Privacy

Vintage Trailer Gaskets is serious about the privacy and security of the information with which you entrust us. This privacy statement explains how we use any personally identifiable information collected from you if you browse our Web site and/or shop at our online store.

Information Collection and Use

We are the sole owner of the information collected on our Web site. We will not sell, share or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this Privacy Policy. We collect information from our guests at several different locations in our Web site. We use this information as set forth in this Privacy Policy and to provide products and support our business functions. We will only send you e-mail if you opt-in to receive them.

Registration

In order to get the most out of our Web site, guests are encouraged to first complete our account registration form. During registration, a visitor is required to provide his or her contact information, such as name and e-mail address, shipping and billing information if placing an order. This information is used to create a personal account for the visitor and to contact the account holder regarding our products and services. Account holders receive updates via e-mail or text messages regarding the status of their orders, as they flow through the delivery process. If you choose to check out as a guest, the information you enter will be used for the purposes of that order, but will not be saved on our Web site and you will have to re-enter it every time you use guest checkout.

Order

We request information from the guest on our order form. A guest must provide contact information, such as name, shipping and billing address and e-mail address and financial information, such as credit card number, expiration date and card verification code. This information is used for billing purposes. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact information is used to get in touch with the guest. We may also use your phone number to identify your order and/or return in our system or on the return mailing label. The contact information may also be used to contact the guest about our products and services if the guest opt-ins to receive e-mail. You may create an account during the ordering process, but you are not required to do so.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data that contains information about the guest’s visit to our Web site and is stored in the guest’s Web browser. Usage of cookies is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our Web site. Once a guest closes the Web browser, the cookies are stored for up to 30 days. With a cookie from our Web site, the guest may not have to login with a guest name and password more than once per visit, thereby saving time while on our Web site. If a guest rejects cookies from our Web site, the guest may still use our Web site, but would have to re-enter certain information, such as guest name and password. If a guest rejects the cookies, the guest may not be able to login. Without logging in, the guest will still be able to access our Web site, but will not have access to certain parts of the Web site. Cookies may also enable us to track and target the interests of our guests to enhance their experience each time they visit our Web site.

Log Files

We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Web site, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use, including operating systems, browser information and referring and subsequent sites. Such information is not linked to personally identifiable information. Cookies and log files may be placed or tracked by our Web-analytics providers.

Emails, Promotions, Surveys, Contests and User Generated Content

From time-to-time, we may request information from guests via sale announcements, surveys, contests, ratings, reviews or other guest-generated content. Participation in those activities is completely voluntary and therefore, the guest has a choice whether to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information, such as name and shipping address, and demographic information, such as ZIP code and age information. Information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use of and satisfaction with our Web site, and for contacting guests about our products and services.

E-mail a Friend

If a guest elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our online store, we ask the guest for the friend's name and e-mail address. We will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail inviting the friend to visit the Web site. We do not retain information on your friend.

Sharing

We may share aggregated demographic information with our partners. This information is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. We partner with third parties to provide services to support our business. For example, we use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and one or more processing companies to collect credit card information and bill guests for goods and services, and to monitor for fraud. We also partner with other third-parties to provide specific services. For example, our Web site is hosted by a third–party, so it may also receive certain information about you. We may share names, credit card information or other personally identifiable information that is necessary for the third party to provide those services. We do not authorize those third-parties or shipping companies to use personally identifiable information, except for the purpose of providing services to us. However, we have no control over the disclosure and use policies, and practices of any of these third-parties. They may store your information in locations where they have facilities. We may share your information with our wholly-owned subsidiaries and affiliates or in the event of a corporate merger, acquisition, sale, dissolution or similar event. If we believe we are required by a valid law, rule, regulation or court order to share information about our guests, or if we believe it is necessary to protect the safety or rights of Vintage Trailer Shop, its associates, customers or third parties, we may do so.

Links

Our Web site may contain links to other Web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our guests to be aware of the Web sites they visit when they leave our Web site and to read the privacy policies of each and every Web site that may collect personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected on our Web site, as we described herein.

Security

We want our guests to feel confident when they use our Web site and trust us with their personal information. We take every commercially reasonable precaution to protect our guests’ personal information both online and offline. However, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of information provided to us and guests do so at their own risk.

Guests may choose to create a user name and password in order to complete the registration process or make a purchase. Please keep this information confidential.

Supplementation of Information

In order for us to properly fulfill our obligations to our guests, it is necessary for us to correct or supplement the information we receive with information from third-parties. That information is limited to information about products to be displayed, as part of our electronic catalog and other information that allows us to sell and ship products to consumers, improve our services, and detect and prevent fraud. Guest profiles or other sensitive guest information are not shared as part of that interaction.

Special Offers

Upon registration, our system sends all new guests a welcoming e-mail to verify password and user name. Registered guests who have opted to receive e-mail from us will occasionally receive information about our products, services and promotional events.

Site and Service Updates

For those guests who have opted to receive e-mail from us, we also send the updates about our products and services. We communicate with the guest to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account via e-mail or phone.

Correction and Updating Personal Information

If a guest’s personally identifiable information changes, such as your address, wishes to update their preferences or if a guest no longer desires our services, we will correct, update or remove that guest’s personal data provided to us. That can usually be done through the guest’s account or by contacting us.

General Audience Web Site

Our Web site is a general audience Web site that is not geared towards children. We do not knowingly collect information about children under the age of 13.

Notification of Changes

Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted. We will use information in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected