Protection of Information
The Import Store values the trust its customers
place in the company. Accordingly, The Import Store adheres to the
highest ethical standards in gathering, using, and safeguarding
customer information that is entrusted to the company.
Use and Collection of Customer Information
The Import Store does not rent, sell or exchange
information about its customers. Access to information about The
Import Store customers is restricted to The Import Store family
of business. Third parties that need access to The Import Store
customer information in order to provide operational or other support
services to The Import Store must agree to safeguard customer information
in strict compliance with The Import Store policy.
The Import Store gathers only the customer information
that is needed to administer its business, provide superior service
and communicate offers on merchandise and services that The Import
Store believes will be of interest to its customers.
The Import Store limits access to its customer information
to those employees who need it to carry out their business functions.
The Import Store educates its employees about The Import Store policies
and practices in regard to safeguarding customer information; preventing
its unauthorized access, use or disclosure; and, ensuring its proper
handling.
Accuracy and Security of Customer Information
The Import Store makes all reasonable efforts to
ensure that the customer information it maintains is accurate, timely
and secure.
The Import Store will monitor and adopt, as appropriate,
new technological developments that are designed to aid in ensuring
the accuracy and security of customer information.
The Import Store enforces its policies in regard
to gathering, access and use of personal customer information by
its employees and authorized third parties.
Online Privacy
Personally Identifiable Information
The Import Store Wide World Web sites collect personally
identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone numbers,
or e-mail address) from Web site visitors only when visitors voluntarily
provide such information to The Import Store. The Import Store Web
site visitors who do not want their personally identifiable information
collected online are asked not to submit such information to The
Import Store.
The Import Store Web site visitors are informed
that when they provide The Import Store with personally identifiable
information online, that information is kept within The Import Store
family of business. Visitors are further informed that, unless specifically
stated otherwise, the personally identifiable information may be
stored and used by The Import Store to better understand its customer’s
needs, to improve The Import Store products and services, and to
contact customers regarding offers that may be of interest to them.
If The Import Store Web site visitors previously
provided their e-mail address to The Import Store and would like
to have their e-mail address removed from The Import Store e-mailing
lists, The Import Store asks them to send an e-mail message to webmaster@importstore.com.
The Import Store informs such visitors that it will use reasonable
efforts to delete their e-mail addresses from its existing files.
Children
The Import Store has no intention of collecting
personally identifiable information (name, address, telephone number,
or e-mail address) from children (individuals under the age of 13)
online and using that information for marketing purposes. Where
appropriate, The Import Store will specifically instruct children
not to submit such information on The Import Store Web sites.
If a child has provided The Import Store with an
e-mail address, The Import Store asks that a parent or guardian
of the child contact The Import Store at webmaster@importstore.com
if they would like the e-mail address deleted from The Import Store
e-mailing lists. The Import Store informs such visitors that it
will use reasonable efforts to delete their e-mail addresses from
its existing files.
Personally Identifiable Information Collected
Automatically
The Import Store Web Sites may collect Web site
information about visitors that is not personally identifiable,
including the visitor’s operating system, browser, domain
name, and the specific pages on The Import Store site that are accessed
or visited. The Import Store only collects this information in the
aggregate, and only uses it to improve The Import Store Web sites.
Information Places Automatically on Visitors’
Computers
The Import Store informs Web site visitors that
when they visit The Import Store sites, The Import Store may store
some information on the visitor’s computer in the form of
a “cookie” or similar file. These files allow The Import
Store to tailor a Website to reflect a customer’s listed or
historical preferences. Most Web browsers allow Web users to exercise
control over such files on their computers by erasing them, blocking
them, or notifying the users when such a file is stored. The Import
Store Web site visitors are asked to refer to their browser’s
instructions to learn about those functions.
