PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION POLICY

Please read the UPIASIA.COM Privacy and Data Protection Policy, before using the UPIASIA.COM site.

UPIASIA.COM (and its parent company United Press International) recognize the importance of protecting the information it collects from users in the operation of this website. As such, UPIASIA.COM takes reasonable steps to maintain the security, integrity and privacy of this information.

To enhance the user experience, UPIASIA.COM may ask you for information such as your name, e-mail address, year of birth, gender, zip code, country, and street address. Generally, responding to such requests is optional. However, if we require such information in order for the user to gain access to some special "member-only area" of the this website, be assured that UPIASIA.COM will not disclose this information in a way that will reveal a user's identity to any third party, unless required by law, or unless we have received your consent. However, UPIASIA.COM may disclose this information in the form of anonymous, aggregate usage statistics (including "hits" on UPIASIA.COM) and demographics, to advertisers and other businesses.

In order for UPIASIA.COM to evaluate what products and pages of the Web site are attractive to our users, we have entered into agreement with online partners to assist us in determining how visitors use the Web site. To collect this important information, we use Web servers, beacons and cookies provided by our online partners to do all or some of the following: (1) track user activity on UPIASIA.COM to generate site usage reports, (2) record registration information so the user does not need to re-enter it each time, (3) record user-specific information on what pages the user accesses or visits, and (4) record past activity at a site in order to provide better service when the users return to our site. The type of information we collect includes user geographic location, which pages each user visits, ISP, GMT timeframe, referral and destination sources, as well as visit duration.

This information may be disclosed to advertisers and other businesses in the form of anonymous, aggregate usage statistics (including "hits" on UPIASIA.COM) and demographics, but only in forms that do not reveal a user's identity.

If you do not want to help us learn how to improve UPIASIA.COM, you can "opt-out" of our ability to analyze such data by clicking here http://www.omniture.com/privacy/product#optout

Please note that on UPIASIA.COM, links may be provided to other websites. In using such links, users should be aware that each website will vary in terms of its privacy and data protection policies, and UPIASIA.COM and United Press International do not take responsibility for the privacy policies of, and usage of, personal information collected by others.

By accessing UPIASIA.COM, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy. We may amend this privacy and data protection policy at any time. When we do amend the privacy and data protection policy, we will post the amended policy on the UPIASIA.COM site. Your continued use of UPIASIA.COM shall constitute your acceptance of such revised privacy policy.

Any comments or questions concerning this policy should be addressed to: Privacy Policy (editor@upiasia.com). Please reference "UPIASIA.COM." If at any point you wish to access your personal information to (1) change your preferences, (2) review the accuracy, (3) correct, supplement or modify your information, you may either send an e-mail to (privacypolicy@upi.com), or a written request to, Legal Department, United Press International, Inc., 1510 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20005, Attn: Privacy Policy UPIASIA.COM.