We fully understand and appreciate that your privacy is important to you. It's our goal to keep your personal information confidential and to inform you of the limited ways in which we use the information we gather from you. This Privacy Policy explains our information collection and use practices, including what we do with information that we collect, the protection of such information, and with whom we share that information. We will never share your personal information with third parties except as provided by this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service (e.g., as required by law or to enforce the Terms of Service). Please take a moment to read the following policy to learn how we handle your personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the PostalSecrets.com website located at
http://www.postalsecrets.com.
Information We Collect From You
"General Information" is information we may obtain from your connection and interaction with this website to accumulate website traffic and use data. General Information does not identify you personally. For instance, we don't identify your name from your Internet browser address, but we may use it to compile statistics about visitors to our website and preferences of our visitors. General Information we may collect when you visit our website includes, the domain and host from which you access the Internet (e.g., aol.com), the Internet protocol address of the computer you are using, the browser software you are using, the operating system you are using, the date and time that you access our website, the specific pages you visit at our website, the number of visits you make to our website, the number of visits to specific pages you make at our website and products or services viewed at our website. Our website service and hosting provider will collect this information and provide it to us at our request.
"Personal Information" is information through which you can be personally identified. We only collect Personal Information that you voluntarily provide to us, or that we obtain through your credit/bank card vendor or our payment processing service, including your name, address, email address, telephone number and credit card information. We may use that information to better serve you whenever you visit PostalSecrets.com.
What We Do With Your Information
We may use your Personal Information to respond to your inquiries, complaints and other communications; contact you with customer service information; and to cross-reference with other orders you have made through us and for record keeping.
We may use the General Information collected from you to generate aggregate statistics about visitors to our website. We may also collect, aggregate and maintain anonymous information about the visitors to our websites, such as visitor's hobbies, interests, purchasing habits, and the like. This data can then be used to tailor this websites content and advertising to deliver a better experience for our visitors.
Sharing of Personal Information With Third Parties
Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Service, or as specifically agreed to by you, we will not disclose any Personal Information gathered from or about you on our website to any third parties. If we collect credit card information and other personally identifiable information, we may contact credit bureaus or financial institutions to confirm that the information is correct. We will not, however, sell or rent your Personal Information to third parties without your consent. We reserve the right to transfer your Personal Information to a third party in the event of a transfer or sale of all or substantially all of our assets or stock, provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
We will also release your Personal Information to third parties for the following legal reasons:
- to comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order;
- to protect and defend us, our subsidiaries and affiliates, and all of their officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, contractors and partners, in connection with any legal action, claim, or dispute;
- to enforce the Terms of Service of use of our website;
- to prevent imminent physical harm, such as a physical threat to you or others; and
- in the event that we find that your actions on our website violate any laws, our Terms of Service, or any of our usage guidelines for specific products or services. In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your Personal Information to a third party, we may attempt to notify you unless doing so will violate the law or a court order.
How We Secure Your Information
We takes reasonable steps to safeguard and to prevent unauthorized access to your Personal Information, However, despite our efforts to protect your Personal Information, there is always some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way around our security systems or that transmissions of your information over the Internet will be intercepted. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of our database, nor can we guarantee that information that you provide will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.
Keeping Kids Safe
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. Our website is targeted to adult audiences. We do not collect Personal Information from any child we actually know is under the age of 13, knowingly solicit Personal Information from any such child, or send any such child requests for Personal Information without the consent of the child's parent or legal guardian, in addition to following the other requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Any Personal Information submitted by children under the age of 13 will not be knowingly retained by us.
Third-Party Websites
Please be aware that our website may have links to third-party websites that may collect Personal Information about you. When you click on one of these third-party links, you are entering another website for which we have no responsibility. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices or policies of such third-party websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of all such websites since their privacy policies may be materially different than our Privacy Policy.
Effective Date and Changes to the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of November 20, 2007. We reserve the right to modify the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time and in our sole discretion, without notice. When the Privacy Policy is changed, modified, and/or amended, the revised Privacy Policy will be posted on our website. Any revised Privacy Policy will only apply prospectively to Personal Information colleted or modified after the effective date of the revised policy. Modifications will be effective immediately. You should visit this web page periodically to review the Privacy Policy. You accept any such modifications to this Privacy Policy by continued use of our website after such modifications are made. If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy, please email a thorough description of the issue tocontactus@postalsecrets.com