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COPYRIGHT NOTICE. This entire site copyright © 2008-2010 Michael H. Dickman. Mailing address: 9775 South Maryland Parkway, #F-108, Las Vegas, Nevada 89183, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Copyright on individual puzzles may be held by the respective authors.

Trademarks: The Acrostica logo and all other Acrostica products and logos referenced or displayed on this website are trademarks or service marks of Michael H. Dickman, d.b.a. Acrostica. Those trademarks or service marks, along with any owned by third parties, may not be copied, downloaded or otherwise exploited without the express written permission of Acrostica or such third party mark owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Privacy: We collect anonymous information from your visits to Acrostica by using the IP addresses from the Log files. We keep track of domain names but not the e-mail address, of anyone who visits our Web site. The information we collect is used for internal review and use by Acrostica. Unless otherwise stated, all information collected is used solely to improve the content and services of the website.

We share aggregate information with advertisers regarding the demographics of our visitors. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

We may disclose personal identifiable information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the requirements of the law or to comply with legal process served on Acrostica.

Acrostica uses certain third party companies to deliver some banner advertisements and other on-line communication. These companies may collect and use information about the customers who clicked or viewed these banners. The information they collect is aggregated so as to protect the privacy of our readers, but Acrostica does not bear any responsibility for any actions or policies of any third parties.

One of the online advertisers is Google.com, and Google.com as a third party vendor uses the DoubleClick DART cookie. A DART cookie is used to observe and track how a user views this site and other sites on the Internet. More information about the DART cookie system, including how to opt-out of this system can be viewed here. Additional information about how Google.com uses this information may be found here.

Acrostica uses a cookie to store the puzzle on your computer when you click the "save" button. No other information is kept in the cookie.

Acrostica is for the enjoyment of puzzle solvers of all ages. It is our intention that the content produced and published on Acrostica be entertaining and of reasonable acceptance for both children and adults.

This privacy statement was last updated on April 7, 2009. A notice will be posted on the Acrostica home page for thirty (30) days whenever this privacy statement is changed.