Welcome to Simon & Son Publishing
Posted: June 3rd 2006
Simon & Son Publishing ("Simon & Son ") is part of Franklin Simon Productions,
which has adopted a set of Privacy Principles applicable to all its U.S.-based
companies. Simon & Son has implemented those Principles in this Privacy Policy,
which describe and show how we collect, use and share personally identifiable
information ("PII") we obtain from and about individuals located in the United
States both online and off-line. From time to time may revise this Privacy
Policy to reflect industry initiatives or changes in the law, our PII collection
and use practices, the features of our Web sites, or technology. Therefore, you
should review it periodically so that you are up to date on our most current
policies and practices. If Simon & Son changes its practices regarding the
collection or use of your PII, your PII will continue to be governed by the
Policy under which it was collected unless you have been provided notice of and
have not objected to the change.
COLLECTION OF IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ("PII") BY
Simon & Son
In general. Simon & Son collects personally identifiable information ("PII"
-- that is, information such as your full name, e-mail address, mailing address
or telephone number) only in order to create or enhance our relationship with
you. When we collect PII from you it is because you are voluntarily submitting
the information to us in order to participate in activities like sweepstakes,
contests, games, surveys, forums, subscription registrations, in connection with
content or suggestions you submit to us, chats or bulletin boards, or because you
want us to furnish you with products, services or information. We may also
obtain PII from reputable third parties.
Cookies. Cookies are small bits of information that the Simon & Son Web sites
place on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies remember information about
your activities on the site and enable the operator of the site to make your
visits to our Web sites more enjoyable. We may also use cookies or similar tools
to relate your use of our Web sites to PII obtained from you or a reputable
third party. For example, if you ask us to send you information about our
upcoming products or promotions, cookie and/or click stream data about your
activities on Simon & Son Websites may allow us to limit the
material we send you to the types of items we believe you will find
interesting, based upon your activities on our sites and your preferences.
However, if we wish to coordinate your personal and Web site activity
information in this manner, we will obtain your express affirmative consent.
Also, our cookies will not contain PII.
You can program your computer to warn you each time a cookie is being sent or to
refuse cookies completely.
When you voluntarily provide PII to , Simon & Son we will make sure
you are informed about who is collecting the information, how and why the
information is being collected and the types of uses we will make of the
information.
At the time you provide your PII, Simon & Son will notify you of your
options regarding our use of your PII, including whether we will share it with
outside companies (See "Choice" below). This Policy describes the types of other
companies that may want to send you information about their products and services
and therefore may want to share your personal information, provided you have
given Simon & Son permission to do so (See "Use" below).
Sometimes we collect personally identifiable information from consumers in
manual format or off-line, such as a post card or subscription form. Providing
detailed notice in those situations often proves impractical, so consumers will
instead be provided with a short notice that describes how to obtain the full
text of this Policy and other relevant information from us.
Simon & Son Web sites may be linked to Internet sites operated by other
companies. Some of these third party sites may be co-branded with a Simon & Son
logo, even though they are not operated or maintained by , such as Web sites
owned and operated by our authors. Simon & Son Web sites may also carry
advertisements from other companies. Simon & Son is not responsible for
the privacy practices of Web sites operated by third parties that are linked to
our sites or for the privacy practices of third party or national Internet
advertising companies. Once you've left a Simon & Son Web site via such a
link or by clicking on an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy
policy of the third party or advertiser site to determine how they will handle
any PII they collect from you.
Simon & Son Web sites may also be linked to sites operated by
companies affiliated with Simon & Son (i.e., that are part
of Franklin Simon Productions). Although Franklin Simon Productions entities
adhere to the group's Privacy Principles, visitors to those affiliated sites
should still refer to their separate privacy policies and practices, which may
differ in some respects from this Policy.
Some of our online activities are directed to children under 13. When those
activities involve the collection of PII, we provide additional privacy
protections.
Simon & Son will not use the PII you provide to us for purposes different
from the purpose for which it was submitted, or share your PII with third parties
that are not affiliated with Simon & Son (i.e., not part of Franklin
Simon Productions), unless we obtain your permission.
USE: Simon & Son USE OF PII
Simon & Son will use your PII provided under this Policy in a manner
that is consistent with this Policy. If Simon & Son obtains PII from
a third party, such as a business partner, our use of that information is
governed by this Policy.
Simon & Son may share your PII with companies that are affiliated
with us, that is are part of Franklin Simon Productions. Provided you have given
us permission, we may also share your PII with advertisers and business partners
that are not affiliated with Simon & Son but would like to send you
information about their products and services. For example, Simon & Son
could offer a sweepstakes or contest in conjunction with a co-sponsor that may
have special offers or promotions that might be of interest to Simon & Son
customers. However, you will always have the opportunity to instruct us not to
share your information with third parties when PII is collected. Moreover, we
will never share your credit card information with third parties except those
Simon & Son uses to perform tasks (such as order fulfillment and payment
processing) required to complete purchases you make through Simon & Son
Web sites.
Simon & Son employees, agents and contractors must have a legitimate
business reason to obtain access to your PII. Simon & Son may share your
PII with outside contractors or agents who help us manage our information
activities (i.e., sweepstakes administration, order fulfillment, statistical
analyses), but they may only use your PII to provide Simon & Son with a
specific service and not for any other purpose.
Simon & Son may also enter into agreements with outside companies that
possess the technology that allows Simon & Son to customize the
advertising and marketing messages you receive on our Web sites. Your non-PII
and click stream data about your activities on our sites may be shared with these
companies so this customization can be accomplished. These companies will not
share your information with any third party or use it for any other purpose.
Anonymous click stream and demographic information may also be shared with Simon
& Son advertisers and business partners.
There may be instances when Simon & Son may disclose PII without
providing you with a choice in order to protect the legal rights of Simon & Son
, other companies within Franklin Simon Productions or their employees, agents
and contractors; to protect the safety and security of visitors to our Web sites;
to protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or to comply with the
law or legal process. In addition, if Simon & Son sells all or part of its
business or makes a sale or transfer of assets or is otherwise involved in a
merger or business transfer, Simon & Son may transfer your PII to a
third party as part of that transaction.
SECURITY: Simon & Son
Simon & Son uses reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and
physical measures to safeguard PII in its possession against loss, theft and
unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. In addition, we use reasonable
methods to make sure that PII is accurate, up-to-date and appropriately
complete. Passwords and PII are stored by Simon & Son behind firewalls.
Credit card information is encrypted both in transit and when stored within
Simon & Son online databases.
Simon & Son, Simon & Son has implemented a procedure for you to access,
correct or delete your PII, and, if you are a member of , Simon & Son
review your user preferences. If you would like to know the types of information
that Simon & Son collects from visitors to its Web sites, please send your
request to
Frank@SimonSonPublishing.com or write to Legal Department, Simon & Son
Publishing, 4995 Paist Road Doylestown Pa. 18901, Att: Legal Department
If you would like to know whether Simon & Son has collected
PII about you and what PII we have collected, please send us the activities that
you participated in on our Web sites which requested PII. After reviewing the
relevant databases, we will confirm whether we have collected such information
about you and provide a list of your PII on file.
In the event your PII on file is incorrect, you may correct the PII by sending a
written request for correction to
Frank@SimonSonPublishing.com that includes (1) all of the incorrect
PII that you wish to change, (2) the corrected PII and (3) your signature
authorizing such changes. Simon & Son will then correct the
PII in our database and send a written confirmation to you.
If you wish to stop all future communications from Simon & Son ,
please contact
Frank@SimonSonPublishing.com requesting that your PII be permanently removed
from any Simon & Son database. We will send you a written confirmation of such
removal.
However, there may be residual information that will remain within our databases
that may or may not contain PII. This residual information will not be given to
any third party or used for any commercial purpose.
HOW TO CONTACT Simon & Son
If you have concerns regarding the collection and use of your PII or any other
privacy issues, please contact:
Legal Department
Simon & Son Publishing
4995 Paist Road
Doylestown Pa. 18901
Frank@SimonSonPublishing.com
