Through An Open Window considers the protection of individual privacy to be a fundamental requirement for ethical commerce and interaction on the Internet.  We firmly believe the ongoing investment and success of commercial interests will be an instrumental component in the growth and diversity of the Web.  We have created this statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy.  The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices.

What information is collected on this site?

 

Anonymous click-stream information may be collected for every visitor to this site.  This includes pages viewed, date & time, user platform, screen bit-depth, and browser type.  IP numbers are NOT stored, but are temporarily used to determine domain type and in some cases, geographic region.  There is NO association between this information and a visitor's identity.

Information provided to Through An Open Window is kept strictly confidential, and is NEVER sold or shared with third party entities.  If you have signed up as a user on this website, your e-mail address is stored in our mailing list.  However, EVERY email we send to our mailing list has a link to immediately unsubscribe included, so if you do NOT wish to receive notifications, you will NOT be somehow manually re-subscribed by our staff.  Remember, the choice to get e-mail from us is completely up to YOU.

How is it used?

 

Any information is used by Through An Open Window to build anonymous visitor information data which is used to more effectively focus the site content and to increase ease of navigation - all without knowing your identity.  Once again, there is NO association between a user's anonymously collected click stream data and a visitor's identity or e-mail address.

Our site MAY use cookies in conjunction with the CGI scripts to track your progress during your navigation process.  We do NOT use cookies to attempt to determine your personal identification or for any other marketing reason.  We also do NOT share or make accessible our cookies to any third party agency or interest.

 

Public Areas:

This site MAY make use of FAQ's and/or Feedback and other posting board areas available to our visitors.  Please remember that ANY information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose ANY information.  Through An Open Window is NOT responsible, in any case, for the security of ANY information that YOU choose to divulge and make public on this website.  However, we do TRY to write our scripts so that YOU MAY have the opportunity to have your personal information shown or hidden, so it is YOUR CHOICE as to the level of privacy YOU face on our site.  

Further Questions:

Please E-Mail Through an Open Window to provide feedback to our staff.