1000 Islands Photo Art is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the 1000 Islands Photo Art Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the 1000 Islands Photo Art website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

1000 Islands Photo Art collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. 1000 Islands Photo Art also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by 1000 Islands Photo Art. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by 1000 Islands Photo Art for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the 1000 Islands Photo Art Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through 1000 Islands Photo Art public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: 1000 Islands Photo Art does not read any of your private online communications.

1000 Islands Photo Art encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from 1000 Islands Photo Art so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. 1000 Islands Photo Art is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the 1000 Islands Photo Art and 1000 Islands Photo Art family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

1000 Islands Photo Art collects and uses your personal information to operate the 1000 Islands Photo Art Web site and deliver the services you have requested. 1000 Islands Photo Art also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from 1000 Islands Photo Art and its affiliates. 1000 Islands Photo Art may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

1000 Islands Photo Art does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. 1000 Islands Photo Art may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, 1000 Islands Photo Art may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to 1000 Islands Photo Art, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

1000 Islands Photo Art does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

1000 Islands Photo Art keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within 1000 Islands Photo Art, in order to determine what 1000 Islands Photo Art services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within 1000 Islands Photo Art to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

1000 Islands Photo Art Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on 1000 Islands Photo Art or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of 1000 Islands Photo Art; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of 1000 Islands Photo Art, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The 1000 Islands Photo Art Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize 1000 Islands Photo Art pages, or register with 1000 Islands Photo Art site or services, a cookie helps 1000 Islands Photo Art to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same 1000 Islands Photo Art Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the 1000 Islands Photo Art features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the 1000 Islands Photo Art services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

1000 Islands Photo Art secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. 1000 Islands Photo Art secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

1000 Islands Photo Art will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. 1000 Islands Photo Art encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how 1000 Islands Photo Art is protecting your information.

Contact Information

1000 Islands Photo Art welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that 1000 Islands Photo Art has not adhered to this Statement, please contact 1000 Islands Photo Art at ian@thousandislandsbooks.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.