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 Period.  
 
-Mistpark is secure and as private as you wish it to be. Privacy settings are 
-straight-forward and simple, because we know that relationships rarely are 
+Mistpark is secure, and as private as you wish it to be. Our privacy settings 
+are straight-forward and simple, because we know that relationships rarely are 
 (straight-forward and simple). Whether you're communicating with drinking 
-buddies or potential employers, you can rest assured that each can only see
-the side of you that you wish to present. 
+buddies or potential employers, you can rest assured that each is only able to 
+see the side of you that you wish to present. 
 
 A single instance of Mistpark Server supports up to several hundred people 
 using commodity hosting hardware. Each of these people can connect with any