1.
Privacy Statement.
Artistic
Designs Apparel operates this Artistic Designs Apparel.com
web site. Artistic Designs Apparel regards the privacy
and security of user information as a critical component
of the service that we offer to our users. The following
information explains our information gathering and dissemination
practices.
2.
Registration.
You
may be required to register in order to be granted access
to certain services and/or products at this web site.
At the time of registration, you may be prompted by one
of our online forms to provide certain personal information
to us, including your name, school name, fraternity /
sorority, email address, etc. ("Registration Data").
3.
Registration Data.
We
use Registration Data to send you information about our
company and service and to keep you informed of enhancements
and complementary products in which you might be interested.
We also use Registration Data to tailor our web site to
your particular needs. We use demographic and profile
information to tailor your experience at our site, showing
you the content that we think you might be interested
in as well as displaying the content according to your
preferences. You may choose to stop receiving future communications
from us. Please see the Opt-Out and Discontinue Section
below. We share Registration Data only with the partner
or affiliate who referred you to this web site. Please
note that the privacy practices of our partners and affiliates
are not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we are not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of
such partners or affiliates. You should be careful to
review any privacy policies of such partners or affiliates
before registration at this web site.
4.
Cookies.
Cookies
are pieces of information that a web site transfers to
your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes.
Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify
users, although they do identify a user's computer. Most
browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you'd
prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies. However,
you may not be able to take full advantage of our web
site if you do so. We use cookies to credit your referral
to a partner or affiliate who referred you to our web
site. We also use cookies to collect demographic and profile
data for purposes of delivering content specific to your
interests. Advertisers that display ads on our site may
also use cookies. Artistic Designs Apparel does not have
access to the information obtained from those cookies.
5.
IP Addresses.
IP
addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected
to the Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used
by computers on the network to identify your computer. IP
addresses are automatically collected by our web server
as part of demographic and profile data known as "traffic
data" so that data (such as the Web pages you request)
can be sent to you. Artistic Designs Apparel will not use
your IP address to attempt to identify your personal information.
6. Referers.
A
Referer is the information passed along by a web browser
that references the Web URL you linked from, and is automatically
collected by our web server as "traffic data".
We use traffic data to credit your referral to a partner
or affiliate who referred you to our web site. This information
may also be used by Artistic Designs Apparel to identify
broad demographic trends that may be used to provide information
tailored to your interests. You will not be personally identified
from this information.
7. System Information.
System
information we collect as part of "traffic data"
includes time, the type of web browser being used, the operating
system/platform, and CPU speed. This information is sent
automatically by your web browser when you are connected
to a web site. This information is used by Artistic Designs
Apparel in identifying broad demographic trends and may
be used to provide information appropriate for your computer
system. You will not be personally identified from this
information.
8. Sharing of Information.
Artistic
Designs Apparel feels strongly that your personally identifying
data should only be seen by you, unless you authorize us
to share it with others. Except as provided in this Privacy
Policy, no data or information which personally identifies
you will be shared with anyone. Some of your information
may be shared on an aggregate basis only, as a part of a
larger set of statistics (for example, statistics that indicate
the percentage of our members that are female), but that
information will not be sufficient to permit the recipient
to identify you. Notwithstanding the forgoing, Artistic
Designs Apparel will only disclose personally identifiable
data without your permission in the following limited circumstances:
(i) if Artistic Designs Apparel is required to do so by
law, or (ii) if Artistic Designs Apparel has the good faith
belief that such action is necessary to conform to applicable
laws or comply with legal process served on Something Greek
or to protect and defend the rights or property of Artistic
Designs Apparel or another subscriber or to enforce the
Terms of Use.
9. Children Under Age of Thirteen.
Protecting
the privacy of the very young is especially important. Artistic
Designs Apparel web sites are not designed to attract children
under the age of 13 and Artistic Designs Apparel does not
knowingly collect personal information from children on
our web sites. We do not collect any registration information
form users who indicate they are under the age of thirteen
(13). If a user under the age of thirteen (13) attempts
to register with Artistic Designs Apparel.com, Artistic
Designs Apparel notifies the user that he or she is not
eligible to become a member of Artistic Designs Apparel.com
services and we do not collect or use any personal information
from that child. Ordering online products and services from
Artistic Designs Apparel.com is limited to adults age 18
or over or as otherwise legally defined.
10. Security.
Information
collected by Artistic Designs Apparel is stored in secure
operating environments that are not available to the public.
All of our employees and contractors are dedicated to maintaining
and upholding your privacy and security and are aware of
our privacy and security policies. Unfortunately, no data
transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed 100% secure.
As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information
within our systems, Artistic Designs Apparel cannot ensure
or warrant the security of any information you transmit
to us, and you do so at your own risk.
11. Other Web Sites and Links.
This
web site contains links to other web sites, and our partners
and affiliates may also have links on this web site and/or
provide links to this web site. Please note that the privacy
practices of those other web sites and of our partners and
affiliates are not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we
are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content
of such web sites, partners, or affiliates. You should be
careful to review any privacy policies of such web sites,
partners, or affiliates.
12. Opt-Out and Discontinue.
Subscribers
may elect to op-out and to discontinue receiving future
communications from us by simply following the instructions
located at the bottom of every email we send. Notwithstanding
the forgoing, even if you have opted-out, under urgent circumstances,
we reserve the right to send you information about the service
or your account, but we will not send you unsolicited communications
regarding any general information regarding this web site
or commercial offers or advertisements if you have opted
out or discontinued such communications.
13. Contact Us.
If
you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, the
practices of Artistic Designs Apparel or Artistic Designs
Apparel.com, or your dealings with our web site, please
contact us at: Artistic Designs Apparel, 155 Hempstead Turnpike,
Hempstead, NY, 11552. Contact by email: click here Telephone:
516-485-9328. Facsimile:516-485-9362.
14. Modification of Privacy Policy By Artistic Designs Apparel.
Artistic
Designs Apparel reserves the right to change or update this
Privacy Policy to reflect any changes. This Privacy Policy
supersedes and replaces all previously posted Privacy Policies.
Our Privacy Policy is regularly reviewed and revised to
make sure we continue to serve the best interests of our
customers.
Last Update: May 5, 2006.