1.
Sites covered by this Privacy Statement
This Privacy
Statement applies to the WinCraftSchool.
Links to non-WinCraftSchool websites
The WinCraftSchool
websites may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience
and information. If you access those links, you will leave the WinCraftSchool
website(s). WinCraftSchool does not control those sites or their privacy
practices, which may differ from those of WinCraftSchool. We do not endorse
or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data
you choose to give to unrelated third parties is not covered by the WinCraftSchool
Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any
company before submitting your personal information to it. Some third-party companies may choose
to share their personal data with WinCraftSchool; that sharing is governed
by that third-party company's privacy policy.
2. Information collection and use
This Privacy Statement covers personal
information, non-personal data collection and aggregate reporting.
Personal information
Personal information is information that is
associated with your name or personal identity. WinCraftSchool uses personal
information to understand better your needs and interests and to provide
you with better service.
On WinCraftSchool websites, you can order
products or services, request information, or subscribe to marketing or
support materials. The types of personal information you provide to us
on these pages may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address,
user IDs and passwords, billing and transaction information, credit card
information, or contact preferences.
We use and disclose the personal information
you provide to us to help you complete a transaction or order, to communicate
with you, to provide service and support, to update you on services and
benefits, to personalize promotional offers and to personalize the WinCraftSchool
website.
We may also ask you to, at your option, to
provide us with information or participate in market research regarding
your personal or professional interests, demographics, and experiences
with our products or services. This
information helps us personalize our websites, services or communications
and improve our products and services.
If you choose to provide us with personal
information, you can be assured it will be used only to support your customer
relationship with WinCraftSchool as described in this Privacy Statement.
We take seriously the trust you place in us. WinCraftSchool will not sell,
rent or lease your personal information to others.
Credit card information you provide to us is used only for payment processing
and fraud prevention. Sensitive personal information is collected and
disclosed only to facilitate our financial service providers' credit decisions
and will be Credit card information and sensitive personal data will not
be kept longer than necessary for providing the requested services.
In order to offer you a more consistent and personalized experience in
your interactions with WinCraftSchool, information collected through one
WinCraftSchool service may be combined with information obtained through
other WinCraftSchool services.
Non-personal information
Non-personal information is data about usage
and service operation that is not associated with a specific personal
identity. WinCraftSchool collects and analyzes non-personal information
to evaluate how visitors use the WinCraftSchool websites.
Non-personal data we collect may include the pages visited on the WinCraftSchool
websites, unique URLs visited within WinCraftSchool.com, browser type
and IPaddress. Most non-personal data is collected via cookies or other
analysis technologies. WinCraftSchool.com Web pages use cookies, and other
technologies for data analysis and personalization services. WinCraftSchool
also places ads on other websites that may use cookies.
Non-personal data is aggregated for reporting about WinCraftSchool website
usability, performance and effectiveness. It is used to improve the customer
experience, usability and site content
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“cookie” is a small data file transferred by a website
to your computer’s hard drive. WinCraftSchool sends cookies
when you surf our site, make purchases, request or personalize information.
Accepting the cookies used on our site does not give us access to
your personal information, but we may use the cookies to identify
your computer. Cookies are typically classified as either “session”
cookies or “permanent” cookies.
- “Session”
cookies do not stay on your computer after you leave our
website or close your browser. The aggregate information collected
permits us to analyze traffic patterns on our site. This can enable
us over time to provide a better experience on our site by improving
content or personalization and making our site easier to use.
- “Permanent”
cookies are those that remain on your computer. They may
be used to facilitate shopping and personalization. For example,
cookies can keep track of what you have selected to purchase as
you continue to shop and allow you to enter your password only
once on Web pages where a login is required. “Permanent”
cookies can be manually removed by the user.
Most
browsers automatically accept cookies by default, but you can usually
refuse cookies or selectively accept certain cookies by adjusting
the preferences in your browser. If you turn off cookies, there
may be some features of our site that will not be available to you
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3. Children's privacy
WinCraftSchool is committed to protecting the privacy needs of children
and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their
children's online activities and interests. WinCraftSchool does not knowingly
collect information from children under the age of 13 and WinCraftSchool
does not target its websites to children under 13.
4. Who we share your information with
WinCraftSchool will not share your personal information with third parties
except in responding to your requests for products or services. By providing your information to us (for
example for ordering products or services), you consent to WinCraftSchool
sharing your customer information across companies working on our behalf
and WinCraftSchool-owned business entities. Such information will be used, as described
above in Section 2 of this Privacy Statement.
Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Statement, WinCraftSchool
will not share personal information with any other third parties without
your permission, unless to: (i) respond to duly authorized information
requests of governmental authorities; (ii) comply with any law, regulation,
subpoena, or court order, (iii) help prevent fraud or to enforce or protect
the rights and properties of WinCraftSchool or its subsidiaries; or (iv)
to protect the personal safety of WinCraftSchool employees and third parties
on WinCraftSchool property.
5. Subscription Services
From time
to time, WinCraftSchool may offer you a choice to set up a personal profile
on our websites to facilitate your use of our websites and/or subscribe
to receive a variety of information that complements
our products and services including newsletters and WinCraftSchool-wide
marketing communications. WinCraftSchool-wide communications may include
new product information, special offers, or an invitation to participate
in market research. When such offers are available, we will
give you a choice regarding delivery of WinCraftSchool-wide communications
by postal mail, e-mail and telephone. You will be able to make or change
your choices at the data collection point or through WinCraftSchool Passport
(WinCraftSchool's proprietary online customer registration tool, available
only in the United
States). We will make every effort to honor your
preferences. This option does not apply to communications for the purpose
of administering order completion, contracts, support, product safety
warnings or driver updates.
When subscription services are offered,
you will be given an option to opt-out of receiving communications such
as e-mail newsletters, software updates, etc. by following instructions
under any of the “Opt-out” or “Unsubscribe” links
provided on the registration page where you registered your preferences.
You can also “opt out” at
any time by writing to us Subscriptions@WinCraftSchool.com
- be sure to provide your name, e-mail and postal address, relevant information
about your WinCraftSchool subscriptions and registrations and your opt-out preferences.
6. Access to and accuracy of your information
WinCraftSchool strives to keep your personal
information accurate. When
we offer you an option to create a personal profile on our website, you
can go back and update your information to help us keep it accurate. .
Certain areas of WinCraftSchool's websites may limit access to specific
individuals through the use of passwords and other personal identifiers.
7. Keeping your information secure
WinCraftSchool is committed to protecting
the information you provide us. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure,
to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information,
WinCraftSchool has in place appropriate physical and managerial procedures
to safeguard the information we collect.
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring
sensitive data such as credit card information. SSL encryption is designed
to make the information unreadable by anyone but us. This security measure
is working when you see either the symbol of an unbroken key or closed
lock (depending on your browser) on the bottom of your browser window.
Credit card numbers are used and disclosed only for processing payment
and are not used for other purposes. As part of real-time payment processing,
WinCraftSchool subscribes to a fraud management service. This service
gives you and WinCraftSchool an extra level of security to guard against
credit card fraud to protect your financial data.
8. Changes to this Statement
If there are changes or updates to the terms of WinCraftSchool's Online
Privacy Statement, we will post those changes and update the revision
date in this document, so you will always know what information we collect
online, how we use it, and what choices you have.
9. Contacting us
We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our privacy
policy, please send them to us at the following address:
WinCraft Inc
1124 West Fifth St
Winona, MN
55987
e-mail:
Contact@wincraft.com
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