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THANK YOU for visiting The Science Place's Web site and reviewing our privacy commitment to you. Your privacy is of great importance to us and our Web site has been developed with that in mind. We recognize your right to know what information is being collected about you and how that information will be used, as well as our obligations to limit collection and protect what we do collect.
Our Internet privacy policy is:
You do not have to give us personal information to visit our site.
We collect personally identifiable information only if specifically and knowingly provided by you. Personally identifiable information includes your name, email, home address, phone numbers, or other information that identifies you personally. We collect the information to respond to your inquiry, or to assist in providing to you our products or services in which you have expressed an interest. In some cases, the information you provide will be used to merely respond to your electronic inquiry and will not be maintained. We use cookies for limited purposes that enable your use of certain features and improve the functionality of our Web site. While we do gather certain information about your visit to our Web site, such as for statistical purposes, this information does not identify you personally.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically:
We will collect certain information about your visit automatically through the use of standard web server log files. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:
The Science Place does not under any circumstances attempt to link this data, with personally identifiable information.
We use this information to help us make our site more useful to visitors. We use it to learn about the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, and technical information that will enhance ease of use, such as the types of technology our visitors use and system performance or problem areas. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits.
Information collected from e-mails and on-line forms:
If your e-mail message includes personally identifiable information, as
for example in an electronic mail message containing an inquiry, we will
use that information to respond to your inquiry. In addition, in some
cases it may be used to provide information or to fill your order for
products and services in which you have expressed an interest.
Remember that e-mail may not necessarily be secure against interception. If your e-mail communication is very sensitive, or includes information such as your bank account, charge card, or social security number, you should send it by mail unless the Web site indicates the particular site is secured.
Without further express consent from you, The Science Place will: 1) use the information only to respond to your inquiry or provide the requested product or service; and 2) will not provide the information to any third parties, except entities assisting The Science Place in providing products and services you request ("service providers").
The Science Place at times enters into relationships with service providers in order to provide the highest quality product or service. Service providers can include entities that provide assistance for the program, such as a call center, or a partner for the program. Where The Science Place has partnered with another such entity, we will indicate that partnership to you.
The following is a list of certain programs that receive assistance from a service provider, and the identity of the provider. This list may be modified from time to time.
U.P.S. and FedEx - Our prefered service providers for shipping .
The Science Place holds service providers to the same rigorous standards of privacy that apply to The Science Place, including being made subject to the Privacy Act, as applicable, and The Science Place's privacy policies.
Inquiries:
We would like to hear from you if you have any questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or use of your data. Please contact us at SciencePlace@yahoo.com.
We will investigate and respond to your inquiry. Your inquiry will be
treated confidentially, and will not be shared with external parties.