This Privacy Statement discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices of Merion Publications, Inc. in connection with www.advanceweb.com and all other Web sites owned and operated by Merion Publications, Inc. Merion Publications, Inc. can be contacted by mail at 2900 Horizon Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406, attention Manager, Public Relations, by phone at 610-278-1400, or by e-mail at advance@merion.com .

1. Collection of Personal Information from Site Visitors
Merion Publications, Inc. may collect and/or track (1) the home server domain names, e-mail addresses, type of client computer, files downloaded, search engine used, operating system, and type of Web browser of visitors to Merion Publications, Inc.' Web site, (2) the e-mail addresses of visitors that communicate with Merion Publications, Inc. via e-mail, (3) information knowingly provided by the visitor in online forms, registration forms, surveys, e-mail, contest entries, and other online avenues (including demographic and personal profile data), and (4) aggregate and user-specific information on which pages visitors access.

Merion Publications, Inc. may place Internet "cookies" on visitors' hard drives. Internet cookies save data about individual visitors, such as the visitor's name, password, user-name, shopping cart, screen preferences, and the pages of a site viewed by the visitor. When the visitor revisits Merion Publications, Inc.' Web site, Merion Publications, Inc. may recognize the visitor by the Internet cookie and customize the visitor's experience accordingly. Visitors may decline Internet cookies, if any, by using the appropriate feature of their Web client software, if available.

When a visitor performs a search within Merion Publications, Inc.' Web site, Merion Publications, Inc. may record information identifying the visitor or linking the visitor to the search performed. Merion Publications, Inc. may also record limited information for every search request and uses that information only to solve technical problems with the service and to calculate overall usage statistics.

2. Use of Personal Data Collected
Personal data collected by Merion Publications, Inc. may be used by Merion Publications, Inc. for many reasons, for example, for editorial and feedback purposes, for marketing and promotional purposes, for a statistical analysis of users' behavior, for product development, for content improvement, or to customize the content and layout of Merion Publications, Inc.' site. Aggregate data on visitors' home servers may be used for internal purposes or provided to third parties such as marketing firms. Individually identifying information, such as names, postal and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information which visitors voluntarily provide to Merion Publications, Inc. may be (i) added to Merion Publications, Inc.' databases and used for future calls and mailings regarding site updates, new products and services, and upcoming events, or (ii) provided to reputable third parties who provide products and services which Merion Publications, Inc. believes that visitors may be interested in purchasing or obtaining.

3. Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties
Any third party to which Merion Publications, Inc. shares, rents, sells, or otherwise discloses personal data for marketing purposes will be under a contractual obligation to use the personal data solely for marketing products and services which Merion Publications, Inc. determines, in its sole judgment, that visitors might find of interest. Merion Publications, Inc. will use its reasonable efforts to identify whether such third parties may have products or services of interest to visitors to Merion Publications, Inc.' site. However, such parties are independent third parties over which Merion Publications, Inc. exercises no control, and therefore Merion Publications, Inc. is not responsible for their conduct, products, or services, and will not be liable therefore. Merion Publications, Inc. will only disclose to third parties information in aggregate form, that is publicly available, and/or that is knowingly and voluntarily disclosed by visitors.

4. Security Measures
Merion Publications, Inc. has implemented numerous security features to prevent the unauthorized release of or access to personal information. For example, all Merion Publications, Inc. employees are required to certify their understanding that personal information is considered confidential, that it is important to safeguard personal information, and that Merion Publications, Inc. will take appropriate action against any employee who fails to acknowledge these facts or adhere to the requisite standards of conduct. Please be advised, however, that the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to/from Merion Publications, Inc. via this site or e-mail cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, Merion Publications, Inc. is not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the Internet. For more private communication, visitors can contact Merion Publications, Inc. by telephone at 610-278-1400.

5. Opt-Out Right
Visitors may opt out of having their personally identifiable information retained by Merion Publications, Inc., used by Merion Publications, Inc. for secondary purposes, disclosed to third parties, or used by Merion Publications, Inc. or third parties to send promotional correspondence to the visitor by contacting Merion Publications, Inc. via postal mail, e-mail, or telephone at the addresses above. (This does not apply to collection of the type of Web browser of visitors to Merion Publications, Inc.' Web site.)

6. Collection of Personal Data from Children
To the extent that Merion Publications, Inc. is able to determine the age of users by their submissions to or communications with Merion Publications, Inc.' Web site, Merion Publications, Inc. will not knowingly (a) collect or post information from individuals under the age of sixteen ("children") without their parent's or guardian's consent, or (b) provide any personally identifying information collected from children, regardless of its source, to any third party for any purpose whatever.

If registration is required for any services on the Merion Publications, Inc. Site, and a user submits information to Merion Publications, Inc.' Web site through such a registration process that indicates that such user is a child, the child's parent or guardian will be alerted to the child's registration and will be provided instructions on how the parent or guardian can delete the child's registration, if so desired. No information collected through Merion Publications, Inc.' Web site from users self-identified as children will knowingly be used for any direct marketing or promotional purposes. If there are no age restrictions on a contest which requires registration, and if a child wins, notification and prizes will be sent to the parent(s) or guardian(s) identified in the initial registration process.

7. Merion Publications, Inc.' Right to Contact User
Merion Publications, Inc. reserves the right to contact site visitors regarding account status and changes to the subscriber agreement, privacy statement, or any other policies or agreements relevant to site visitors.

8. Merion Publications, Inc.' Right to Change Privacy Statement
Merion Publications, Inc. reserves the right to change this Privacy Statement at any time by notifying visitors of the existence and location of the new or revised privacy statement. Any change to this Privacy Statement shall be effective as to any visitor that has accepted the Merion Publications, Inc. Web Site Terms and Conditions before the change was made.