Privacy is one of the hottest issues today, on or off the Internet.
fredric press is aware of these concerns and wants
you to feel as comfortable shopping at our site. Our privacy policy,
as detailed below, answers questions you may have about access,
security, and control of personal information. It also describes
how the information will be used and whether it will be provided
to third parties.
fredric press believes that your personal information --
including your name, mailing address, telephone number, email address,
and credit card data -- belongs to you. While we collect this type
of information when you provide it to us, we do not rent or sell
it to third parties. We use it only to process orders and to provide
a more personalized shopping experience.
WHAT INFORMATION DOES fredric press COLLECT?
When users visit the fredric press website, there are two types
of information that may be collected.
The first type of information is known as "personally identifiable
information" and can only be collected when an order is placed.
This information includes your name, mailing address, telephone
number, email address, and credit card data. This information allows
us to process and fulfill your order as well as to notify you of
your order status. fredric press has never, and will never,
share this information with a third-party vendor.
fredric press may use your email address to occasionally
notify you about important functionality changes to the website,
new services, and special offers we think you'll find valuable.
If you would rather not receive this information, you contact fredric
press and say so.
fredric press may release account information when we believe,
in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to (1)
comply with law, (2) enforce or apply the terms of any of our user
agreements, or (3) protect the rights, property or safety of fredric
press, our users, or others.
The second type of information is known as "non-personally identifiable
information" and is collected upon each visit to our website. Our
server automatically recognizes visitors' domain names and Internet
Protocol addresses (where possible). We also collect information
about how visitors use the site. This information, which is collected
and maintained in an anonymous, non-personal and composite form,
allows us to improve the content of our website and facilitate market
research.
DOES fredric press USE NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION?
On occasion, we may provide non-personally identifiable information
about our users, sales, traffic patterns, and related site information
to reputable third-party vendors to help us understand this information
better. However, these statistics will not include any personally
identifiable information. Other than improving our website and providing
our visitors with the best experience possible, we make no other
use of this information.
HOW DOES fredric press PROTECT USER INFORMATION?
fredric press uses the latest encryption technology to keep
your personal information safe. All of your ordering information
-- including your name, mailing address, telephone number, email
address, and credit card data -- is encrypted using a secure server
for maximum security.
Furthermore, your credit card and billing information cannot be
read as it travels to our ordering system.
If you feel more comfortable doing so, you may place your book
order over the telephone by calling 805-492-6257.
SECURITY
fredric press's website has industry standard security measures
in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information
under our control. While there is no such thing as "perfect security"
on the Internet, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure the
safety of all information.
Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job
are granted access to personally identifiable information.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
When you click on links and/or ad banners that take you to third-party
web sites, you will be subject to the third parties' privacy policies.
While we support the protection of privacy on the Internet, fredric
press is not responsible for the actions of third parties. We
encourage you to read the posted privacy statement whenever interacting
with any website.
YOUR CONSENT AND NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
By using fredric press website, you consent to the collection
of personally identifiable information and the collection and use
of non-personally identifiable information. If our privacy policy
changes, we will post those changes on this page so that you are
always aware of access, security, control of personal information,
how information will be used, and whether it will be provided to
third parties. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable
information in a manner different from that stated at the time it
was collected, we will notify users through email. fredric press
users will always have a choice if we use their information in a
different manner. fredric press will use information in accordance
with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK
fredric press welcomes your questions and comments about
privacy. Please email us using the contact
page.
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