Protection of Information:
Dunham's
values the trust its customers place in the company. Accordingly,
Dunham's adheres to the highest ethical standards in gathering,
using and safeguarding customer information that is entrusted
to the company.
Use
and Collection of Customer Information
Dunham's does not rent, sell or exchange information about its
customers. Access to information about Dunham's customers is
restricted to the Dunham's family of business. Third parties
that need access to Dunham's customer information in order to
provide operational or other support services to Dunham's must
agree to safeguard customer information in strict compliance
with Dunham's policy.
Dunham's
gathers only the customer information that is needed to administer
its business, provide superior service and communicate offers
on merchandise and services that Dunham's believes will be of
interest to its customers.
Dunham's
limits access to customer information to those employees who
need it to carry out their business functions. Dunham's educates
its employees about Dunham's policies and practices in regard
to safeguarding customer information; preventing its unauthorized
access, use or disclosure; and, ensuring its proper handling.
Accuracy
and Security of Customer Information
Dunham's makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the customer
information it maintains is accurate, timely and secure.
Dunham's
will monitor and adopt, as appropriate, new technological developments
that are designed to aid in ensuring the accuracy and security
of customer information.
Dunham's
enforces its policies in regard to gathering, access and use
of personal customer information by its employees and authorized
third parties.
Personally
Identifiable Information
Dunham's World Wide Web sites collect personally identifiable
information (such as name, address, telephone number, or e-mail
address) from Web site visitors only when visitors voluntarily
provide such information to Dunham's. Dunham's Web site visitors
who do not want their personally identifiable information collected
online are asked not to submit such information to Dunham's.
Dunham's
Web site visitors are informed that when they provide Dunham's
with personally identifiable information online, that information
is kept within the Dunham's family of businesses. Visitors are
further informed that, unless specifically stated otherwise,
the personally identifiable information may be stored and used
by Dunham's to better understand its customers' needs, to improve
Dunham's products and services, and to contact customers regarding
offers that may be of interest to them.
If
Dunham's Web site visitors previously provided their e-mail
addresses to Dunham's and would like to have their e-mail addresses
removed from Dunham's e-mail mailing lists, Dunham's asks them
to send an e-mail message to www.dunhamswellsboro.com/contact_us.php.
Dunham's informs such visitors that it will use reasonable efforts
to delete their e-mail addresses from its existing files.
Children
Dunham's has no intention of collecting personally identifiable
information (name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address)
from children (individuals under the age of 13) online and using
that information for marketing purposes. Where appropriate,
Dunham's will specifically instruct children not to submit such
information on Dunham's Web sites.
If
a child has provided Dunham's with an e-mail address, Dunham's
asks that a parent or guardian of the child contact Dunham's
at www.dunhamswellsboro.com/contact_us.php
if they would like the e-mail address deleted from Dunham's
e-mail mailing lists. Dunham's informs customers that it will
use reasonable efforts to delete such e-mail addresses from
its existing files.
Personally
Identifiable Information Collected Automatically
Dunham's Web Sites may collect information from Web site visitors
that is not personally-identifiable, including the visitor's
operating system, browser, domain name, and the specific web
pages on the Dunham's Web site that are accessed or visited.
Dunham's only collects this information in the aggregate, and
only uses it to improve Dunham's Web sites.
Information
Placed Automatically on Visitors' Computers
Dunham's informs Web site visitors that when they visit Dunham's
Web sites, Dunham's may store some information on the visitor's
computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file.
These files allow Dunham's to tailor a Website to reflect a
customer's listed or historical preferences. Most Web browsers
allow Web users to exercise control over such files on their
computers by erasing them, blocking them, or notifying the user
when such a file is stored. Dunham's Web site visitors are asked
to refer to their browser's instructions to learn about those
functions.