PRIVACY POLICY

• The kinds of information we collect;
• The ways in which we use the information that we collect;
• The choices you have with regard to the information we collect; and
• Our pledge to have reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control.

SPECIAL POLICY WITH REGARD TO INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER EIGHTEEN
Plaid Penguin is especially sensitive to privacy issues concerning children. PlaidPenguin.com is not targeted specifically to children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personally-identifiable information from any child under the age of 18 without parental consent. When we discover that we have received such information, we delete it immediately and we do not use it or share it with third parties.

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
Plaid Penguin collects two kinds of information from you: personally-identifiable information that you choose to provide to us and non personally-identifiable information, such as your IP address.

1- Personally-Identifiable Information

a. e-Mail

The only personally-identifiable information that we collect is what you voluntarily submit to us for the purpose of listing or purchasing art or gifts from our web site. For example, if you e-mail questions or requests for information about Plaid Penguin, we may request your name, mailing address, telephone number and/or e-mail address in order to respond to your inquiries.

Also, if you submit a work of art or gift item with Plaid Penguin via e-mail or online form, you will be required to include personally-identifiable information so that Plaid Penguin can adequately conduct business with you and contact you. Also, Plaid Penguin may collect and store the information you choose to provide us in order to send you information about Plaid Penguin from time to time.

b. Products and Services Offered By Plaid Penguin or by Third-Party Vendors

Plaid Penguin does not sell or otherwise distribute any personally-identifiable information you provide to Third-Party Vendors.
Plaid Penguin may offer links to third party sites, which may offer products or services for sale. Please note that Plaid Penguin does not dictate or supervise the information collection and use policies of any third party vendors. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any other web sites. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that they visit for more information on how your information may be collected and used.

2- Non Personally-Identifiable Information

a. IP Addresses
An IP Address is a number used by computers on a network to identify your computer so that data can be transmitted to you. We collect IP Address information in order to administer our web site and to gather broad demographic information.

b. Cookies
Cookies are pieces of data that a web site sends to a user’s computer while the user is viewing the site. Cookies identify your web browser and store information about your visits, but do not reveal any personally-identifiable information about you. We may use cookies to understand what parts of our site users are visiting the most and to help us improve our site.

3- Information Sharing

We do not share personally-identifiable and/or non personally-identifiable information with select third parties. However, we may disclose personally-identifiable information when required to do so under law or in cooperation with a legal request in connection with any law enforcement investigation or other public safety matter.

CHOICE
Plaid Penguin provides you with the following choices regarding the use of your information:

• You may choose to not provide us with any contact information. However, if you do so, your ability to navigate this site may be impaired.
• If you would like to change or modify information you have previously provided us, please send an e-mail to info@plaidpenguin.com.
• If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the practices of our web site, please contact info@plaidpenguin.com.

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our homepage so you will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

SECURITY
We make every effort to have reasonable security procedures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control. If you have any questions about the security of our web site or about this privacy policy, please contact info@plaidpenguin.com.