Information Automatically Logged 

We log your Internet Protocol (IP) address to help diagnose problems with our server
and to administer our Web site. This information is also used to allow us to
determine statistical usage of the website.

The referring URL (the webpage you left before coming to a Brooklyn.com webpage, if
any) is logged whenever you view a page on this website, if your browser provides
that information to our server. This allows us to see which areas are more popular
than others on the website, the paths taken to reach each page, etc. In times of peak
usage, being able to log the referring URL can sometimes help us alleviate traffic
flow so that more users can reach the site without errors.

We do not currently disclose this information to any third party, nor do we have
plans to do so in the future. If we have a reason to disclose that information, this
privacy notice will be amended.

When you visit this site, your IP address is also automatically provided to
third-party advertisers who use our site to publish advertising, including Google Adwords. 
Please refer to the websites for the above-named advertisers for information on 
privacy information regarding that disclosure.

We occasionally run polls of the users on various issues and topics. Participation in
these polls is entirely voluntary, and any information tying your IP address to your
vote is discarded without being viewed by the administrators.


Cookies 

Brooklyn.com uses cookies (small piece of data sent from our computer to your
computer, and stored on your hard drive) in certain areas to allow you to log in
automatically, keep track of the last time you logged in (so that you can be told if
there are new messages in a forum, for instance) and to provide a unique session ID
for your browing session for database access and management.

In some instances, our advertisers may also send you a cookie when you visit one of
our pages.

Personal Information 

Personal information collected by the website is limited to that noted above in the
section titled "information automatically logged". If you use the "send this story to
a friend" function, or post a comment to a story, some additional information may be
stored, such as your IP address and return email address. This information is not
shared with any third party, and is deleted from the system periodically.

Disclosure

Except as provided for above, any personal information collected will not be
disclosed to any third party, except in the case of cooperating with law enforcement
agencies to aid in identifying those persons who may be using our services for
illegal activities. Information may be given even without a subpoena or court order
if we believe such illegal activity is being conducted through our services.

External Links 

This site contains links to other sites and images linked from other sites which are
automatically incorporated into the content displayed by this system. We are not
responsible for the privacy practices, actions, or the content of such web sites.

Children's Guidelines 

This site endeavours to be child-safe. Content which may be deemed not child-safe is
deleted. We do not collect info from children 13 and under.

Private System 

Please note that the Brooklyn.com website is a private system, and your access to and
use of the service may be terminated at any time for any reason by the website
administrator. This website is not officially affiliated with the City of New York or
the Borough of Brooklyn. For official city information, please see NYC.gov. 
For official Borough of Brooklyn information,
please see Brooklyn-USA.org

Contacting the Web Site administrators 

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site,
or your dealings with this Web site, please use the contact form found here.

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Copyright and Terms of Use

Except as noted within selected content, the entire contents of this website 
are copyright 2004, All Rights Reserved. Copying and/or republication of the content 
contained within the website is strictly prohibited, and will result in legal action.

IMPORTANT EXCEPTION TO COPYRIGHT NOTICE:

Information contained in the "Wikipedia" section of the website is 
released under the GNU Free Documentation License.