Privacy Policy – Graphic SketchbookEffective August 30th, 2008
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices of Graphic Sketchbook LLC (www.graphicsketchbook.com).
Protecting Your PrivacyYour privacy is important to us. We are committed to protecting any personal information that you may provide to us. In particular, we believe it is important for you to understand what information we may receive and how we may use it. When you visit our website, you are accepting the terms and practices described in this privacy policy. This policy sets forth general guidance and does not constitute a contract or amend any agreements we have with our customers or subscribers. Please take a moment to read this privacy policy.
Information We CollectWe may collect nonpublic, personal information about you from the following sources:
Information you voluntarily supply us in exchange for information, products, or services;
Information about your transactions with us or others;
Information you provide us when you register as a subscriber;
Information we receive about you from third parties; and
Information we receive when you visit our website.
We may collect information about you in written, oral or electronic form. The types of information about you that we may collect include your name, address, phone and facsimile numbers, education, email address, age, social security number, credit card or other payment information, and other information we may need to process your subscription.
How We Use Collected InformationWe collect and use information for business, management and administration purposes, such as evaluating and processing inquiries about our services, processing subscription payments, indexing information, determining particular subscriber preferences, and other communications and exchanges that you request.
Other than as set forth in this policy notice, we do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties, except as permitted by law which may include responding to a subpoena or other legal process, or reporting to consumer reporting agencies. We will also release information about you if you direct us to do so.
We may disclose the above described information to service providers to help us process your request. These service providers may include: our accountants, legal counsel, business partners, and product manufacturers. We may also disclose this information to our partner companies or companies that perform marketing services on our behalf as well as our financial, tax and legal advisors. The information we disclose to our service providers is limited to the information needed to carry out their function, or to provide you with information about their services or products which we feel may be of interest to you.
Use of Our WebsiteIn general, you can visit our website without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our web servers may seek (as many websites do) to place a "cookie" (a small data file) on your computer's hard drive that allows the server to determine the computer when it visits again, in order to track statistical information about navigation to and throughout certain areas of our website. This cookie is not used to obtain your name or any personal data, and the information that is tracked is used only for internal purposes, such as to improve website navigation. If you prefer not to accept cookies, you can set your web browser to reject them or to alert you before one is placed.
We may also gather data about visits to our website, including domain name, length of time on our website and other data to assist us in evaluating the usefulness of our website and so that we can provide more efficient service in the future.
In addition, some areas of our website may request personal information from you, such as information necessary to process your inquiry or to provide you with certain information you request. Additionally, to gain access to the services we offer it will be necessary for you to provide us with personal information, including your name, address, billing information, and other necessary information.
Our website is not intended for persons under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from or about children, and we do not knowingly market our products or services to children.
SecurityIn an effort to protect your personal information we have implemented a number of safeguards. We operate secure data networks protected by industry-standard firewall and password protection systems. Access to information is restricted to authorized persons. Additionally, when your personal information is collected through our website, it is encrypted using industry-standard Secure Socket Layer ("SSL") technology. We periodically review our security policies and update them as necessary.
Access to Collected InformationYou may review, correct and update the information that you provide to us by contacting us as described below. Please contact us if there is incorrect information in any documents or other communications that you receive from us.
How to Contact UsIf you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can call, write or email us at the addresses shown below. We welcome your questions and suggestions about our privacy policy.
Graphic Sketchbook LLC.
email:
info@graphicsketchbook.comwww.graphicsketchbook.com
Changes to This Policy
Periodically, we may revise our privacy policy, and will post the revised policy on our website so that you are always aware of our privacy policy and our practices regarding the collection and use of information. Use of personal information that we gather now is subject to our privacy policy in effect at the time of use. Please check this privacy policy periodically to inform yourself of any changes. At all times, you may view our current policy on our website or contact us as described above for a copy. If we decide to change or update our Privacy Policy, we will use our best efforts to post those changes to this website thirty (30) days prior to their effective date.