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Discovery Toys Privacy Statement Discovery Toys is sensitive to the
privacy and security concerns of every individual who visits our
Corporate Web site or the company authorized Web sites of our
Educational Consultants. We are committed to protecting your privacy and
using your personal information responsibly. We believe it is important
for you to understand what information we will require from you, how it
will be used, and who will have access to that information. The following policies apply to our Web
site, and our authorized Educational
Consultant Web sites, which all begin with discoverytoyslink.com. These
are the only authorized DISCOVERY TOYS Web sites available to the
public. The Information We Collect The information we receive depends on
what you do when you visit our sites. Discovery Toys will not collect or
retain any information about you personally (that is, your name,
address, telephone number or E-mail address) unless you choose to
provide it to us. On some pages, you can choose to make requests or
submit additional information at your discretion. When you visit our site to read or
download information, we collect and store only the following: the name
of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com,
if you are connecting from an America Online account), the date and time
you access our site, and the Internet address of the web site from which
you linked directly to our site. We use this information to measure the
number of visitors to the different sections of our site and to help us
make our site more useful to visitors. All information collected, aside from
your IP address, is voluntarily submitted at your option. We only
require information if you choose to order products online, search
online, or otherwise
contact us online. We hold your information confidential Our
Use of "Cookies" In general, you can visit the public
areas of our Web sites without telling us who you are or revealing any
information about yourself. When you view one of our Web sites, we may
store some information in the form of a "cookie" or similar
file that is automatically downloaded to your computer. Cookies are data
files sent by a web site to the user's hard disk, although domain names
are collected and not the E-mail addresses of the user. This information
is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the
site, number of pages viewed, and methods by which our site was found.
We use this information to evaluate the use of our site and to
continuously improve the content and service we provide, and make the
site as accessible as possible. Our use of cookies also helps us to
protect the security of confidential data. Your privacy and security are
not compromised when you accept a cookie from our Web site. If you do
not want cookies sent to or stored on your system, most Internet
Browsers will allow you to delete cookies from your computer hard drive,
prevent them from being stored or signal a warning before a cookie is
stored. You should refer to your Browser instructions or help screen to
learn more about these functions. The
Way We Use Information We use the information you provide about
yourself only for the purpose described on the page requesting the
information. We do not share this information with outside parties
except to the extent necessary to complete the process or to the extent
required by law. We use return E-mail addresses to answer
the E-mail we receive. If you send us an E-mail to ask a question we
will only use your information to answer your request. We will send out
confirming E-mails whenever you make an online purchase. Your E-mail
address or other contact information will not be provided to any third
party without your prior consent. 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. Consultant
Locator Information. Online Shopping Information. When you make a purchase from the
authorized discoverytoyslink.com Web site of an Independent Educational
Consultant, we will ask for your credit card information, as well as
billing and shipping information. Credit card information is stored but
may be removed after each order is placed. Your Consultant will not
receive your credit card information.
While our Educational Consultants are independent contractors,
they are contractually bound to this Privacy Pledge. Contact Us Information. Our
Commitment To Children's Privacy Discovery Toys does not intend to collect
any personal information (such as name, address, telephone number, age,
or E-mail address) from persons under thirteen years of age. If a parent
or guardian of a child who has provided us with such information would
like the information deleted from our records, he or she should contact
us at ContactDT@discoverytoys.net.
We will make reasonable efforts to delete the child’s information from
our existing files. 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. Our data is
protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. We are aware that you may be concerned
about the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information,
including, in the case of a purchase of goods, credit card and billing
address information. Therefore, we have taken precautions to ensure that
this information is safe and secure. If you registered with us, your
online account information is protected by a password chosen by you.
Access to that online account requires your username and password. We
recommend that you do not disclose your username and password to any
other person. Additionally, concerning credit card information, we
protect your transactions using a technology called Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL). While on a secure page, such as in our Shopping Cart, the lock
icon on the bottom of Web Browsers such as Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer shows the lock in the closed position, as
opposed to the open position displayed when you are just 'surfing'. This
means your information will automatically be encrypted before being sent
over the Internet. No data transmission over the Internet
will be 100% secure. While we take steps to protect your personal
information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you
transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. Upon receiving your
transmission, we make all reasonable efforts to ensure its security on
our systems. However, you are ultimately responsible for maintaining the
secrecy of your username, passwords and/or any account information. Acceptance
of These Terms By using this Web site, you agree to this
Privacy Statement. If you do not agree, please do not use the Discovery
Toys Web sites. We reserve the right to change our Privacy Statement
from time to time. If we
make any substantial changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent
announcement at our home page located at discoverytoysinc.com. Your continued use of the Discovery Toys
Web sites following the posting of changes to our Privacy Statement will
signify your acceptance of those changes. Should you have other questions or
concerns about these privacy policies, please contact us: Copyright © 2008 Discovery Toys, Inc. |