PRIVACY POLICY
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22, 2008
VanessaWilliams.com (the “Web site”) created this privacy policy (the
“Privacy Policy”) to demonstrate our commitment to our users’privacy.
The following Privacy Policy provides users of our website with an overview
of the steps we have taken to provide a safe and secure online environment.
VanessaWilliams.com reserves the right to revise this PrivacyPolicy
at any time at our discretion. Changes to our Privacy Policy will become
effective upon posting to our Web site. It is important to review this
policy periodically for the most current version.
Collection and Use of Information
No personally identifiable information will be requested from you if
you merely visit the Web site. We will only collect personally identifiable
information (“Personal Information”) if you want to purchase something
from the Web site or if you would like to use the various services offered
on the Web Site, including but not limited to participating on the Web
site’s message boards, entering contests, responding to surveys or polls,
or receiving the Vanessa Williams newsletter via email. If you purchase
products from the Web site, we may request one or more of the following
Personal Information: name, year of birth, billing address, credit card
information, shipping address, phone number and email address. For all
other services, we may collect one or more of the following: your name,
year of birth, zip code and email address.
VanessaWilliams.com will not voluntarily disclose or sell any information
gathered about our users to third parties for solicitation or other
reasons unless you consent, and except as otherwise provided below.
We do not seek to collect Personal Information from any person under
the age of 13 and we have made commercially reasonable efforts to design
the Web site to prevent our knowing acceptance of any such information.
If we are notified that we have received information from a person under
the age of 13, upon verification, we will immediately delete this information
from our servers. Notification may be sent here.
VanessaWilliams.com may from time to time approach
its users regarding product, service, and other information, or offers
that the Web site feels, based on your Personal Information, may be
of interest to our users. If you do not wish to receive such information,
you can contact us in the manner provided below. In addition, Personal
Information may be released to third parties (i) if VanessaWilliams.com
is required by law to comply with a legal requirement, such as a law,
regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or court order; (ii) if release
of such information is required in connection with the maintenance and
administration or our site; (iii) in the very rare circumstance in which
VanessaWilliams.com believes in good faith there is a threat to the
physical security of one of our users, administrators or others. Although
it is our policy to attempt to require our third parties to whom we
provide Personal Information to comply with our privacy policies, VanessaWilliams.com
cannot guarantee their compliance.
Our additional practices and policies with respect to our collection
and usage practices are addressed as follows:
Outside Retailers - VanessaWilliams.com may use third-party retail companies
on our site to allow users to purchase products via a link. These links
may contain cookies. While we may uses cookies in other parts of our
Web site, these third-party companies collect cookies received via click-through,
and we do not have access to this information.
Our site may contain links to other Web sites. VanessaWilliams.com does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of third-party Web sites accessed through our site or for any privacy practices with respect to such sites.
Usage Tracking - Our Web site automatically tracks certain information
from Users. This information includes the URL that the User came from,
what browser the User is using, and the Users IP address. Many web sites
automatically collect this information. VanessaWilliams.com gathers
and uses such information to help diagnose problems with our server
and to administer our Web site. As stated above, VanessaWilliams.com
will not voluntarily disclose or sell any information gathered about
our users (Personal Information) to third parties for solicitation or
other reasons unless you consent, and except as otherwise provided above.
Cookies - VanessaWilliams.com may uses cookies on certain pages of our
service to enhance your use of the Web site and to better adapt the
Web site to your preferences. Cookies are small pieces of information
that your Web browser places on your computers hard drive. Cookies can
help us personalize our Web site and save your password so you don't
have to reenter it each time you visit our site, and for other purposes.
Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change this
feature in your browser. The User is always free to decline our cookies
if his or her browser permits, although in that case the service may
be largely unusable.
CORRESPONDENCE
If a User sends us personal correspondence, such as e-mails or letters,
VanessaWilliams.com may collect such information into a file specific
to that User. Users should not send privileged or sensitive materials
unless specifically directed, or granted permission, by VanessaWilliams.com
or one of its affiliate attorneys.
SECURITY
VanessaWilliams.com is aware of Internet Users concerns about the privacy
of their information. Our Web site employs reasonable procedures to
safeguard against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information
under our control. Any Personal Information that you provide to us via
the Web site is stored in a secure location and is accessible only by
our employees, as appropriate, or necessary third parties, and is used
only for the purposes for which you provided such information. We sometimes
rely on third-party service providers for the physical security of some
of our computer hardware and the processing of payment information.
We review such third-party’s security procedures and believe that their
security procedures are adequate. However, while we use industry-standard
precautions to safeguard your personally identifiable
information, we cannot guarantee complete security.
MANAGING YOUR INFORMATION
You have the right to request correction or deletion of any or all of
your Personal Information collected by use via the Web site. We will
keep records of your personally identifiable information as long as
it is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy.
You have the right to request us to delete your account information,
subject to our need to keep appropriate archives for our business. You
can make all such requests by contacting us here.
GOVERNING LAW
This Privacy Policy and any legal action to enforce this Policy shall
be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to conflicts of laws principles. By using this Web site you agree
to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts of the State of New York.
FEEDBACK
Users may provide feedback (e.g., input and suggestions)
to VanessaWilliams.com regarding the Web site here.
Users providing feedback must provide their name and e-mail address.
Any contact information entered when providing feedback will only be
used to acknowledge or respond to that feedback. If you have any questions
regarding our Privacy Statement and policies or your dealings with our
Web site, please contact us by here.
