Join Ask Nick!
What you get:
- Three newsletter mailings a week, which I will pick from all the questions I get (one from the Nick Lite mailing list, two from members' questions)
- You get to peruse (and even buy from) lists of books, movies, geek toys, and more stuff that I personally like
- You can search through the database of all the questions and answers from the history of the list
- You get access to the online forums
What it costs (all amounts in US dollars):
- The Full Nick - a one-year membership to the site, is only $15. Yes, only 15 simoleons for a whole year of all that stuff! What, am I crazy? Does it matter? Hey, I'll lose money on every sale, but I'll make it up in volume!
- Four-Year Membership - for an astoundly inexpensive $50, you can sit back and relax for four whole years! Yes, you don't have to worry about missing a single newsletter for four years - that's over 600 Ask Nick! newsletters (give or take the odd vacation, and not to mention all the other stuff) - a bargain at any price!
- Lifetime Membership - for a measly $300, you never have to worry about missing your Nick Fix again! A great deal if you're 20; maybe not so great if you're 80. Then again, we're probably talking more my lifetime than yours, so we're both taking a gamble here.
- Corporate Sponsorship - $5,000 cheap. I don't even have a choice for this one on the form. I figure it would be a good idea to just send in this one, and any larger donations you're moved to make, by check. Or just have the chauffeur drop off cash.
Nick's Very Simple Explanation of What He Will Do With Your Personal Information
Nothing. I won't sell it, trade it, give it away, loan it, make a gift of it to anyone, or spam you. Nothing. Your personal information is yours. I'm privileged and humbled that you're willing to share it with me for this one purpose. I will use your email address to send you my newsletter. Once in a while, a special alert (like when the Melissa virus hit). Rarely, a "housekeeping" announcement - new features, etc. That's all.
Of course, every time you visit here, this Web server (like all Web servers) collects some basic data about that visit, including your IP address (so it knows where to send back the pages!), what browser you say you're using, what operating system you say you're using, and a couple of other things. While I might share that generic information with potential advertisers at some future date, I will never disclose your individual identity or personal data. At no time will I ever give any outside company enough information so that they could make contact with you or identify you in any way.
I may also, at some point, start using cookies to do things like track site usage, in order to improve things around here. You, of course, can control whether or not you accept cookies, and I will never use a cookie to invade your privacy. Of course, Amazon.com and any other site which you may visit by clicking through here has the ability to assign cookies to you, and I have no control over that.
Conversely, if you leave your email address or any other personal information in the Guestbook, everybody can see it. Your choice; your fault.
My lawyer insists that I warn you that if I am required by law to give up your information in a court proceeding or to a government agency or law enforcement authority, I will have to do it. But I promise I'll snarl while I do.
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