privacy policy

We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy ("Policy"). This Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and explains data collection and use practices. By using the Cooking by the Book (collectively hereafter "CBTB") web site (the "Site") you are accepting the practices described in this Policy.

Collected Information

In general, you can visit this Site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from the Site, our web servers collect the domain names and IP address, not the e-mail addresses, of visitors. From time to time, CBTB may send a "cookie" to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your Internet browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off of your computer hard disk or read cookie files created by other web sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We use cookies to identify which areas of the Site you have visited or customized, so the next time you visit, those pages may be readily accessible. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our Site and other web sites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

In addition, there are portions of this Site where we may need to collect personal information from you for a specific purpose, such as to provide you with certain information you request. The information collected from you may include your name, address, telephone, fax number, or e-mail address.

Use of Collected Information

Domain name information that we collect is not used to personally identify you and instead is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the Site, pages viewed, etc. We use this information to measure the use of our Site and to improve the content of our Site.

When other information is collected from you, such as your name and e-mail address, we generally let you know at the time of collection how we will use the personal information. CBTB will disclose personal information and/or an IP address:

• To contact you regarding other products and services which may be of interest to you (including those we may offer jointly with other companies). At any time, however, you may opt out of such contact.
• When required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities and conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on CBTB.
• To process and fulfill your order or notify you of order status.
• When we have your consent to share the information.

We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent or as permitted by this Policy.

Third-Party Sites

The Site might contain hyperlinks to third party web sites. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, CBTB is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third party web sites. Customers and visitors will need to check the policy statement of these others web sites to understand their policies. Customers and visitors who access a linked site may be disclosing their private information. It is the responsibility of the user to keep such information private and confidential.

Changes to this Policy

Please check this Policy periodically to inform yourself of any changes. Although we reserve the right to modify or supplement this Policy, we will provide notice to you on this Site of any major changes for at least 30 days following the change.

(Revised April 17, 2006)


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