The Sewfari (dba www.sewfari.com) has put in place the following Online Privacy Policy. This policy covers The Sewfari and its subsidiaries. The Sewfari will continue to protect customer information collected from its website, and e-mail consistent with federal laws and with federal regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
The Sewfari's Online Privacy Policy
Protecting privacy is not a new endeavor for The Sewfari. The Sewfari has a long-standing tradition of recognizing and protecting the privacy of customers who use its services. The company maintains strict customer information privacy policies and uses state of the art technologies to safeguard customer information and communications from unauthorized intrusions.
The Sewfari recognizes that the growth of online services, including Internet services, has created additional privacy concerns, particularly for consumers.
Online privacy concerns focus primarily on the protection of "customer identifiable" information which an individual or other customer reasonably expects to be kept private. As the term suggests, "customer identifiable" information is information that, when associated with an individual identifies that individual, for example, a customer's name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
Some Internet users may also wish to know who can learn about what they do on the Internet, even when that online behavior is not directly linked to any information that identifies an individual. For example, advertisers may observe whether visitors to a Web site see or respond to online advertising without knowing who those visitors are.
It is common practice and often a necessity for companies, governments, or other organizations to collect customer identifiable information in order to conduct business and offer services. For example, a telecommunications provider may collect customer identifiable information, such as name, address, telephone number, and a variety of other information in the course of billing and providing telephone service to a customer.
Some activities on the Internet follow very familiar patterns. Consumers signing up for an Internet access service, for example, are usually asked to provide name, address, telephone number and credit card and other information that is typical when the consumer orders a product or service. Similarly, business Web sites may ask visitors to supply information about themselves, particularly when information, services or merchandise are requested, but often simply to be able to better target the company's services to the customer's interests and requirements.
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How The Sewfari Protects Your Privacy Online
Collection and Use: The Sewfari will collect and use customer identifiable information for billing purposes, to provide and change service, to anticipate and resolve problems with your service, or to create and inform you of products and services that better meet your needs. This means that The Sewfari may use your customer identifiable information, in conjunction with information available from other sources, to market new services to you that we think will be of interest to you, but we will not disclose your customer identifiable information to third parties who want to market products to you.
When you access the Internet, the computers that host Web sites you visit (Web servers) automatically receive some anonymous information. This "usage data" may include a record of which pages a Web browser has visited. The Sewfari servers receive usage data when customers visit the The Sewfari Web site. The Sewfari may use usage data to provide advertising about goods and services that may be of interest to The Sewfari customers, or to provide customized features and services. The Sewfari will not use information about your activities on the Internet together with any information that identifies you without your consent.
The Sewfari and its advertisers may use various kinds of software devices to collect information about Internet use. Small files called "cookies" may be attached to your Web browser. These files identify your browser and save information such as passwords so that Web sites can recognize you. You can set your browser to disable cookies, but the The Sewfari Web site (and other Web sites) may not work properly if you do this. For more information about cookies, click here.
In addition, on some Web sites, The Sewfari and its advertisers may use small bits of code called "one-pixel gifs," or "clear gifs" embedded in some Web pages, to make cookies more effective. The Sewfari will not associate the information these software devices collect with your name or email address.
Disclosure: The Sewfari will not sell, trade, or disclose to third parties any customer identifiable information derived from the registration for or use of an The Sewfari online service -- including customer names and addresses -- without the consent of the customer (except as required by subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process or in the case of imminent physical harm to the customer or others). When The Sewfari uses other agents, contractors or companies to perform services on its behalf, The Sewfari will ensure that the company protects your customer identifiable information consistent with this Policy. If The Sewfari includes your name and any other customer identifiable information in a directory that The Sewfari creates from information we receive as an online service provider, the company will give you the opportunity to have your information excluded from that directory. Business directories that The Sewfari creates may, however, contain information obtained from other sources.
Security: The Sewfari has implemented technology and security features and strict policy guidelines to safeguard the privacy of your customer identifiable information from unauthorized access or improper use, and we will continue to enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available.
E-mail Contents: The company will not read or disclose to third parties private e-mail communications that are transmitted using The Sewfari services except as required to operate the service or as otherwise authorized by law.
Improper Conduct: The Sewfari may also use customer identifiable information to investigate and help prevent potentially unlawful activity or activity that threatens the network or otherwise violates the customer agreement for that service.
Account Information: The Sewfari honors requests from customers to review all customer identifiable information maintained in reasonably retrievable form, which currently consists of your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and/or billing information, and will correct any such information which may be inaccurate. Customers may verify that appropriate corrections have been made.
Customer Concerns: If you are a consumer, or business customer with concerns about the The Sewfari online privacy policy or its implementation you may contact us at 308-234-9007.
Changes in Practices: The Sewfari will keep this Policy current. The company will post any changes that we make.
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Additional Privacy Protections for Children Using the Internet
The Sewfari joins the industry in recognizing that children, including young teens, may not be able to make informed choices about personal information requested online.
Accordingly, The Sewfari does not target children or teenagers (younger than eighteen years of age) for collection of information online. The Sewfari does not solicit or collect customer identifiable information targeted at children and teenagers under eighteen and does not allow anyone else to do so on the The Sewfari Web site. In addition, the editorial content of the The Sewfari Web site designed for children will not knowingly promote or link to any third party Web site that collects customer identifiable information unless that Web site publishes a privacy policy that is easily accessible.
In addition, on the The Sewfari Web site, The Sewfari will encourage children to seek the consent of their parents before providing any information about themselves or their households to anyone on the Internet.
The Sewfari encourages parents to take an active role to protect the privacy and security of their children and to prevent the inappropriate use of information about their children. The Sewfari supports the development of technologies that help parents to control the collection and use of personal information from children who use online services in their households.
Finally, The Sewfari complies with all Federal laws and regulations, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires the consent of a parent or guardian for the collection of personally identifiable information from children under 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian.
(To learn more about COPPA, click here)
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