General
Story of My Own has created this privacy statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to the privacy of our users. This document describes the personal information that we gather about individuals and businesses ("you") in connection with the online services we make available to you. This document also explains how we use and safeguard that information. We never sell your personal information to third parties.
Information We Collect
When you register, and at other times, we will collect personally identifiable information from you for the purposes of providing services and conducting business transactions with you. This information may include name, contact information, credit card numbers and similar information. We do not knowingly collect personal information from persons under the age of thirteen.
We also collect information needed to secure, process and track business transactions with you such as orders for, or subscriptions to, products and services.
Web Site Usage Information
We may automatically collect IP addresses and Web site usage information from when you visit our Web site. This information helps us evaluate how our visitors and subscribers use and navigate our Web sites on an aggregate basis, including the number and frequency of visitors and subscribers to each Web page, and the length of their visits.
How We Protect Information Collected
All sensitive personal information, especially credit card numbers, is encrypted during transmission between our site and your computer. It is also encrypted during transmission between our site and any third-party transaction-processing entities. Sensitive personal information is stored only in an encrypted form.
How We Disclose Information Collected
We may disclose information to third parties for a variety of business purposes or if required by law. For example, we may disclose the information:
- For the purposes for which you provided the information including, for example, to enable us to process customer orders, validate and charge customer credit cards, and ship products and/or provide services to our customers.
- To send you e-mail notifications or to otherwise contact you.
- To enhance existing features or develop new features, products and services.
- All personally identifiable information gathered can be disclosed to judicial or other government agencies subject to warrants, subpoenas or other governmental orders.
Promotional E-mail Contact
We may send promotional e-mail offers to customers who provide us with their e-mail addresses. We will stop sending promotional e-mail to anyone who requests it.
Content of Public Forums
Please be aware that if you choose to utilize any bulletin boards, chat rooms, on-line galleries or other public forums provided through this site, the contents of your postings and your forum user-profile information may be displayed publicly.
Links To Other Web Sites
We are not responsible for the data collection practices, policies or content of web sites other than www.StoryOfMyOwn.com, including any web sites that may be accessible from this web site.
How We Update This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change or supplement this privacy policy at any time. Any changes to this privacy policy will be posted to this web site. Any changes will become effective upon posting. We urge you to monitor this web site to stay abreast of any changes. By using the services provided on this site and thereby accepting the terms and conditions of this privacy policy, you agree to receive privacy notices at this web site and to review this privacy policy from time to time in order to stay informed of any changes which may occur.
