The West Virginia Standard Company. PRIVACY POLICY To better protect your privacy, The West Virginia Standard Company, a West Virginia corporation. (hereinafter "The West Virginia Standard") has instituted the following privacy practices and policies with regard to its websites www.lincolnstandard.com ,www.cabellstandard.com , www.putnamstandard.com, www.boonestandard.com, www.loganstandard.com, www.westvirginiastandard.com, www.standardclassifieds.com : 1. INFORMATION COLLECTION Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, email address, a home, postal or other physical address, social security number, other contact information, title, occupation, industry, personal interests, and other information when needed to provide a service or product or carry out a transaction you have requested. When you browse our website, you do so anonymously, unless you have previously registered with us. We do not automatically collect Personal Information. We do log your IP address (the Internet address of your computer) to give us an idea of which part of our website you visit and how long you spend there. But we do not link your IP address to any Personal Information unless you have registered with us. Like many other commercial websites, our site may use "cookies" and other HTML tools, to collect information about how you use the site. Please go to "OUR USE OF COOKIES" below for more information. The Lincoln Standard collects Personal Information when you register with The Lincoln Standard for a Lincoln Standard account, when you use or order certain Lincoln Standard products or services, when you register to attend a seminar or participate in an online survey, when you ask to be included in an email or other mailing list, or when you submit an entry for a sweepstakes or other promotions, or when you submit your Personal Information to The West Virginia Standard Company for any other reason. 2. HOW WE NORMALLY USE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU Unless disclosed otherwise at the time of collection, we do not share any Personal Information you submit through our site with any unaffiliated third party, unless it is necessary to respond to your inquiry, provide services to you or to comply with applicable law. We may use Aggregate Information to improve and enhance the site, analyze trends, administer the site and for our market research activities. For example, we may share Aggregate Information with unaffiliated third parties, such as business partners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers, in an aggregate, anonymous form, which means that the shared information will not contain nor be linked to any Personal Information. We will never sell your Personal Information to any third party not affiliated with us without your consent except in connection with the sale or merger of our company or the division responsible for such services. Please note that we reserve the right to access and/or disclose Personal Information and non-personal information we gather as required by courts or administrative agencies and to the extent required to permit us to investigate suspected fraud, harassment or other violations of any law, rule or regulation, the Site rules or policies, or the rights of third parties or to investigate any suspected conduct which we deem improper. 3. INFORMATION PARTNERS COLLECT Our site contains links to other websites whose information practices may be different than ours. You should consult the other sites' privacy policies, as we have no control over information that you may submit or that the third parties collect on those sites. We may offer promotions or content that is sponsored by, or co-branded with, identified third parties. By virtue of these relationships, these third parties may obtain personally identifiable information that you submit. The Lincoln Standard has no control over the third party's use of this information. 4. OUR USE OF COOKIES The Lincoln Standard website uses cookies, a technology that stores small pieces of information on your hard drive, to personalize content and keep track of your activity during your visit. Each time your browser visits a website, the site sends all cookies relevant to that website; cookies are used to maintain a session between you and the web server. 5. COMMITMENT TO THE SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION Your Lincoln Standard account information is password-protected for your privacy and security. The Lincoln Standard safeguards the security of the data you send us with physical, electronic, and managerial procedures. In certain areas of our site, The Lincoln Standard uses industry-standard SSL-encryption to enhance the security of sensitive data transmissions. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit to us, and so we urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often, use a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure browser. 6. HOW TO ACCESS, UPDATE OR DEACTIVATE YOUR INFORMATION If you are a registered user, you can review your personal information and make change requests by emailing us at service@lincolnstandard.com. You may also request deactivation of your Lincoln Standard account or any of your personal information held by us by sending an email to service@lincolnstandard.com. If you choose to deactivate your account, we will retain in our files some personal information you have requested to remove to prevent fraud, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, enforce our Terms of Use, respect your opt-out preferences, and comply with legal requirements as permitted by law. 7. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY Our privacy policy is subject to change at any time. If our privacy policy is materially changed, we will update this page. 8. CHILDREN'S POLICY Our site does not target and is not intended to attract children under the age of 13. The Lincoln Standard does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 or send them requests for personal information. 9. HOW TO CONTACT US If you have any questions about The West Virginia Standard Company Privacy Policy, please contact us at: Privacy at The West Virginia Standard Company P.O. Box 186 Culloden, WV 25510 Telephone; 304-743-6731 or e-mail us at service@lincolnstandard.com