What information do we collect?
• We collect information from you when you register on the site, place
an order, enter a contest or sweepstakes, respond to a survey or communication
such as
e-mail, or participate in another site feature.
• When ordering or registering, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address,
mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other information.
You may
however, visit our site anonymously.
• We also collect information about gift recipients so that we can fulfill
the gift purchase. The information we collect about gift recipients is not used
for
marketing purposes.
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Like many websites, we use "cookies" to enhance your experience and
gather information about visitors and visits to our websites. Please refer to
the "Do we use 'cookies'?" section below for information about cookies
and how we use them.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, purchase
products, enter a contest or promotion, respond to a survey or marketing communication,
surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
• To personalize your site experience and to allow us to deliver the type
of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
• To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service
requests.
• To quickly process your transactions.
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
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If you have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter, we may send you periodic
e-mails. If you would no longer like to receive promotional e-mail from us,
please refer to the "How can you opt-out, remove or modify information
you have provided to us?" section below. If you have not opted-in to receive
e-mail newsletters, you will not receive these e-mails. Visitors who register
or participate in other site features such as marketing programs and 'members-only'
content will be given a choice whether they would like to be on our e-mail
list and receive e-mail communications from us.
How do we protect visitor information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your
personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured
networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special
access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.
When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use
of a secure server. All sensitive/credit information you supply is transmitted
via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our databases
to be only accessed as stated above.
Do we use "cookies"?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers
to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that
enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser
and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies
to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also
used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site
activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use
cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction
so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better
understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted
to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and
improve our business.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being
sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser
(like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a
little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way
to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won't have access to many
features that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services
will not function properly.
Do we disclose the information we collect to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally
identifiable information. We may also release your information when we believe
release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or
protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.
Third party links
In an attempt to provide you with increased value, we may include third party
links on our site. These linked sites have separate and independent privacy
policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content
and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity
of our site and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if
a specific link does not work).
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