Last revised August 15, 2007
Thank you for visiting penelopepies.com. Your privacy is important to us. This notice will explain how we collect and use information, and the choices you can make about the way we collect and use your information.
The Information We Collect
On many of our pages you have an opportunity to contribute to our online content such as “Pie Place of the Week,” “The Making Of,” “Pie in the Sky,” “Pie in the Eye,” “Tell Penelope . . . Whatever” and “Penelope Provides.” The personally identifiable information that we may collect on these pages includes your name or screen name, e-mail address and information about your interests.
We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit our site such as the type of browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider.
Penelope Pies Online is not intended for people under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from users under the age of 13. Persons under the age of 13 are prohibited from submitting any personally identifiable information to us.
How We Use the Information
We may use the information you provide about yourself to communicate with you such as to respond to your inquiries, and to offer you products, programs or services that we believe may be of interest to you.
If you elect to submit content to us for publication, we may publish your screen name and other information you have provided to us. (Please see our Terms of Use which governs how we may use your online contributions.)
We may use non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the content and design of our site. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze usage of our site.
We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to a court order, subpoena, or other legal process, or in response to a law enforcement agency’s request.
Agents and contractors of Penelope Pies who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy and may not use the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for Penelope Pies.
Finally, although we take reasonable steps to protect against any unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot guarantee that the personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.
Collection of Information by Third Party Sites
Some of our pages contain links to other sites whose information practices may be different than ours. We have no control over information that is collected on these sites and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of these sites.
Cookies (not pies!)
Some of our web pages use “cookies.” Cookies are text files that are placed in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. Cookies do not disclose your email address or other personally identifiable information. However, if you choose to provide us with this information such as by contributing content for publication, the information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
We use cookies in order to help us understand site usage and to improve the content on our site. As an example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience on our site such as by greeting you by name when you return to visit our site. We also may use cookies to offer you programs, products or services.
Our Commitment to Security
We have put in effect appropriate measures to maintain data security and to protect and help prevent unauthorized access.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, this link will take you the Contact Penelope page.
Updates
From time to time, we may update our privacy policy. Therefore, we encourage you to review our policy periodically so that you will know our current practices regarding the information we collect, how we use it, and to whom we disclose it. The date of the most recent update will appear at the top of this page.
