Our Online Privacy Policy
At DIRECTVIEW we want you to know how we collect, use and protect
information about our online guests. This privacy policy will tell
you:
• What information we collect.
• How we may share information.
• How you can limit our sharing of information.
What information about guests do we collect?
Information You Give Us
We receive and may store any information you enter on our website
or give to our website in any other way. For example, we collect
information you provide when you place an order, register with
us, send us an e-mail or call us, enter a sweepstakes, or enroll
or participate in a club or service such as gift registries. This
information may include:
• your name.
• your mailing address.
•
your e–mail address.
• your phone number.
• your credit card number.
It may also include any other personal or preference information
you provide to us.
It may also include information you submit about other people,
for example, the name and address of a gift recipient.
Information collected on DIRECTVIEW
Information about visitors to our web sites and the e-mail address
of people who write to us are stored in our secure computing environment,
which includes Secure Socket Layer and Digital Certificate technologies.
This information is not sold or released to Third Parties, except
companies affiliated with DIRECTVIEW, such as DIRECTV.
Automatic Information
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you
interact with our website. For example, we use "cookies" like
many other websites. Through "cookies" we obtain certain
types of information when your web browser accesses our website.
We may use cookies to customize the DIRECTVIEW web site for returning
visitors. These cookies remain on your computer and are automatically
retrieved when you visit our web sites at a later time. These
cookies contain only information concerning the type of customer
and frequently visited pages. No other Personal Data is stored
on cookies.
What are "Cookies" and
how do we use them?
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your
computer's hard drive through your web browser. The "help" portion
of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent
your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser
notify you when you receive a new cookie or how to disable cookies
altogether. However, cookies allow you to take full advantage
of some of our website's best features, so we recommend that
you leave them turned on.
E-mails
Our goal is to reply to e-mail requiring a response within 48 hours.
We store e-mails and e-mail addresses of those who send them,
but that information is not sold or released to Third Parties
- except companies affiliated with DIRECTVIEW, such as DIRECTV
- without explicit authorization of the e-mail address owner.
E-newsletters
If you choose to receive electronic newsletters from DIRECTVIEW,
your e-mail address is kept on file so we can send you our electronic
newsletter. We do not sell or release to Third Parties the e-mail
addresses of subscribers to this service.
Aggregate information about web site visitors
We create aggregate reports of visitors to our web sites in order
to measure the performance of our web sites. These reports do
not contain any Personal Data about visitors to our web sites.
Links to other web sites
When you visit our web sites, you may find opportunities to link
to web sites of Third Parties. When you click through to these
sites, DIRECTVIEW's Privacy Policy no longer applies. We recommend
that you read the privacy policy for any Third Party web sites.
Children
We recognize the particular importance of protecting privacy where
children are involved. We are committed to protecting children's
privacy on the Internet and we comply fully with the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We do not knowingly collect
personally identifiable information from children under the age
of 13. If a child has provided our website with personally identifiable
information, we ask that a parent or guardian call 1 866 232
8656 (contact us)
and we will delete the information about the child from our files
Your Consent
By using our website, you consent to our use of information that
is collected or submitted as described in this online privacy
policy. We may change or add to this privacy policy so we encourage
you to review it periodically. To help you track changes we will
include a history of material changes at the end of this privacy
policy. This history will begin as of the end of May 2005 and
will include the date the privacy policy was last updated and
a description of any material changes.
Security
Our Commitment to Data Security
We have appropriate physical, electronic and procedural security
safeguards to protect and secure the information we collect.
Secure Sockets Layering (SSL)
Our website uses Secure Sockets Layering (SSL) to encrypt your
personal credit information, including your credit card number,
before it travels over the Internet. SSL technology is the industry
standard for secure online transactions. Because we use SSL,
placing an order online at our website is just as safe as giving
your credit card number over the phone.
Safe Shopping Guarantee
Our security measures are designed to prevent anyone from stealing
and using your credit card number. In addition, consumer protection
laws protect you against the unauthorized use of your credit
card. Under the Fair Credit Billing Act, if your credit card
is used without your authorization, your liability for those
fraudulent charges cannot exceed $50. So, if someone steals your
credit card or your credit card number, your liability is limited
to $50 no matter how much the thief charges to your account.
If your credit card provider does hold you liable for any part
of this $50, we will cover the entire liability for you, up to
the full $50.
We will cover this liability only if the unauthorized use of your
credit card resulted through no fault of your own from purchases
made at our website while using the secure server. In the event
of unauthorized use of your credit card, you must notify your credit
card provider in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures.