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Thimbleberries respects your right to privacy and is committed to protecting your privacy on our Web site. The following guidelines summarize what personally identifiable information we may collect, and how we use information gathered from visitors to our Web site.
TRUSTe
Thimbleberries.com is a licensee of the TRUSTe Web Privacy Seal Program. TRUSTe is an independent organization whose mission is to build users’ trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the Web site http://www.Thimbleberries.com. Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, use the online Contact Us form at www.Thimbleberries.com.
If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry, or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you can contact TRUSTe: http://www.truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php.
TRUSTe will them serve as a liaison with Thimbleberries.com to resolve your concerns.
Registration
Thimbleberries.com requires that shoppers register with a real email address, name, and original password. The email address is required so that Thimbleberries can contact you about items that you have purchased. The name is required to avoid any potential confusion with payment. A password is necessary for you to access products that you’ve ordered, and use the unique and personal parts of the Web site, such as the shopping basket, favorites, and past purchases.
Shoppers at Thimbleberries.com are assured that their email address, name, and password are never shared with any third party. We keep your information private and secure, and it is not shared, sold, exchanged, or traded with anyone else.
After registration, shoppers will receive a confirmation email with their registration information that they can keep for their records.
Cookies
Thimbleberries.com uses cookies to keep track of how visitors use the Web site. This information is used for Web site improvements. The cookies are removed from your Web browser when you sign out of Thimbleberries.
If your Web browser is set to not accept cookies, you may still browse through the Web site, use all areas of the Web site, and purchase items.
Thimbleberries.com uses persistent cookies for shoppers’ convenience. These persistent cookies are tied to personally identifiable information. If a shopper’s Web browser allows persistent cookies, the shopper will be automatically signed into the Web site at every visit.
IP Address
Thimbleberries.com has the ability to track and record IP addresses. This information is not shared or given to any third party. It is used to help diagnose problems and seek areas of change and improvement. No personal information links any visitor to any IP address.
Promotional Mailings and Newsletters
Email newsletters, advising of new products and projects, are sent to registered users of Thimbleberries.com. Any shopper can choose not to receive email newsletters by contacting Thimbleberries.com, or by replying to a promotional email with the word ‘unsubscribe.'
Ordering
Thimbleberries.com uses a shopping basket/over form for shoppers to purchase products. The Web site collects financial information (credit card numbers and security codes). Financial information that is collected is used to bill the shopper for the products ordered. This information is used for that purpose only, and is never shared with any other person or company. Credit card information is not kept or stored in a user profile or anywhere on the Web site.
Thimbleberries.com uses a third party (Verisign) to process credit card payments. No credit card information is stored for any use other than processing the transaction.
Links
Thimbleberries.com contains links to other Web sites. Thimbleberries is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content on other Web sites. As privacy practices vary at other Web sites, please review each Web site’s privacy statement.
Security
Thimbleberries.com has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alternation of your personal information under our control. The security certificate is provided by Verisign. There is a seal of authenticity at Thimbleberries and the purchasing page. Click on the seals for information about the security certificate.
Thimbleberries.com uses SSL encryption to transmit sensitive information.
Correct and Change Personal Information
You can change or delete any personal information retained at the Web site with one of these methods:
1. Complete the Contact Thimbleberries form at Thimbleberries.com and advise us of changes to the information
or
2. Sign in to Thimbleberries.com and edit your personal profile
Updates and Changes
If Thimbleberries.com makes any material changes to this privacy policy, a notice will be prominently posted on the home page of Thimbleberries.com. Email notices of changes will also be sent to all registered users. These notices will explain how the change affects you so that you are aware of the information that Thimbleberries.com collects, how it is used, and under the circumstances that it is disclosed.
Thimbleberries.com will notify all registered users of any changes 30 days in advance. At that time you can opt to remove or amend personal information that is stored at Thimbleberries.com.
Thimbleberries.com reserves the right to modify this privacy statement at any time.
Contacting Thimbleberries.com
If you have any questions about the privacy policy or need to contact Thimbleberries.com, please use the following methods:
Complete the Contact Us form (link on the left side of Thimbleberries.com)
Send a letter to:
Thimbleberries, Inc.
7 North Main Street
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Legal Disclaimer
Thimbleberries.com makes every effort to preserve user privacy, but may need to disclose personal information when required by law, wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal process.
Effective and Revision Date
This privacy policy was last updated on July 11th, 2008.
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