What Customer Information does M & R Photo Studio collect?
Customer Information is requested whenever you choose to use M & R Photo Studio services. The type of Customer Information we request has to do specifically with the type of service you are using. For example:
- When you order a passport photo sheet, we will ask you to provide your shipping address and a credit card to be used by PayPal.
- When you simply want to make free passport photo sheet, we will not ask for any personal identification.
How does M & R Photo Studio use Customer Information?
Our primary goal in collecting your Customer Information is to provide you with an effective experience on the M & R Photo Studio site. Here are the ways we use Customer Information to enhance this experience:
Customer Communication: We use Customer Information to communicate with you and we consider this communication to be an integral part of the M & R Photo Studio service. We use your email and mailing address to inform you of order status that may be of interest to you.
Customer Satisfaction: We use Customer Information to make your M & R Photo Studio experience enjoyable.
With whom does M & R Photo Studio share Customer Information?
M & R Photo Studio shares Customer Information with third party intermediaries (for example, PayPal, photo processing labs, etc.) who help us run the M & R Photo Studio Service and Site. Your Customer Information is provided to these third parties solely for the purpose of providing you the services you request at the time that you request them. Third party intermediaries do not store, retain, access or otherwise use your Customer Information other than as necessary to provide you with the M & R Photo Studio service.
Other than as described in the previous paragraphs, M & R Photo Studio will not sell, rent or otherwise share Customer Information with a third party without your knowledge and consent. If you do not want your Customer Information shared at that time you will always have the option of telling us not to share it. Advertisers on M & R Photo Studio do not have access to your individual account information. Advertisers simply give us an ad and tell us the type of audience they want to reach (for example, digital camera users). M & R Photo Studio then displays the ad only to users who meet those criteria. The one exception to the rule described in this section is the following: if M & R Photo Studio is required by law (or to protect its rights or property), we will disclose Customer Information to the extent so required.
Who sees your photos after they have been uploaded?
Only you and M & R Photo Studio employees or employees of partner companies that provide services to M & R Photo Studio may see your photos while they are printed. In addition, your photos or personal account information may be seen by M & R Photo Studio employees in order to evaluate, validate, or correct problems with your account.
Does M & R Photo Studio use IP addresses and cookies?
M & R Photo Studio uses IP addresses and cookies in limited ways, as follows:
IP Addresses: An IP address is literally your computer's address and is a unique identifier, allowing online information to be sent to the right place. We use IP addresses to better understand the customer database. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information such as geographic distribution of our members. We do not intentionally link your IP address to your personally identifiable information.
Cookies: Contrary to popular belief, cookies do not extract private or personal information from your computer's memory. The job of a cookie is to record only session information upon registering or visiting the site. Cookies are tiny files placed onto the hard drive of your computer the first time you visit our Web site that enable our server to recognize or "remember" who you are next time you come back. M & R Photo Studio cookies are not tied to personally identifiable information. Currently, M & R Photo Studio intends to make only limited use of cookies for the purpose of delivering content and ads specific to your interests. For instance cookies may be used to retain your personal preferences, hold session information for a "shopping cart" or save your password so it doesn't have to be re-entered each time you log in. |
