Curbstone Corporation (Curbstone) is committed to user privacy in our products and services. This policy outlines our personal information handling practices. If you give us personal information, we will treat it according to this policy.

The following items are addressed on this page: Types and uses of personal information Security measures Data retention Linked Web sites Children's privacy Cookies Accessing and updating information Unsubscribing Newsgroups/Forums Transfer of personal information to the U.S. Verification of our privacy practices Policy updates Help with an update, access, or unsubscribe request Additional questions or comments Frequently asked questions

Curbstone encourages you to read this privacy policy and those of all Web sites you visit.

Types and Uses of Personal Information

Your personal information is used in the following ways:

• User IDs and Passwords—Provide you with access to your profile areas and to protected content.
• Account Information—Tells us more about who you are, how to contact you, and your shipping and billing information. Also contains any preferences you have provided, such as language, e-mail format and interests.
• Customer Feedback and Support—Provides a mechanism for requesting information from Curbstone. Also used to tell us how we can improve our products, services and site designs.
• E-mail Correspondence—Used to raise and respond to issues and inquiries of all types. Also used to distribute information about Curbstone, our products, and services.
• Transactions—Show which products and services you have requested.

We will only use your personal information in the ways specified when it was collected. We will not subsequently change the way in which we use your personal information, unless you consent to the new usage.

We protect the personal information you share with us. For example, if you make an online purchase with us, we encrypt your credit card number. Access to your personal information is limited to people who need it to do their job.

Authorized third-party agents may also need access to some of your personal information. For example, if we need to ship something to you, we must share your name and address with a shipping company. We only provide third-party agents with the minimum amount of information needed to complete the requested service or transaction. We do not otherwise share your personal information with third-parties, unless you have granted us permission to do so.

Curbstone will not retain your personal information longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

We provide links to third-party sites. Since we do not control these Web sites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these (and all) third-party sites.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have personal information on a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information from our systems. Curbstone encourages parents to go online with their kids. Here are a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer:

• Teach kids never to give personal information, unless supervised by a parent or responsible adult. Includes name, address, phone, school, etc.
• Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are appropriate.
• Look for Web site privacy policies. Know how your child's information is treated.

Check out the FTC's site⁽¹⁾ for more tips on protecting children's privacy online.

Most Curbstone Web sites use cookies. Cookies help us provide a better user experience by measuring which Web site areas are of greatest interest. Curbstone also uses cookies when you register for one of our Web programs. In this situation, a cookie will store useful information that enables our Web site to remember you when you return. Curbstone can only read cookies from Curbstone Web sites.

If you choose to disable cookies in your browser, you can still access most of our Web sites. Some Web sites will not allow you to complete certain activities if cookies are disabled. For example, our consumer e-commerce site uses session cookies and persistent cookies to process transactions. If you do not accept cookies, the associated shopping bag will not work and you would not be able to order.

We may display advertisements from third parties. Third-party ad-serving companies control which ads are shown. These ad-serving companies may use cookies to collect non-personally identifiable information from you. Advertisers use this information to target the ads and measure their impact.

We need your help in making sure your personal information is correct in our systems. Please notify us of changes to your name, address, title, phone number or e-mail address. Most of our sites allow you to make these updates yourself via the program's member profile pages.

Each e-mail newsletter has instructions on how to unsubscribe.

Curbstone forums are public. Please consider this before posting.

We may process or store your information in our U.S. databases.

Curbstone wants to further demonstrate our commitment to your privacy.

• Curbstone strives to adhere to the highest standards of privacy, respect, and decency that exist.
• Curbstone agrees in the importance of notifying you of the following:
• 2. What information of yours is collected.
  4. How your information is used.
  6. With whom we may share your information.

All updates to this policy will be posted here. Last update: March 01, 2001

Need Help With an Update, Access, or Unsubscribe Request?

Contact Curbstone at: privacy .feedback@Curbstone.com. To aid in processing your request, please include the following details:

• Contact information (your name, address, e-mail address, etc.)
• Name of the program where you want the update applied
• Details of the request (e.g. change of e-mail address, unsubscribe from a newsletter, review of personal information, etc.)

Note: This policy also covers the personal information you provide to Curbstone Customer Support.

Check out the privacy policy frequently asked questions (FAQs) listed below. Should you have any additional privacy questions or comments related to this privacy policy, please use this form to contact us.

Q: The policy was last updated on March 01, 2001. What changed?
A: Based on customer feedback, we made changes to improve the usability and completeness of this policy. For example, we added this FAQs section, added details on our data retention policy, and gave more information on how to get help from Customer Support. No privacy protections were removed.

Q: What should I do if I have a privacy question after reading the policy and FAQs?
A: Like always, you can send your privacy questions and comments to us by using this form. We will use these items as input to future FAQs. Please do not send technical support questions to the privacy feedback form. Refer to support.Curbstone .com for help with your non-privacy-related questions.

Q: Does this policy also cover personal information collected offline?
A: Yes. We strive to have consistent privacy practices for your personal information, regardless of the medium used to collect the information.

Q: What are Web beacons? Does Curbstone use Web beacons?
A: A Web beacon is a clear, single-pixel image (GIF) placed on a Web page. Curbstone places Web beacons on some pages to allow us to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics about Web site usage. We also include Web beacons in HTML-formatted e-mail newsletters in order to count how many newsletters (or particular articles, links, etc.) are being accessed.

Q: What is Curbstone's corporate philosophy on privacy?
A: Curbstone is committed to user privacy in our products and services.

Q: I want to submit my Resume/Curriculum Vitae to Curbstone. Does this privacy policy cover my personal information I submit to Curbstone as a prospective employee?
A: Yes. Curbstone will use your personal information for recruitment purposes, and if you are offered a job or become employed by Curbstone, for other employment-related purposes.

Q: Does Curbstone follow the Safe Harbor principles⁽¹⁾, as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce?
A: Yes, Curbstone has self-certified for the Safe Harbor principles for off-line, online and manually processed customer personal data. The Safe Harbor agreement governs the data protection requirements for the personal information of European Union citizens, should Curbstone transfer such information to the United States. More information on Safe Harbor can be found on the US Department of Commerce Web site⁽¹⁾.

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