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1. Overview
We, at Arabesques (“The Journal”), are committed to protecting the privacy and security needs of those who visit our website and who
purchase products from our website. This Privacy Policy describes what
information we gather on the Website (as defined in the Terms) and how we use
that information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes
to this Privacy Policy here so that you will always know what information we
gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose that
information to anyone. Please refer back to this Privacy Policy on a regular
basis. By using our Website, or any of the products or resources that we provide
on our Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
2. Collection and Use of Information
WHAT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU IS COLLECTED ON OUR WEBSITE?
We collect personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable
information is information that identifies you or can be used to identify or
contact you (“Personally Identifiable Information”). Such Personally
Identifiable Information may include your name, address, email address,
telephone number and billing and credit card information through financial third parties like Paypal.
You do not have to provide us with any Personally Identifiable Information to
visit our Website. However, if you choose to withhold requested information, you
may not be able to purchase our products online, such as a subscription to
The Arabesques Review or a book that is available in our online store (the “Store”).
You do not have to provide us with any Personally Identifiable Information to
visit our Website. However, if you choose to withhold requested information, you
may not be able to purchase our products online, such as a subscription to
The Arabesques Review or a book that is available in our online store (the “Store”).
WHERE AND WHEN INFORMATION IS COLLECTED ON OUR WEBSITE
We may collect Personally Identifiable Information from you in different
manners and at different places on our Website, such as when you subscribe to
the Arabesques Review Newsletter, or purchase a subscription to The Arabesques
Review or purchase any other product from our Store or on our Website. In
all of these cases, we will collect Personally Identifiable Information from you
only if you voluntarily submit such information to us.
USE OF INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT
In general, we use the information collected on our Website to help us
understand who uses our Website, to improve our Website, and to collect payments
you made on in our Store .
On occasion, we may send you information on new products or upcoming events.
However, if you do not wish to receive E-mailed marketing messages from us,
please let us know by sending an E-mail to infos@arabesques-editions.com or
writing us using the contact information on our Contact Page.
WHEN WE DISCLOSE INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose any
information we gather from you on our Website.
We may disclose your Personally Identifiable Information if we believe in
good faith that we are required by law to do so. We may disclose Personally
Identifiable Information in special circumstances when we have reason to believe
that disclosing this information is necessary to protect the safety and/or
security of our users, our Website, or the general public.
We may employ independent contractors, vendors or suppliers (collectively,
“Outside Contractors”) to provide specific services and products related to our
Website or Products, such as providing credit card processing and fraud
screening, and fulfilling purchase orders. Access to your Personally
Identifiable Information by these contractors is limited to the information
reasonably necessary in order for the Outside Contractors to perform their
limited function for us. We also require that these contractors (i) protect the
privacy of your Personally Identifiable Information consistent with this Privacy
Policy, and (ii) not use or disclose your Personally Identifiable Information
for any purpose other than providing us with products or services for which we
contracted.
In addition, through our Website, you may be given the opportunity to
purchase (or obtain more information) regarding certain content, products, or
services which are sold through a person or company other than us (collectively,
“Third Party Sellers”). Third Party Sellers may request that you submit certain
information to them in order to purchase their products or services or to obtain
additional information from them. By submitting the requested information, you
affirmatively consent to have that information shared with the Third Party
Seller. This information is used by the Third Party Seller and may be subject to
a different privacy policy. We do not otherwise share or disclose your
Personally Identifiable Information to Third-Party Sellers.
We reserve the right to transfer information to a third party in the event of
a sale, merger or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of
arabesques-editions.com provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms
of this Privacy Policy. We will notify users of any such transfer through notice
on our Website and through E-mail.
DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLY WHEN I LINK TO OTHER WEBSITES?
Our Website contains links to other websites not owned or operated by the
Press. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, privacy practices
and performance of those websites. We encourage you to be aware when our Website
links to other websites and read the privacy policies or statements of each and
every website. This Privacy Policy applies solely to the information collected
by our Website.
IS THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT SECURE?
We want your information, including your Personally Identifiable Information,
to remain as secure as possible. We strive to secure transmission of your
information from your computer to our servers through industry-standard
techniques. To help ensure the integrity and privacy of the Personally
Identifiable Information you provide to us via the Internet at the time you
purchase any product online, we use Verisign as our Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”)
digital certificate provider through Paypal payment services. Your Personally Identifiable Information,
including your credit card information, is encrypted while traveling the
Internet. We secure Personally Identifiable Information you provide on servers
located in controlled, secure environments, protected from unauthorized access,
use or alteration. Only employees who need access to your information to perform
a specific task or function are granted access to such information.
Notwithstanding the above commitments to protect your Personally Identifiable
Information from loss, misuse or alteration by third parties, you should be
aware that there is always some risk involved in transmitting information over
the Internet. There is also some risk that others could find a way to thwart our
security systems. As a result, while we strive to protect your information, we
cannot ensure or warrant the security and privacy of any information you
transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
CHOICES THAT I HAVE REGARDING THE COLLECTION, DISCLOSURE, AND DISTRIBUTION
OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, we will only use
Personally Identifiable Information for the purposes described above or as
otherwise disclosed at the time we request such information from you. You may
“opt-out” of receiving other communications by contacting our Postmaster at the
address set out below.
3. General Information
UPDATING AND CORRECTING MY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
You can always contact us or login in your personnal account in order to (1) update or correct your Personally
Identifiable Information, (2) change your preferences with respect to
communications and other information you may receive from us, or (3) delete the
Personally Identifiable Information maintained about you on our systems, by
contacting our Postmaster at the address set out below. Such updates,
corrections, changes and deletions will not have an effect on other information
that we maintain, or information that we have provided to third-parties in
accordance with this Privacy Policy prior to such update, correction, change or
deletion.
You should be aware that it is not technologically possible to remove each
and every record of the information you have provided to us on our systems. The
need to back-up our systems to protect information from inadvertent loss means
that a copy of your Personally Identifiable Information may exist in a
non-erasable form that will be difficult or impossible for us to locate. We
promise that promptly after receiving your request, all Personally Identifiable
Information stored in databases we actively use and other readily searchable
media will be updated, corrected, changed or deleted as appropriate, as soon as
reasonably practicable.
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY.
If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on our
Website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it,
and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to
use Personally Identifiable Information in a manner significantly different from
that stated in this Privacy Policy, or otherwise disclosed to you, at the time
it was collected, we will notify you by posting changes on our Website in this
Privacy Policy, or by email or otherwise, and you will have a choice as to
whether or not we use your Personally Identifiable Information in the new
manner. We may also make non-significant changes to our Privacy Policy that
generally will not affect our use of your Personally Identifiable Information.
If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, you should not use our
Website.
CONTACT REGARDING PRIVACY QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or feel that we are not
abiding by the terms of our posted Privacy Policy, please contact our
Administrator in any of the following ways:
E-mail our Administrator
infos@arabesques-editions.com
BY USING OUR WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE OUR WEBSITE. YOUR
CONTINUED USE OF OUR WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY
POLICY WILL MEAN THAT YOU ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.
Note:
The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are entirely those of the respective contributors and must not be construed to be the views and opinions of the Arabesques Review Editorial Team, Arabesques Press and/or its affiliates.
Last updated: April 28, 2007
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