PRIVACY STATEMENT

THE CAKE CHIC is committed to protecting the privacy of its members and customers.

Personal Information

THE CAKE CHIC may collect personally identifiable information such as name, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, institution affiliation, credit card number, checking account number, or date of birth through various activities of the Society. This personal information is collected and used by THE CAKE CHIC staff for the purpose of facilitating a relationship or business transaction.

E-mail

THE CAKE CHIC does not sell or rent e-mail addresses to other organizations. Certain e-mail addresses may be published in both print and electronic THE CAKE CHIC publications including THE CAKE CHIC website. THE CAKE CHIC may generate e-mail for the following types of communication:

  1. Notification e-mail to which the individual may subscribe and unsubscribe.
  2. Transactional e-mail, which is the result of a business transaction initiated with THE CAKE CHIC.
  3. Relationship e-mail, which is sent as an informational service because of a relationship with THE CAKE CHIC.
  4. Commercial e-mail, which is sent to promote THE CAKE CHIC product or service (You may opt not to receive this type of e-mail).
  5. Correspondence from THE CAKE CHIC staff as a result of a communication initiated by a member or customer.

E-mail that has a provision for opt-out will include instructions on how to do so. All inquiries regarding subscription-based e-mails should be directed to THE CAKE CHIC Member and Customer Services Department (see THE CAKE CHIC Contact Information below).

Third-party Agents

THE CAKE CHIC uses third-party agents for several business purposes, including credit card validation, hotel registration, and shipping. These agents are permitted to use your personal information only to provide THE CAKE CHIC with a specific service and not for any other purpose. Please contact THE CAKE CHIC Member and Customer Service Department (see THE CAKE CHIC Contact Information) if you believe this policy has been violated.

THE CAKE CHIC makes every effort to preserve your privacy, but we may need to disclose personal information when required by law. THE CAKE CHIC may also disclose personal information if it believes in good faith that such action is necessary.

Non-personal Information

Non-personal information is collected behind the scenes by THE CAKE CHIC web server and is used to compile general website usage statistics or facilitate access to restricted website services. Such information includes:

  • IP address of computer
  • Browser-related information
  • Locations visited on the website
  • HTTP cookies

IP address

IP address is used to aid in the general administration of the website for THE CAKE CHIC.

HTTP Cookies

A HTTP Cookie is a piece of data that is stored by your browser in either your computer's memory or on your computer's hard drive. THE CAKE CHIC uses cookies to keep track of user session identity on the website, such as tracking items in a bookstore shopping cart or maintaining access to restricted website services via THE CAKE CHIC Web Account. Cookies are also used to track the effectiveness of various services provided on THE CAKE CHIC website. Browsers generally allow you to disable cookies. Services on THE CAKE CHIC website that require a login to THE CAKE CHIC web account require that cookies are enabled.

External Links

The only domain covered by THE CAKE CHIC privacy policy is THECAKECHIC.com. THE CAKE CHIC website may contain links to other sites, however, and THE CAKE CHIC is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.

How can you update your personal Information?

You can make changes to personal by contacting THE CAKE CHIC Customer Services (see contact information below).

You can contact THE CAKE CHIC Customer Services in a couple of ways:

THE CAKE CHIC Privacy Statement is subject to change and was last modified on December 20, 2008.