internet Explorer 7 in add-on functionality and you can even customize its looks.

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Javascript  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

Javascript is a “client side script” or software program downloaded automatically from a website that operate on a user’s computer and allow additional website functionality. It is very common and many excellent websites simply can’t be used without it.

Unfortunately, unscrupulous people can write client side script in such a way that it will automatically install unwanted software onto a user’s computer.

Users may safely allow Javascript on ChristophDollis.com.

I use it to bring enhanced functionality.

Google Custom Search Engine  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

Google provides ChristophDollis.com with a customized search engine to search this website and any other websites I decide to include in the results.

By entering any search terms in this engine and clicking on the “Google Search” button at the bottom, a user is submitting the details of their search plus other information such the user’s IP (internet protocol) address to Google.

Google uses this information for a variety of purposes including targeted advertising to the user in the search results screen based on the keywords in the search terms the user entered.

After making an initial search, the user is also given the option to use this service to search the entire internet.

For more details on Google’s privacy practices, I recommend users read their privacy policy online at the Google Privacy CenterVisit Google’s Privacy Center for more information about the leading search engine’s practices:
http://www.google.com/privacy.html.

Links to Other Sites  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

This website may contain links to other websites including Google FeedBurner which administers syndication of my blog* posts both by email and feed reader as well as my share this post with a friend feature, and Amazon.ca and Amazon.com, which sell books and audio programs I recommend from time to time.

Please be aware that I [Christoph Dollis, Christoph Dollis Enterprises, and ChristophDollis.com] am not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites, with the exception of “Loving Jacqui” at LovingJacqui.netUsers can learn more about Loving Jacqui here. where I do “business” on my personal website as “Christoph Dollis Adventures”.

I encourage my users to be aware when they leave my site(s) and to read the privacy statements, if any, of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by ChristophDollis.com.

If a user chooses to leave an opinion on either my business blog* or personal blog, it will be available for all to see including whatever information the user chooses to provide.

Personal Site  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

The privacy policy for my personal website, LovingJacqui.netUsers can learn more about Loving Jacqui here. (also referred to as “Loving Jacqui” where I do “business” as “Christoph Dollis Adventures”), is located here: LovingJacqui.net/privacyLovingJacqui.net’s privacy policy..

Share  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

If a user elects to use my “Share”A prewritten customizable email users can send to another person and recommend they visit ChristophDollis.com. service for informing a friend about my website, I ask them to enter the friend’s name and email address. Christoph Dollis Enterprises will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. I store this information for the purpose of sending this one-time email and a copy of this email is automatically sent to me for tracking purposes.

The user’s friend is sent no further emails from ChristophDollis.com unless the user’s friend chooses to contact Christoph Dollis.

Blog* Opinions (and Trackbacks)  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

Regarding blog* opinions (often frequently referred to as blog* comments), users are requested to enter their email address in the required field of the, “Opinions? What do you think !” form. This is to help protect my blog* against spam blog* opinions and so I can contact the user.

Only I can see it. I hide it from spammers. It is not shared with other users or published on the blog*.

With the exception of entering an email address in this field, I urge users not to put their email address anywhere else into the, “Opinions? What do you think !” form; in other words, don’t put it in the big box above the, “I’m done. Publish it!” button. This will protect users’ email addresses from the general public — and nasty spam email harvesters.

A spam email harvester is an automated software program that scours hundreds of millions of webpages on the Internet collecting all the email addresses it can find so the owner of the program can spam the owners of those email addresses or sell their email addresses to someone else so they can spam them.

For information on several strategies users can use to protect themselves from spam email harvesters, please visit these outside links: hereIf a user or other person is a webmaster or has any type of online presence such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, or whatever else is popular these days, they should NOT post their email address in plain form on the web. Instead, protect it using an image or a web contact form. and hereIf a user has a website one option to protect their email address is to use encrypted Javascript..

If a user elects to leave an opinion (or trackback) on ChristophDollis.com, it will be available for all to see including whatever information the user chooses to provide such as their website address.

Christoph Dollis Enterprises does not own your blog* opinions (or trackbacks) and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may result from them.

By leaving an opinion (or trackback) on my site, you agree that you retain all ownership rights in what you post here and that you will relieve Christoph Dollis Enterprises from any and all liability that may result from those postings.

You further agree to grant me a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenceable, and transferable licence to store, use, transmit, display, edit, publish, reproduce, or otherwise distribute your blog* opinions (or trackbacks) without limitation, as well as to make such additional uses of them as may be needed or desired by Christoph Dollis, Christoph Dollis Enterprises, ChristophDollis.com or any affiliated entity.

Individual Blog* Post Opinion Email Subscriptions  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

Under each blog* post is an option for a user to subscribe to follow-up blog* opinions for that post only.

To use this option, a user must enter a valid email address into the “Email” field of the, “Opinions? What do you think !” form.

With every email notification the user receives, a link to the Productivity, Growth and Sales Blog* Opinion Subscription Manager is provided enabling the user to change their email address, subscribe or unsubscribe from new opinion notifications for individual blog* posts, or opt-out of email notifications of new blog* opinions entirely.

Contact  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

If a user elects to use my “Contact”An online webform you can use to send me an email. service or to contact me by any other means including leaving an opinion, trackback, or subscribing to email delivery of email delivery of the blog* posts and/or blog* opinions either through FeedBurner (a website operated by Google, Inc. and here you can read FeedBurner’s privacy statementRead FeedBurner's Privacy Statement online.) or by my “Individual Blog* Post Comment Email SubscriptionsBeneath each blog* post is the option to subscribe to receive notification when people leave blog* opinions on the post. That way if there’s a conversation you find interesting, you’re reminded to return.” service, I ask them for their email address and they are free to provide additional information such as their name, business name, mailing address, and telephone number.

It is considered that by proactively contacting Christoph Dollis the user has expressly consented to entering into a “pre-existing business relationship” with Christoph Dollis Enterprises.

As such, the user is giving consent for Christoph Dollis Enterprises to contact the user by:

Anti-spam Policy  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

Spam is unsolicited commercial bulk email.

I detest spam.

All a user has to do not to receive any further emails from me is email me back and say, “Unsubscribe,” “Stop!” or “No More,” in the subject line (preferably with a please and a thank you, but that’s unnecessary!) and I will cease emailing that address as quickly as possible and, in all cases, within 15-business days.

I reserve the right to send out a final email within that 15-business day period acknowledging that the user’s request will be honoured and offering them the opportunity to contact Christoph Dollis Enterprises in the future.

Anti-spam Contact Strategy: You may notice my email address is not posted on my site. This is an effort on my part to avoid receiving spam. To stop emails from Christoph Dollis Enterprises or other companies I have contracted with, for example, FeedBurner, please go to the “Contact”An online webform you can use to send me an email, this page also contains my mailing address and phone number. page and provide the exact same information as requested above.

Change of Personal Information  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as their email address or postal code) or if a user no longer desires my services, I will attempt to provide a way to correct, update or remove (if allowed by law: for example, if I have rendered and/or charged for my services, I may be required to retain the user’s personally identifiable information for a period of time to comply with Canada Revenue Agency regulations or with other applicable laws and regulations) that user’s personal information provided to me. This can be done by contacting Christoph Dollis at ChristophDollis.com/contactAn online webform you can use to send me an email, this page also contains my mailing address and phone number..

Notification of Privacy Policy Changes  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

If I decide to change my privacy policy, I will post those changes here on my privacy policy page at ChristophDollis.com/privacyA link to this webpage: ChristophDollis.com/privacy so my users are always aware of what information I collect, how I use it, and under what circumstances, if any, I disclose it. In order to assist users in quickly seeing whether my privacy policy has changed, “Updated: Date” will appear near the top of the page.

If at any point I decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time it was collected, I would notify users by way of an email, telephone call, or postal letter (at my option) to the last point of contact I have on file. Users will have a choice as to whether or not I use their information in this different manner.

Personal Information Protection Act  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

Private businesses and organizations in British Columbia, Canada fall under the jurisdiction of BC’s Personal Information Protection ActFrom the government of BC website last checked by myself on August 29, 2007: “The Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) provides individuals in B.C. with certain rights regarding their personal information in the control of a B.C. organization (including businesses and non-profit organizations).”. Please first contact Christoph Dollis Enterprises’ Privacy Officer in order to ask any questions regarding the use and collection of your personally identifiable information on this website. If Christoph Dollis Enterprises is unable to answer your questions within a reasonable period of time, you may contact the office of the BC Information and Privacy CommissionerBC Information and Privacy Commissioner..

Privacy Officer  |  TopReturn to the top of this page.

Christoph Dollis is the person responsible for information and privacy.

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* Note: I joyously announce no new business blog posts are being written because I’m focussing on production and on largely private personal development; however, old posts may remain as archives at this website address: ChristophDollis.com/blogYou can see blog post archives here.