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Security:
Bluenile
uses secure servers employing 64-bit encryption algorithm
that is the industry standard for e-Commerce credit card transactions.
Rest assured that your credit card information is quite secure
from any Internet theft.
Cookies:
Bluenile's
server automatically recognizes and stores information, such
as the visitor's IP address/domain name combination. We use
this information to understand visitor traffic patterns through
our websites for purposes such as enhancing their usability.
Your computer provides this information automatically each
time you log on, unless you've activated blocking technology
available in some browsers. When you visit Bluenile's website
we may use an industry-wide technology called "cookies" which
stores certain information on your computer and which will
allow us to customize your experience to better match your
interests and preferences, or to simply facilitate your signing
in to use the services. Most browsers will allow you to erase
cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of
cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. However,
if you block or erase cookies, we may not be able to restore
any preferences or customization settings you previously specified,
and our ability to personalize your online experience would
be limited. Please refer to your browser instructions or "help"
screen to learn more about these functions.
Personal
Information:
Additionally,
we may ask you to provide "personal information," such as
your e-mail address, name, mailing address, telephone number,
social security number, credit card number, or persistent
identifier (such as a customer number held in a cookie) which
is associated with individually identifiable information,
to enable you to to order products and services using these
websites. Bluenile may combine the information you provide
on our websites with other information we may collect from
you or from third parties so that we can more effectively
tailor our website, services, and offerings to you. You have
the right, on reasonable prior notice, to inspect, change,
amend, or delete personal information. Unless you instruct
us otherwise, Bluenile may contact you to provide information
about products, services, promotions, contests, or other activities
or offerings that may be of interest to you.
You can
instruct us whether or not you wish to be contacted by checking
or removing the check from the box indicating your preference
as applicable at the place where your information is collected,
or by other means (such as an e-mail request).Unless it is
for the purposes you have requested or originally agreed,
Bluenile will not share the personal information you provide
on the Bluenile website with any other parties, except (a)
with your consent; (b) as may be required by law or court
order; (c) to persons or companies with whom Bluenile contracts
to carry out the internal operations of the website or our
business; or (d) under exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety or property of our users, the public, or ourselves.
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