Thomson Gale has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices.

IP Addresses
We use your IP address to identify and authenticate users, to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site.

Cookies
Our subscription databases use a persistent cookie to store "InfoMarks," a method of sending and receiving research material between subscribers, which may be sent and received by users of the system via email or other means of transmission. Thomson Gale may also use a permanent cookie when a subscriber requests a specific type of authentication. Otherwise, all other cookies created by Thomson Gale products are non-persistent, and are deleted when the user closes the browser. None of the cookies created by Thomson Gale stores any information about a user, nor do we solicit user information for any reason.

Customer Contact Information
Our company web site (http://www.gale.com/index.htm) site uses an order form for customers to request information, products, and services. We collect visitor's contact information (like their email address). Contact information from the order form is used to send orders and information about our company to our customers. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Links to Other Web Sites
In some cases Thomson Gale provides links to other sites. Thomson Gale is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Thomson Gale's security policy is that no user information shall be made available to any other party for any reason.

Opt Out
You may remove yourself from our mailing lists or elect not to receive future communications by following the directions at www.gale.com/mail_lists/unsubscribe.htm.

Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions regarding use of Thomson Gale content and permitted acts as stated in this Privacy Statement, please contact Gale at http://www.gale.com/epcopyright/#.

Terms and Conditions
Copyright and Limitations on Use
© 2005 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation.
Thomson and Star Logo are trademarks and are registered trademarks used herein under license.

The information available on Thomson Gale products is the property of Thomson Gale or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. This site contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including without limitation, text, software, photographs, video, graphics, trademarks, service marks, logos, designs, and music and sound (the "Content"), and such Content is protected under under U.S. Copyright laws, U.S. Trademark laws as well as international copyright and trademark laws and treaties.

The subscribing institutes ("Customer") and their authorized users, may make a single print, non-electronic copy of a permitted portion of the content for personal, non-commercial, educational purposes only. Except as expressly provided for in the foregoing sentence, you may not modify, publish, transmit (including, but not limited to, by way of Email, facsimile or other electronic means), display, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works based on, or in any other way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Gale and (if applicable) its licensor.

In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of the Content, such use shall be for personal, non-commercial, educational use only and no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting the subscribing institute and its authorized users or any third party any interest in or to the Content. All rights in and to the Content are expressly reserved by Thomson Gale and/or Thomson Gale's respective licensor. Notwithstanding the above restriction, this paragraph shall not restrict your use of the materials under the doctrines of "fair use" or "fair dealing."

Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability
Due to the number of sources from which news and information in this product is obtained, and the inherent hazards of electronic distribution, there may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in such news, information and the service. PROVIDER AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR THE SITE ITSELF. NEITHER PROVIDER NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY ITS NEGLIGENCE OR CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL IN PROCURING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, REPORTING OR DELIVERING THE SERVICE AND ANY NEWS AND INFORMATION THROUGH THE SITE. IN NO EVENT WILL PROVIDER, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON SUCH NEWS AND INFORMATION OR FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
This Agreement is personal to you and you may not assign your rights or obligations to anyone. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. This Agreement, all intellectual property issues, and your rights and obligations shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York governing contracts wholly entered into and wholly performed within the State of New York.

This Agreement is subject to change at any time.