We are committed to protecting your online privacy while providing you with the most useful and enjoyable web experience possible. While you can use many features of our website anonymously, you are required to provide personal information to gain access to some of our premium services and to complete online orders. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
We welcome your questions and comments about our privacy policy. If you have questions or comments, you may contact us.
How we collect and use personal information
Registering for membership on our website gives you access to all of the site’s information and features. When you access the Logon Screen, we will ask you for your: Name, Customer ID, Password, Email Address, and a Password Hint. This information is used to setup your account so that you can place orders.
During the Checkout Process, we will ask for your: P.O. Number, Name, Email, Shipping Address, and type of Payment. We collect this information to complete your order and to notify you of your order status. With your approval, we may occasionally send e-mail communications to notify you about important changes to the site, new services, and special offers. If you would rather not receive these e-mail communications, you may simply opt-out.
How we protect your personal information
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
All personal data you enter on our website is encrypted with 128-bit secure server software (SSL) that encodes the information before your web browser software sends it to our servers. The SSL software decodes the data only after it reaches our servers, meaning the chance of unauthorized access to your personal information while in transit has been greatly reduced. In addition to using this secure technology, we work tirelessly to ensure that we use any information you provide us only in ways you have approved.
How we use "cookies"
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
What we provide to third parties
We do not provide any third-party access to your personal information. We may provide third parties with aggregate statistics about our customers, traffic patterns, and related site information. This data reflects site usage patterns gathered during thousands of customer visits to our website each month, but it does not contain behavioral or identifying information about any individual member.
Obtaining your consent
By using our website, you give us permission to collect information about the pages served to you as an anonymous user for the purpose of calculating aggregate site statistics. If you register on our website, you authorize us to use information you provide to personalize the information we deliver to you and to use your demographic information when calculating aggregate customer data. As a registered member, you give us permission to send you e-mails related to the subscription e-mail services to which you may subscribe. If you are under the age of 18, you must not provide your name, e-mail address, or any other identifying information without the consent of your parent or guardian, or as otherwise provided for by applicable law.