We value you as a customer and take your personal privacy seriously. Herein we are informing you of our policies for collecting, using, securing, and sharing
nonpublic personal information ("customer information") from the first
time we do business onward and throughout our entire business relationship.
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OUR PRIVACY PRINCIPLES:
- We do not sell customer
information.
- We do not provide customer
information to persons or organizations outside of Internet Ventures
Online who are doing business on our behalf, for their own marketing
purposes.
- We afford prospective and
former customers the same protections as existing customers with respect
to the use of personal information.
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INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
We collect and use information we believe is necessary to administer our
business, to advise you about our products and services, and to provide you
with customer service. We may collect and maintain several types of customer
information needed for these purposes, such as those below.
Types of information we may collect and how we gather it:
- From you, (on customer information forms, through telephone or
in-person interviews, your Internet Ventures Online Specialist, and
our Customer Response Center) such as your address, email address, and
telephone number.
- From your transactions with us, such as your Agreement
for services, order, and payment history.
HOW WE USE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
We use customer information to evaluate, determine, and develop a comprehensive
business system utilizing our products, process your orders, ensure proper
billing, service your accounts, and offer you other Internet Ventures
Online products that we believe may suit your needs.
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
We share information about our transactions (such as shipping locations,
payment, credit, and order history) with you within our Internet Ventures
Online Companies and with Internet Ventures Online Specialists to better
serve you and to assist in meeting your current product and service needs. We
may also disclose customer information about you to persons or organizations
inside or outside our company as permitted or required by law, including
Companies that perform marketing services for us or with whom we have joint
marketing agreements. These agreements allow us to provide a broader selection
of products to you today.
We share customer information as necessary to handle your purchases and orders,
and to protect you against fraud and unauthorized transactions. For example, we
might share customer information such as name, address, and telephone
information with an authorized shipping company or an authorized dealer to
facilitate your specific request.
YOUR CHOICE TO SHARE INFORMATION
There are two types of information sharing--information sharing within Internet
Ventures Online Companies and information sharing outside Internet
Ventures Online Companies. We do not sell customer information. We do not
provide customer information to persons or organizations outside Internet
Ventures Online who are doing business on our behalf, for their own marketing
purposes. The choice in the Special Notice, which follows, applies only
to sharing of information within Internet Ventures Online and with
your Internet Ventures Online Specialist.
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SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING THE
SHARING OF
CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THE INTERNET VENTURES ONLINE COMPANIES.
This notice only applies only to the sharing of information within Internet
Ventures Online Companies that does not involve your transactions
or experiences with us.
WHAT INFORMATION WE SHARE: Unless you tell us not to, we may share information
within Internet Ventures Online Companies that was obtained from
your request for information; or information obtained from a credit reporting
agency, such as your company credit history.
WHY WE SHARE: We may share information about you within Internet
Ventures Online Companies to enhance our service to you, to measure your
interest in our products and services, to improve existing products and develop
new ones, and to monitor customer trends.
WHO WE SHARE WITH: We may share information within the Internet
Ventures Online Companies and with Internet Ventures Online Specialists.
If you prefer that we not share this information within Internet
Ventures Online Companies, call us at (707) 845-8704.
Your direction not to share this information does not limit Internet
Ventures Online from sharing certain information about your transactions
with us (such as your name, address, credit and payment history) or your
experiences with us (such as your Agreement order activity). This choice does
not apply to our efforts to market products and services to you--you may receive
information about Internet Ventures Online products that we believe may
suit your needs.
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INTERNET VENTURES ONLINE PROTECTS CUSTOMER INFORMATION
We maintain physical,
electronic, and organizational safeguards to protect customer information. We
continually review our policies and practices, monitor our computer networks,
and test the strength of our security in order to help us insure the safety of
customer information.
Thank you for choosing Internet Ventures Online. We value you as a
customer and appreciate the opportunity to serve you.
As an Online Customer Internet
Ventures Online wants you to know how we use the information you
provide when you come to us through our website(s).
We will collect
information from our website only if you give it to us. We will only use the
information you provide to facilitate your requests, process any transactions
you might initiate, or update your account information. We understand the
importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an Internet
environment. It is our policy never to knowingly collect or maintain
information from children by way of the Internet.
Like most websites, Internet Ventures Online Company Websites may use
"cookies" (a small text file placed on the user's hard drive) to
facilitate site navigation, provide additional security, and allow you to
customize your access to our website. We do not use "cookies" to collect
information for distribution to third parties for any purpose. Nor do we use
"cookies" to secure information from other websites you may visit.
There is information about your computer hardware and software that is
automatically collected which can include: browser type, access times and
Internet Protocol (IP) address. We use this information for the operation of
our site, to maintain quality of service, and to provide general statistics
regarding the use of our site. It is impossible to identify you from this
information; we use this information for general reporting purposes only.
If you have any questions please contact us here, or send a self addressed , stamped envelope to :
LeatherItemsPlus
1129 Midfield Court
McKinleyville CA 95519