Consent
Montana Silversmiths does not collect personal information about you except
when you voluntarily provide it. Whenever you provide either optional or
required information through your access to or usage of the Site, you consent
to the collection, use and disclosure of that information in accordance with
the provisions of this Privacy Policy.
When we collect your
personal information
Personal information may be collected in a number of instances. For example,
this Site contains areas that collect information from its visitors through
feedback data, such as questions, comments and suggestions. Some of the
information that you provide through feedback data may be personal information.
In addition, access to certain areas of the Site is restricted. In order to
apply for access to these restricted areas, you are required to submit a
registration application form which may include personal information. Further,
some areas of the Site require you to submit information which may include
personal information in order to benefit from specified features (such as
newsletters, e-commerce/order processing). You will be informed at each
collection point what information is required and what information is optional.
Montana Silversmiths may also collect information about you and your use of the
Site through the use of "cookies." Cookies are small data files that are sent
to your browser and stored on your computer's hard-drive when you visit certain
websites, thereby "tracking" use of the site. Some browsers can be set to
reject all cookies; if you choose to modify your browser in this manner, some
pages of the Site may not function properly. Montana Silversmiths uses the
information generated through the use of cookies to estimate the number of
people that are using the Site and to track the pages of the Site that are
being visited. This information tells Montana Silversmiths about user interests
and behaviors which can, in turn, be used to provide you with information about
products, services, features or promotions that may be of interest to you.
Use of Information
Montana Silversmiths uses your personal information to improve the content of
the Site, to customize the Site to your preferences, to create a profile
relating to you in order to show you content that may be of interest to you, to
provide the services and features requested by you and, if you ask us to, to
send you information about products, services, features or promotions that may
be of interest to you.
Montana Silversmiths may also use your personal information to create
aggregated information that does not allow you to be personally identified or
contacted. Rather than showing individual activity, aggregated information
shows user behavior as a whole. Aggregated information is used for Site
development and to market and promote the Site.
When we disclose your
personal information
Montana Silversmiths may disclose your personal information to those of its
affiliates and related companies that agree to treat it substantially in
accordance with this Privacy Policy. Montana Silversmiths will not, without
your permission, disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third
parties except that Montana Silversmiths reserves the right to disclose your
personal information to: (i) third party service providers for purposes related
to supporting our business (e.g., fulfillment services, technical support,
delivery services) and providing you with information that may be of interest
to you (if you have requested to receive such information as described above)
in which case Montana Silversmiths will require such third parties to agree to
treat it substantially in accordance with this Privacy Policy; and (ii) to
third parties in connection with the sale, assignment or other transfer of the
business of this Site to which the information relates, in which case Montana
Silversmiths will require any such buyer, assignee or transferee to agree to
treat it substantially in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Montana Silversmiths will otherwise only release your personal information to
third parties in the following limited circumstances and to the extent
permitted by law: (i) if a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court
order permits or requires it to do so; (ii) if the rights or property of
Montana Silversmiths, its affiliates or related companies, third party service
providers or the users of the Site are in jeopardy; or (iii) if the personal
safety of users of the Site or other members of the public are in jeopardy.
Montana Silversmiths may disclose aggregated information that does not allow
you to be personally identified to its affiliates and related companies and to
unaffiliated third parties.
How we protect your
personal information
Recognizing that your privacy is important to you, Montana Silversmiths employs
technical security measures to protect your personal information. However, no
transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Consequently, to the extent permitted by law, Montana Silversmiths, its
affiliates and related companies, third party service providers and their
respective officers, directors, employees and agents do not represent, warrant
or guarantee that personal information will be protected against misuse, loss
or alterations and do not accept any liability arising from the submission of
any personal information or from any third parties' use or misuse of personal
information.
The information you provide to Montana Silversmiths via the Internet is
password-protected for your privacy and security. Montana Silversmiths uses
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology in transmitting such
information to our servers to help ensure the integrity and privacy of the
information. Encryption involves systematically scrambling numbers and letters,
so that even if someone managed to intercept the information, they would not be
able to make sense of it. In order to take advantage of this encryption
technology, you need to have an Internet browser that will support encryption,
such as Netscape or Microsoft Explorer. As an additional security measure, the
information you provide via the Internet is also kept physically separate on a
separate server which is password protected and is encrypted and stored on a
database.
Links to other Websites
You should be aware that operators of linked websites may also collect your
personal information (including information generated through the use of
cookies) when you link to their websites. Montana Silversmiths is not
responsible for how such third parties collect, use or disclose your personal
information, so you should check their privacy policies before providing them
with your personal information.
Changes
Montana Silversmiths reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any
time by notifying you by posting the changes on this Site, and you are advised
to review this page regularly for any changes. This Privacy Policy was last
updated in February of 2006.
Other Terms
Your use of this Site is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
Legal Notification section. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be
bound by the terms and conditions in effect at the time of your access or use,
including this Privacy Policy.
Contacting Us
You can contact Montana Silversmiths at 800-548-4511 to request access to your
personal information or to request that Montana Silversmiths update your
personal information. If you believe that Montana Silversmiths has failed to
adhere to this Privacy Policy, please contact Montana Silversmiths at
800-548-4511.
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