Privacy Statement Table Of Contents:
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 on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information
may be requested. Educational Development Corporation, parent of Usborne Books & More, is the sole
owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell,
share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is
disclosed in this statement. Educational Development Corporation collects information from our
users at several different points on our website.
The Information We Collect
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on
the Usborne Books 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 Address Email address Phone number
Credit/Debit Card Information [Etc.] 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 Address
Phone Number [Etc.]
How We Use Information
We use the information you provide about yourself when
placing an order only to complete that order. We do not share this information
with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order. We
use the information you provide about someone else when placing an order only to
ship the product and to confirm delivery. 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. You can
register with our web site if you would like to receive our catalog as well as
updates on our new products and services. Information you submit on our web site
will not be used for this purpose unless you fill out the registration form. We
use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our web site.
Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided
to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also
providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated
uses.
Registration & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via
registration or contests. Participation in registration or contests is
completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to
disclose this information. During registration a user is required to give their
contact information (such as name and email address). This information is used
to contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed
interest or to notify the winners and award prizes.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive
containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to
any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes
their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie
on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once,
thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may
still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited
in some areas of our site. For example, the user will not be able to participate
in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly Drawings that take place. Cookies
can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the
experience on our site. Some of our business partners use cookies on our site
(for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these
cookies.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track
user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Our Commitment To Data Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users'
information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your
information is protected both online and off- line. When our registration/order
form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number
and/or social security number), that information is encrypted and is protected
with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page,
such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to
un-locked, or open, when you are just 'surfing'.
Special Offers
Guests will occasionally receive information on products,
services, special deals, and a newsletter by email. Out of respect for the
privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of
communications. Please see our choice and opt-out below.
Choice/Opt-out
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional
materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by
replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at support@edcpub.com.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post
those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information
we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If
at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner
different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by
way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their
information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with
the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
How To Contact Us
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy
policies, please call us at 800-475-4522 or send us an email at privacy@edcpub.com.
