Privacy Notice

What information about guests do we collect?

Information You Give Us

We receive and may store any information you enter on our Web sites or give to our Web sites in any other way. For example, we collect information you provide when you place an order, register with us, send us an e–mail or call us. This information may include:

• your name
• your mailing address
• your e-mail address
• your phone number
• your credit card number

along with any other personal or preference information you provide to us.

It may also include information you submit about other people; for example, the name and address of a gift recipient.

Automatic Information

We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with our Web sites. For example, we use "cookies" like many other Web sites. Through "cookies" we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses our Web sites. There are utilities designed to help you visit Web sites anonymously. Although we cannot provide you with a personalized experience or certain services at our Web sites if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist.

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer&8217;s hard drive through your Web browser. Cookies allow us to provide features and storage of items in your shopping cart between visits.

The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie or how to disable cookies altogether. However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of our Web sites’ best features, so we recommend that you leave them turned on.

Do our Web sites share information they receive?

The information we collect at our Web sites is used primarily to serve you as you intended when you gave us the information.

Our Web sites may also share information with companies that provide support services to us (such as a printer, mailing house or web host) or that help us market our products and services. These companies may need information about you in order to perform their functions. These companies are not authorized to use the information we share with them for any other purpose.

We may disclose information you provide to our Web sites when we believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law; to enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property or safety of our Web sites, our users or others.

If some or all of the business assets of our Web sites are sold or transferred, we generally would transfer the corresponding information regarding our guests. We also may retain a copy of that guest information.

If you would like to be kept off mailing lists for Vesterheim Museum membership solicitation, product catalogs, or upcoming tour announcements, please include your wishes in the comment section of your order. You may also e-mail giftshop@vesterheim.org or call 563-382-9681 weekdays from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Central Time to make your request, or to be removed from our mailing list.

Your Consent

By using one of our Web sites, you consent to our use of guest information as described in this online privacy policy. We may change or add to this privacy policy so we encourage you to review it periodically.

Security

We have appropriate physical, electronic and procedural security safeguards to protect and secure the information we collect.

Our Web sites use Secure Sockets Layering (SSL) to encrypt your personal credit information, including your credit card number, before it travels over the Internet. SSL technology is the industry standard for secure online transactions. Because we use SSL, placing an order online at one of our Web sites is just as safe as giving your credit card number over the phone.

Our security measures are designed to prevent anyone from stealing and using your credit card number. In addition, consumer protection laws protect you against the unauthorized use of your credit card. Under the Fair Credit Billing Act, if your credit card is used without your authorization, your liability for those fraudulent charges cannot exceed $50. So, if someone steals your credit card or your credit card number, your liability is limited to $50 no matter how much the thief charges to your account.

Last updated December 4, 2003.