We at Arties Hardware & Locksmith are committed to protecting the privacy of our customers, which is why we do not sell, rent, or loan any personal identifiable information regarding our customers to any third party. We hope the policy below will answer all of your questions regarding how we treat information gathered from visitors to Arties Hardware & Locksmith. Feel free to e-mail us at info@artiesnyc.com with any questions you might have.

What Information We Collect

In order to process your order efficiently, we collect the following information: name, billing address, shipping address, e-mail address, phone number, and credit card number ("Personal Information") when you place an order with us. This information is used solely by Arties Hardware & Locksmith and is stored in a secure environment. Under certain circumstances we do also collect the user's IP address, but only when we suspect that credit card fraud may have occurred.

Use of Information that You Provide

At Arties Hardware & Locksmith we collect Personal Information only for the purposes of fulfilling orders, providing a high level of customer service, gaining knowledge internally regarding what our customers want and special offers from Arties Hardware & Locksmith.

How to Opt-out

We ask that you tell us when you do not wish to receive periodic e-mails from us. We will only send e-mail for customer service purposes and to those visitors who have indicated that they wish to receive other types of e-mail from us. If at any time you wish to stop receiving e-mail from us, you can always remove your name from our mailing list by sending an e-mail to info@artieshousewares.com stating that you wish to unsubscribe and indicating in the subject line of the e-mail "NO E-MAIL".

Security of the Information You Provide

Among our top priorities is keeping your Personal Information secure. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, which provides the highest level of security currently available for secure transactions, to encrypt all of your Personal Information before it is transmitted to us. Encrypted information cannot be read or recorded as it travels over the Internet. You can tell you are sending information securely by the unbroken key icon or closed lock icon that should appear at the bottom of your internet browser's window (depending on what browser you use). These icons will appear when you are placing an order on our Web site. In addition, you will see our site address change slightly, from http: to https: indicating a secure server connection is being used.

Additionally, access to your Personal Information is provided only to our employees and agents who have a need to know such information for the purpose of fulfilling your order and offering our high level of customer service. The computers that store your Personal Information are located in a separate facility which employs the latest in firewall and security technology.

Use of Cookies

As a security feature, artiesnyc.com DOES NOT use cookies to save or track any information. We use a high security system that allows us to perform all regular shopping activities without risking your security.

Your Acceptance of these Terms

By using our Web site, you agree to accept the Arties Hardware & Locksmith privacy policy. Make sure you read this policy carefully, because if you do choose to use our Web site, you automatically agree to this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Web site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. If this policy changes in the future, we will let you know by posting the policy on our Web site or by sending an email to our opt-in list. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our Web site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

Policy Effective Date: This policy became effective in January, 2006, and was most recently changed in May, 2006.

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