 The
following privacy statement explains how we protect visitors’ information
gathered via our website. If you as a visitor choose to register
or submit information to this website, you agree to the use of
such data in accordance with this privacy statement.
Information Collection
As a visitor, you do not have to submit any personal information in order to
use our website. The site collects only personally identifiable information
that is specifically and voluntarily provided by visitors in order to receive
emailed newsletters and notices or submit donations.
Information Use
NamasteDirect only uses your personal information for specific internal purposes.
The information you provide will be kept confidential and used only to support
your relationship with NamasteDirect.
Information Security
NamasteDirect donor’s data is securely kept in a safe housing environment
maintained through our business partner etapestry.com, a national web hosting
provider that places the highest priority on data security. When our donation
or order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card
numbers), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption
software in the industry — SSL. Donations are processed through www.etapestry.com.
Their systems are the finest in the world for securing and maintaining critical
data.
Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
NamasteDirect will not disclose your personal information to any outside organization
for its use in marketing.
Cookies and Web Beacons
To ensure that our website is well-managed and to facilitate improved navigation
within the site, we or our service provider(s) may use cookies (small text
files stored in a user’s browser) or web beacons (electronic images
that allow the website to count visitors who have accessed a particular page
and to access certain cookies) to collect aggregate data. We may use such
devices to track information on our systems and identify categories of visitors
by items such as IP address, domain, browser type and pages visited. This
information is used to analyze the number of visitors to different areas
of the site and to make sure that our website is serving as a useful, effective
information source. Neither our cookies nor web beacons collect any personal
information such as your name or email address. You can turn off the cookies
collection function or delete cookies through the preferences panel in your
web browser.
Links to Other Sites
It is important to note that our website contains links to other sites that
have different privacy policies and we are not responsible for the privacy
practices or any information or materials on these other sites. Please visit
these sites if you wish to review their privacy policies.
Visitors' Questions
If you have any questions regarding this privacy statement or do not feel that
your concerns have been addressed, please use our Contact
Form to send us your questions and we will respond promptly.
Authorization of Use
Any person is hereby authorized to view this web site for informational purposes
only. No part of this web site can be redistributed, copied, or reproduced
without prior written consent of NamasteDirect. |