This Privacy Policy explains the collection, use, and disclosure of “personal information” by VanMadrone Metalworks LLC., a Minnesota company, with its principal place of business at 3555 5th Ave S Suite 109, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA, through the website that VanMadrone Metalworks LLC. operates at http://vanmadronemetalworks.com (”Website”). As used in this policy, “personal information” means information that would allow a party to identify you, such as, for example, your name, address, telephone number, or email address.
We collect personal information at three places on our Websites: (1) in connection with your user account on this site, your posting of comments and content, or your signing up for a event; (2) when you provide us with your personal information such as by sending an email to us, using our contact form; and, (3) when you purchase merchandise via our store page (http://vanmadronemetalworks.com/catalog).
We use the personal information you provide to us as part of your user account on the http://vanmadronemetalworks.com/ website which will allow you to participate in events, post comments, and more built in features.
We use the personal information you provide to us when you send us emails or sign up to receive our newsletter in order to respond to your request, for example, to reply to your email or to send you communications about news and events related to http://vanmadronemetalworks.com/.
When you subscribe to our newsletter, your name and email address is sent to and stored by our internal mailing system.
When you purchase merchandise via our catalog page (http://vanmadronemetalworks.com/catalog), your personal information will be handled in one of three ways, depending on which option you choose.
If you purchase ironwork or other merchandise via the VanMadrone Metalworks LLC. catalog, we will use your personal information for the purpose of sending you the items you purchased.
We will collect your credit card information for the purpose of processing orders. That information is processed by a third party processor, Google Checkout, it is stored by Google Checkout for the duration of time that maintain your accout with Google Checkout.
When you use the Website, our servers (which may be hosted by a third party service provider) may collect information indirectly and automatically (through, for example, the use of your “IP address”) about your activities while visiting the Website, including the web pages you view and the times you view them and information about the browser you are using. We do not link browsing information to the personal information you submit to us; we use this browsing information for internal purposes such as to help understand how the Website are being used and to improve it, and for systems administration purposes. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. In some cases your IP address stays the same from browser session to browser session; but if you use a consumer Internet access provider, your IP address probably varies from session to session.
In general, it is not VanMadrone Metalworks LLC.’ practice to disclose personal information to third parties. We may share personal information in two instances.
Firstly, VanMadrone Metalworks LLC. may share personal information with our contractors and service providers in order to maintain, enhance, or add to the functionality of the Website. Secondly, we may share personal information with third parties such as the government or other entities when required to by law or as required by court order.
VanMadrone Metalworks LLC. has implemented reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to and unlawful interception or processing of personal information that VanMadrone Metalworks LLC. stores and controls. However, no website can fully eliminate security risks. Third parties may circumvent our security measures to unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications. We will post a reasonably prominent notice to the Website if any such security breach occurs.
Questions? If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by our contact form http://vanmadronemetalworks.com/contact.
We hope this policy clarifies our procedures regarding your personal information. VanMadrone Metalworks LLC. may revise this policy at any time by updating this posting.
Effective Date: July 19, 2008