Patio Outfitters is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Patio Outfitters Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Patio Outfitters website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Patio Outfitters collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Patio Outfitters also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Patio Outfitters. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Patio Outfitters for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Patio Outfitters Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Patio Outfitters public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Patio Outfitters does not read any of your private online communications.

Patio Outfitters encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Patio Outfitters so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Patio Outfitters is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Patio Outfitters and Patio Outfitters family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Patio Outfitters collects and uses your personal information to operate the Patio Outfitters Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Patio Outfitters also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Patio Outfitters and its affiliates. Patio Outfitters may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Patio Outfitters does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Patio Outfitters may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Patio Outfitters may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Patio Outfitters, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Patio Outfitters does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Patio Outfitters keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Patio Outfitters, in order to determine what Patio Outfitters services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Patio Outfitters to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Patio Outfitters Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Patio Outfitters or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Patio Outfitters; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Patio Outfitters, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Patio Outfitters Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Patio Outfitters's pages, or register with Patio Outfitters site or services, a cookie helps Patio Outfitters to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Patio Outfitters Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Patio Outfitters features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Patio Outfitters services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Patio Outfitters secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Patio Outfitters secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Patio Outfitters will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Patio Outfitters encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Patio Outfitters is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Patio Outfitters welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Patio Outfitters has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Patio Outfitters at denise@blindappeal.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.