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First and foremost, we will use the information for the purpose that you provided it - e.g. to start your subscription or to answer the question you have asked us.
In addition, we may also use the information as part of our demographic research. In this event, the research is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis.
All subscription information is collected from users on this site and stored by the magazine's fulfillment house, Communications Data Services, Inc. ("CDS"), a reputable third party.
We may also use the information to contact you for reasons related to your original communication to us, or for matters including special offers that might be of interest to you.
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From time to time we make a portion of our mailing list available to a select group of companies for marketing purposes. We allow you to choose whether we may share your personally identifiable information in this manner. If you would prefer that we not include your information, please contact us at PO Box 37170, Boone, Iowa, 50037-0171. You can also reach us at 800-333-3889, or through customer service at www.nationalweekly.com.
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If you have any questions or comments about this policy or our use of personal information, you may contact Cecelia Stephens, The Washington Post National Weekly Edition, 1150 15th St., NW, 7th Floor Akridge, Washington, DC 20071. We will use reasonable efforts to promptly investigate any complaint you may have regarding our use of personal information.
Please be aware that on our site there are links to washingtonpost.com, the Company's electronic information subsidiary. When you use those links, you leave our web site. Washingtonpost.com, or any other web site that you visit, may collect personally identifiable information from you. Each site has its own privacy policy.
Technology on the Internet is developing at a rapid pace, and we need to maintain our flexibility in the online arena. If we need to change our policy in the future, we will post these changes as soon as they go into effect.
Effective March 18, 2005