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Your privacy on the internet is important to us at TheBlackDog.com.
Our online privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") describes the types of information
we gather online and how we use it. Please read this information carefully. If
the online information practices of TheBlackDog.com change, we will let you
know by posting the Privacy Policy adjustments on our Web site. We will notify
you by email of any such material changes before we use your Personal
Information in a manner not previously disclosed in our Privacy Policy. At that
time, we will remind you that you always have the opportunity to opt out of any
new use of your Personal Information (as more fully set forth below).
We gather certain types of customer information
in an effort to improve your shopping experience and to communicate with you
about our products, services, promotions and contests. TheBlackDog.com as well
as The Black Dog stores may also use this information to make offers to you,
help us develop and improve TheBlackDog.com and tailor our site to your
interests.
TheBlackDog.com collects two types of information
about users: "Personal Information" (such as name, email address, mailing
address and phone and credit card numbers) and "Aggregate Information" (such as
information about how many users log on to our sites on a daily basis). For
credit card purchases we use Verisign (http://www.verisign.com/) to process our credit card payments.
Personal Information is collected online when
users voluntarily register with TheBlackDog.com to purchase items, receive
electronic newsletters, use community and communication services, answer
surveys and enter contests and other promotional opportunities provided on
TheBlackDog.com. We also maintain a record of your product interests and
purchases online. We may receive personal usage and demographic information
from our stores and from third parties we work with.
Aggregate Information is nonpersonally
identifiable/anonymous information about you, such as age, gender, types of
products purchased, pages you access most frequently or search terms you enter.
Aggregate Information is used in a collective manner, and no single person can
be identified by that compiled information. For example, the number of people
who shopped at TheBlackDog.com who are 25 years of age is Aggregate Information
that does not personally identify a specific user. Tracking Internet Protocol
(IP) addresses is one method of collecting Aggregate Information about your
activities online and information volunteered by you. An IP address is a number
that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you surf the Web. The
computers, which deliver the Web pages to you, automatically identify your
computer by its IP address. When you request a page from our site, our servers
log your IP address.
TheBlackDog.com does not share, sell or trade with
third parties your Personal Information gathered online, such as email
addresses, Personal Information collected as part of an online survey or other
specific details about you. We do not contribute to or participate in
cooperative databases, which give other companies access to such Personal
Information. For privacy purposes, all information relating to our customers is
stored on a highly secure server, and all credit card information is stored in
an encrypted format.
TheBlackDog.com may share Personal Information
gathered online with consultants and The Black Dog stores or for any internal
business purpose and may also divulge Personal Information if such information
is required for TheBlackDog.com to comply with any valid legal process, such as
a subpoena, search warrant, statute or court order, or if TheBlackDog.com
believes that membership has been used to commit unlawful acts or acts that may
endanger the health or safety of another user or of the general public. In
addition, TheBlackDog.com receives personal usage and demographic information
from its affiliates and from third parties and uses this information to improve
our products and services.
TheBlackDog.com may share Aggregate
Information with affiliates and consultants for any internal business purpose
and with third parties for their advertising and promotional purposes.
A cookie is a
small data file that Web sites, when you visit them, often store on your hard
drive. A cookie may contain information (such as unique user ID), which is used
to track the pages of the sites you've visited. TheBlackDog.com uses cookies to
make your experience more enjoyable in a number of ways, such as enabling our
"Email a friend" function once you have signed in, and preserving the contents
of your shopping bag during your visit. TheBlackDog.com also uses cookies to
measure activity on our site, which allows us to determine which areas and
features of our site are most popular. This information allows us to make
improvements and updates to enhance your TheBlackDog.com experience. Parts of
our site, such as the members-only areas (for example, shopping) will not
function if you do not have cookies enabled. You can set your browser to refuse
cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you turn off cookies
or refuse them, though, you will not be able to make a purchase from our site,
nor will we be able to recognize you as a registered user to allow you access
to your account information.
To enable cookies on your browser:
- AOL 5.0:
Select Preferences
Click on
WWW
Select the Security tab
Click on Custom
Level
Scroll down to Cookies
Select Enable
- Netscape Navigator/Communicator:
Select Preferences
from the Edit menu
Select Advanced from the left-hand menu
Select Accept All Cookies
Click OK
- Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.5 for PC:
Select Internet
Options from the Tools menu
Click the Security
tab
Click Custom Level at the bottom of the window
Scroll down to
Cookies
Select Enable under Allow cookies that are stored on your
computer
Select Enable under Allow per-session cookies (not
stored)
Click OK
Click OK
- Internet Explorer 5.0 for Mac:
Select Preferences
from the Edit menu
Select Receiving Files
Select the option
Never ask under When receiving cookies
Click OK
Protecting your order information is a priority for us. We
use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to protect the security of your
online order information. To check the security of your connection, look at the
lower left-hand corner of your browser window after accessing the server. If
you see an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending on your browser), then SSL
is active and the server is secure. You can also double-check by looking at the
URL line of your browser. When accessing a secure server, the first characters
of the site address will change from "http" to "https." Some versions of
browsers and some firewalls don't permit communication through secure servers.
In that case, you won't be able to connect to the server and therefore won't be
able to place an order through a secure connection. If you cannot access the
secure server for any reason, please print our shopping page and place your
order by phone at 1-800-626-1991.
TheBlackDog.com and its affiliates may
offer electronic newsletters and emails to those who have provided their email
address. You will only receive a newsletter or email if you agree during
registration or directly from our newsletter sign-up form to receive these
items. Unsubscribe instructions are included in each electronic newsletter and
email. Please note that when you make a purchase from TheBlackDog.com we will
send you an email to confirm your order and may also need to contact you via
phone, postal mail or email if we have other questions regarding your order.
If you prefer
not to receive information from TheBlackDog.com, either by email or postal
mail, please let us know by sending us an email at
unsubscribe@theblackdog.com.
Please be sure to include your full name, email address, postal address and any
message. Please note that such requests may take up to six to eight weeks to
become effective.
TheBlackDog.com is concerned about the safety of children
when they use the internet, and understands that children may not understand
all the provisions of our Privacy Policy or make informed decisions about the
choices that are made available to adult users of the TheBlackDog.com Web site.
We encourage parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and
to be familiar with the sites their children visit. The TheBlackDog.com Web
site is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we will never
knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age
of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that a
customer is under the age of 13 and has registered without prior verifiable
parental consent, we will remove his or her personally identifiable
registration information from our files.
Information posted
to message boards, chat areas, club and home pages is available to the general
public. Please use caution when posting any such information. Although
TheBlackDog.com strives to protect our users' privacy, we cannot guarantee the
security of any Personal Information you provide in these areas. Users under
the age of 18 should be particularly careful not to provide any personally
identifying information while using chat rooms or message boards. Users of chat
areas and message boards must also follow acceptable standards of behavior when
posting messages online. TheBlackDog.com reserves the right to, but is not
obligated to, refuse or delete any content that in our sole discretion is
considered inappropriate.
TheBlackDog.com may contain links to sites other than our
own. Those sites may have their own privacy policy, or no privacy policy at
all. We have no responsibility for those sites and provide these links solely
for the convenience of our visitors. Such links may be to advertisers, content
providers or other companies who may use our logo and/or style as a result of a
co-branding agreement. These sites may send their own cookies to you and may
collect information and use it in a way inconsistent with TheBlackDog.com's
Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of
use of any third-party sites or services before providing any of them with any
of your Personal Information. TheBlackDog.com does not control the content that
appears on these sites and takes no responsibility for their content, nor
should it be implied that TheBlackDog.com endorses or otherwise recommends such
sites or their products or services offered.
You can ask us by email to
inforequest@theblackdog.com
for a summary of any Personal Information that TheBlackDog.com has retained
about you. We will send such information for review only to the email address
that we have on file for the visitor name that is associated in our database
for such information. If at any time you wish to change, correct or update your
Personal Information, or have it removed from our database, please contact us
by sending an email to infocorrect@theblackdog.com.
Please be sure to include your email address, full name and postal address.
No
transmission of data over the internet is guaranteed to be completely secure.
It may be possible for third parties not under the control of TheBlackDog.com
to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully.
While we strive to protect your Personal Information, TheBlackDog.com cannot
ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. Any such
transmission is done at your own risk. If you choose to visit our site, your
visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our
Terms of Use - http://about.theblackdog.com/about/corp_policies.asp
, including but not limited to limitations of damages and application of the
law of the State of New York. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO NEGLIGENCE, SHALL THEBLACKDOG.COM OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF THE
INFORMATION OR MATERIALS ON THE THEBLACKDOG.COM SITE, EVEN IF THEBLACKDOG.COM
OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THEBLACKDOG.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
By using the TheBlackDog.com Web site, you signify your
acceptance of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy,
please do not use the TheBlackDog.com Web site. Your continued use of the
TheBlackDog.com Web site following the posting of changes to these terms will
mean that you accept these changes accordingly.
Last modified: October
01, 2004
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