OURSILENTVOICES.COM PRIVACY
POLICY Oursilentvoices.com values your
privacy, whether you just browse the oursilentvoices.com
Web Site ("Site"), or purchase products.
We strive to ensure that our privacy practices meet
with the highest standards on the Web, and we hope
you'll agree. This privacy policy describes the
kinds of information we collect, how we collect
it and how we use it.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IS INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES
YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL, SUCH AS YOUR NAME, MAILING
ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, CREDIT CARD
INFORMATION ("PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION").
WE MAY COLLECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
FROM YOU WHEN YOU (A) MAKE A PURCHASE, (B) VOLUNTARILY
PROVIDE IT WHEN YOU USE THE SITE, (C) DISCLOSE IT
IN A PUBLIC AREA OF THE SITE (SUCH AS A MESSAGE
BOARD OR CHAT ROOM IF INCORPORATED) OR (D) PROVIDE
IT WHEN YOU COMMUNICATE WITH US.
Non-Personally Identifiable
Information. Non-personally identifiable
information is information that does not identify
you as an individual ("Non-Personally Identifiable
Information"). Non-Personally Identifiable
Information includes information such as your browser
type, the URL of the previous Web site you visited,
the Web pages and advertisements you view or select,
and the types of services you use. Non-Personally
Identifiable Information also includes "Aggregate
Information," which is described below in the
section titled "How Do We Use Non-Personally
Identifiable Information?" We may collect certain
types of Non-Personally Identifiable Information
automatically from you when you use the Site. We
may also collect Non-Personally Identifiable Information
from you that you voluntarily provide (such as information
included in response to a questionnaire or survey)
or post to a public area of the Site (such as a
message board or chat room).
HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION?
Cookies. A cookie is a message
that is sent to your browser from a Web server and
stored on your computer's hard drive. Our cookies
contain Personally Identifiable Information, such
as your email address. We may use cookies to identify
our users ,secure their personal information and
keep track of which shopping cart belongs to you
when you shop.
IP Address. An IP
address is a number that is assigned to your computer
automatically when you use the Internet. We may
collect IP addresses for the purposes of systems
administration, server problem diagnosis and to
compile aggregate information (such as how many
visitors logged on to the Site). When you visit
a particular Web page on the Site, our servers log
your IP address. Your IP address is not linked to
your Personally Identifiable Information.
Pixels. Pixels, also
called clear GIFs, are invisible files on Web pages
that you visit. If you visit a page on the Site
that contains a Pixel, the Pixel communicates with
your computer to determine, among other things,
whether you have been to that page before or viewed
a particular advertisement. We may use Pixels to
serve advertising, enhance email advertising and
track usage of the Site.
HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION
COLLECTED?
Personally Identifiable Information. In general,
we will not disclose your Personally Identifiable
Information to third parties without your permission.
If you make a purchase, we may use the Personally
Identifiable Information you provide for shipping
and billing purposes only, unless you expressly
give us permission to use it for promotional and
marketing purposes. In addition, we may provide
your Personally Identifiable Information to enable
our supplier / manufacturer to ship the merchandise
directly to you, or for that supplier / manufacturer
to use for its internal record keeping. We may also
use the Personally Identifiable Information you
provide to (a) administer and manage your account,
(b) include you on mailing lists and (c) advertise
and promote our services. In addition, we may disclose
your Personally Identifiable Information when we
believe in good faith that it is required by any
applicable law or legal process, or if we believe
we need to disclose it to protect or enforce our
rights or the rights of our members, users, or other
third parties. Without limitation of the foregoing,
we may disclose your information pursuant to our
Intellectual Property Rights Policy to a third party
that alleges you have infringed their intellectual
property rights.
Non-Personally Identifiable
Information. We may disclose Non-Personally
Identifiable Information in connection with improving
the services we offer and facilitating our marketing
efforts. In addition, we may combine your Non-Personally
Identifiable Information that relates to your use
of the Site with that of other users ("Aggregate
Information") to determine which areas of the
Site are most popular, and how our services are
used. By collecting this Aggregate Information and
analyzing it, we can use it to improve the Site.
We may disclose Aggregate Information in connection
with improving the services we offer and facilitating
our marketing efforts.
WARNING ABOUT ONLINE DISCLOSURE
OF INFORMATION
Third Parties. We do not control
the privacy policies of our advertisers or other
third parties that have Web sites linked to the
Site. If you click on an advertisement or link,
the privacy policies of the Web site that you link
to will govern the use of your information by that
Web site's operator. We assume no responsibility
or liability for the actions of such third parties
with respect to their use of your information or
otherwise. Accordingly, make sure you are aware
of and comfortable with the privacy policies of
any third-party Web sites you link to. In addition,
you should be aware that certain third-party services
or Web sites (for example, if you click on a link
to one of our partner's or suppliers / manufacturers
Web site) that you link to from our Web site each
have their own information collection practices
and privacy policies.
Disclosure Of Information
In Public Areas. If you voluntarily disclose
information in a public area of the Site, such as
a chat room or message board, that information may
be collected and used by a third party to send you
unsolicited messages, advertisements or for other
purposes. We do not control the actions of these
third parties in public areas of the Site, so if
you disclose information in a public area, you do
so at your own risk.
No Absolute Safeguards.
Although we will use reasonable efforts to safeguard
the privacy of your information, transmissions on
the Internet cannot be made absolutely secure. Accordingly,
we assume no responsibility or liability for disclosure
of any of your information due to errors in transmission,
unauthorized third-party access or other causes
beyond our reasonable control.
Children's Personally Identifiable
Information. We feel strongly about protecting
the privacy of children. We encourage children to
involve their parents in any interactive activity
they participate in online. We will not knowingly
collect or use any personal information from children
we know to be under the age of thirteen. In addition,
once we are notified we will delete any information
in our databases that originates from a child under
the age of thirteen.
WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE TO
CONTROL THE USE OF MY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION?
Receiving Communications And Opting Out. You can
request that we correct your Personally Identifiable
Information by emailing us at privacy@oursilentvoices.com.
If you desire, we will delete all of your Personally
Identifiable Information (except for your transaction
history) from our records upon your request. However,
if you choose to delete your Personally Identifiable
Information, you may not be able to access some
areas of the Site.
YOUR ROLE IN PROTECTING YOUR
PRIVACY
Please remember that protection of your privacy
begins with you. You are solely responsible for
maintaining the secrecy of any password you use
to register, and you should always be careful and
responsible whenever disclosing information online.
Acceptance of Privacy Policy
If you use the Site, you are accepting the terms
and conditions of this Privacy Policy, and we will
have the right to use your information as described
in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to have
your information used in any of the ways described
in this Privacy Policy, you must discontinue use
of the Site. We reserve the right to modify this
Privacy Policy at any time. Your continued use of
the Site after we either personally notify you or
generally post such changes on the site will constitute
your acceptance of those changes. If you have questions
or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please email
us at privacy@oursilentvoices.com.