Privacy Policy for Mad About Hats

This site is hosted by Yahoo! Store. Yahoo! hosts the store pages, ordering system, and order data. Yahoo! automatically collects order information but may only use this information in the aggregate. If you accessed this store through Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! also automatically collects information about your shopping experience. Please see the Yahoo! Privacy Policy for more information about how Yahoo! uses this information.

Mad About Hats Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. We want to make your experience on the internet as enjoyable and rewarding as possible, and we want you to use the internet’s vast array of information, tools, and opportunities with complete confidence.

We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how Mad About Hats collects information from all end users of Mad About Hats' internet services (the "Services") — those who access some of our Services but do not make a purchase ("Visitors") as well as those who make a purchase ("Customers") — what we do with the information we collect, and the choices Visitors and Customers have concerning the collection and use of such information. Mad About Hats requests that you read this Privacy Policy carefully.

Introduction

Mad About Hats collects information in different ways from Visitors and customers who access the various parts of our Services. We use this information primarily to provide a customized experience as you use our Services and, generally, do not share this information with third parties. However, we may disclose personal information collected if we have received your permission beforehand or in very special circumstances, such as when we believe that such disclosure is required by law or other special cases described below.

Data Security

The critical information you provide—including credit card information—is secured using Yahoo's Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology. This SSL technology to prevent such information from being intercepted and read as it is transmitted over the Internet. The encrypted data goes to a secure site where your information is stored on restricted-access computers located at restricted-access sites. While we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally obtaining this information. Our store is a Yahoo Store, hosted by Yahoo, one of the world's largest providers of secure e-commerce solutions. Please read more about Yahoo security for more information on Yahoo's policies.

Responses to Email Inquiries

When Visitors or Customers send email inquiries to Mad About Hats, the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry we receive. Mad About Hats does not use the return email address for any other purpose and does not share the return email address with any third party.

"Cookies" and Mad About Hats Uses Them

A "cookie" is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain Web sites. Mad About Hats may use cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to manage our telecommunications networks. If you are a Customer, we may use a cookie to save your settings and to provide customizable and personalized services. These cookies do not enable third parties to access any of your customer information. Additionally, be aware that if you visit non-Mad About Hats web sites where you are prompted to log in or that are customizable, you may be required to accept cookies.

Special Cases

It is the policy of Mad About Hats not to use or share the personal information about Visitors or Customers in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to prohibit such unrelated uses. However, Mad About Hats may disclose personal information about Visitors or Customers, if we believe that it is reasonable to do so, including: to satisfy laws, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental or legal requests for such information; to disclose information that is necessary to operate the Services properly or to protect Mad About Hats and our Members.

Public Forums

Please remember that any information you may disclose in any Discussion Forum, or other public areas of our Web sites or the internet in general, becomes public information. Please exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information in these public areas.

Mad About Hats' Commitment to Children's Privacy

Protecting children’s privacy is especially important to us. It is our policy to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and all other applicable laws.

Revisions to This Policy

Mad About Hats reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this policy and other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted here and will only apply to information collected after any such change.

Where to Direct Questions About the Mad About Hats Privacy Policy

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein, contact:

Mad About Hats
Phone: 1.877.776.7511
Email: info@MadAboutHats.com

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