PIANO-BY-EAR
and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("PIANO-BY-EAR") are committed to
respecting your privacy. We've structured our Web site so that, in general, you
can visit PIANO-BY-EAR on the Web without identifying yourself or revealing any
personal information. Once you choose to provide us personally identifiable
information (any information by which you can be identified), you can be
assured that it will only be used to support your customer relationship with PIANO-BY-EAR.
This
statement regarding the privacy of the personally identifiable information you
provide online covers four main areas: Awareness, Choice, Accuracy
& Access and Security.
Awareness
PIANO-BY-EAR
provides this Online Privacy Statement to make you aware of our privacy policy
and practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is
collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on
our homepage and from the bottom of most pages on our Web site.
What we
collect
Upon
logging onto our Web server, our Web server automatically recognizes your
domain name but not your E-mail address (where possible). We will collect the
domain name from which you log on, aggregate information on what pages you
access or visit, user-specific information on what pages you access or visit
and information volunteered by you (such as survey information and/or site
registrations).
We do not
collect your E-mail address unless you contact us by E-mail or volunteer your
E-mail address and other personal information.
We do
collect "cookies" to store your preferences and record session
information, such as items you add to your shopping cart.
On some PIANO-BY-EAR
Web sites, you can order products or services, make requests and register to
receive materials. The types of personal information that may be collected on
these pages are name, email address, contact and billing information,
transaction and credit card information.
In order to
tailor our subsequent communications to you and continuously improve our
products and services, we may also ask you to voluntarily provide us with
information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics,
experience with our products and contact preferences.
How we
use it
PIANO-BY-EAR
uses your information to better understand your needs and provide you with
better products and services. Specifically, we use your information to help you
complete a transaction, to communicate back to you, to update you on services
and benefits, and to personalize our Web sites for you. Credit card numbers are
used only for payment processing and are not retained for other purposes.
From time
to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research or
to provide you with marketing information we think would be of particular
interest. At a minimum, we will always give you the opportunity to opt out of
receiving such direct marketing or market research contact. We will also follow
local requirements, such as allowing you to opt in before receiving unsolicited
contact, where applicable.
Whom we
share it with
PIANO-BY-EAR
will not sell, rent or lease your personally identifiable information to others
unless we have your permission or are required by law. We will only share the
personal data you provide online with other PIANO-BY-EAR entities and/or
business partners who are acting on our behalf for the uses described above.
Such PIANO-BY-EAR entities and/or business partners, including those in the
Choice
PIANO-BY-EAR
will not use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us
online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without first letting you
know and offering you a choice. As previously stated, we will also provide you
the opportunity to let us know if you do not wish to receive unsolicited direct
marketing materials from us and we will do everything we can to honor such requests.
Your
permission is always secured first, should we ever share your information with
third parties that are not acting on our behalf and governed by our privacy
policy.
Accuracy
& Access
PIANO-BY-EAR
strives to keep your personally identifiable information accurate and secure.
We do not provide access to your information online. In order to update or
correct your information with PIANO-BY-EAR it will be necessary for you to
contact PIANO-BY-EAR directly through the methods listed below. To protect your
privacy and security, upon contacting us we will also take reasonable steps to
verify your identity before granting you access or enabling you to make
corrections.
Security
PIANO-BY-EAR
is committed to ensuring the security of your information. To prevent
unauthorized access or disclosure, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the
appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical,
electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we
collect online. We use the latest in encryption technology when collecting or
transferring sensitive data, such as credit card information.
International
Use
Information
that is submitted to Piano-By-Ear's Web Sites will be collected, processed,
stored, disclosed, and disposed of in accordance with applicable U.S. law. If
you are a non-U.S. user, you agree and acknowledge that we may collect and use
your personal data and disclose it outside your resident jurisdiction, as
discussed in "Whom We Share It With" above. In addition, such
information may be stored on servers located outside your resident
jurisdiction.
Future
Developments
From time
to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not
previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change
at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our Web site to
notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of
these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you
should check back at our Web site periodically. We will only use data collected
after a policy has changed for the new purposes.
Contact
Us
If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy, please contact
us at pbeadmin@Piano-By-Ear.com,
or you may reach us by telephone at (770) 391-0606.