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Effective Date: September 26, 2006
THE-BLACKBOX.COM WEBSITE PRIVACY NOTICE
We at The-Blackbox and St. Martin ’s Press, LLC
(“we” or “ St. Martin ’s”)
respect your concerns about privacy and value
the relationship we have with you. This Privacy Notice
describes the types of personal information we collect
on www.The-Blackbox.com, how we may use that information,
and with whom we may share it. Our Privacy Notice also
describes the measures we take to protect the security
of the information. In addition, we describe the choices
you can make about how we use the information you provide
to us. We also tell you how you can reach us to update
your contact information, contact us with general questions
or comments, inquire about our company and its products
and services, or answer any questions you may have about
our privacy practices.
Information We Collect
- E-Newsletter Sign-Up
If you would like to sign up to receive
our free e-newsletter, featuring information
about current and upcoming books, awards,
reviews, and media updates as well as
information about any promotional giveaways,
we will ask you to submit your name and
email address.
- Author
Call-ins to Reading Groups
If you’d like to request that one
of our authors call in to your book club
discussion, we’ll
ask you to submit information such as name,
mailing address, phone, fax, contact information,
as well as a description of your book club.
Please note that the possibility of an author
call-in is subject to numerous factors, including
author availability; therefore, not all requests
can be fulfilled.
- Getting
Our Products
On occasion, we may offer giveaways or other
promotional items. In these instances, we will
request your contact information (such as name
and mailing address) to fulfill your request,
and may request other information that we think is
useful or relevant.
- Surveys and Questionnaires
We may ask visitors to our website to complete
online surveys and opinion polls on a variety
of topics, such as their activities, attitudes,
and interests, and our products and services. These
surveys help us understand the needs of our visitors.
- Sweepstakes, Contests and Promotions
From time to time we may run sweepstakes, contests
or other promotions, some of which you may enter
online. If you choose to participate, we may
ask you for your contact information. In some cases,
we also may ask you for other information in connection
with the promotion.
- Chat Rooms, Forums, and Discussion Groups
In the future, we may choose to host chat rooms,
forums and/or discussion groups on our website.
If you choose to participate in a chat room,
forum or discussion group, we may request certain
information such as your email address and date of
birth. Please be aware that some or all information
you provide (including personally-identifiable information)
in connection with a chat room, forum or discussion
group may become publicly available.
- “Contact
Us”
You may choose to contact us through our website.
If you e-mail us comments or questions, we will
have your e-mail address, as well as any other
information you choose to provide.
- Other Site Features
We may from time to time offer visitors to our
website various other features, and we may ask
for certain personal information in connection
with these features.
- Passive Collection of Information
When you visit our website, your browser automatically
sends us certain Internet-related information,
such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address
of the computer you’re using and your
originating domain.
We also collect certain information about our
website visitors, such as how many users visited
our site, the average time spent on the site,
the pages viewed, and referring websites. By collecting
this information, we learn how to best tailor
our website to our visitors. While we generally examine
such information only in the aggregate, such
information could be linked back to individual IP
addresses.
How We
Use Information We Collect
Information collected
through our website is used in connection with
the purpose for which it was submitted (for example,
to send you our e-newsletter, to contact you to answer
a question or plan an author event, or to send
you information or a product you’ve requested).
We may also use the information we collect to
send you information or products we think may be of
interest to you, to customize our contacts with you
and to do other internal analyses, such as market research,
that will allow us to better meet the needs of our customers.
Information We Share
We do not sell, rent, trade or otherwise disclose
personal information about our website visitors,
except as described here. We may share the information
you provide with companies that are related to
St. Martin ’s
through common ownership. We also share information
provided by our website visitors with service
providers we have retained to perform services
on our behalf. In addition, we may share information
about you with non-affiliated third parties whose
products or services may be of interest to you.
These third parties may contact you about their
products and services. We will not share your
information with these third parties for their
own marketing purposes if you request that we
not do so. We may, however, engage in joint marketing
activities with selected third parties and may
share personal information about our website visitors
with them. In addition, we may disclose information
about you (i) if we are required to do so by law,
(ii) in response to legal process, (iii) to law
enforcement authorities or other government officials,
or (iv) when we believe disclosure is necessary
or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial
loss or in connection with an investigation of
suspected or actual illegal activity.
We reserve the right to transfer any information
we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all
or a portion of our business or assets. Should such
a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts
to try to ensure that the transferee uses personal information
you have provided through this website in a manner that
is consistent with this Privacy Notice.
Links to Other Websites
We provide links to other websites for your convenience
and information, including websites of other companies
related to St. Martin ’s Press through common
ownership. These sites may operate independently
from www.The-Blackbox.com, and may not be under
our control. These sites may have their own privacy
notices in place, which we strongly suggest you review
if you visit any linked website. We may not be responsible
for the content of these sites, any products or
services that may be offered through these sites, or
the privacy practices of these sites.
Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for an audience of adult
readers and reading group members, and is not meant
for children. We do not knowingly collect information
from children under 13.
Security
We use administrative, technical and physical
safeguards to protect information in our possession
and control against foreseeable hazards. Please note,
however, that perfect security does not exist on the
Internet.
Your Choices
We give you the option of requesting that we not
share personal information about you with third
parties that are unrelated by common ownership
with St. Martin ’s
for marketing use. Click
here to send us an e-mail with your name
and e-mail address(es) if you DO NOT want us to share
your personal information with unrelated third parties
for their own marketing use.
We also give you the option of requesting that
we not share your information with companies related
to St. Martin ’s by common ownership for marketing
use. However, PLEASE NOTE that, because of the integrated
nature of St. Martin’s and some of these companies,
if you opt out of sharing with them, you will also automatically
be opted out of marketing use by St. Martin’s
Press. That means that you will not receive our
e-newsletter or information from us about books,
promotions and services. Click
here to send us an e-mail with your name
and e-mail address(es), if you do not want us to share
your information with related companies for marketing
use (or use the information for marketing purposes ourselves).
(Keep in mind, however, that some of our related companies
may have independently obtained your information, in
which case you may continue to receive communications
from those companies, unless you opt out directly with
them.)
Please be aware that we are able to effectuate
an opt-out only for a specific e-mail address.
So, if you have more than one e-mail address or
if you have changed your email address, your opt
out request may not be effectuated properly. If
you believe you have opted out, but continue to
receive e-mails from us, please contact us by
one of the means listed under “How
to Contact Us”, below, and we will endeavor to
resolve the issue.
Updates to this Privacy Notice
We may change or update portions of this Privacy
Notice at any time and without prior notice to you.
Please check back from time to time so you are aware
of any changes or updates to the Notice. We will indicate
above the effective date of the Notice.
How to Contact Us
If you would like to update your contact information, click
here. If you have any questions about our
information practices or our products or services, please
contact us by:
St. Martin ’s Press
The-BlackBox
175 Fifth Avenue
New York , NY 10010
Attention: Joseph Goldschein
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Donna Hill
Brenda Jackson
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