We know that you care how your information is used, and we appreciate your
trust that we will use it carefully and sensibly. This notice describes
our privacy policy. By visiting us, you are accepting the privacy policy
described below.
1. What Personal Information Do We Collect?
Information You Provide. We receive and store information you enter. For
example, when you search for or buy a product or service, or when you supply
information such as your address, phone number or credit card. You can choose
not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take
advantage of some of our features. We use the information that you provide
for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping
for you, improving our website, and communicating with you. In addition,
if you choose, we may share your information with other companies who provide
goods or services that you are interested in. Please see the “opt-in/opt-out”
selection in Section 4 of this policy.
Other Information: Every computer has an IP (Internet Protocol) address.
IP addresses of computers used to visit this site are noted. In addition,
we automatically collect other information such as email addresses, browser
types, operating systems, and the URL addresses of sites clicked to and
from this site.
Information from Other Sources. We might receive information about you from
other sources and add it to our account information. This may include updated
delivery and address information from our shippers or other sources so that
we can correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication
more easily.
2. How Do We Use Your Information?
Customized Shopping. We use your information to better serve you by providing
a customized shopping experience. As noted above, you may “opt-out”
of this customization, or even visit and shop anonymously.
Agents. We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on
our behalf. Examples include delivering packages, sending postal mail and
e-mail, and processing credit card payments. They have access to personal
information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other
purposes.
Special Offers. We may send you special offers from time to time, unless
you choose to “opt-out” of receiving such offers. In addition,
we may also send you special offers from other companies. Again, you may
“opt-out”. If we send you offers from other businesses, we do
not share your personal information with them. The offers come directly
through us. Please see the “opt-in/opt-out” selection at the
end of this policy.
Business Transfers. As we continue to develop our business, we might sell
or buy stores or assets. In such transactions, customer information generally
is one of the transferred business assets. Also, in the unlikely event that
we are acquired, customer information will be one of the transferred assets.
Law Enforcement. If we receive a lawful court order to release account or
other personal information then we will comply with the law. We will also
release information when necessary to protect the life, safety or property
of others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and
organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
3. How Do We Protect the Security of Your Information?
We work to protect the security of your information during transmission
by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information
you input. We use encryption to protect your information contained in our
customer list.
We use a firewall to protect against unlawful intrusion.
We limit access to your information on a “need to know” basis.
We reveal only the last five digits of your credit card numbers when confirming
an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate
credit card company during order processing.
It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password
and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.
No system can guarantee absolute security, just as the finest lock can not
guarantee physical security. However, we take every reasonable precaution
to assure that your data is secure.
Children
We do not sell products or services to children. If you are under 18, you
may use this site only with involvement of a parent or guardian.
6. Other Websites
Various Web sites may be linked to from this site. If you link to another
site, your privacy depends on the policy of that site. We strongly urge
you to check their privacy policy. Not all sites guarantee that they will
not share your personally identifiable information with others. You may
also wish to consult privacy guidelines such as those recommended by the
Online Privacy Alliance (www.privacyalliance.org).
