This privacy statement covers the site www.swconsulting.com.

1. What personally identifiable information Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. collects.
2. What personally identifiable information third parties collect through the Web site.
3. What organization collects the information.
4. How Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. uses the information.
5. With whom Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. may share user information.
6. What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.

Information Collection and Use

Information Collection
Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. is the sole owner of the information collected on www.swconsulting.com. Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. collects information from our users at several different points on our Web site.

Information Use
Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. uses

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. We use [both] session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user’s hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions.

Steve Wilmes Consulting uses cookies for the sole purpose of tracking repeat visits to the website.

Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information. [IP addresses are tied to personally identifiable information to enable our Web-based service. We use a tracking utility called Webtrends that uses log files to analyze user movement.

Sharing

Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.

We DO NOT Share Personal Information with Third Parties

Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc., are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:

651-458-1513 or steve@swconsulting.com

PO Box 374
Cottage Grove, MN 55

www.swconsulting.com