Saltmine, Inc. ("Saltmine") recognizes that your privacy and the protection of your personal information are important to you. This statement discloses how Saltmine helps protect your personal information while using the Saltmine corporate site and while visiting other sites that are hosted by Saltmine. This document was last updated September 10, 2003.

Information collected about you
Saltmine may collect personal information about you that you specifically and voluntarily provide. This information includes information that can identify you as a specific individual, such as your name, phone number, or e-mail address. On all such pages that collect this information, we specifically describe what information is required in order to provide you with the service or information that you have requested.

Computer Information
Saltmine may collect certain technical information from your computer each time you request a page during a visit to Saltmine or one of the sites hosted by Saltmine. This information is collected from your computer's Web browser and may include your IP address, operating system, Web browser software (e.g. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer), screen resolution, and referrer Web site. Wireless users: Please check with your wireless company if you are using your cellular phone to access the Internet to understand whether such personal information may be used to identify you.

Cookies and Other Web Technologies
A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and cookies set by Saltmine can only be read by Saltmine. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you will not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other web sites that you visit.

Use of Your Information
Saltmine will use your information for one of several purposes:

1. To store your information for you and deliver it to you when you request it.
2. To answer questions or to respond to requests for further information.
3. To help us create and deliver content most relevant to you.

Personal information collected on this site may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Saltmine or its affiliates or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.

Sharing Your Information
Saltmine does not sell or rent your personal information to anyone. Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Statement, personal information you provide on this site will not be shared outside of Saltmine and its affiliates without your permission.

Our Legal Obligations
Saltmine may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Saltmine or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Saltmine and other Web sites hosted by Saltmine, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Saltmine, its hosted Web sites, or the public.

Other Web Sites
There may be places throughout the Saltmine site that may link you to other Web sites that do not operate under Saltmine's information privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use, and share information. Saltmine is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the saltmine.com domain.

Control Over and Access to Your Information
When you give us personal information, Saltmine will not share that information with third parties without your permission, other than for the limited exceptions already listed. It will only be used for the purposes stated above.

Changes to this Privacy Statement
We may occasionally update this Privacy Statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the Privacy Statement. For material changes to this Privacy Statement or how Saltmine will use your personal information, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on the home page of our Web site or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Statement to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. By using this site, you agree to this Privacy Statement and any updates.

If you have questions about our Privacy Statement, please email us.

Contact information
Saltmine welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you believe that Saltmine has not adhered to this Privacy Statement, please contact us by e-mail or postal mail and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

Saltmine, Inc. Privacy
710 Second Avenue, Suite 1100
Seattle, WA 98104
USA

You can also send us an e-mail at privacy@saltmine.com.