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Privacy Statement for
www.COOLZIPPOS.COM COOL ZIPPOS.COM has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate
our firm commitment to your privacy. COOL ZIPPOS.COM 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. COOL ZIPPOS.COM collects information from
our users at several different points on our website. The following discloses our information
gathering and dissemination practices for this website: www.coolzippos.com. Order COOL ZIPPOS.COM will 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 solely by COOL ZIPPOS.COM
for billing purposes and to fill customer's orders. If we have trouble processing an order,
this contact information is used only by COOL ZIPPOS.COM to get in touch with the
user. Cookies A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's 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, it is used to keep track of
your shopping cart. Cookies, by themselves, cannot be used to find out the identity of any
user, read data off your hard disk, or read cookie files created by other
sites. Links COOL ZIPPOS.COM may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that COOL ZIPPOS.COM
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, COOL ZIPPOS.COM. Security COOL ZIPPOS.COM takes every precaution to
protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the website,
your information is protected both online and off-line. When our registration/order form asks
users to enter sensitive information (such as users address or credit card number), that
information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry -
SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web
browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed
to un-locked, or open, when you are just 'surfing'. Newsletter & Special
Offers If a
user wishes to subscribe to the COOL ZIPPOS.COM newsletter, we ask for contact information such
as the users email address. Established users will occasionally receive our newsletter with
information on products, services, and special deals. Out of respect for the privacy of our
users, we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Users may opt-out of
receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Choice/opt-out Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional
materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the unsubscribe
instructions in our e-mail newsletter, or by visiting www.coolzippos.com. Notification of Changes If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes on our Homepage 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. Contacting the Web
Site If you
have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings
with this Web site, you can contact us here. |