patio & hearth products reportPrivacy Statement

Welcome to www.patioandhearthproducts.com! This site is owned by Peninsula Media, Inc. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of personal information that you may provide to us through this Web site.

What personal information do we collect on this site, and how do we collect it?

When you subscribe to Patio & Hearth Products Report, we ask you for your first and last name, title, company name, address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.

How do we use the personal information that we collect?

• We use the personal information that we collect on your online subscription form as follows:
• Our fulfillment house, which currently is Hallmark Data, stores all the information that you enter on the online subscription form and makes that information available to the our circulation department.
• Our circulation department may share your name and address with our direct mail vendors (who are engaged on a job-to-job basis), who may send you renewal mailings, and with our list vendor, which currently is Edith Roman, who may include your name and address in lists that it rents to third parties.
• If you provide your e-mail address, we may (i) send you subscription renewal forms by e-mail, (ii) forward your e-mail address to our list vendor, which currently is Edith Roman, to use to send you e-mail promotional messages for other products and services offered by other companies; (iii) use your e-mail address to send you newsletters about developments and opportunities in the patio, hearth, barbecue/grill, outdoor-kitchen and outdoor-living industry.
• If you provide your telephone number, we may share it with telemarketing companies (who are engaged on a job-by-job basis) who may use it to solicit renewals of your subscription, and with our list vendor, which currently is Edith Roman, who may include the phone number along with your name and address in lists that it rents to third parties. You do not have to provide your telephone number to subscribe to Patio & Hearth Products Report.
• If you provide your fax number, you give consent for us to send you fax advertisements at the fax number you have provided. You do not have to provide your fax number to subscribe to Patio & Hearth Products Report.
• If we sell, assign, or otherwise transfer the business of this Web site to which your personal information relates, we will transfer your personal information to the buyer and require the buyer to agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
• If we are required to disclose your personal information by any applicable law, court order, or government regulation, we will comply with such laws, orders or regulations.

Do any third parties collect information on this site? No.

Do you use cookies (and what are they)?
Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site places on your computer to facilitate and enhance your communication and interaction with that site by making it easier for you to navigate the site. That is how we use cookies on this site. We do not use cookies to retrieve personal information from your computer. Cookies (and Java-Script) must be enabled for you to enter and use this site. The Nielsen technology that BPA uses includes cookies to gather statistical information which is designed to assist in understanding what users find interesting and useful on this site.

What about non-confidential information that I transmit to you?
Any communication or material you transmit to us by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated as, nonconfidential and nonproprietary. We may use anything you transmit to us or post on this Web site for any purpose, including but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, posting and/or ranking. Furthermore, you expressly agree that we are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to us without compensation and for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products and services using such information.

How can I correct my personal information?
To keep your personal information accurate, current, and complete, if you are a Patio & Hearth Products Report subscriber, please contact Hallmark Data Systems at 1- 877-529-1746 or tramos@peninsula-media.com. If you are not a Patio & Hearth Products Report subscriber, please call our customer service at 1- 800-825-4696.

How can I be sure that my Information is secure on your Web site?
We take reasonable steps to protect your Information as you transmit it from your computer to our site and to protect your Information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this site may not be secure, Moreover, where you use passwords, ID numbers, or other special access features on this site; it is your responsibility to safeguard them.

This site may contain links or references to other Web sites in addition to the ones we have already mentioned. Please be aware that we do not control such other Web sites and that, in any case, this Privacy Policy does not apply to those Web sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every Web site you visit.

How will I know if this policy has changed?
If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted on this site. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any personal information. This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 21, 2011.