General Privacy Statement
In general, you can visit the SPARC site and make use of its resources without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. For your security, password-protected accounts are required to post on the message boards or to use the chat room, however no personal data is required to obtain an account. We understand and respect the need for anonymity in divorce and custody situations.

Email Addresses
We will not sell, lease, give, or transfer email addresses or other personal information from our users to any other business or entity. Your email address is safe with us.

Tracking Information
We do keep track of the domains from which people visit us. We analyze this data for trends and statistics, and to track the overall number of 'hits' the SPARC site receives. We may also use this information to brag shamelessly about how well the site is doing.

Information security
Although we have implemented appropriate business procedures to maintain information in a secure manner, due to the nature of the Internet as well as forces beyond our control, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of data on the SPARC site.

"Cookies"
There are various technologies, including one called "cookies", which can be used to provide you with tailored information and higher security from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. Some SPARC pages use cookies so that we can better serve you when you use our site. Cookies are also used for security when posting on the message boards and in the chat room.