Privacy Policy . . .
SusanWerner.com ("we," "us") understands the concerns that our members and other visitors to our web site (the "Site") have about the collection, use, and disclosure of their Personal Information while online. Accordingly, we have established this Privacy Policy to make you aware of the information collection and sharing practices of the Site. This Privacy Policy only applies to transactions made and data gathered on the Site and does not apply to any other web site or offline point of contact between you and us. By visiting the Site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically. We may update it from time to time and we will notify you of any modifications in this section or in links from this section.
Your IP Address
Like most e-commerce websites, each time you visit the Site, we automatically collect your IP address and the web page from which you came. We use this information to administer and optimize the Site for you and to diagnose problems with our Site. We use your IP address to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information about you.
Personal Information
In some cases, we will collect information from you that can be used to identify you personally, such as your name, address, phone number, email address, purchase history, and credit card number ("Personal Information"). We collect Personal Information when you sign up to receive newsletters, create an account on our message board, request information regarding an event we sponsor, purchase tickets or products, join a mailing list, and otherwise as needed to fulfill your requests for information, products, and services. You will know when we collect this information because in each instance you will submit it to us voluntarily in order to open your account or receive the information, product, or service you request.
Cookies
Like many websites, the Site uses a software technology called "cookies" to collect non-personally identifiable information. Cookies contain information that we may place on your computer to help personalize your experience at the Site and to keep track of your user name and password so you do not have to re-enter them each time you visit the Site. If you wish to disable cookies, the "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how. However, if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas on the Site.
How We Use Personal Information
We use your Personal Information for our internal purposes, such as maintaining the Site and fulfilling your requests for products, services, and information. We provide you with the option of declining to receive offers from us by "opting-out" of receipt of this type of communication.
When We Share Your Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with our agents, representatives, contractors and service providers only when they need it to provide us with support services such as authorization of credit card transactions, order fulfillment and promotional fulfillment. We do not authorize these entities to use your information for any other purpose. We may also disclose your Personal Information as required or permitted by law, to protect the interests or safety of SusanWerner.com or a third party, or to prevent an emergency. Any third party with whom we share your Personal Information is authorized to use your Personal Information in accordance with our contractual arrangements with such third parties and in accordance with their own privacy policies, over which we have no control. Those who contact you will need to be instructed directly by you regarding your preferences for the use of your Personal Information by them.