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Effective 09/01/1999
Privacy Notice Table Of Contents
Our Commitment To Privacy
The Information We Collect
How We Use Information
Our Commitment To Data Security
Cookies
How To Contact Us
Our Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available from our menu on nearly every page of our site.
The Information We Collect
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the August Collection web site. On some pages, you can order products, make requests, and register to receive materials. The types of personal information collected at these pages are:
Name
Business Name (optional)
Address
Email address
Phone number
Credit/Debit Card Information
On some pages, you can submit information about other people. For example, if you order a gift online and want it sent directly to the recipient, you will need to submit the recipient's address. In this circumstance, the types of personal information collected are:
Name
Business Name (optional)
Address
Phone Number (optional)
The Way We Use Information
Names, Addresses, and Email Addresses
We use the name, address, and email address information you provide about yourself when placing an order or requesting information to complete that order or fill that request for information. We may also mail or email you periodic information about our business or products, or current special offers. You can opt not to receive these periodic mailings by notifying us at . We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete an order or fill a request for information.
We use the name, address, and email address information you provide about someone else when placing an order only to ship the product and to confirm delivery. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.
Telephone Numbers
We use the telephone numbers you provide to us when placing an order only if there is a question or problem with that order. We do not use this information for any other purpose, nor share it with outside parties.
Credit/Debit Card Information
The credit card number you submit when placing an order is used only to receive payment for that order. If you have an SSL-compliant browser you can submit your credit card number over a secure connection to ensure that it is not accessible to third parties while in transit. Credit card numbers are never stored intact on our web server.
Gift Card Messages
We offer gift-cards by which you can personalize a product you order for another person. Information you provide to us to create a gift-card is only used for that purpose, and it is only disclosed to the person receiving the gift.
Return Email Addresses
We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.
Our Commitment To Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Cookies
Our virtual shopping cart software uses browser cookies as one means of identifying site visitors. The information stored in the browser cookie allows the software to distinguish you from other visitors who may be shopping the site at the same time. This is the sole purpose of the cookies. All of the cookies we use are set to expire (be erased) after a few hours.
If you have the cookie feature disabled in your browser, or your browser does not support cookies, our software will attempt to use your Internet address (IP) to identify you instead. This backup method will work provided you are not connecting through a proxy server, or through an AOL dial-up. If you are connecting through a proxy server or AOL, you must accept our cookies in order to shop our site.
How To Contact Us
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please call us at 203-263-5674 or send us an email at
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