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Security + Privacy
Effective Date of Current Privacy Policy: January 2008
We Share Your Concerns About Safeguarding Personal Information
LingerieDiscountDepot.com fully understands the need to protect your personal
information while online and has developed this policy as a means to provide
you with the utmost privacy possible. This Privacy Policy (referred to
later as "Policy") describes our practices regarding the collection
and use of information throughout our website, located at www.LingerieDiscountDepot.com
(referred to later as the "Site"). By using the Site or obtaining
any product or service through this Site, you agree the limited collection
and use of information as outlined in this Policy. If you do not agree
to this Policy, please do not use the Site.
We may from time to time update this Policy to reflect changing technology
and other factors. We will notify you of changes to the Policy by posting
the updated Policy on this page. We ask that you bookmark and periodically
review this page to ensure that you remain familiar with the most current
version of the Policy. You can determine when this Policy was last revised
by checking the "Effective Date of Current Policy" legend at
the top of the Policy.
LingerieDiscountDepot.com collects two basic types of information during
your visits to our Site.
First, we collect non-personally identifiable information. This is general
information that cannot be traced to individuals and contains no personalized
data, think of it as a simple census form. When visitors come to our Site,
we collect and aggregate information indicating, among other things, which
pages of the Site were visited, the order in which they were visited and
which links on the site were clicked by visitors. Collecting such information
involves logging the IP addresses, operating system and browser software
used by each visitor to the Site. Although such information is not personally
identifiable, it may be possible to determine from an IP address a visitor?s
Internet Service Provider and the general geographic location of the visitor?s
point of connectivity. We then use this information in making modifications
and improvements to the site to provide you the user with both a smoother
and more efficient shopping experience.
We also use non-invasive "cookies" and other tracking technologies
to collect non-personally identifiable information which we then use to
provide you with an easier shopping experience. Cookies are alphanumeric
identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your
Web browser. These cookies do not track other websites you might visit
and they do not plant malware on your computer. Our non-invasive cookies
simply make it possible for us to recognize your browser once you visit
our Site. By doing this, we can personalize your return visits and save
you time during checkout. Your browser must be set to accept cookies in
order for you to enjoy the benefits of being a registered user of the
Site. If you are uncomfortable with the cookies on your computer, you
can always remove them by accessing the options menu of your browser.
Please refer to your browser?s help menu for more specific directions
if needed.
Second, we collect personally identifiable information as needed to provide
you with requested services and to process any order you might place.
In general, our Site uses an order form, a registration form and a catalog
request form so that you can request information, products and services
from us. These forms require that you provide us with personally identifiable
information, such as your name, email address, physical address, telephone
number, and credit card number, to receive the requested service.
Further, when you use the Site to purchase a product or service as a gift,
we will collect from you personally identifiable information regarding
the gift recipient or potential gift recipient so that we can deliver
the gift to them if requested.
Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the different ways
that LingerieDiscountDepot.com uses the information that we gather. Keep
in mind that, while we encourage all third parties involved in running
our business to adhere to our policies regarding the privacy of our visitors
and to handle personally identifiable information in a responsible manner,
we cannot and do not assume any responsibility for any actions or omissions
of third parties, including the manner in which they use information received
either from LingerieDiscountDepot.com or independently.
Non-personally identifiable information
LingerieDiscountDepot.com uses non-personally identifiable information,
such as your IP address and the pages that you visit on our Site, to help
diagnose problems with our servers and to administer our Site and improve
Site-related services and features. Your IP address and other non-personally
identifiable information also may be used to gather broad demographic
information and to recognize customer traffic patterns and Site usage
trends. This information aids us in merchandising and in developing the
design and layout of the Site.
We also might share aggregated statistical data and other non-personally
identifiable information with our current and potential business partners,
and with our service providers to help them provide similar services.
Personally identifiable information
LingerieDiscountDepot.com uses personally identifiable information collected
from you to complete transactions initiated by you, particularly the sale
and delivery of products and services. Your personally identifiable information
is also used to get in touch with you when necessary regarding questions
about any order you might place. We may also use personally identifiable
information to contact you to make sure you are satisfied with our goods
and services or to find out how we can serve you better. Your decision
to participate in any survey or questionnaire about this is completely
voluntary. Further, we may use personally identifiable information to
conduct in-depth marketing research regarding our customers and potential
customers.
Financial information (credit card numbers, credit card expiration dates,
billing address, and so forth) is used solely to bill you for products
and services and we make every effort to keep your information secure
from theft or fraud.
You may, from time to time, receive information from us regarding new
features, new products and services and special offers we think you'll
find valuable. Also, while we won't share your email address with other
companies, we may rent, sell or exchange your postal mailing address and
information about your transactions with businesses that we believe to
be reputable and that can provide you with offers and information that
we think will be of interest to you. If you'd like to opt out of receiving
future mailings from LingerieDiscountDepot.com, or if you would like to
opt out of LingerieDiscountDepot.com providing your postal mailing address
to third parties, please follow the procedure outlined in the Choice/Opt-out
section below.
LingerieDiscountDepot.com also may use your personally identifiable information
to "pre-populate" forms that are used by the Site to facilitate
transactions with us and save you from entering every data field on the
checkout.
Special instances when we might use personally identifiable information
are discussed below.
Gift Recipients
As noted above, we collect personally identifiable information regarding
gift recipients and people to whom you may wish to give gifts in the future.
This is done in order to accommodate proper gift delivery to such recipients
and remind you of upcoming gift-giving occasions. We do not sell or rent
any personally identifiable information that you provide to us regarding
such persons, but gift recipients may, from time to time, receive offers
from us via postal mailings regarding new features, new products and services
and special offers we think they will find of interest. Also we may send
marketing offers via postal mailings to gift recipients on behalf of ourselves
and our business partners. In connection with such offers, we allow gift
recipients to opt out of receiving future marketing-related postal mailings
from us, as discussed in the section below.
Service Providers
We work with third parties who provide services, including but not limited
to website hosting, order processing and fulfillment, credit card clearance,
e-commerce affiliation, data analysis, emailing and other services of
an administrative nature. Personally identifiable information, including
financial information, is shared with such third parties for the purpose
of providing such services and is limited to the intended purpose only.
Further, we may use selected reputable third parties for marketing, targeting
and analysis purposes. Some of these third parties may be given access
to some, or all, of the information that you provide to us and may use
cookies or other tracking technologies in connection with providing their
services. To the extent that we provide your personally identifiable information
to such third parties, we restrict their ability to use such information
for their own marketing purposes to the best of our abilities; however,
we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such
third parties. One of these service providers is Coremetrics; for more
information regarding Coremetrics? privacy practices, click here.
We do not disclose an individual customer's personally identifiable information
to third parties for third-party direct marketing purposes if we have
received and processed a request from that customer not to have his or
her personal information shared for this purpose. You may submit this
type of opt-out request by email or to the following mailing address:
Customer Service, 383 Cairnsmore St. WPG. Manitoba R2X-1Y7. In addition,
we also allow you to decide whether you want to receive further marketing
information from us. If you do not want LingerieDiscountDepot.com.com
to send you announcements or special offers by email, please Click Here
to contact us today.
Alternatively, you can visit the Site and log on to the site and click
on the My Account link at the top of the page. Scroll down to the email
section and click the boxes beside the offers you do not want to receive.
When the checkmark is removed, you have successfully opted-out from those
mailings. If you?d like to be removed from our catalog and postal mailing
lists, please send your request to the following address: Customer Service,
LingerieDiscountDepot.com 383 Cairnsmore St. WPG. Manitoba R2X-1Y7. Please
allow up to two weeks for your request to be processed.
LingerieDiscountDepot.com sometimes administers online surveys in connection
with the Site in which we ask you for demographic information and opinions.
We do not ask you for personally identifiable information as part of a
survey. We use the collected survey data on an aggregated basis to better
understand the needs of all of our customers.
LingerieDiscountDepot.com may send to you periodic announcements regarding
status updates, service changes concerning the Site and other administrative
matters.
Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to release information
concerning any Site visitor where such visitor is believed to be in violation
of his or her obligations to us, is partaking (or is suspected of partaking)
in any illegal activity, in response to civil subpoenas and discovery
requests, to protect the interests of LingerieDiscountDepot.com, our customers
or others, and as otherwise permitted or required by law as regards to
these special cases.
Emails from LingerieDiscountDepot.com or its business partners, and the
Site itself, may contain links to other Internet websites, including sites
that may or may not be owned or operated by LingerieDiscountDepot.com.
Unless otherwise explicitly stated, we are not responsible for the privacy
practices or the content of such websites, including such sites? use of
any information (such as IP number, browser type or operating system)
collected when email recipients or Site visitors click through links to
those sites. If you visit such websites, we encourage you to become familiar
with the privacy practices of the sites to ensure a safe browsing experience.
LingerieDiscountDepot.com seeks to use reasonable security measures to
help protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personally identifiable
information that is under our control. Unfortunately, no security system,
or system of transmitting data over the Internet, can be guaranteed to
be 100% secure. As a result of the foregoing, while we seek to protect
your personally identifiable information, we cannot guarantee the security
of our servers, the means by which information is transmitted between
your computer and LingerieDiscountDepot.com' s servers, or any information
provided to us or to any third party through or in connection with the
Site. You provide all such information at your own risk, but please remember
that these risks can be minimized by using responsible browsing habits
such as the use of anti-virus software and similar protection measures.
If you have signed up for an account with LingerieDiscountDepot.com, you
may update your mailing address, email address, name changes or telephone
number by visiting the homepage and clicking "log in" located
at the top of the page. After signing in, you can access this personal
information by clicking "my account" located at the top of the
page. This takes you to a page with your account information and preferences.
Please take the time to make sure your information is accurate for timely
delivery as well as keeping your mailing preferences updated.
If you have any questions about this Policy, the data collection and usage
practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, or if you wish
to report a violation of this Policy, you can email us at:
Customer Service
Info@LingerieDiscountDepot.com
LingerieDiscountDepot.com is committed to quality customer experience.
We constantly review your feedback to find ways to improve and enhance
your shopping experience. You can tell us what you think by sending us
an email at info@lingerieDiscountDepot.com,
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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