PRIVACY STATEMENT
Ohio School Pictures strives to maintain high standards for
the protection of privacy over the Internet. The purpose of this statement is
to explain to our visitors the type of information Ohio School Pictures obtains
about visitors to our Web sites, how we gather it, how we use it, how long we
retain it, and how visitors can restrict the use or disclosure of personally
identifiable information.
Information We Collect
The personal information Ohio School Pictures obtains about individual visitors
to our Web sites is information the visitor supplies voluntarily. This means
that you can visit our Web sites without telling us who you are or revealing
any information about yourself. To gauge the effectiveness of our Web sites,
we do collect some generic information about our visitors. Our web servers automatically
recognize a visitor's domain name (such as .com, .edu, etc.), the point of entry
from which a visitor enters our site including Web pages, User Guide CDs or banner
ads, which pages a visitor visits on our site, and how much time a visitor spends
on each page. This information is not linked to any personally identifiable information
about the visitor. We or our contractors use "cookies" to track use
of our sites and to track what sites users came from, but do not collect personally
identifiable information via these “cookies.” We aggregate this information
and use it to evaluate and improve our Web sites. We do not track user activity
on sites outside of Ohio School Pictures.
Ohio School Pictures may collect personally identifiable information
(such as name, e-mail address, postal address) and/or third party personally
identifiable information through this Web site. In some situations, such as when
you order a product or service online or register for online billing, Ohio School
Pictures will collect billing information, such as your credit card number and
billing address, and we may share this information with our third parties contractors
(such as your credit card company solely for the purpose of processing the transaction
you have requested). You may choose to provide individual information to Ohio
School Pictures in a number of ways through our Web sites such as by:
• Ordering a product or service from us;
• Sending us e-mail;
• Registering to receive news, public policy updates, or information about
our products or services;
• Applying for a job or a grant; or
• Entering a contest.
When visitors supply information about themselves for a specific purpose, Ohio
School Pictures uses the information for that purpose (such as to provide the
information the visitor has requested or to consider a visitor for a particular
job). When visitors use our Web sites to order products or services, or to request
information about them, we may use the individual information as we would use
the same information obtained offline—for example, to evaluate your service
needs and contact you regarding additional services you may find useful. You
have the right to choose not to receive this information by notifying us of your
preference.
We do not sell individual information obtained online about our
visitors. And, we will not disclose the individual information provided to us
online to anyone outside of Ohio School Pictures or our contractors unless you
specifically authorize it (by purchasing a product or service using a credit
card, for example, you authorize us to provide information regarding the purchase
to your credit card company), it is required by law, or disclosure is necessary
to protect the safety of customers, employees or property. If you provide individual
information to us in the context of an event Ohio School Pictures sponsors with
another company, such as a contest, or if you register on a co-sponsored site
or feature, you may also be providing the information to the co-sponsor. In those
circumstances, the co-sponsor's privacy policy will control, so review their
information carefully. Ohio School Pictures from time to time uses third party
contractors to perform services such as Web site management, site design, site
hosting and special promotions but does not use user information for other purposes
beyond providing specific services on Ohio School Pictures Web site.
E-mail
Ohio School Pictures does not send unsolicited "junk" e-mail (spam).
We may use e-mail to communicate with our customers, to respond to visitors'
e-mails, to confirm orders placed online, and to send information that a visitor
has requested. If you receive an unwanted e-mail from us, you can simply reply
to ask not to receive future e-mails.
Ohio School Pictures provides an unsubscribe function in its e-mail campaigns
in order for subscribers to opt out of further e-mail communications from us.
Use of Cookies
Ohio School Pictures Web sites also use "cookies," which may be sent
by contractors that we use to track how our Web sites are used. They allow us
to serve you better. When you use our sites, we or our contractors send information,
a cookie, to your computer and it is stored there. When you return to our sites,
your computer sends the cookie back to us or our contractor. This allows our
server to recognize your computer and any settings you created on our sites.
It restores those settings so you don't have to enter the same information every
time you visit. For example, if you entered your ZIP code on a visit to our site,
when you return you will see information for that ZIP code without typing it
in again. It also allows us to track non-personally identifiable information
about how our Web sites are used and how to improve them. The fact that our server
recognizes your computer when it retrieves the cookies does not mean that Ohio
School Pictures is actually acquiring information about you. You can set your
browser to delete cookies or to tell you before you accept one. Look in your
browser's Options or Preferences menu.
Security
Ohio School Pictures uses Secure Socket Layer technology with encryption for
the transmission of sensitive data such as credit card information.
Ohio School Pictures is committed to safeguarding customer privacy
on our Web site. We require our employees to protect the privacy of information
about our customers and expect our partners and suppliers to do so as well. You
can feel confident that your individual information will be protected when you
access your account or order products or services from our Web sites. We employ
security measures to safeguard your transactions with us.
Compliance With Laws
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose
personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief
that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a
court order or legal process served on our Web sites.
Links to Other Web sites
The Ohio School Pictures Web sites contain links to other sites. We are not responsible
for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites. To improve
the services it can offer you, Ohio School Pictures may opt to expand its capabilities
for obtaining information about users in the future. Ohio School Pictures will
update this privacy statement continually to ensure that you are aware of developments
in this area.
Updating Your Information
Users may access, correct, and update information they have provided to Ohio
School Pictures by visiting our Web sites and utilize our Customer Service application.
The Contact Us area of the site contains e-mail links by which users can send
in information updates. |