Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the website, www.piersociety.com and The Paranormal Education and Investigative Research Society and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to The Paranormal Education and Investigative Research Society include www.peirsociety.com and PEIRS. The PEIRS website is a news and information site. By using the PEIRS website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of Your Personal Information

We do not collect personally identifiable information from our users. We may gather personal or non-personal information in the future.

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by PEIRS. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the PEIRS website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through PEIRS’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

PEIRS encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from PEIRS so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and share your information. PEIRS is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the PEIRS website.

Use of Cookies

The PEIRS website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and con only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize PEIRS pages, or register with PEIRS site or services, a cookie helps PEIRS to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same PEIRS website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the PEIRS features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the PEIRS services or websites you visit.

Security of Your Personal Information

PEIRS secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. 

Children Under 13

PEIRS does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Opt-Out and Unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt=out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communication from PEIRS by contacting us here:

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Changes to this Statement

PEIRS will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. PEIRS encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how PEIRS is protecting your information. 

Effective October 26, 2011