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is Tredici Partners policy to respect and protect the privacy
of our customers and the users of www.tredicipartners.com (hereinafter, the "Site").
Through this Internet Privacy Statement, we want to reassure users of
the Site that we will not sell, share, or rent user information to others
in a manner different than as set forth in this Internet Privacy Statement.
Information
Collection
Tredici Partners collects information from the users of
the Site at several different points on the Site. For example, we collect
and/or request information when a user:
1) Registers
on the www.tredicipartners.com Site
2) Participates in an online survey
3) Submits an E-mail
In order
to fulfill the requests of Site users in the above instances, the user
may be requested to provide contact and/or credit card information. If
we have trouble processing an order, a request, or completing a delivery,
this contact information will be used by Tredici Partners to contact the
user.
Gathering
and Sharing of Information, Links to External and Co-Branded Websites
We monitor traffic patterns on the Site and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use to analyze trends and administer the Site in order to
improve its layout and design and to permit Site personalization and streamlining
to create the best shopping experience we can for our users. In order
to perform analysis permitting such personalization and improvement of
site design and user experience, we may employ suitable third parties
with whom we share the information necessary to accomplish these objectives.
These statistics include no personally identifying information.
Where appropriate,
we share aggregated statistical information with our business partners.
These statistics include no personally identifying information.
We use a
credit card processing company to bill purchasers of goods and services
from the Site, and depending upon the goods and services being ordered
and where they are being shipped, we may also use outside suppliers and/or
delivery companies to assist us in fulfilling and delivering orders. We
share with them the information necessary to enable such card processing,
fulfillment, and delivery of goods (i.e. name, address, and as appropriate,
payment information).
Additionally,
we partner with trusted third parties to provide Site users with Tredici Partners approved unique offers or services which may
be of value to our users. In such instances, we will share a user's name
and address with a trusted third party to enable them to notify the user
of the unique offer or service. We will never provide credit card information
and you will always be provided with the opportunity to unsubscribe from
any such list.
We may provide
personal identifying and account information in special cases such as
enforcement of our Terms of Site Use, or as required by law or legal process
to protect and defend the rights and safety of our Site and its users.
This includes exchanging information with other companies for purposes
of fraud and credit risk reduction.
Our Site
also contains links to external Internet sites, which may be operated
by an external party and they may have privacy practices that differ from
those here at www.tredicipartners.com. When you click on links that take you to
such external sites, you will be subject to their privacy policies, and
we encourage you to become familiar with that party's privacy policies
as these may differ from those utilized on our Site. Please note that
this privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Tredici Partners on our Site and, while we strongly support the
protection of privacy on the Internet, we cannot be responsible for the
privacy practices of other Websites, uses of the information collected
by other Websites, or the content of those other Websites.
Consent
By using our Site, the user agrees to the terms and conditions set forth
in this Internet Privacy Statement and the Site Terms of Use INCLUDING
ALL LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES PROVISIONS which are an integral part hereof
and the user consents to the collection and use of this information by
Tredici Partners as disclosed in this Internet Privacy Statement.
We may revise this Internet Privacy Statement or the Site Terms of Use
at any time by updating these postings. By using this Site you agree to
be bound by any such revisions in effect at the time of use and should
therefore periodically visit this page and the Site Terms of Use page
to determine the then current policies applicable to users of the Site.
Security
Information
Strong precautions are taken to protect the information of the users of
our Site. When users submit sensitive information via the Site, that Information
is protected both online and off-line.
We take credit
card information security seriously and use a variety of technical solutions
to make donations and purchases safe at our Site. Furthermore, your information
is encrypted and is protected utilizing the industry standard Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) encryption software. While on a secure page, such as our order
form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator
and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked,
or open, when you are just 'surfing'.
While we
use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also protect
user-information off-line. All of the information of our Site's users,
including the sensitive information mentioned above, is maintained in
a restricted section in our offices. Only those of our employees who need
the information to perform a specific job (for example, our account or
customer service representatives) are granted access to personally identifiable
information. Furthermore, our employees are kept up-to-date on our security
and privacy practices.
If you have
any questions about the security at our Site, please contact
us.
Cookies
You may have heard of the term "cookies". Cookies are routinely
used by most, if not all, E- commerce merchants, including Tredici Partners.
A cookie is a piece of data stored on a user's hard drive through the
Web browser program containing information about the user which enables
us to track and personalize the Site to enhance your experience. For instance,
by setting a cookie on our Site, we can provide you with storage of personal
preferences between visits. However, if a user rejects the cookie, they
may still use our Site although we will be unable to provide our users
with the personalized experience we can offer using the cookie data. If
you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact
us.
Surveys
& Contests
From time-to-time we may request information from the users of the Site
via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is
completely voluntary, and the users of the Site have a choice whether
or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include
contact information (such as your name and shipping address), and demographic
information (such as zip code, age level, etc.). We use such information
to notify contest winners, award prizes, and for analyzing the Site traffic
to improve the user's experience on the Site.
Children's
On-line Privacy
Tredici Partners recognizes the particular importance of
protecting the privacy of children. Consistent with the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we will not knowingly collect any personally
identifiable information from children under the age of 13. When a user
makes a donation or purchase on www.tredicipartners.com, the user is representing
to us that they are an adult. If a child has provided www.tredicipartners.com with
personally identifiable information, we ask that a parent or guardian
call 817.558.2840 and we will delete the information pertaining to the
child from our records.
Special
Offers, Account Updates and Opting Out
Tredici Partners occasionally sends our customers and the
users of the Site announcements and updates, which contain important information
about the Site and service offerings which we believe to be of value to
our customers and users. In order to do this, we may enhance or merge
the information we collect on the Site with data from third parties for
purposes of marketing products or services to our customers and users.
We may communicate
with the users of the Site via e-mail, telephone, mail, or fax in order
to provide requested services, content, product information, notification
of special offers, or in regard to customer service issues relating to
an account. The users of the Site are always given the opportunity to
'opt-out' of having their online information used for purposes not directly
related to the Site at the point at which we ask for the information or
when they receive an online requested promotional communication.
For example,
our e-mail messages have an "unsubscribe" feature for users
of the Site that don't want to be notified about special offers in the
future. Users can simply "Reply" back to the e-mail message
and type "unsubscribe" in the subject field. Upon receipt of
the reply, we will remove that e-mail address from our e-mail list. If
a user has more than one e-mail address, he or she should include the
other addresses as well to ensure proper updating of their account information.
Users of
the Site can always update the personally identifying information that
they have provided to Tredici Partners simply by contacting
us.
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