In the language of this policy, all references made to "I" or "me" refer to the sole owner and operator of this website. This policy is a direct statment from the sole owner and operator of this website to you, the consumer.
What information do I collect?
I collect information from you when you register on my site, place an order or subscribe to my newsletter.
When ordering or registering on my site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address or credit card information. You may, however, visit my site anonymously.
What do I use your information for?
Any of the information I collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
• To personalize your experience
(your information helps me to better respond to your individual needs)
• To improve my website
(I continually strive to improve my website offerings based on the information and feedback I receive from you)
• To improve customer service
(your information helps me to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)
• To process transactions
your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested. • To send periodic emails
The email address you provide for order processing, will only be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order and/or relevant news and information pertaining to my website and its offerings. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, I include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
How do I protect your information?
I implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information.
I offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into my Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and who are required to keep the information confidential.
After a transaction, your private information (name, credit card number, billing address, etc.) will be kept on file for so long as you are subscribed to my services.
Do I 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 allowed) that enables the site's or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
I use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that I can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. I do not share any of the information that I collect with third parties.
Do I disclose any information to outside parties?
I do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist me in operating my website, conducting my business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. I may also release your information when I believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce my site policies, or protect my or other's rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Your Consent
By using my site, you consent to my privacy policy.
Changes to my Privacy Policy
If I decide to change my privacy policy, I will post those changes on this page.
This policy was last modified on 8/26/2010.
Contacting me
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact me through the contact form at this address:
http://www.hotcross.net/contact_o.htm
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