Personal information

Oil on Ice Partners respect your privacy. In general, you can visit the Oil on Ice web site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. There are times, however, when we may need information from you, such as your full name, home address, e-mail address and phone number. It is our intent to let you know before we collect personal information from you on the Internet.

We collect certain types of personal information for e-mail communication and in the Oil on Ice Store. See the Oil on Ice Store Privacy Policy for more information (http://www.oilonicestore.com).

Additionally, information collected on the Oil on Ice web site is used internally by authorized employees for three main purposes. First, we collect information to figure out how to improve our site by seeing which areas, features and products are most popular. Second, we collect information in order to personalize the site for our customers. For example, in the future, we may recommend products or features you may like based on what you have liked in the past. Lastly, we keep track of the domains from which people visit us. We analyze this data in aggregate for trends and statistics, and then we discard it. Other than as described above, we do not sell, rent, loan, or transfer any personal information regarding our visitors to any unrelated third parties.

Related Parties

The Oil on Ice is operated by Oil on Ice Partners, Woodside, CA.

Oil on Ice Partners has a contract with Peak Fulfillment, of Lyons, Colorado, which specifies that all data on customers of the Oil on Ice Store is owned by and is reserved for the exclusive use of Oil on Ice Partners. Thus, Peak Fulfillment may report to Oil on Ice Partners the names, addresses, and purchase histories of customers. Peak Fulfillment does NOT transfer payment information (i.e. credit card numbers) to Oil on Ice Partners.

Email Addresses/Communications from Oil on Ice

From time to time, we may send email communications to individuals you sign up on our mailing lists, announcing news, new products, sales, and promotions. Our intent is to issue these communications sparingly, and not burden our customers. If you would like to have your email address removed from this list, please send us an email.

Cookies

There are various technologies, including one called "cookies", which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. Some Oil on Ice pages use cookies or other technologies so that we can better serve you when you return to our site. For example, we use these cookie files to track your clicks as you go through the Oil on Ice Web site, to keep track of items you select in the Oil on Ice Store, to tell us whether you have visited Oil on Ice previously, and to help us determine whether you came to the Oil on Ice from a particular Internet link or banner advertisement. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. However, disabling cookies in your browser will prevent you from successfully completing an online transaction with the Oil on Ice Store.

Important Disclaimer:

No transmission of data over the internet is guaranteed to be compeletely secured. While we take all reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized use of your personal data, it may be possible for third parties not under the control of Oil on Ice to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect your personal information, Oil on Ice Partners cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. Any such transmission is done at your own risk.

Oil on Ice Partners reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any such changes will be posted online. Questions should be directed to webmaster@oilonice.org.

This policy is current as of October 2004.