1. Sites covered by this Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement applies to all Asheville's Fun Depot-owned websites
and domains. This statement is not applicable to any external third
party website.
Links to non- Asheville's Fun Depot websites
The Asheville's Fun Depot websites may provide links to third-party websites for your
convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave
the Asheville's Fun Depot website. Asheville's Fun Depot does not control those sites or their privacy practices,
which may differ from Asheville's Fun Depot’s. We do not endorse or make any representations
about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to give to
unrelated third parties is not covered by the Asheville's Fun Depot Privacy Statement.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before
submitting your personal information. Some third-party companies may
choose to share their personal data with Asheville's Fun Depot ; that sharing is governed
by that third-party company’s privacy policy.
2. Types of information we collect
This Privacy Statement covers personal information, non-personal data
collection and aggregate reporting.
Personal information is information that is associated with your name
or personal identity. Asheville's Fun Depot uses personal information to understand better
your needs and interests and to provide you with better service. Once
you choose to provide us with personal information, you can be assured
it will be used only to support your customer relationship with Asheville's Fun Depot
. We take seriously the trust you place in us. Asheville's Fun Depot will not sell, rent
or lease your personal information to others.
On some Asheville's Fun Depot websites, you
can order products or services, request information, subscribe to
marketing or support materials, register yourself, or apply for a
job at Asheville's Fun Depot . The types of
personal information you provide to us on these pages may include
name, address, phone number, e-mail address, user IDs and passwords,
billing and transaction information, credit card information, contact
preferences, educational and employment background, and job interest
data.
To personalize our websites, services or communications and improve
our products and services, we may also ask you to provide us with
information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics,
and experiences with our products or services. Providing this additional
information is optional.
Non-personal information is data about usage and service operation
that is not associated with a specific personal identity. Asheville's Fun Depot collects and analyzes non-personal
information to evaluate how visitors use the ashevillesfundepot.com websites.
Non-personal data we collect may include the pages visited on the
Asheville's Fun Depot websites, unique URLs*
visited within Asheville's Fun Depot.com, browser
type and IP** address. Most non-personal data is collected via cookies
or other analysis technologies. Asheville's Fun Depot Web pages use cookies, Web beacons and other technologies
for data analysis and personalization services. Asheville's Fun Depot also places ads on other websites that
may use cookies. To learn more, read How Asheville's Fun Depot Uses Cookies and Web Beacons on Asheville's Fun Depot and in Third-Party Ads .
3. Children’s privacy
Asheville's Fun Depot is committed to protecting
the privacy needs of children and we encourage parents and guardians
to take an active role in their children’s online activities
and interests. Asheville's Fun Depot does not
knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 and
does not target its websites to children under 13.
4. How we use your information
Asheville's Fun Depot uses your personal information to provide you with services and
to help us better understand your needs and interests. Specifically,
we use your information to help you complete a transaction or order,
to communicate with you, to provide service and support, to update
you on services and benefits, to personalize promotional offers and
to personalize some Asheville's Fun Depot websites. Occasionally we may also use your
information to contact you for market research regarding Asheville's Fun Depot products
or services. We will give you the opportunity to choose your privacy
preferences regarding such communications (see section 7, “Your
privacy preferences and opting out”). Credit card information
is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention. Sensitive
personal information is collected only to facilitate our financial
service providers’ credit decisions and will be shared with
them only with your permission. Credit card information and sensitive
personal data are not used for any other purpose by our financial
services providers or Asheville's Fun Depot and will not be kept longer than necessary
for providing the services, unless you ask us to retain your credit
card information for future purchases.
Personal data collected online may also be combined with information
you provide Asheville's Fun Depot through other sources such as product registration,
call centers or public events such as trade shows or seminars.
Personal data given to Asheville's Fun Depot may be transferred across state and country
borders for the purposes of data consolidation, storage and simplified
customer information management.
Non-personal data is aggregated for reporting about Asheville's Fun Depot website usability,
performance and effectiveness. It is used to improve the customer
experience, usability and site content.
5. Who we share your information with
Asheville's Fun Depot will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others.
Asheville's Fun Depot will not share your personal information with third parties except
in responding to your requests for products or services. Your permission
will be requested when you submit your information. Asheville's Fun Depot shares customer
information across Asheville's Fun Depot -owned business entities and companies working
on our behalf, but only as described above in “How we use your
information.”
Asheville's Fun Depot contracts with third-party service providers and suppliers to deliver
complete products, services and customer solutions described in “How
we use your information.” Suppliers and service providers are
required to keep confidential the information received on behalf of
Asheville's Fun Depot and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the
services they are performing for Asheville's Fun Depot . These service providers may
change or we may contract with additional service providers to better
accommodate our customers. Asheville's Fun Depot will not share personal information
with any other third parties without your permission, unless required
by law enforcement action, subpoena, or local law.
Asheville's Fun Depot or its related entities could merge with or be acquired by another
business entity or some or all of their respective assets could be
acquired. If such a combination or acquisition occurs, Asheville's Fun Depot will make
every reasonable effort to notify you in the event we share with the
merging or acquiring entity some or all of your personal information
to continue serving you.
6. Your choices
Asheville's Fun Depot gives you the choice
of receiving a variety of information that complements our products
and services. You can subscribe to receive certain product- and service-specific
information. You can make or change your choices at the data collection
poin. Please refer to section 7 for further instructions. We will
make every effort to honor your preferences. This option does not
apply to communications for the purpose of administering order completion,
contracts or support.
7. Your privacy preferences and opting
out
Non-subscription services
Asheville's Fun Depot will not use your personal
information for a different purpose than the one stated when you provided
your data. Examples of unrelated uses include sending communications
about special offers, product information, and marketing messages.
You can, however, choose to receive these types of non-subscription
communications by signing up for our newsletter.
Subscription services
To opt-out of receiving communications you have expressly requested
(such as e-mail newsletters, software updates, etc.), use any of the
following methods:
Select the e-mail “opt-out” or “unsubscribe”
link, or follow the opt-out instructions included in each subscription
communication
8. Your information and third-party companies
Certain Asheville's Fun Depot services are linked with those from unrelated third-party
companies, some which offer you the option to share with both Asheville's Fun Depot and
the third party personal data you provide. Examples include the ability
to register software products from multiple vendors from a single
Asheville's Fun Depot Web page, to request communications from Asheville's Fun Depot marketing or solution
partners, or to enable order completion through a reseller. We will
not share your personal information with those third-party companies
unless you make that choice.
9. Access to and accuracy of your information
Asheville's Fun Depot strives to keep your personal information accurate. We have implemented
technology, management processes and policies to maintain customer
data accuracy. We will provide you with access to your information,
including making reasonable effort to provide you with online access
and the opportunity to change your information. To protect your privacy
and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity,
such as a password and user ID, before granting access to your data.
Certain areas of Asheville's Fun Depot ’s websites may limit access to specific
individuals through the use of passwords and other personal identifiers.
The most effective way to view and change your personal information
is to return to the Web page where you originally submitted your data
and follow the instructions on that Web page.
10. Keeping your information secure
Asheville's Fun Depot is committed to protecting the information you provide us. To prevent
unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and
to ensure the appropriate use of the information, Asheville's Fun Depot has in place
appropriate physical and managerial procedures to safeguard the information
we collect.
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring
sensitive data such as credit card information. SSL encryption is
designed to make the information unreadable by anyone but us. This
security measure is working when you see either the symbol of an unbroken
key or closed lock (depending on your browser) on the bottom (or top)
of your browser window.
Credit card numbers are used only for processing payment and are not
used for other purposes.
11. Changes to this Statement
If there are updates to the terms of Asheville's Fun Depot ’s Online Privacy Statement, we will post those
changes and update the revision date in this document, so you will
always know what information we collect online, how we use it, and
what choices you have.
12. Contacting us
We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our
privacy policy, please contact us.
Rev. September 2005