Privacy Statement

Your privacy and security are important to us. Because we gather certain types of information about Tighter Knot subscribers, we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we gather and how we use it.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to privacy@tighterknot.com.

1. Capture and Use of Information.

Registration

If you participate in Tighter Knot, you may be asked to register for a free ID and password and/or to provide information on event-registration forms. Unique identifiers, such as IDs and passwords, are collected to verify your identity and for use as account numbers in our record system. Your contact information may also be used to contact you when necessary for customer service reasons. Financial information that is collected is used only to bill you for products and services that you specifically request.

Cookies

"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Generally, cookies work by assigning to your computer a unique number that has no meaning outside of our site. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information; we use them to provide features such as personalization, to save your member ID and to keep track of your shopping cart. We may also use cookies to assist us in delivering content specific to your interests. Additionally, after you've entered your member ID and password during a session on our service, we save that information so you don't have to re-enter it repeatedly during that session. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that. Not accepting cookies may make certain features of Tighter Knot unavailable to you.

IP Address

We may use your IP address to identify you and your shopping cart, to administer our Web site and to assist in diagnosing problems with our server.

2. Additional Uses of Information

All of the information we collect, both what you tell us and what we collect through the use of cookies, is used to personalize your account, to customize our services and to allow our customer service representatives to contact you when necessary. It is Tighter Knot's policy not to release any personally identifying information about you without your consent (usually obtained through an "opt-out" option that you may select when providing the information). In most cases, information will be released only on an aggregated basis (meaning that the information from many users are grouped together in a way that does not disclose the personal information of any particular user). TIGHTER KNOT WILL NEVER RELEASE YOUR INFORMATION TO ANYONE FOR ANY REASON!

3. General Privacy Information.

Tighter Knot web site may contain links to third party sites and services that may collect data in connection with registrations, promotions, e-commerce, etc. Tighter Knot is also linked to by, and in some cases framed by, certain partner web sites. Each of the web sites (linked from Tighter Knot, or linking to Tighter Knot) each have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of Tighter Knot, and Tighter Knot has no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

4. Security.

Tighter Knot uses a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Credit card numbers are encrypted in Tighter Knot's secure database. Personal information collected on Tighter Knot is stored in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public. All credit card and registration information supplied by users is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. The technology department conducts frequent site-security audits.

5. Protecting Yourself.

You can help to protect your information by safeguarding your Tighter Knot password, if applicable, using caution and discretion when posting information on public areas of Tighter Knot Web site, and by learning more about internet privacy from Web sites such as TRUSTe (www.truste.com).