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Privacy Policies
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Most all of us ship your products directly from our studio. However, we do employ
a friendly and courteous customer service associate who can be contacted if there
are any problems with the product you received from any one of us. You can contact
him via email by clicking HERE.
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We can't imagine any reason why you would want to return a product that had our
characters on it, but if you feel so inclined, we are happy to provide a refund
for damaged product or just plain buyers regret. Just return it, and we will refund
the full cost of the product, but postage is not included.
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Please return items to the return address on your shipping label, as each of us
ships from our studio....as a rule.
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If you would like to subscribe to E-Promotions please sign up by clicking
HERE. If you would like to unsubscribe to our email promotions or newsletters,
please click UNSUBSCRIBE
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We respect the privacy of our fans and readers. This privacy policy statement is
designed to help you understand what information we gather online and what we do
with that information. Because our Web site will continue to implement new technologies
and improve the services and features we provide, this policy is subject to change
without prior notice. For that reason, we encourage you to review the privacy policy
periodically. By using our Web site, you agree to the terms of the privacy policy
in effect at that time.
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Information We Gather
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The type of information we gather online is summarized into six general categories.
The following explains why we collect this information and how we use it.
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1. General Tracking Information
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We keep track of the pages visited by each visitor. Our Web server automatically
collects some information about you when you request pages from our server, including
your IP address. Your IP address is a number that is used by the Internet to identify
your computer so that data can be sent to you. We aggregate this data to track overall
visitor traffic patterns. We use this information to improve our site by making
it more responsive to the needs and preferences of our users. This information does
not identify you personally.
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2. Click Path Tracking
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Using cookie technology (see below for more information), we track your click path
through our site. We use this information to improve and enhance your visit to our
site. For instance, if you visit The Amateur Cubicle, on your next visit to our
site, we may present to you the latest cartoons done by your favorite amateur cartoonist.
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3. Registration Information
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In order to register on our site, you may be asked to provide your:
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- First and Last Name
- Mailing Address
- E-Mail Address
- Home Phone Number
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If you choose to register:
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We require your first and last names to help us differentiate your registration
profile. They also allow us to automatically populate shipping information forms
should you decide to order from us. We require a mailing address in order to make
the checkout process faster. Your address will also be added to our customer information
database to research and offer products and features specifically designed for you
and visitors and fans like you. We ask for a phone number in case there is a problem
with your order. We will not telemarket to you. However, you may be called and asked
to participate in an optional survey designed to help us improve your website experience.
We require an e-mail address because, unlike your first and last name, it identifies
you uniquely. We will send you an e-mail confirming your registration on our site,
and in the event you forget your password, we will send it to your e-mail address
at your request. Periodically, we will send promotional e-mails describing new features
or events. You may unsubscribe to these e-mails at any time using the unsubscribe
link.
We require a unique log in ID and password combination that allows you secure access
to your user profile and preferences. If you forget your password, at your request
we can e-mail it to the e-mail address you chose in your profile.
When you register, you will also have the opportunity to sign up for e-mail newsletters
on certain subjects. These newsletters will be sent to you only if you choose to
place your name on our mailing list. In order for us to deliver these newsletters,
we may need to pass your name and e-mail address to our service providers who supply
us this e-mail service.
We have legally binding agreements with these service providers that prohibit them
from using your information for any purpose other than what The Cartoonist Studio
instructs them to do with it. Therefore, if you sign up for the e-mail newsletters,
you do not need to worry about receiving unsolicited e-mails from other companies
as a result of The Cartoonist Studio releasing your information.
If you ever need to view, change, and update or delete any of your registration
information, log in and click My Account. You will be taken to a page where you
can access your information so that you can edit it.
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4. Online Ordering Information
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If you choose to purchase products from our site, you will need to provide the following
information so that we can fulfill your order:
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- First and Last Name
- Contact Phone Number(s)
- Shipping Address
- Home Phone Number
- Credit Card Account Information
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We use this information for the purpose of fulfilling your order. Your order information
will also be used to track and analyze shopping trends. This analysis allows us
to provide the kind of products you want from us.
We do NOT sell to any third party under any circumstances any of the personal information
you provide to complete your order. We request a contact phone number in case our
website manager needs to reach you.
We request your e-mail address because we send a single e-mail message acknowledging
receipt of your order. This message contains the list of items you purchased, a
reference number and the total amount of items requested, but it does NOT contain
your credit card number.
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5. The Cartoonist Studio Credit Card Information
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The Cartoonist Studio uses secure servers and applies the latest technology to secure
your information and transaction data. The security method for transmission of payment
data is SSLA Secured 128 bit.
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In order to register on or order products from our site, your browser must be set
to accept cookies. A cookie is just an entry in a text file or folder on your hard
drive. We use cookies when you visit our site, so the site can remember your specified
area of interest and any other information you have saved. Cookie technology allows
you to save products to you're my account section. We also use cookies to track
the items you place in your shopping basket and the pages you visit. You must enable
cookies on your Web browser for The Cartoonist Studio to function correctly. If
you are concerned about information contained in your cookie, you may delete the
file(s) at the end of each browser session. View your browser's help file for more
information on cookies.
The only personal information our cookie can contain is information you supply yourself.
Our cookies cannot read data from your computer. If you would like more technical
information about how cookies work, take a look at
http://www.cookiecentral.com.
We do not intend to collect any personally identifiable information from children
through our Web site. Please do not allow children under the age of 13 to provide
any personally identifiable information, ask questions or participate in chat rooms
related to our Web site. If we determine that a child under 13 has provided personal
information in violation of this policy, we will delete that information as soon
as practical. If you become aware that such information has been provided by a child
under 13, please contact us so we can delete this information.
We understand that many consumers are concerned about security on the Internet.
The Web server here at The Cartoonist Studio is designed for Internet commerce,
and employs industry standard methods of protecting the security of information
sent over the site. This statement describes the technologies we use and provides
additional information about how we handle your credit card information. We want
you to be able to shop at the The Cartoonist Studio site with confidence. All payment
data transmissions are 128 bit SSLA secured.
We strive to protect the security of the information you send to us while it is
en route to our site. Every page of the The Cartoonist Studio site on which information
is exchanged between you and The Cartoonist Studio employs Secure Sockets Layer
technology. Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, is a secure and encrypted method of communicating
between your browser software and our Web
server. SSL is the most common method of secure communication used on the Internet,
and SSL technology is built into most major browsers. When you provide information
or place an order with us, the information is sent to us via this secure, encrypted
SSL connection. A quick method of identifying a secure Web page is to look at the
address of the page. Secure pages will usually appear with an address that starts
with "https://" rather than the standard "http://".
We provide links to Web sites outside of thecartooniststudio.com as an added convenience
to the user. Any link included does not imply or convey endorsement of the other
company or organization, its site or its products or services. We are not responsible
for the privacy, terms of use or other policies of any other Web site.
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