Center Stage knows that you may have concerns
about privacy while shopping or surfing on the
Internet. This Privacy Policy describes how
we use and do not use information provided to
us at itcenterstage.com and the steps we take
to protect it.
What
information do we collect online?
How do we use information collected
online?
Is information shared with third
parties?
How can I access and correct my
information?
How can I decide what promotional
communications I will receive?
How do we protect the security
of your information?
Do we link to other websites?
Do we link from other websites?
Do we operate an affiliate program?
Whom do I contact with questions?
Changes to the itcenterstage.com
Privacy Policy
What
information do we collect online?
Information needed to make a purchase
When you make a purchase, we ask for your
name, address, phone number, e-mail address
and other information necessary to fulfill
and track your order. For purposes of billing,
you will need to provide your credit card
type, number, expiration date and billing
address for the card. If your order is to
be shipped, we also need the name, address
and phone number of the intended recipient(s).
Information
needed to create an account
You may create an account through itcenterstage.com
at any time by providing your e-mail address
and designating a unique access password.
You do not need to create an account in order
to visit our site or to place an order through
itcenterstage.com. Creating an account allows
you to save certain billing information so
that you can track the status of your orders
and set your ordering preferences. For your
privacy and security, we do not store credit
card numbers in your account unless requested.
You may change saved account information at
anytime. Simply go to the My Account page,
log in with your e-mail address and password,
then click "Edit or View Your Account."
Cookies
and other computer information
When you visit itcenterstage.com, small text
files known as "cookies" will be
stored on your computer’s hard drive.
A cookie allows us to enhance and customize
your online shopping experience and improve
the design of our site. These cookies store
random ID numbers and information about your
first and last visits, number of visits, shopping
cart contents, Express Pickup locations and
affiliate referrers. You may set your web
browser to notify you when you receive a cookie
and you may also erase cookies from your browser
after your shopping session. If you delete
our cookies, you limit our ability to personalize
itcenterstage.com for your next shopping visit;
however, deleting a cookie will not prevent
you from shopping and purchasing at our site
in the future.
We
also may collect certain technical information
from your computer when you visit itcenterstage.com.
This technical information may include your
Internet Protocol (IP) address, your computer's
operating system, browser type and the address
of a referring website, if any. Except in
the case of IP addresses, this technical information
cannot be used to identify you personally.
Further, we do not normally use IP addresses
to identify anyone. We may do so, however,
to identify abuse to our website or other
unauthorized activities.
We
use the services of NetIQ/WebTrends to track the paths our customers
take through our site. In doing so, we are better able to see
where our customers go within our site and ensure our site is
easy to navigate. If you have any questions concerning NetIQ/WebTrends,
then you should refer to the NetIQ/WebTrends Reporting Service
Privacy Policy to learn how they collect and use information.
You can find NetIQ/WebTrends Reporting Service Privacy Policy
here: https://reports.webtrends.com/privacypolicy.asp
Other
information we collect
Occasionally we conduct surveys and contests
on itcenterstage.com. If you choose to participate
in an online contest, we may request information
from you that will permit us to administer
the contest and notify the winner(s). In addition,
We may ask for other optional survey information
such as gender, age and previous shopping
experience with Center Stage.
Children’s
online policy
Center Stage is committed to the preservation
of online privacy for all of its website visitors,
including children. itcenterstage.com is a
general audience site, and we do not knowingly
collect information about children or sell
products to children. Consistent with the
Children’s Online Privacy Protection
Act, we will not knowingly collect any information
from children under the age of 13. If you
are under the age of 13, you must ask your
parent or guardian to assist you in using
itcenterstage.com.
How
do we use information collected online?
Information collected on itcenterstage.com
may be used in the following ways:
•
Schedule deliveries of merchandise that
you purchase online
• Create an online account for you
at itcenterstage.com
• Bill your credit card for your purchases
• Confirm and track your orders
• Respond to your customer-service
inquiries or requests
• Provide promotional communications
and other information to you, if you choose
to receive them
• Offer the products you want
• Customize your shopping experience
• Revise our website design based
on anonymous information about our site
visitors
Is information shared with third parties?
We do not rent, sell, or exchange your names
to third-party companies for their marketing
purposes. We do provide your information to
reputable organizations that help us to fulfill
your order. For example, we use companies
to verify and process credit card transactions,
to deliver packages, to schedule and perform
product installations and to administer service
programs. We may share information with others
who help us analyze sales data, maintain our
records, and provide other services for Center
Stage. We also may share your information
with companies that act on our behalf and
at our direction to notify you of additional
Center Stage products and services. These
companies may also conduct customer satisfaction
surveys and manage other customer services
and benefits for us. These third parties are
not authorized to use your information for
any reason other than to perform their contractually
assigned functions.
We
may be required to disclose your personal information to third
parties if necessary to comply with applicable laws, subpoenas,
or court orders.
How
can I access and correct my information?
You can access and correct information you
have shared with us online if you have established
an account with itcenterstage.com. Simply
go to the My Account page, log in with your
e-mail address and password, then click "Edit
or View Your Account" and edit or delete
whatever information you wish. Do not share
your itcenterstage.com password with anyone.
If you have not established an account with
itcenterstage.com, click
here and then click the "Register
Now" button.
How
can I decide what promotional communications
I will receive?
We may send you promotional e-mails about
Center Stage products, services or contests
that we hope will be of interest. At any time,
you can choose to discontinue receiving such
promotional e-mail. You can instruct us whether
you want to receive such e-mails by removing
the mark from the box indicating your preference
when prompted at itcenterstage.com. Additionally,
each promotional e-mail we send contains a
link allowing you to discontinue future e-mails
from us. You also may send your request to
unsubscribe at any time to mkt_unsubscribe@itcenterstage.com
from the e-mail address you wish to unsubscribe.
You may also call or write us as provided
in this Privacy Policy in the section below
entitled "Whom do I contact with questions?"
Please allow us a reasonable period of time
in order to satisfy your request, as some
promotions may already be in process.
How
do we protect the security of your information?
We protect our databases with various physical,
technical and procedural measures and we restrict
access to your information by unauthorized
persons. Our information systems are maintained
behind a software firewall to isolate them
from access by other networks connected to
the Internet. We also advise all Center Stage
employees about their responsibility to protect
customer data and we provide them with appropriate
guidelines for adhering to our company’s
business ethics standards and confidentiality
policies.
All
information transmitted through itcenterstage.com
is stored on our secure server. We use Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, which is the
electronic commerce standard for securing
information as it travels over the Internet.
SSL technology is designed to encrypt your
information, preventing an unauthorized party
from viewing and downloading your information.
Your web browser should display a web address
with an "https" prefix, indicating
that the SSL technology is operating when
using certain portions of our website like
our Checkout and My Account features.
Do
we link to other websites?
itcenterstage.com sometimes provides links
to other companies’ websites. Unless
we expressly say otherwise, a link to another
website does not mean that we are responsible
for, or that we endorse the content or policy
of that website. When you provide information
at one of those sites, you are subject to
that site’s privacy policy. We encourage
you to read that website’s policy before
submitting any information if you have concerns
about how information may be collected or
used.
Do
we link from other websites?
You may make a purchase from itcenterstage.com
through a link from another website or search
engine. You may also use an express checkout
tool from another website to make a purchase
at itcenterstage.com. In such event, please
be aware that both itcenterstage.com and that
website or search engine may have access to
certain portions of your information. Our
Privacy Policy does not apply to those other
websites or search engines.
Do
we operate an affiliate program?
We operate an affiliate program that allows
other websites to benefit by linking customers
to our site. The affiliates are provided only
certain information relating to eligible transactions,
and at no time have access to our customers’
information. We may use third parties to administer
these programs. Such third parties may have
access to information, but will be contractually
prohibited from using the information for
any purpose other than program administration.
Whom
do I contact with questions?
If you have any questions or comments about
this Privacy Policy, call us at 1-770-792-2212
or write us at:
Center
Stage Stores, Inc.
Attention: Consumer Affairs
975 Cobb Place Blvd
Suite 217
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Please
remember to include your postal address, e-mail
address and phone number with your correspondence.
Additionally,
if you want to opt-out of promotional e-mail
communications from us, you may call, write
or send your request to unsubscribe at any
time to mkt_unsubscribe@itcenterstage.com
from the e-mail address you wish to unsubscribe.
Changes
to the itcenterstage.com Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy was posted on itcenterstage.com
on January 26, 2004. We reserve the right
to change, modify or amend this policy at
any time. If we make any significant change
to this policy, we will provide notice of
the change on itcenterstage.com.