Overview

This Privacy Policy statement explains the data processing practices of Mother Goose Programs of the Vermont Center for the Book (MG). If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any questions about these practices please contact our Privacy Officer by e-mail at [email protected].

Our site contains links to third party sites, which are not subject to this privacy policy. We recommend that you read the privacy policy of any such sites that you visit. In the event that you provide us with personal information for the purposes of free registration and you later make a purchase, your privacy rights will be protected according to our stated policies, which will be posted and available for your review at the time of purchase.

Information Collected

Personal information is collected by Mother Goose Programs of the Vermont Center for the Book (MG).

We collect personally identifiable information about you (your “Data”) through:

The use of inquiry and registration forms.

The purchase process when you buy any of our products or services.

The provision of your details to us either online or offline.

The elements of your Data that we collect may include:

Name

Job title

Company name

Home address, phone and fax number

Telephone number

E-mail address

Payment details such as credit card information

Market research data such as customer usage patterns

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

We use your Data for purposes, which may include:

Providing our customers with a personalized service.

Processing orders, registrations and inquiries.

Conducting market research surveys.

Running competitions.

Providing you with information about products and services we offer (providing you agree to receive such information).

We use the information you provide when placing an order to complete that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except: 1. To the extent necessary to complete that order or to provide services where the outside party is acting on our behalf and has no independent right to use the information (i.e. a third party shipping or customer support center); or 2. To successors in title to our business;  or 3. In accordance with a properly executed court order or if otherwise required to do so by law.

We also use information in aggregate form (so that no individual user is identified):

To build up marketing profiles

To aid strategic development

To audit usage of the site

Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Devices

We use cookies to help personalize your use of our site. A cookie is a small piece of information which is sent to your computer’s hard drive by the web server so that the website can remember who you are. This information may include information relating to your use of our site, information about your computer such as the computer’s IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at our site via a link from third party site, the URL of the linking page. If you are a registered user this may include your name and email address for verification purposes.

We use information from cookies for purposes, which may include:

Identifying returning users and registrants

Enabling you to move more easily around our site

Tracking your use of our site to better develop our sites in accordance with your requirements

Building up a demographic profile.

If you do not want to help us learn how to improve our site, products, offers and marketing strategy, you can “opt-out” of this web-site analysis tool, please email [email protected].

Further information on how to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer can be found on http://www.allaboutcookies.org under the ‘manage cookies’ section. Alternatively go to the help menu within your Internet browser.

From time to time we may permit 3rd party companies to set cookies on our site for purposes which may include market research, revenue tracking or to improve functionality of the site.

Security Policy

Mother Goose Programs of the Vermont Center for the Book has appropriate measures in place to ensure that our users’ Data is protected against unauthorized access or use, alteration, unlawful or accidental destruction and accidental loss.

Transfer of Data

The Internet is a global environment. Using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing our site and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

You may request a copy or send a correction of the personal information we hold about you by contacting the Privacy Officer at [email protected] or writing to:

Privacy Officer, Mother Goose Programs, 256 Haywood Rd., Chester, VT 05143.

We may charge the allowable fee under applicable law for provision of this information.

Children Under 14

We do not intentionally collect any information on children under 14 years of age. We will undertake to delete any details of such users where a parent or guardian has notified us that any such details have been obtained.

Changes to this Policy

This policy is effective June 14, 2006. From time to time we may make changes to this privacy policy statement to reflect any changes to our privacy practices in accordance with changes in legislation, best practice or website enhancements.