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SHOPESTORES.COM'S
PRIVACY POLICY |
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We are committed to protecting
the privacy and security of the users of our site. This privacy
policy will advise you about how we protect your personal
information, and about what choices you have concerning our
use of such information.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy,
please contact us.
SCOPE OF PRIVACY POLICY
This policy applies to your use of shopestores.com. This policy
does not apply to your use of unaffiliated sites to which
shopestores.com only links.
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
INFORMATION
We will never intentionally disclose any personal identification
information about you as an individual user (such as, for
example, your full name, street address, telephone number,
credit card number or e-mail address) to any third party without
having received your permission. We may request personal identification
information from you in connection with your use of, or participation
in, our requests for free products or services or additional
information, and in connection with other activities, services
or resources we make available on any of our site. In all
of these cases, we will collect personal identification information
from you only if you voluntarily submit such information to
us. If you do provide us with personal information, we may
use it to conduct the activities described above. If you identify
yourself to us by sending us an e-mail with questions or comments,
we may use your personal information to respond to your questions
or comments. We may file your comments for future reference,
or we may discard the information after we have reviewed it.
We may send you e-mails to introduce a product or service
that we think might be of interest to the users of our site.
For us to obtain your permission to send you this information,
we will give you an opportunity to "opt-in" at the time our
request for your personal information is made. If you do "opt-in,"
you may choose to "opt-out" at any time, even after you have
provided personal information, by following the procedures
set forth below at the end of this Privacy Policy. Please
note, however, that under certain circumstances, if you initially
do not choose to "opt-in," or if you later "opt-out," you
may not be eligible for certain benefits for which a name,
e-mail address, telephone number or other personal identification
information is needed. We have the following exceptions to
these policies: We will release specific information about
you or your account to comply with any valid legal process
such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order.
We will also release specific information in special cases,
such as if there is an attempted breach of the security of
shopestores.com, or a physical threat to you or others.
PRIVACY OF CHILDREN
shopestores.com understands that young people need special
safeguards and privacy protection. We realize that they may
not understand all the provisions of our policy or be able
to make thoughtful decisions about the choices that are made
available to our adult users. We urge all parents to participate
in their children's exploration of the Internet and any online
services, and to teach their children about protecting their
personal information while online. shopestores.com has adopted
the following special policies to protect the privacy of users
who are under 13 years old: No information may be submitted
on or to shopestores.com by users under 13 without the consent
of their parent or guardian.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Users will find advertising or other contents on our site
that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers,
advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties.
In many cases, the links represent cooperative projects or
are mutual links established with persons or entities connected
with our site. Although we initially visit the sites or services
that are so linked, we do not control the contents or links
that appear on these sites. In addition, these sites or services,
including their contents and links, may be constantly changing.
These sites and services may have their own privacy policies
and customer service policies, or no policy (policies) at
all. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any
third party sites or services before providing any of them
with your personal information.
SECURITY POLICY
Protecting your privacy and your information is a top priority.
We have taken careful measures to secure both your information
and our physical premises. We exercise great care in providing
secure transmission of your information from your PC to our
servers. Our secure server software encrypts information,
ensuring that all Internet transactions remain private (unless
sent by an unsecured means, such as e-mail).
YOUR
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using shopestores.com, you signify your acceptance of our
Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please
do not use this site. Your continued use of shopestores.com
following the posting of changes to these terms will mean
that you accept those changes. (Last modified on 12/27/2003.)
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