Privacy Policy

1. Acceptance of Terms

Please read this policy carefully because by visiting this website or domain and/or sharing information with us, you agree to be bound by this privacy policy. The privacy policy may be revised or updated at any time by us. This page was last updated as of the date at the bottom of this privacy policy.

2. What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, upload a file, place an order or fill out a form. When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number and/or credit card information.

All material submitted (eBook(s) and cover art) to Bibliocracy.com remains the intellectual property of the original author and/or artist, who retains all rights and privileges granted by all applicable copyright laws. We will never share or reproduce any work, in part or in its entirety, submitted to Bibliocracy.com without the express, written consent of the original author and/or artist.

If Bibliocracy.com members/clients choose to visit the websites of our affiliated partners that they understand that all personally identifiable information, if any, provided by them through the tracking code or in response to an advertisement or request for information and/or any or all reports, results, and/or information created, compiled, analyzed and/or derived by the affiliated partners from such data is the sole and exclusive property of the affiliated partner and is considered the affiliated partners confidential information pursuant to this agreement. The affiliated partners and/or their advertisers, in their sole discretion, shall have the right to use, market and re-market any visitors and/or data without further obligation to you.



3. What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways: (a) To process transactions - Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested; and (b) To send periodic emails - The email address you provide for order processing, will be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order, website announcements, offers to participate in Bibliocracy.com marketing initiatives, and other issues relating to your membership with Bibliocracy.com.

 

4. How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information. We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our payment gateway provider database. After a transaction, financial information (i.e. credit cards, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.

 

5. Security

We employ appropriate measures to ensure the security of all information, and we routinely evaluate our practices to identify security threats or opportunities for the improvement of our services. No transmission of information is guaranteed to be completely secure. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise data security. You acknowledge and agree to assume this risk when communicating with us.

 

6. Do we use cookies?

Yes. We use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart and understand and save your preferences for future visits. From time to time we may use affiliate programs on our website. These affiliate programs may collect and use of visitor information through third party technology, including tracking technology and use of cookies. If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. Like most websites, if you turn your cookies off, some of our services may not function properly.

 

7. Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We will only share your information for the limited purposes provided for in this privacy policy. This may include sharing information (a) to enable third party service providers to assist or facilitate in the services we provide to our members/clients. Those parties allow us to operate transactions, as well as monitor the website for enhanced security purposes; (b) to enforce our terms of use and other agreements or to protect ours or others rights, property or safety; (c) with vendors, administrative service providers, technology providers, and carefully selected partners for data validation, enhancement, information verification and suppression services; (d) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service; (e) to enforce our site policies or to comply with applicable laws and regulations or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information received by us, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; or (f) for any other purpose for which you provide consent.

 

8. Third Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

Our website may contain links to other parties' websites. Please be aware that Bibliocracy.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy policies of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website.

No transmission of data over the internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of Bibliocracy.com to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. You acknowledge and assume this risk when communicating with Bibliocracy.com.

 

9. Information Collected by Third Party Sites

Please be aware that any third party websites linked to our site may collect information from you for various purposes, including, but not limited to providing advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. Such information collected by such websites and their affiliated or third party partners may include non-personally identifiable information through the use of cookies and other technology and any personally identifiable information you may choose to give in registering and transacting with such website. These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, please click on the following link: www.networkadvertising.org. Although we choose our business partners and clients carefully, Bibliocracy.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of such third parties to determine how they handle any information they collect from you.

 

10. Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

 

11. Terms and Conditions

Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.



12. Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.

As the standards governing internet privacy continue to evolve, Bibliocracy.com may find it appropriate or necessary to update this privacy policy from time to time. As a result, we reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time and shall post such changes on the website. Our website will state the date the privacy policy was last updated. We encourage you to review the privacy policy whenever you use this website to make sure you understand how your information will be used. Bibliocracy.com shall have the right to change, modify or amend this agreement, in whole or in part, by posting a revised agreement at least 14 days prior to the effective date of such change. Your continued use of the website after the effective date of such change shall be deemed your acceptance of the revised Agreement.

 

13. Site and Service Updates

We may send members website and service announcement updates by email. Members are not able to un-subscribe from service announcements because they contain important information about the service. We communicate with members to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone.

 

14. Correcting/Updating Personal Information

If a member's personally identifiable information changes (such as his/her email address), the member should correct and update his/her information in the Bibliocracy.com member area.



15. Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy or you need more information regarding our site please see our FAQ section or Contact Us.  

 

 

Last updated 24 March 2012