Collection of Personal Information
We only collect personal information (name, address, phone number, shipping address, and email address) when we are:

• processing, fulfilling, and maintaining customer orders
• answering enquiries by phone or email
• registering customer requests to receive newsletters, coupons, or promotions

It is your choice whether you want to provide any of this information but we must have complete records in order to efficiently fulfill customer orders.

Customers have the option to opt-in or opt-out to receive newsletters, coupons, or promotions via email. Please note, it may take up to fourteen days to remove personal information if you request to opt-out of our marketing communications. You may do so by un-checking the sign-up box to receive marketing communications when you purchase products or by contacting us at any time.

Collection of Anonymous Information
Similar to many websites, we collect information on visitor activity on our website using third party tracking systems. The tracking information does not contain any personal information besides your Internet Service Provider's address, the name of the Web page directing you, and your activity around the site. Therefore you may browse the site without telling us who you are. The information gathered helps us monitor the browsing habits of our visitors so that we can improve our site.

Use of Information Provided
Any information you provide will be used for:

• processing and fulfilling your order
• communicating with you via phone, email, or mail about your order
• helping us to enhance our site and products by monitoring shopping experiences and preferences
• and, if you opt-in, communicating with you about our products through email newsletters, coupons, or promotions.

Sharing Information
Bandelle uses third party partners to:

• collect and process credit card information, including billing address
• ship items purchased
• maintain communications with our customers
• track visitor activity on our site anonymously

Our partnership with these third parties enables us to serve you more efficiently. We believe the privacy policies of our partners are inline with our own and trust that they will also respect your privacy. However, if you sign-up for a third-party account, we are not responsible for the content or practices of these sites. In the unlikely event of a merger or sale of Bandelle to another company, the information collected may be transferred to the new entity.

Security
We feel that you, as an online customer, would prefer to process your credit card information through well-known and respected ecommerce third parties, such as PayPal and Google Checkout, whose missions are to provide the utmost security for online transactions. All data is transmitted using sophisticated encryption technology and secure sockets layers (SSL). We, and our third party partners, strive to provide a very secure environment however no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

Protecting Children's Privacy
Bandelle does not knowingly collect any information from a child at 13 years of age or younger. If underage customer activity it is brought to our attention, we will immediately remove the child's personal information from our records.

Policy Changes
We may change our policy at any time so we encourage you to read our privacy policy frequently. This current privacy policy was published on September 12, 2007.