Privacy Policy:
Protection of your privacy and confidentiality is one of our prime concerns.
The Big Brown BOX, Inc. and its website, www.thebigbrownbox.com, including
all its subordinate online businesses and sub-domains ["Moms ME Zone",
"The Gift Card Grill" and "The Mall of Them All"] are committed to preserving
and maintaining the the privacy of its customers and visitors.
Overview
We don't require you to register to use our site. You may freely use
the site within the confines of our Copyright
(s). At any time you are asked to register personal information, such
information is not mandated for the use of the site but rather for your
convenience and/or to enable us to more effectively keep in touch with
you concerning new products and services. Submission of personal and
credit card data is only required when making an online purchase directly from
us on our secure on-line site.
Information We Collect and How We Use It
Thebigbrownbox.com is an e-commece marketplace that both directly and
indirectly sells books gifts and other imagination-based, creativity-oriented
products to families and businesses. The Big Brown BOX, Inc. is the sole owner
of any information collected on its website. We will not sell, share or rent
this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this
statement. The Big Brown BOX, Inc. will not provide any personally identifying
information on any of its visitors or customers to any third party.
Cookies
Cookies are text files that websites use to capture information about visitors
and customers using their sites. The Big Brown BOX, Inc. uses cookies to
recognize information visitors to our website provide. For example, a customer
who chooses to register information in our online store customer database logs
out of thebigbrownbox.com. The member returns to log into their customer
account. The member's username already appears in the login form, and the
member is only required to enter their password to login. The personal
information they voluntarily provided is then there so they don't have to enter
it again.
Should thebigbrownbox.com allow advertisers on the website, some of these
advertisers may use cookies. The Big Brown BOX, Inc. will have no access to or
control over these cookies on its site..
Log Files
Thebigbrownbox.com logs IP addresses for system administration purposes. This
information is used to monitor traffic patterns, analyze trends, administer the
website, track member user patterns, and identify the most popular areas of the
website to deliver content most relevant to its visitors. IP addresses are not
linked to personally identifiable information and are only used to gather broad
demographic information for aggregate use, except in the case of fraud.
Sharing
The Big Brown BOX, Inc. and its website, thebigbrownbox.com will share only
aggregated demographic information with partners and/or advertisers. This kind
of information will not be linked to personal information that could identify
an individual visitor or customer.
Links
Thebigbrownbox.com contains links to other websites. While we attempt to do
business only with reputable and ethical businesses and individuals, we cannot
be responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. This privacy
statement applies solely to information collected by The Big Brown BOX, Inc.
and thebigbrownbox.com.
Security
Thebigbrownbox.com takes precautions to protect customer information. When
sensitive information is provided through an internet transaction, the
information is protected both online and offline. All transactions performed
are conducted in a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) session. Our PayPal ® payment
gateway encrypts all transaction data for transmittal in a format that prevents
data theft. This process protects all private information from being disclosed
to third parties. While on a secure page, the lock icon at the bottom of a Web
browser (i.e. Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer) becomes
locked. While we use encryption to protect sensitive information online,
we also protect member information offline. All member information is
restricted within the secured site of our webhost, APLUS.net (www.aplus.net
). Servers used to store personally identifiable information are housed in a
secure, supervised environment. In addition, only those Big Brown BOX, Inc
employees who need specific information to perform a task are granted access to
personally identifiable information. Furthermore, all employees are current
with our security and privacy practices. Annually, as well as any time new
policies are added, employees are notified and reminded about the importance of
privacy, and what they can do to ensure the protection of sensitive member
information.
If you have any questions about thebigbrownbox.com's website security, please
send an email to us at customerservice@thebigbrownbox.com.
Required Communications
Thebigbrownbox.com through our PayPal ® payment gateway, sends all
customers who order products directly from us online an email to their email
address verifying their purchase.
Optional Communications
We also send new book/product announcements to our customer base. At some future point, we may introduce a monthly newsletter to our customer base. Customers can opt-out of these optional communications.
Choosing Not To Hear From Us
Customers can opt-out of any of our optional communications. At any time,
members can modify their bigbrownbox.com email (service announcement)
preferences by updating their account information.
Correcting/Updating Personal Information
Customers who register any account with us may correct and update their
personal information / profile on thebigbrownbox.com. In addition, members who
desire to opt-out of our service may delete their accounts at any time.
Notification of Changes
If we alter our Privacy Policy, we will post all changes in the "What's New"
area of our home page. At that time, existing customers will be notified and
able to choose whether or not thebigbrownbox.com may use their information in
thedifferent manner.
