Privacy Statement
Collectors Edge is committed to protecting your privacy and developing
technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This
Statement of Privacy applies to the Collectors Edge Web site and governs data
collection and usage. By using the Collectors Edge website, you consent to the
data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Collectors Edge collects personally identifiable information, such as your
e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Collectors Edge
also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you,
such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is
automatically collected by Collectors Edge. This information can include: your
IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site
addresses. This information is used by Collectors Edge for the operation of the
service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics
regarding use of the Collectors Edge Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable
information or personally sensitive data through Collectors Edge public message
boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Collectors
Edge does not read any of your private online communications.
Collectors Edge encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you
choose to link to from Collectors Edge so that you can understand how those Web
sites collect, use and share your information. Collectors Edge is not
responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of
the Collectors Edge and Collectors Edge family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Collectors Edge collects and uses your personal information to operate the
Collectors Edge Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Collectors
Edge also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other
products or services available from Collectors Edge and its affiliates.
Collectors Edge may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your
opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Collectors Edge does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third
parties. Collectors Edge may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of
external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest
to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail,
name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In
addition, Collectors Edge may share data with trusted partners to help us
perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer
support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from
using your personal information except to provide these services to Collectors
Edge, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Collectors Edge does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as
race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Collectors Edge keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit
within Collectors Edge, in order to determine what Collectors Edge services are
the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and
advertising within Collectors Edge to customers whose behavior indicates that
they are interested in a particular subject area.
Collectors Edge Web sites will disclose your personal information, without
notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such
action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with
legal process served on Collectors Edge or the site; (b) protect and defend the
rights or property of Collectors Edge; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances
to protect the personal safety of users of Collectors Edge, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Collectors Edge Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online
experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web
page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your
computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web
server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to
save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have
returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Collectors Edge
pages, or register with Collectors Edge site or services, a cookie helps
Collectors Edge to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This
simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing
addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Collectors
Edge Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you
can easily use the Collectors Edge features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to
decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be
able to fully experience the interactive features of the Collectors Edge
services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Collectors Edge secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use
or disclosure. Collectors Edge secures the personally identifiable information
you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected
from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as
a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through
the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Collectors Edge will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. Collectors Edge encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how Collectors Edge is protecting your
information.
Contact Information
Collectors Edge welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If
you believe that Collectors Edge has not adhered to this Statement, please
contact Collectors Edge at webmaster@collectorsedge.com. We will use
commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.