CONTACTING US

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding Fort Refuge, please feel free to contact us at admin@fortrefuge.com. Registered members can also contact the administrators by sending a private message in the forums. We will do our best to respond in a timely manner. Please keep in mind though that we are only survivors, just like you, not professionals qualified to help with legal or psychiatric problems. If you need professional help - please call hotlines

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. We want to make your online experience satisfying and safe. Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we gather and how we use it. We invite you to contact us at admin@fortrefuge.com if you have questions about this policy.

Information collected automatically:

IP Addresses and Logging
www.FortRefuge.com makes use of log files, which include internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, screen resolution, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, traffic patterns throughout our site, and search terms that users enter in our Search function. This information is not personally identifiable and is only used for bulk statistics reporting. We use it to determine which areas of our site users like and don't like based on traffic to those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us to better understand our visitors' needs and preferences, and to tailor our content accordingly.

Cookies:
www.FortRefuge.com uses cookies to enhance your experience. I.e., it sends a small text file to your browser, which, if accepted, may be stored on your computer. It allows your browser to "remember" your visits history and communicate it to this website - for example, to highlight links you've previously visited, or to keep you logged in. The cookie does not contain personal information and can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser (in Internet Explorer, in Chrome, in FireFox, in Safari, in Opera,in other browsers). You can also set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You do not need to have cookies turned on to browse this site.

Information provided by users through optional, voluntary submissions:

When you register on and participate in forums/chat, your date of birth, email address, and IP are recorded. This information is collected in order to provide you access to interactive areas and features of our website. It is deemed private and is never shared by Fort Refuge with anyone without your explicit consent except when required by law. By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by www.FortRefuge.com.

Please note:
We provide a platform for our users to communicate with each other, but are not responsible for results of such communications. For example, we will never ask you for your phone number; if you chose to post it on your profile and end up receiving unpleasant phone calls - this isn't our responsibility. If you chose to take a legal action towards the user who is harrassing you and authorities contact us for his/her private information, we'll comply as required by law. Please use discretion when sharing your personal information online, protect your privacy.

External Site Links:

Fort Refuge links to other websites on the internet. Content and Privacy Policies are the responsibility of their respective owners. Fort Refuge has no access or control over these third-party websites, and encourages you to consult their respective privacy policies for more detailed information on their practices. www.FortRefuge.com's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other websites.

Here are some banners and buttons for you to take to link to us. Right click and save the banner of your choice to your hard drive, and make it a link to www.FortRefuge.com. Otherwise a text link will do nicely. If you would like your survivor-oriented site to appear on this site, please email us your url, we are always glad to expand our selection of links to helpful sites. Thanks for the link!

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