What Personal Information About Customers Does Aboutcostume.com Gather?
The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your shopping experience at Aboutcostume.com. Here are the types of information we gather.
* Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses Aboutcostume.com or advertisements and other content served by or on behalf of Aboutcostume.com on other Web sites. Click here to see examples of the information we receive.
* E-mail Communications: To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from Aboutcostume.com if your computer supports such capabilities. We also compare our customer list to lists received from other companies, in an effort to avoid sending unnecessary messages to our customers. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your Customer Communication Preferences.
* Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features such as 1-Click purchasing, Recommended for You, personalized advertisements on other Web sites (e.g., Aboutcostume Associates with content served by Aboutcostume.com and Web sites using Checkout by Aboutcostume payment service), and storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits.
Does Aboutcostume.com Share the Information It Receives?
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to others. We share customer information only as described below and with subsidiaries Aboutcostume.com, Inc. controls that either are subject to this Privacy Notice or follow practices at least as protective as those described in this Privacy Notice.
* Affiliated Businesses We Do Not Control: We work closely with affiliated businesses. In some cases, such as Marketplace sellers, these businesses operate stores at Aboutcostume.com or sell offerings to you at Aboutcostume.com. In other cases, we operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines jointly with these businesses. Click here for some examples of co-branded and joint offerings. You can tell when a third party is involved in your transactions, and we share customer information related to those transactions with that third party.
* Promotional Offers: Sometimes we send offers to selected groups of Aboutcostume.com customers on behalf of other businesses. When we do this, we do not give that business your name and address. If you do not want to receive such offers, please adjust your Customer Communication Preferences.
* Business Transfers: As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy stores, subsidiaries, or business units. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Notice (unless, of course, the customer consents otherwise). Also, in the unlikely event that Aboutcostume.com, Inc., or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information will of course be one of the transferred assets.
* Protection of Aboutcostume.com and Others: We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Aboutcostume.com, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Obviously, however, this does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Notice.
Aboutcostume.com also displays personalized third-party advertising based on personal information about customers, such as purchases on Aboutcostume.com, visits to Aboutcostume Associate Web sites, or use of payment services like Checkout by Aboutcostume on other Web sites. Click here for more information about the personal information that we gather. Although Aboutcostume.com does not provide any personal information to advertisers, advertisers (including ad-serving companies) may assume that users who interact with or click on a personalized advertisement meet their criteria to personalize the ad (for example, users in the northwestern United States who bought or browsed for classical music). If you do not want us to use personal information that we gather to allow third parties to personalize advertisements we display to you, please adjust your Advertising Preferences.
Are Children Allowed to Use Aboutcostume.com?
Aboutcostume.com does not sell products for purchase by children. We sell children's products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you may use Aboutcostume.com only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Does Aboutcostume.com Participate in the Safe Harbor Program?
Aboutcostume.com is a participant in the Safe Harbor program developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Union. We have certified that we adhere to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles agreed upon by the U.S. and the E.U. For more information about the Safe Harbor and to view our certification, visit the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Web site. If you would like to contact Aboutcostume.com directly about the Safe Harbor program, please send an e-mail to absales@Aboutcostume.com.