TheQuiltingSchool.com may collect user submitted information such as name and email address to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the Website.
TheQuiltingSchool.com also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to the Website This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the Website. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes
TheQuiltingSchool.com may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the Website or related services. Users may choose not to receive email of this type by changing their opt-out preferences using the mechanisms provided by the Website.
Cookies
With respect to cookies: We use cookies to store visitors preferences, record session information, such as items that consumers add to their shopping cart, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, record past activity at a site in order to provide better service when visitors return to our site.
Forum
If Forum and/or website membership services are provided on the Website (collectively the “Forum”), then user profile information including members' pictures and first names may be displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction within the Forum. Where applicable, email addresses may be used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join the Forum, to add users to members' friends' networks, and to send notifications related to the Forum. With the exception of inviting friends, adding friends, and notifications, a user's email address is not shared or displayed to people on the Website or within the Forum. Users within the Forum will communicate with each other in the Forum without disclosing their email addresses. To facilitate searching and finding friends and acquaintances within the Forum, the Forum may allow users to search for other members using first and last name, email address, and schools and/or companies where users may have attended or worked.
Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily post public information to Forums, Blogs, Message Boards, Classifieds or any other Public Forums that that information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by those people to send you unsolicited communications.
Email Choice/Opt-out
TheQuiltingSchool.com will not sell or otherwise transfer your e-mail address to third-party partners without your express permission to do so. However, TheQuiltingSchool.com may send you e-mails on behalf of its partners. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails, then you may opt-out of their receipt by contacting
support@lequilters.com or by calling.
Third Party Sites
If you click on a link to a third party site, including our sponsor’s, advertiser’s or member’s websites, you leave the TheQuiltingSchool.com site you are visiting and go to the site you selected. Because we cannot control the activities of third parties, we cannot accept responsibility for any use of your personal information by such third parties, and we cannot guarantee that they will adhere to the same privacy and security practices as TheQuiltingSchool.com. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any other service provider from whom you request services. If you visit a third party website that is linked to an TheQuiltingSchool.com site, you should consult that site’s privacy policy before providing any personal information.
Security
TheQuiltingSchool.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords. TheQuiltingSchool.com takes precautions to insure that member account information is kept private. TheQuiltingSchool.com uses reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time.
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Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy. If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A user is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have been posted. If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on the Website for 30 days.
