SOCRATICDUCK.COM respects each individual’s right to personal privacy. We will collect and use information through our Web site only in the ways disclosed in this statement. This statement applies solely to information collected at SOCRATICDUCK.COM’s Web site.
SOCRATICDUCK.COM collects information through our Web site at several points. We collect some or all or the following information about primary visitors: e-mail addresses, names, addresses and telephone numbers. Although we conduct commercial transactions, purchase transactions, or other such financial activity through the site, we DO NOT collect credit card numbers, bank account numbers or Social Security numbers. All financial transactions are conducted through third-party payment processing systems, such as that provided by Pay Pal, among others.
We may also collect certain types of personally identifiable information which our users divulge about other people, such as referrals. SOCRATICDUCK.COM does not actively market to children, and we never knowingly ask a child under 13 to divulge personal information.
We collect the following general data that is not personally identifiable information. We collect demographic data in order to statistically define our customer base. We use this information for the purpose of improving the experience our patrons have of our site, and the better target potential users and customers.
We collect this information through registration forms, clickstream tracking, automatic logging files, and so on The information is collected involuntarily. To receive our products and services, customer names, e-mail addresses, shipping addressed, and contact information is mandatory because we need to know whom to bill and where to send product. Other information we request is optional.
At this time, we do not employ cookies. A cookie is a small text file that our Web server places on a user’s computer hard drive to be a unique identifier. We do however reserve the right to enable Cookies technology at anytime. This privacy policy will be modified to reflect same, in the event that we employ cookies, with such modification serving as notification of same.
Third party banner advertising appearing on our Web site may collect the certain information. You should consult that third party’s privacy policies for the sort of information collected, and its use by that third party. SOCRATICDUCK.COM does not collect information collected by third party advertisers.
The information collected by SOCRATICDUCK.COM will be used solely for its own commercial purposes. Such purposes include historical use, sales of product and/or services, statistical tracking of Website traffic and similar. Users who provide information will receive information about products and services, email announcements or advertisements.
Registered users will be offered the option to receive additional announcements from us about products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications.
The information we collect will be used to create customer profiles based on browsing or purchasing history. We will supplement information collected at our Web site with data from other sources such as credit history to authorize purchases.
We may share data with the following third parties: shipping companies, credit card companies, or other third party payment processing companies. These third parties will use the information for the purpose of transacting business conducted on SOCRATICDUCK.COM.
We offer links to other Web sites.Please note: When you click on links to other Web sites, we encourage you to read their privacy policies. Their standards may differ from ours.
Our Web site contains a Weblog (blog) that allows user to post comment and link to other sites. Please be advised that information posted in these venues becomes public knowledge.
If our policy on information collection or uses changes, such change will be enumerated in this privacy policy. We recommend that our users view this document from time to time.
If problems arise, users may contact SOCRATICDUCK.COM by e-mailing Peter K. Presnal, CEO at pete@socraticduck.com. We are committed to resolving disputes within 3 business days.
SOCRATICDUCK.COM protects user information with the following security measures: by the security protocols, secure servers, firewalls, SSL encryption and other technology provided by our hosting company, Hostgator (www.hostgator.com). All information collected by SOCRATICDUCK.COM is for our purposes only, and will never be knowingly divulged to any other third party, except as noted above, or as ordered to be divulged by Federal, state or local authority, i.e., the FBI, CIA, Internal Revenue Service, law enforcement or Federal, state or local courts by subpoena.