Privacy Policy.
The
www.natural-skin-care-products.net respects your privacy. Across our
business, around the world, we will only collect, store and use your
personal information for defined purposes. We use your information to
support and enhance our relationship with you, for example, to process your
purchase, provide service and support, and share product, service and
company news and offerings with you. We do not sell your personal
information. At any time you may contact us with any privacy questions or
concerns you may have. You also may ask at any time to see the data you have
given us and request correction or deletion. Our goal is to ensure the
highest levels of security and confidentiality.
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Information
Collection and Use:
The
www.natural-skin-care-products.net web site collects information from
our users at several different points on our web site. When you use the web
site, some basic, general information is collected. This general information
is used internally in connection with our business to improve the web site,
including our marketing and advertising efforts, and to make your use of the
web site as enjoyable and efficient as possible.
When you set up an account on our web site or purchase an item from our web
site, we collect personal information provided by you that may include your:
(I) first and last name; (II) billing address; (III) shipping address; (IV)
other shipping addresses; (v) email address; (VI) phone number; (VII) credit
card account number; (VIII) items purchased from us; and (IX) browsing,
buying and selling patterns. We use this personal information in order to
provide you with the goods and services that you purchase on our web site.
We use your email address to provide you with information about your order
and its status and we may occasionally send out emails, including
newsletters, to people who have placed an order on-line, with information
about other goods and services available on our web site. Your phone number
is used by us only in the event that our customer service representatives
need to contact you about an order you have placed.
My Natural Skin Care, Inc (“we” or “us”) owns and operates the
www.natural-skin-care-products.net web site and we are the sole owner of
this information collected on the web site. We will not sell, share, or rent
this information to a third party in any way other than as disclosed in this
privacy policy. We fully cooperate with law enforcement agencies in
identifying those who use our services for illegal activities and may, in
our sole discretion, disclose personal information or other information to
satisfy any law, regulation, subpoena, or government request. We reserve the
right to release personal information or other information about users who
we believe are engaged in illegal activities or are otherwise in violation
of our Terms of Service, even without a subpoena, warrant or court order, if
we believe, in our sole discretion, that such disclosure is necessary or
appropriate to operate our web site or to protect the rights or property of
www.natural-skin-care-products.net, our affiliates, or our officers,
directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, suppliers,
sponsors, or licensors. We also reserve the right to report to law
enforcement agencies any activities we reasonably believe in our sole
discretion to be unlawful. If we are legally compelled to disclose
information about you to a third party, we will attempt to notify you by
sending an email to the email address in our records unless doing so would
violate the law or unless you have not provided your email address to us.
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Registration:
To use some features on the
www.nateural-skin-care-products.net web site, a user must first complete
a registration form on the web site. During registration, a user is required
to give contact information, such as name and email address. This
information is used to contact users about the services on our web site for
which they have indicated interest. It is optional for users to provide
additional, demographic information, such as age and gender, but we
encourage our users to provide such information so that we can provide a
more personalized experience for our users on our web site.
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Orders:
We request additional personal information from our users when placing an
order on our web site. In completing our order form, a user must provide
contact information, such as name and shipping address, and financial
information, such as credit card account number and expiration date. This
information is used for billing purposes and to fulfill our customer orders.
If we experience difficulties processing an order, we will contact a user
through this information.
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Cookies:
A cookie is a text file stored on the user’s hard drive containing
information about the user. Web sites create cookies to record information
about a user’s preferences, such as the items you add to your shopping cart,
and for security purposes (see Security below). Cookies are also used to
help us determine the various services you use and the support you may need,
and to help us detect and solve any problems you may have while using our
web site. In addition, the use of a cookie on our web site will enable users
to log on without having to reenter their password on each visit. Most
cookies expire after a certain time period. If you wish, you may set your
browser to reject all cookies and still view our web site. Because our
online ordering system requires cookies, you will not be able to order
online, but you can still place an order by phone, fax or mail.
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Log Files:
Like most standard web sites, we use log files on our servers. These log
files store information regarding IP (internet protocol) addresses, browser
type, ISP (internet service provider), referring/exit pages, platform type,
date/time stamp, and number of clicks. These log files are used to analyze
trends, administer the web site, track user’s movements in the aggregate,
and gather broad demographic information for our use. IP addresses, etc. are
not linked to personal information.
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Links:
The web site contains links to other web sites. We want you to be aware that
when you click on such links, including banner advertising, which take you
to a third-party web site, you will be subject to such third-party’s privacy
policies. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy
practices of such other web sites and we expressly disclaim any and all
liability for the actions of third-parties, including, without limitation,
actions relating to the use and/or disclosure of personal information by
such third-parties. We encourage our users to be aware of when they leave
our web site and enter a third-party web site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every web site that collects their personal
information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by
our web site.
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Newsletters:
If a user wishes to subscribe to one of our newsletters we will ask for
contact information, such as name and email address. Individuals can cancel
or unsubscribe to the e-newsletters at any time. We store this information
for the sole purpose of sending interesting news and tips on natural skin
care.
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Tell-A-Friend:
If a user elects to use our referral service to inform a friend about our
web site, we will ask for the friend's name and email address. We will
automatically subscribe the friend to our Newsletters. Individuals can
cancel or unsubscribe to the e-newsletters at any time. We store this
information for the sole purpose of sending news and tips on natural skin
care. The friend may contact us at
Webmaster@natural-skin-care-products.net to request the removal of this
information from our database.
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Public Forums:
Message Boards, Chats and "Ask an Expert":
In order to post a message on our natural-skin-care-products.net message
boards, during a Chat or to the "Ask an Expert" feature you will be asked to
sign in with your member login information. We do not use this information
in any way other than to recognize you for postings nor do we disclose this
information to any third parties.
With regard to the message boards, your email address is not visible on the
boards however other users are able to send you email via your nickname
without your email address being displayed. When you sign in to post on the
message boards a message board and chat account is created for you on
Prospero message board software. Prospero does not collect this information
and does not use it in any way other to automatically create the account nor
do we at natural-skin-care-products.net share this information with any
third parties unless required by authorized law enforcement agencies when
required.
With regard to the "Ask an Expert" feature, your name will be used if your
question has been selected for use in the "Q & A" section of the website. If
you do not wish your name used, our Editors can, at their discretion, omit
this information from the posted Q&A if you elect to remain anonymous and so
request in the body of your submitted question.
Do remember that whatever you post on the message boards, chat or to the
"Ask an Expert" feature, it is considered public knowledge and you should
always use caution when posting. Avoid posting your home address or phone
number on a public board or chat. Although one must be a registered user to
post messages the message boards are public and may be read by
non-registered users.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time, our web site requests information from our users via
surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is
completely voluntary and the user has a choice whether or not to provide us
with such information. Information requested may include contact
information, such as name and shipping address, and demographic information,
such as zip code, age level. Contact information will be used to notify the
winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used to monitor or
improve the use and efficiency of this web site.
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Security:
This web site takes precautions we believe are reasonable to protect our
users' information. When you submit personal information via our web site,
your information is protected by us both on-line and off-line.
When our registration or order form asks users to enter personal
information, such as credit card account number or social security number,
such information will be encrypted by our encryption software, which is
provided by Secure Socket Layer (SSL), before such information is
transmitted over the internet. SSL prevents unauthorized people from
intercepting your personal data. It is important to use a browser that
supports SSL, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
These browsers show a symbol in the status bar, such as a key or a lock,
when you are viewing a web site that uses SSL. To learn more about SSL, you
may visit their web site at: http://www.ssl.com.
While we use SSL encryption to protect users’ personal information on-line,
we also protect our users’ information off-line. All of our users'
information, including both general and personal information, is carefully
stored in our offices and the facilities of our web hosting provider. Only
employees who use such information to perform a specific job (for example,
our billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access
to personal information. In addition, we periodically, as well as any time
new policies are implemented, remind our employees about the importance of
our users’ privacy and what they should do to ensure our customers'
information is protected. Finally, the servers that we store personal
information on are locked and kept in a secure environment.
We make efforts we believe are reasonable to prevent the alteration, theft,
loss or misuse of our users' information by others. However, please keep in
mind that there is always some risk in transmitting information over the
Internet.
If you have any questions about the security of our web site, you can send
an email to
webmaster@natural-skin-care-products.net
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Communications from
our Web Site:
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify their password and
username. Established members will occasionally receive information on
products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Each user has the
option to not receive these types of communications (see Choice/Opt-Out
below).
Occasionally, it is necessary to send out service-related announcements. For
instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might
send you an email informing you of such service interruption. Generally,
users may not opt-out of receiving these service-related communications. In
addition, we communicate with our users on a regular basis to provide
requested services and regarding issues relating to their account via email.
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Correction/Updating
Personal Information:
If a user's personal information changes or if a
user no longer desires our service, we will enable our users to correct,
update or remove from our web site the personal data they provided to us.
Such changes can be made either through the member information page on our
web site or by emailing our Webmaster at
Webmaster@natural-skin-care-products.net
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Choice/Opt-out:
Our users are given the opportunity when registering with our web site to
opt-out of having their information used for purposes not directly related
to the provision of goods or services through our web site. Our membership
form has an opt-out mechanism so users purchasing a membership from us may
elect to not have their email address added to our marketing and promotional
address lists.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or other marketing and
promotional materials from us or our partners may opt-out of receiving these
communications by replying to any such promotional email indicating your
desire to no longer receive such emails or by emailing our Webmaster at
Webmaster@
natural-skin-care-products.net
Users of our web site will be notified if, in connection with the use of a
particular service on our web site, their information will be collected by
any outside third-party. At such time, the user can determine whether they
wish to proceed with a service that will involve an outside party having
access to their information.
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Collecting Information
From Children Younger than 13:
The
www.natural-skin-care-products.net web site does not knowingly collect
or use any personal information from children under the age of 13 without
obtaining verifiable parental consent.
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Notification of
Changes in Use of Information:
Our privacy policy is subject to change. In the event of any change, we will
provide notice of such change on our web site. If we want to use your
personal information in a manner different from that stated to you at the
time you provided such information to us, we will notify you of such change
via email in addition to posting notification of such change on our web
site. At such time, you can determine whether you wish to allow us to use
your information in this different manner. If you have opted out of all
communication with our web site or have deleted or deactivated your account
with us, then you will not be contacted and your personal information will
not be used.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or believe that the
www.natural-skin-care-products.net web site is not abiding by our
privacy policy, please contact our Webmaster by e-mail at
Webmaster@
natural-skin-care-products.net
This privacy policy was last updated January 17, 2003.
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