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Privacy Policy
Information about your privacy at Fantasy World, last updated
4/19/2004
Fantasy World Hobbies is committed to protecting your privacy. You can
visit most pages on our site without giving us any information about
yourself. But sometimes we do need information to provide services
that you request, and this privacy statement explains data collection
and use in those situations. This privacy statement applies to the
Fantasy World Hobbies Web site. Please read the complete Fantasy World
Hobbies privacy policy.
Collection of your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies
you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally,
this information is requested when you are registering to receive our
newsletter, participate in our photo gallery & message forum, create a
storefront customer account, or purchase items. Personal information
collected by FantasyWorldHobbies often is limited to e-mail address,
language, country or location, but may include other information when
needed to provide a service you requested.
For example: If you choose a service or transaction that requires
payment, such as making a purchase from the Fantasy World Web site, we
will request personal information necessary for billing and/or
shipping, such as: name, address, telephone number, and credit card
number.
Fantasy World may also collects certain information about your
computer hardware and software. This information may include: your IP
address, MAC address, browser type, operating system, domain name,
access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is
used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the
service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of Fantasy
World Hobbies Web pages.
Fantasy World also collects information about which pages our
customers visit in the course of using Fantasy World Web site.
When you use certain Fantasy World Web pages, you will be asked to
provide your e-mail address or username and a password to sign
you in.
Use of your Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To ensure our site is relevant to your needs.
- To deliver services, such as newsletters, event information, or products, that you request or purchase.
- To help us create and publish content most relevant to you.
- To alert you to product upgrades, special offers,updated information and other new services from Fantasy World
- To allow you access to limited-entry areas of our site as appropriate.
We will merge site-visitation data with anonymous
demographic information for research purposes, and we may use this
information in aggregate to provide more relevant content. We may
combine site-visitation data with your personal information in order
to provide you with personalized content or support.
Fantasy World may disclose your personal information if required to do
so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary
to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on Fantasy World or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights
or property of Fantasy World, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to
protect the personal safety of Fantasy World employees, users of
Fantasy World products or services, or members of the public.
Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or
any other country in which Fantasy World or its subsidiaries or agents
maintain facilities, and by using our site, you consent to any such
transfer of information outside of your country.
Control of your Personal Information
When you register, or otherwise give us personal information,
Fantasy World will not share that information with third
parties without your permission, other than for the limited
exceptions already listed. It will only be used for the purposes
stated above.
Fantasy World may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical
service or security issues related to a product or service you
requested, or confirming you requested a product or service. You will
not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are
considered an essential part of the service you have chosen.
Security of your Personal Information
Fantasy World is committed to protecting the security of your personal
information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures
to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you
provide in computer servers with limited access that are located in
controlled facilities. When we transmit sensitive information (such as
a credit card number) over the internet, we protect it through the use
of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
Fantasy World is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect
any personal information from children.
Use of Cookies
When someone uses Fantasy World’s site, a cookie is placed on
the customer's machine (if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if
the customer has visited the site previously. One use of cookies is to
assist in the collection of the site visitation statistics described
above.
We also use cookies to collect information on which links are clicked
by customers. This information is used to better understand how our
users interact with our Web site.
Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, may
be used to assist in delivering the cookie on our site. This
technology tells us how many visitors clicked on key elements (such as
links or graphics). We do not use this technology to access your
personally identifiable information; it is a tool we use to compile
statistics about usage of the Fantasy World Web site.
Changes to this Statement
Fantasy World will occasionally update this privacy statement. When we
do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the
privacy statement. For material changes to this statement, Fantasy
World
will notify you by placing a prominent notice on the Web site.
Contact Information
Fantasy World welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement,
please contact us by e-mail, or postal mail.
abuse@fantasyworldhobbies.com
Privacy Officer
Fantasy World Toys Inc.
10011 Lakeview Ave. SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
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