Privacy Policy
Collection
You can browse our site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information
about yourself. Once you give us your personal information, you are not anonymous to us. If you
choose to provide us with personal information, you consent to the transfer and storage of that
information on our servers located in the United States.
We may collect and store the following personal information:
email address, physical contact information, and (depending on the service used) sometimes
financial information, such as credit card or bank account numbers; transactional information
based on your activities on our site (such as viewing or buying an item and content you generate
or that relates to your account); shipping, billing and other information you provide to
purchase or ship an item; community discussions, dispute resolution, correspondence through our
site, and correspondence sent to us; other information from your interaction with our site,
services, content and advertising, including computer and connection information, statistics on
page views, traffic to and from the site, IP address and standard web log information;
and other supplemental information from third parties as permitted by law.
Marketing
We don't sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes,
ever. We use it to improve and personalize our services, content and advertising. If you don't
wish to receive marketing communications from us, simply indicate your preference once you
log-on or send an email entitled opt out. To stop receiving our news letter.
Use
Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with a safe, smooth,
efficient, and customized experience. You agree that we may use your personal information to:
- provide the services and customer support you request;
- resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems;
- prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities;
- customize, measure, and improve our services and this Sites' content and advertising;
- tell you about targeted marketing, updates, and promotional offers based on your
communication preferences; and
- compare information for accuracy.
Our Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose personal information to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies,
or protect anyone's rights, property, or safety.
We may also share your personal information with:
Law enforcement or other governmental officials, in response to a verified request relating to a
criminal investigation or alleged illegal activity. In such events, we will disclose information
relevant to the investigation, such as name, city, state, zip code, telephone number, email
address, User ID history, IP address, and purchase or discussion history.
Without limiting the above, in an effort to respect your privacy and our ability to keep the
community free from bad actors, we will not otherwise disclose your personal information to
law enforcement, other government officials, or other third parties without a subpoena, court
order or substantially similar legal procedure, except when we believe in good faith that the
disclosure of information is necessary to prevent imminent physical harm or financial loss or
to report suspected illegal activity.
Activity Associated with User IDs
All of your activity on our sites is traceable to your User ID.
Other people can see your User ID in the discussion areas. Therefore, if you associate your
name with your User ID, other Site visitors will see your name. We recommend the use of a handle
rather than a real name for posting in discussion areas.
Cookies
We use "cookies" (small files placed on your hard drive) on certain of our pages to help
analyze our web page flow; customize our services, content and advertising; measure promotional
effectiveness, and promote trust and safety. Cookies are required so that we may keep track
items in your cart, billing and shipping information, and using the discussion areas.
A few important things you should know about cookies are that:
- We offer certain features that are available only through the use of cookies.
- We use cookies to help identify you and maintain your logged-in status.
- Most cookies are "session cookies," meaning that they are automatically deleted from your
hard drive at the end of a session.
- You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, although doing so may
interfere with your use of some of our sites or services and prevent you making an ol-line purchase.
Account Protection
Your password is the key to your account. Use unique numbers and letters, and do not disclose
your password to anyone. If you do share your password or your personal information with others,
remember that you are responsible for all actions taken in the name of your account. If you lose
control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your personal information and
may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if your password has
been compromised for any reason, you should immediately notify us and change your password.
Accessing, Reviewing and Changing Your Personal Information
You can see, review and change most of your personal information by loggin in to our Site.
Generally, we will not manually modify your personal information because it is very difficult
to verify your identity remotely. You must promptly update your personal information if it
changes or is inaccurate. Upon your request, we will close your account and remove your personal
information from our servers as soon as reasonably possible, and in accordance with applicable
law. We do retain personal information from closed accounts to comply with law, prevent fraud,
collect any fees owed, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and assist with any
investigations.
Security
Your information is stored on our servers located in the United States. We treat data as an
asset that must be protected and use lots of tools (128-256 bit encryption, passwords,
physical security, etc.) to protect your personal information against unauthorized access and
disclosure. However, as you probably know, third parties may unlawfully intercept or access
transmissions or private communications, and may abuse or misuse your personal information that
they collect from the site. Therefore, although we work very hard to protect your privacy, we
do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information or private
communications will always remain private. We do our best, but there is no such thing as 100%
perfect security.
Third Parties
Except as otherwise expressly included in this Privacy Policy, this document addresses only
the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. If you disclose your information to
others, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose
to them. We do not control the privacy policies of third parties such as PayPal or your
financial institution, and you are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties where
applicable. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your personal information to
others.
General
We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the amended terms on this site. All
amended terms automatically take effect 30 days after they are initially posted on the Site.
In addition, we will notify you through our news letter if you have subscribed.
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