privacy
statement for Diamond Cosmetics' web site
last
updated; June 23, 2000
Diamond Cosmetics
("Diamond") is committed to protecting your privacy
on Diamond's Web site. We recognize that conducting business on-line
can raise concerns about the security of your information. Because
we gather certain types of information about the users on the
Diamond's site, we feel you should fully understand the terms
and conditions surrounding our acquisition and use of that information.
This privacy statement discloses what information we gather, how
we use it, and how you can correct or update that information.
What information is gathered by the Diamond Sites
Personal
information
You can visit
Diamond on the Web without telling us who you are or revealing
any personally identifiable information about yourself. There
are times, however, when we will necessarily request such information
from you. For example, as a natural part of placing an order with
www.diamondcosmetics.com, Diamond's on-line sales site, you must
provide certain personal information to us, such as credit card
information, billing and shipping addresses, and telephone numbers.
We also may request other similar information at other times,
such as when you complete an online form or request.
Unless you
instruct us otherwise, it is Diamond's practice to take the information
you provide and incorporate it into our customer database. Credit
card information is never transferred to our customer database
and is only used for collection purposes.
If you choose
to give us personal information via the Internet that we or our
business partners may need -- to correspond with you, process
an order or provide you with a subscription, for example -- it
is our intent to let you know how we will use such information.
If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used
as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your
wishes.
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Other
information
When you
visit our web site, some information such as your internet or
IP address, Internet Service Provider, operating system, the site
from which you linked, and the time and date of your visit and
purchases may be collected automatically as part of the operation
of the site. This information is not linked to any of your personal
information such as name, credit card information, billing and
shipping addresses and telephone numbers. We use this information
to compile aggregate statistics about the total number of daily
visitors to our site, the pages most frequently visited, and how
long people stay at each page. This allows us to understand our
customers' needs and to develop products and services to serve
those needs.
Information
security and quality
We intend
to protect the quality and integrity of your personally identifiable
information. We have implemented appropriate technical and managerial
procedures to maintain information that is accurate, current,
and complete. We will make a sincere effort to respond to your
requests to correct personal information inaccuracies in a timely
manner.
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How the
Diamond site use cookies
Diamond's
site does not use cookies. A cookie is a small data file that
certain Web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them.
A cookie file can contain information (such as a user ID) the
site uses to track the pages you have visited or the frequency
of your visits to the Diamond site. However, the only personal
information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself.
A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk and one Web site
cannot read a cookie file created by another Web site. If you
have set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you
will receive the warning message with each cookie. You can refuse
cookies by turning them off in your browser. (For information
about turning on/off cookies in your browser, see your browser's
user documentation)
Security
for orders placed on Diamond Cosmetics' site
Diamond has
built into the Diamond site an order submission process that encrypts
any information you send to us. You do not have to do anything
to have your information encrypted, it is already there if you
are using an encryption enabled browser. Diamond uses the widely
adopted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to accomplish this
encryption. By encrypting your information, our intent is to make
it extremely difficult for someone to be able to use your information
even if it is intercepted. If you don't feel comfortable sending
your personal information to us over the Web, please use the Diamond
site to browse our product offerings and then give us a call at
(800) 235-3462 to place your order.
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Third-party
sites
The Diamond
site may contain links to other non-Diamond sites. These links
are provided for your convenience. These third-party sites may
also request personal information from you. These third-party
sites are not covered by this Privacy Policy and Diamond is not
responsible for the content of these web sites or their privacy
practices. A link from our web site to another web site does not
indicate our endorsement of its services or policies and we encourage
you to learn about their practices before providing any information.
Certain third
parties advertising on Diamond's sites may use cookies in conjunction
with their banner or Internet based advertisements. Diamond does
not control these cookies, but for the most part, these cookies
are used to track the success of a particular advertisement and
the number of different individuals "clicking" through
to the third party site. If you have any questions or concerns
about such cookies, please contact the third party using the cookie
or contact your browser's manufacturer for information about controlling
cookies with your particular browser.
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How the
Diamond site uses the Information
Diamond uses
the information it collects on the Diamond site for various purposes.
- The information
collected on the Diamond site is used to process your requests,
to provide you the highest quality of service, to tell you about
opportunities we think will be of interest to you, and to understand
your needs so that we can serve you better. For example, we
may use your email or postal address to alert you about product
recalls or safety issues or to tell you about opportunities
we think will be of special interest.
- Diamond
creates aggregate reports on user demographics and traffic patterns
for internal use and, on occasion, for our partners - again
with a view towards improving our service to you.
- Diamond
tracks the actions of the users of our site to determine what
our customers want and do not want. Diamond does not track the
usage patterns of individual users. Diamond does break down
overall usage statistics according to a user's domain name,
browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from
the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).
However, this information is never tied to a specific individual.
Unless you
instruct Diamond otherwise, we will send registrants of Diamond
products email communications on information we think they will
find useful, including information about new products and services
from our selected partners. It is our policy to never send messages
to members who have asked us not to do so, either at initial registration
or later through an unsubscribe process. In every email from any
company or Web Site of the Diamond , we will remind you of your
option to change your preferences regarding receipt of email communications.
If you prefer
not to receive promotional information from us, we make it easy
for you to let us know. You can contact us at any time by email
or postal mail to decline promotional material.
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With whom
is the information shared
Diamond does
not share the information it collects from the its site with any
other organization. Diamond does not sell, rent, share, or disclose
the database for general use.
Apart from
this, we disclose personal information only in the good faith
belief that we are required to do so by law, or that doing so
is reasonably necessary to:
- comply
with legal process;
- respond
to any claims; or
- protect
the rights, property, or personal safety of Diamond, our customers,
or the public.
In addition,
Diamond may provide information in statistical form, including
web sessions, sales, etc., to reliable third parties. These trend
statistics will not contain any personal or identifying information.
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How you
can change or correct your information
Anytime you
wish to correct, update, or remove your information, please email
us at info@diamondcosmetics.com and specify the information you
would like to update or change or to inform us that you wish to
stop receiving promotional information from Diamond. You may also
write to us at Diamond Cosmetics, Inc., 10551 NW 53 Street, Sunrise,
Florida 33351.
Changes
to this policy
Diamond reserves
the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy
Policy at any time, but will alert you that changes have been
made by indicating on the Privacy Policy the date it was last
updated. When you visit any of the Diamond site, you are accepting
the current version of this policy as posted on the site at that
time. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy whenever you
use this web site to make sure you understand how your information
will be used.
Questions
regarding this statement should be directed to Diamond, via email
to info@diamondcosmetics.com for clarification.
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