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Privacy Policy

Aquaknot Pools understands and respects your privacy. We would like you to know how we use the personal information you entrust to us.

Secure Shopping

You can shop at www.aquaknotpools.com online with confidence. We have partnered with Authorize.Net, a leading payment gateway since 1996, to offer safe and secure credit card and electronic check transactions for our customers.

The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the credit card and electronic check processing networks (see an online payments diagram) [link to http://www.authorize.net/resources/howitworksdiagram/ ]. The company adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing, including:

· 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions.

· Industry leading encryption hardware and software methods and security protocols to protect customer information.

· Compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.

For additional information regarding the privacy of your sensitive cardholder data, please read the Authorize.Net Privacy Policy [link to http://www.authorize.net/company/privacy/ ].

www.aquaknotpools.com is registered with the Authorize.Net Secure Payments Seal program.

Customer Profile
Certain information (e.g. e-mail address, name, address, phone) is necessary in order to fulfill ordering information. This information is collected from all customers who order from or request information from us. We may also use such information to mail you promotional and marketing material from our business, but will never sell, distribute or publish such information. We collect this so that we may more efficiently communicate with our customers and fulfill your orders. We always tell you when information is mandatory to ensure the proper handling of your online request. We collect financial information during the process of fulfilling product orders you have requested online. This information is used to verify a consumer's identity. When you take your shopping cart purchase(s) to checkout, you are automatically connected to a secure server that utilizes encrypted transmission technology for safe and secure credit card transactions over the Internet.

Automatic Information
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses lorettalaroche.com.
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features such as Current User purchasing 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. However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of our features, so we recommend that you leave them turned on.

Marketing Data
Occasionally we may attempt to collect demographic data from our visitors (example: age, location, preferences, etc.). This information is reviewed by our marketing team to better understand and serve our subscribers and customers. Information that is not required should be submitted at the visitor's discretion. Information you provide us will never be sold or given to anyone else.
Aquaknot Pools is not responsible for the content or privacy policy of the Web sites we may link to. Keep in mind whenever you voluntarily give personal information online, by using message boards, instant messengers, discussion groups, through e-mail or in chat areas, it can be collected and used by other people. If you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from others in return. Any personal information you disclose to anyone online you do at your own risk.

Children
Children under 18 are not allowed to purchase products from our web site without adult involvement.

Newsletter Data
Your email address is necessary in order to fulfill newsletter subscriptions. We may also use such information to mail you promotional and marketing material from our business, but will never sell, distribute or publish such information. Newsletter subscribers have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving e-mail notification about new issues. The opt-out information is included with each quarterly e-mail notice.