This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices
for Barrett Diamond Products www.TileBit.com. Because
we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we have agreed to
disclose our information practices.
Barrett Diamond Products has agreed
to notify you of:
- What personally identifiable information of yours
or third party personally identification is collected from you through our web
site.
- The organization collecting the information.
- How the information is used.
- With whom the information may be shared.
- What choices are available to you regarding
collection, use and distribution of the information.
- The kind of security procedures that are in place
to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Barrett Diamond
Products control.
- How you can correct any inaccuracies in the
information.
Information Collection and Use: Barrett Diamond
Products is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will
not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what
is disclosed in this statement. Barrett Diamond Products collects information
from our users at several different points on our web site.
Registration: In order to use all of the features of this web site, a
user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is
required to give their contact information (such as name and e-mail address).
This information is used to contact the user about the services on our site for
which they have expressed interest. It is optional for the user to provide
demographic information (such as income level and gender), and unique
identifiers (such as social security number), but encouraged so we can provide
a more personalized experience on our site.
Order: We request
information from the user on our order form. Here a user must provide contact
information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like
credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing
purposes and to fill customers orders. If we have trouble processing an order,
this contact information is used to get in touch with the user.
Cookies: A cookie is a piece of data stored on the users hard
drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way
linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the
user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by
setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more
than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie,
they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be
limited in some areas of our site. For example, the user will not be able to
participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly Drawings that take
place. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our
users to enhance the experience on our site. Some of our business partners may
use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access
to or control over these cookies.
Log Files: We use IP addresses
to analyze trends, administer the site, track users movement, and gather broad
demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to
personally identifiable information. Sharing We may share aggregated
demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked
to any personal information that can identify any individual person. We use an
outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company
to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share,
store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes. We
may partner with another parties to provide specific services. When the user
signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information
that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties
are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the
purpose of providing these services.
Links: This web site
contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we Barrett Diamond Products
is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage
our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable
information.
This privacy statement applies solely to
information collected by this Web site.
Newsletter: If a user wishes to
subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and
e-mail address.
Surveys & Contests: From time-to-time our
site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in
these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a
choice whether or not to disclose this 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
for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
Tell-A-Friend: If a user elects to use our referral service for
informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friends name and e-mail
address. Barrett Diamond Products will automatically send the friend a one-time
e-mail inviting them to visit the site. Barrett Diamond Products stores this
information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail. The friend
may contact Barrett Diamond Products at our
E-Mail
page to request the removal of this information from their database.
Security: This web site takes every precaution to protect our
users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the web site,
your information is protected both on-line and off-line. When our
registration/order forms asks users to enter sensitive information (such as
credit card number and/or social security number), that information is
encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry.
While we use the best encryption methods to protect sensitive information
on-line, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information
off-line. All of our users information, not just the sensitive
information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who
need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk
or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally
identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected
screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter
their password to regain access to your information. Furthermore, ALL employees
are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as
well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or
reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to
ensure our customers' information is protected. Finally, the servers that we
store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment.
If you have any questions about the security at our web site, you can
send an e-mail toour
E-Mail
page.
Supplementation of Information: In order for this web
site to properly fulfill its obligation to our customers, it is necessary for
us to supplement the information we receive with information from 3rd party
sources. For example, to determine if our customers qualify for one of our
credit cards, we use their name and social security number to request a credit
report. Once we determine a users creditworthiness, this document is destroyed.
(Or) In order for this web site to enhance its ability to tailor the site to an
individuals preference, we may combine information about the purchasing habits
of users with similar information from our partners, to create a personalized
user profile. When a user makes a purchase from one of our partners, the
companies collect and share that purchase information with us so we can tailor
the site to our users' preferences.
Special Offers: We send
all new registered members a welcoming e-mail to verify password and user name.
Established members will occasionally receive information on products,
services, special deals, and a newsletter if requested. Out of respect for the
privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of
communications. Please see our choice and opt-out below.
Site and
Service Updates: We also send the user site and service announcement
updates. Members are not able to UN-subscribe from service announcements, which
contain important information about the service. We communicate with the user
to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their
account via e-mail or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal
Information: If a users personally identifiable information changes (such
as your zip code), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor
to provide a way to correct, update or remove that users personal data provided
to us. This can usually be done at the member information page or by e-mailing
our Customer
Support or by calling 707/584-7144.
Choice/Opt-out: Our
users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used
for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the
information. For example, our order form has an 'opt-out' mechanism so users
who buy a product from us, but don't want any marketing material, can keep
their e-mail address off of our lists. Users who no longer wish to receive our
newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving
these communications by replying to un-subscribe in the subject line in the
e-mail or e-mail us at
support or
call 707/584-7144.
Users of our site are always notified when their
information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users
can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with services
that require an outside party, or not.
Notification of Changes:
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our
Home page so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we
use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we
decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from
that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an
e-mail. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information
in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the
privacy policy under which the information was collected.