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Privacy Policy
- updated:
September, 2007
DonSilvers.com is committed
to protecting your privacy. You can visit most pages on our site without
giving us any information about yourself. But, sometimes we do need
information to provide services that you request, and this privacy statement
explains data collection and use in those situations. This privacy statement
only applies to DonSilvers.com; it does not apply to other online or
offline DonSilvers.com sites, products or services. Please read the
complete DonSilvers.com privacy statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies
you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this
information is requested when you are registering before entering a
contest, ordering e-mail newsletters, joining a limited-access premium
site, signing up for an event or training, or when purchasing and/or
registering DonSilvers.com products. Personal information collected
by DonSilvers.com often is limited to e-mail address, language, country
or location, but may include other information when needed to provide
a service you requested.
For example: If you choose a service or transaction that requires payment,
such as making a purchase in the store area of the Web site, we will
request personal information necessary for billing and/or shipping,
such as: name, address, telephone number, and credit card number.
DonSilvers.com also collects certain information about your computer
hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address,
browser type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring
Web site addresses. This information is used for the operation of the
service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general
statistics regarding use of DonSilvers.com.
DonSilvers.com also collects information about which pages our customers
visit within DonSilvers.com. This site visitation data is identified
only by a unique ID number, and it is never linked with personal information
unless a user consents as described below.
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
To ensure our site is relevant to your needs.
To deliver services, such as newsletters, events, training or software,
that you request or purchase.
To help us create and publish content most relevant to you.
To alert you to product upgrades, special offers, updated information
and other new services from DonSilvers.com, if you so request.
To allow you access to limited-entry areas of our site as appropriate.
We will merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic information
for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate
to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry sections of
DonSilvers.com, with your approval, we will combine site-visitation
data with your personal information in order to provide you with personalized
content. If you decline permission, we will not provide you the personalized
service and won’t merge your personal information with site-visitation
data.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on
our behalf, including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases, answering
customer questions about products or services, sending postal mail and
processing event registration. We will only provide those companies
the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited
from using that information for any other purpose.
DonSilvers.com may disclose your personal information if required to
do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary
to:
conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served
on DonSilvers.com or the site
protect and defend the rights or property of DonSilvers.com and its
family of Web sites
act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of DonSilvers.com
employees, users of DonSilvers.com products or services, or members
of the public.
Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or
any other country in which DonSilvers.com or its affiliates, subsidiaries
or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to
any such transfer of information outside of your country. DonSilvers.com
abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department
of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from
the European Union.
Control of your Personal Information
When you register, or otherwise give us personal information, DonSilvers.com
will not share that information with third parties without your permission,
other than for the limited exceptions already listed. It will only be
used for the purposes stated above.
DonSilvers.com may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical
service or security issues related to a product or service you requested,
or confirming you requested a product or service. You will not be able
to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered an
essential part of the service you have chosen.
Access to your Personal Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information
is correct and current.
Security of your Personal Information
DonSilvers.com is committed to protecting the security of your personal
information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures
to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you
provide in computer servers with limited access that are located in
controlled facilities. When we transmit sensitive information (such
as a credit card number) over the internet, we protect it through the
use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
DonSilvers.com is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect
any personal information from children.
Use of Cookies
When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer's machine
(if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has visited
the site previously. One use of cookies is to assist in the collection
of the site visitation statistics described above.
We also use cookies to collect information on which newsletter links
are clicked by customers. This information is used to ensure we are
sending information customers want to read. It is collected in aggregate
form and never linked with your personal information.
If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the DonSilvers.com
Web site, you will be able to view the text on the screens, however
you will not experience a personalized visit nor will you be able to
subscribe to the service offerings on the site.
Changes to this Statement
DonSilvers.com will occasionally update this privacy statement. When
we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the bottom of
the privacy statement. For material changes to this statement, DonSilvers.com
will notify you by placing prominent notice on the Web site.
Contact Information
DonSilvers.com welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement,
please contact us here.
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