Privacy Policy
1. Sites covered by this Privacy Statement This Privacy Statement applies to all Natural Parenting Tips-owned websites and domains, and our wholly owned subsidiaries (“Natural Parenting Tips websites.”) Links to non-Natural Parenting Tips websites The Natural Parenting Tips websites may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the Natural Parenting Tips website. Natural Parenting Tips does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from Natural Parenting Tips’s. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties is not covered by the Natural Parenting Tips Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information. Some third-party companies may choose to share their personal data with Natural Parenting Tips; that sharing is verned by that third-party company’s privacy policy.
2. Types of information we collect This Privacy Statement covers personal information, non-personal data collection and aggregate reporting. Personal information is information that is associated with your name or personal identity. Natural Parenting Tips uses personal information to understand better your needs and interests and to provide you with better service. Once you choose to provide us with personal information, you can be assured it will be used only to support your customer relationship with Natural Parenting Tips . We take seriously the trust you place in us. Natural Parenting Tips will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others. On some Natural Parenting Tips websites, you can order products or services, request information, subscribe to marketing or support materials, register yourself or your Natural Parenting Tips products, or apply for a job at Natural Parenting Tips. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address, user IDs and passwords, billing and transaction information, credit card information, contact preferences, educational and employment background, and job interest data. To personalize our websites, services or communications and improve our products and services, we may also ask you to provide us with information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics, and experiences with our products or services. Providing this additional information is optional. Non-personal information is data about usage and service operation that is not associated with a specific personal identity. Natural Parenting Tips collects and analyzes non-personal information to evaluate how visitors use the Natural Parenting Tips websites. Non-personal data we collect may include the pages visited on the Natural Parenting Tips websites, unique URLs1 visited within http://www.naturalparentingtips.com/, browser type and IP2 address. Most non-personal data is collected via cookies or other analysis technologies. http://www.naturalparentingtips.com/ Web pages use cookies, Web beacons and other technologies for data analysis and personalization services. Natural Parenting Tips also places ads on other websites that may use cookies. To learn more, read Natural Parenting Tips use of cookies and Web beacons.
3. Children’s privacy Natural Parenting Tips is committed to protecting the privacy needs of children and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. Natural Parenting Tips does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13.
4. How we use your information Natural Parenting Tips uses your personal information to provide you with services and to help us better understand your needs and interests. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction or order, to communicate with you, to provide service and support, to update you on services and benefits, to personalize promotional offers and to personalize some Natural Parenting Tips websites. Occasionally we may also use your information to contact you for market research regarding Natural Parenting Tips products or services. We will give you the opportunity to choose your privacy preferences regarding such communications (see section 7, “Your privacy preferences and opting out”). Credit card information is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention. Sensitive personal information is collected only to facilitate our financial service providers’ credit decisions and will be shared with them only with your permission. Credit card information and sensitive personal data are not used for any other purpose by our financial services providers or Natural Parenting Tips and will not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services, unless you ask us to retain your credit card information for future purchases. In order to offer you a more consistent and personalized experience in your interactions with Natural Parenting Tips, information collected through one Natural Parenting Tips service may be combined with information obtained through other Natural Parenting Tips services. Natural Parenting Tips is a global organization, with legal entities, business processes, management structures, and technical systems that cross borders. Our privacy practices are designed to provide protection for your personal information, all over the world. We may share your personal information within Natural Parenting Tips and transfer it to countries in the world where we do business. Some countries may provide less legal protection for your information. In such countries Natural Parenting Tips will still handle information in the manner we describe here. Non-personal data is aggregated for reporting about Natural Parenting Tips website usability, performance and effectiveness. It is used to improve the customer experience, usability and site content.
5. Who we share your information with Natural Parenting Tips will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others. Natural Parenting Tips will not share your personal information with third parties except in responding to your requests for products or services. Your permission will be requested when you submit your information. Natural Parenting Tips shares customer information across Natural Parenting Tips-owned business entities and companies working on our behalf, but only as described above in “How we use your information.” Natural Parenting Tips contracts with third-party service providers and suppliers to deliver complete products, services and customer solutions described in “How we use your information.” Suppliers and service providers are required to keep confidential the information received on behalf of Natural Parenting Tips and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for Natural Parenting Tips. These service providers may change or we may contract with additional service providers to better accommodate our customers. Natural Parenting Tips will not share personal information with any other third parties without your permission, unless to: (i) respond to duly authorized information requests of vernmental authorities; (ii) comply with any law, regulation, subpoena, or court order, (iii) help prevent fraud or to enforce or protect the rights and properties of Natural Parenting Tips or its subsidiaries; or (iv) to protect the personal safety of Natural Parenting Tips employees and third parties on Natural Parenting Tips property. Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons, Natural Parenting Tips decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize businesses in some countries. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers, or receiving it from sellers. It is Natural Parenting Tips’s practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
6. Your choices Natural Parenting Tips gives you the choice of receiving a variety of information that complements our products and services. You can subscribe to receive certain product- and service-specific information and Natural Parenting Tips-wide marketing communications. Natural Parenting Tips-wide communications may include new product information, special offers, or an invitation to participate in market research. We give you a choice regarding delivery of Natural Parenting Tips-wide communications by postal mail, e-mail and telephone.
7. Your privacy preferences and opting out Non-subscription services Natural Parenting Tips will not use your personal information for a different purpose than the one stated when you provided your data. Examples of unrelated uses include sending communications about special offers, product information, and marketing messages. You can, however, choose to receive these types of non-subscription communications by following the instructions below.
Please specify your privacy preferences by writing to Natural Parenting Tips – be sure to provide your name, e-mail and postal address in all correspondence. Subscription services To opt-out of receiving communications you have expressly requested (such as e-mail newsletters, software updates, etc.), use any of the following methods: Select the e-mail “opt-out” or “unsubscribe” link, or follow the opt-out instructions included in each subscription communication Return to the Web page(s) where you originally registered your preferences and follow the opt-out instructions Write toNatural Parenting Tips – be sure to provide your name, e-mail and postal address, and relevant information about your Natural Parenting Tips subscriptions and registrations
8. Your information and third-party companies Certain Natural Parenting Tips services are linked with those from unrelated third-party companies, some which offer you the option to share with both Natural Parenting Tips and the third party personal data you provide. Examples include the ability to register software products from multiple vendors from a single Natural Parenting Tips Web page, to request communications from Natural Parenting Tips marketing or solution partners, or to enable order completion through a reseller. We will not share your personal information with those third-party companies unless you make that choice.
9. Access to and accuracy of your information Natural Parenting Tips strives to keep your personal information accurate. We have implemented technology, management processes and policies to maintain customer data accuracy. We will provide you with access to your information, including making reasonable effort to provide you with online access and the opportunity to change your information. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID, before granting access to your data. Certain areas of Natural Parenting Tips’s websites may limit access to specific individuals through the use of passwords and other personal identifiers. The most effective way to view and change your personal information is to return to the Web page where you originally submitted your data and follow the instructions on that Web page or use Natural Parenting Tips Passport.
10. Keeping your information secure Natural Parenting Tips is committed to protecting the information you provide us. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information, Natural Parenting Tips has in place appropriate physical and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. SSL encryption is designed to make the information unreadable by anyone but us. This security measure is working when you see either the symbol of an unbroken key or closed lock (depending on your browser) on the bottom of your browser window. Credit card numbers are used only for processing payment and are not used for other purposes. As part of real-time payment processing, Natural Parenting Tips subscribes to a fraud management service. This service gives you and Natural Parenting Tips an extra level of security to guard against credit card fraud to protect your financial data.
11. Third Party services used on this site, such as Google, can collect information such as IP Addresses, or anything else your browser can provide. Natural Parenting Tips can not dictate or know what these companies collect or do with this information. Any personal information that you enter on this site will not be given to these third party services, unless required by law.
12. Changes to this Statement If there are updates to the terms of Natural Parenting Tips’s Online Privacy Statement, we will post those changes and update the revision date in this document, so you will always know what information we collect online, how we use it, and what choices you have. For material changes to this Statement, Natural Parenting Tips will provide notification to affected customers.
13. Contacting us We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy, please email us at: privacy@naturalparentingtips.com
Rev. October 2009
1A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web. For example, http://www.naturalparentingtips.com/ is the URL for Natural Parenting Tips home page.
2An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network, such as the World Wide Web. Networks use the TCP/IP protocol to route information based on the IP address of the destination. In other words, an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web, allowing Web servers to locate and identify your computer. Computers require IP addresses in order for users to communicate on the Internet, browse and shop.



















