Privacy Policy
Data Collection
Once you have decided to make a purchase, you will be asked to provide us with some personal information. This information is used solely for the purpose of defining your home improvement needs so that we can serve you more efficiently each time you return to our web site All personal information is stored in our offline databases and accessed only for the purpose of assisting you with future online transactions. Before completing your personal profile, please view and accept the Terms and Conditions of using our web site.
Use of Information
Tomboy Tools takes your privacy concerns seriously and will not share your personal information with third parties without your consent. Your personal information will be used only in the following way(s):
Purchases
When you make a purchase online with Tomboy Tools, we agree not to share any information about you with third parties (except your credit card company) unless you have expressly granted us permission to do so
E-mail Notification
If and when you would like to receive e-mail notification of specials, Tomboy Tools will need to capture your personal e-mail address.
Newsletters
If you would like to receive the Tomboy Tools newsletter we will need to capture your personal e-mail address.
Tomboy Tools will not disclose or sell any of your personal information, including your name, address, credit card number, or transaction history to any third party other than for those purposes mentioned above.
Customer Contact
If you make a purchase online, we will occasionally use your e-mail address to send correspondence to you about Tomboy Tools, including:
Purchase confirmations
Newsletters (If you elect to receive them)
Notifications of specials (If you elect to receive them)
Opting Out
Receiving future communication from us, with the exception of reservation confirmations and necessary updates, is optional. You may choose not to receive such e-mails by sending an e-mail message to info@tomboytools.com
Security Measures
When you enter our secure server, you are protected by the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, utilized by most popular browsers, including Netscape and Microsoft Explorer. This technology allows us to use the most advanced encryption tools necessary to protect information transmitted between your computer and our server. Through encryption, the personal information you enter, including your name, address and credit information, is converted into code that is then securely dispatched over the Internet.We take fraud and protection of your privacy very seriously. We use Thawte for your protection.Thawte Certification, a VeriSign company, is a global provider of digital certificate products, services and solutions that create security, privacy and authentication in electronic commerce.
In the unlikely event that your credit card is used on our secure server without your authorization, follow the reporting procedures of the card issuer, and contact us immediately. Many credit card companies will cover all of the charges that result from unauthorized use of your cards, and your maximum liability under the Fair Credit Billing Act is US$50.00.
Cookies
Many web sites, including Tomboy Tools, use "cookie" technology to help users navigate efficiently. When you make selections or set preferences on our web site, it will send a request to your web browser to record some (but not all) of your selections in a cookie file. A cookie is a small text file that resides on your hard drive. From time to time, our web site will request a cookie from your browser so that we can retrieve the stored information and you do not have to make the same selections over and over again. Tomboy Tools never uses cookies to store personal information, such as credit-card numbers, nor can the information we store in the cookie ever be read by any web site other than ours.
Please note that with most browsers, a user can set the preferences to show a warning each time a cookie request is received. You can also usually set the browser to refuse cookies, however, the use of cookies will enhance your experience using Tomboy Tools. If you choose not to use cookies, you can still access all of the features of our web site. At Tomboy Tools we display advertisements on our web site. These advertisements may contain cookies. While we use cookies in other parts of our web site, cookies received with banner ads are collected by that particular advertiser, and we do not have access to this information. We are not responsible for the actions or policies of such parties.
Children's Guidelines
No information should be submitted to Tomboy Tools by children 18 years of age or under without parent or guardian consent. Tomboy Tools does not monitor the age of its user audience.
Hyperlinks to Other Web Sites
This web site contains hyperlinks to other web sites. We do not endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those web sites.
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