CHARLES A. TUREK

Charles A. Turek / Pagination Books

Web Privacy Statement

 

A Note to Children and Parents

Our websites are intended for use by adults, unless they are

specifically labeled for children.

Children: Some internet sites may ask you to share information about yourself. Before

sending any information about yourself over the Internet to us or anyone else, be sure to

ask your parents for permission.

Parents: We recommend that parents take an active role in

their children's use of the Internet. We encourage you to talk to your children about safe

and responsible use of their personal information while using the Internet.

Commitment to Privacy

We value individuals' privacy and actively seeks to preserve the

privacy rights of those who share information with us. Your trust is important to us, and we

believe you have the right to know how information submitted through our Web site is

handled.

We understand the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information, especially

in today’s electronic environment. This privacy policy covers the Web Pages belonging to Charles A. Turek and Pagination Books, whether hosted or un-hosted by any other entity,

in the United States. The privacy policy on the internet means that:

We inform you how we use any personally identifiable information that we gather on our

Web Pages.

We maintain security and safeguards for any information that we gather on our Web Pages.

You have control over the information you decide to submit to us.

We provide the following privacy notice to define our web-based information policies and

practices and to assist you in protecting your privacy.

Privacy Notice

The following information explains the Internet privacy policy and practices we have

adopted for our Web sites. However, in legal terms, it shall not be construed as a

contractual promise, and we reserve the right to amend it at any time without

notice. Privacy and public records obligations are governed by applicable

statutes and U.S. federal laws.

The Web Privacy Statement speaks generally to the information collected by or submitted to our sites. Still the amount and type of information collected may vary somewhat

from site to site.  The information available here is general to all sites belonging to Charles A. Turek and/or Pagination Books.

Providing information is your choice. There is no legal requirement for you to provide any information at our Web site. However, our Web site will not work without routing information and the essential technical information. Failure of your browser to provide nonessential technical information will not prevent your use of our Web site but may prevent certain features from working. For any optional information that is requested at the Web site, failure to provide the requested information will mean that the particular feature or service associated with that part of the Web page may not be available to you.

What information is covered by this notice?

This notice applies to non-public personal information we collect about individuals who obtain products or services from us. We call this

information "Customer Information".

Do we share customer information with outside companies? 

We do not share Customer Information with outside companies to use for their own marketing purposes. Outside companies that help us provide services you request (such as clearing house or transaction hosting) may receive Customer Information to help us provide these services. They are obligated to keep Customer Information confidential. We will share Customer Information with others when it is required or permitted by law, such as credit bureaus, or to comply with legal requirements.

How do we protect customer information?

No employees have even limited access to Customer Information.

Our Web hosts maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with

applicable laws and regulations to protect Customer Information.

What if your information is not correct?

We have procedures in place to maintain accurate Customer Information. These procedures include responding to requests to correct inaccurate Customer Information. If you believe our customer records contain incorrect information about you, call or write to us at caturek@msn.com.

What if you suspect identity theft?  

If you are concerned that someone has unauthorized

access to your personal information, please contact us immediately at caturek@msn.com

so we can report the problem to the appropriate Web host.

Site Definitions

Web space includes many sites with varying levels of daily involvement and commitment as outlined below.

Official Web Sites

Except as noted, the information in this privacy notice applies to all official Charles A. Turek and Pagination Books sites which are defined as Web pages as opposed to pages or blogs posted on unofficial sites such as Facebook and Google.

Unofficial Web Sites

Within the universe of Internet links available on our sites, you may find Web sites over

which we have no editorial responsibility or control. Such sites are considered

unofficial and include, but are not limited to, the Web pages of individuals posting comments on our blogs or social media sites.  While we would hope that there would be compliance with this Web Privacy Statement at such sites, in order to better understand the policies and practices under which they operate, please consult the privacy statements of individual sites or seek information directly from the persons responsible for those sites.

The Information We Collect

When you access our Web pages, certain client information and essential and

nonessential technical information (collectively referred to as access information) listed below

is automatically collected. No other information is collected through our official Web sites

except when you deliberately send it to us (for example, by clicking a link to send us an e-mail).

Examples of the information you might choose to send us are listed below as "optional

information."

Access Information (automatically collected)

When you browse our Web Pages, certain statistics are automatically collected for marketing

and research. This information is housed by our Web hosts on web servers. This

information could include but is not limited to:

IP address

Referring site

Date and time

Operating System

Screen Resolution

Browser Type

Length of stay

Hostname

Connection Speed

Web pages visited

Network location

Client information: the Internet domain and Internet address of the computer you are

using.

Essential technical information: identification of the page or service you are requesting,

type of browser and operating system you are using; and the date and time of access.

Nonessential technical information: the Internet address of the Web site from which

you linked directly to our Web site, and the "cookie information" used to direct and

tailor information based on your entry path to the site.

Client information is used to route the requested Web page to your computer for viewing. In

theory, the requested Web page and the routing information could be discerned by other

entities involved in transmitting the requested page to you. We do not control the privacy

practices of those entities.

Our Web hosts may keep client information from our systems indefinitely after the Web page is

transmitted, but we do not cross-reference it to the individuals who browse our Web site.

However, on rare occasions when a "hacker" attempts to breach computer security, logs of

access information are retained to permit a security investigation. In such cases the logs may

be further analyzed or forwarded together with any other relevant information to law enforcement agencies.

Optional information (deliberately sent)

When you send us an email: your name, e-mail address, and the content of your e-mail.

When you complete online forms: all the data you choose to fill in or confirm. This will include

credit or debit card information if you are ordering a product or making a payment, as well as

information about other people if you are providing it for delivery purposes, etc.  Such credit or debit card information is only collected by the providers upon which we rely to complete retail transactions for us.  At this time, those providers are limited to retail and online booksellers and retail and online book publishers.  Third parties offering our books for sale are not directly linked on any of our Official pages.

The Way We Use Information

Client information is used to route the requested Web page to your computer for viewing. In

theory, the requested Web page and the routing information could be discerned by other

entities involved in transmitting the requested page to you. We do not control the privacy

practices of those entities. Essential and nonessential technical information helps us respond

to your request in an appropriate format [or in a personalized manner] and helps us plan Web

site improvements. Optional information enables us to provide services or information tailored

more specifically to your needs or to forward your message or inquiry to another entity that is

better able to do so, and also allows us to plan Web site improvements.

We may use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our Web site. For

example, we may report that X number of individuals visited a certain area on our Web site, or

that Y number of men and Z number of women filled out our registration form, but we would

not disclose anything that could be used to identify those individuals.

We may keep client information from our systems indefinitely after the Web page is

transmitted, but we do not try to obtain any information to link it to the individuals who

browse our Web site. However, on rare occasions when a "hacker" attempts to breach

computer security, logs of access information are retained to permit a security investigation

and in such cases may be forwarded together with any other relevant information in our

possession to law enforcement agencies.

We use the information you provide about yourself or about someone else when placing a

request for service only to complete that order or request. We do not share this information

with outside parties, except to the extent necessary to complete that order or request.

Similarly, we use the information you provide about someone else when placing an order or

request only to complete that order or request. Again, we do not share this information with

outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order or request.

We generally use return e-mail addresses only to answer the e-mail we receive. Such addresses

are generally not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.

Optional information enables us to provide services or information tailored more specifically to

your needs, to forward your message or inquiry to another entity that is better able to do so,

and to plan Web site improvements.

We reserve the right to use log detail to investigate resource management or security

concerns.

Rule on Sharing of Information

We use the Web for business purposes and are committed to ensuring the privacy of personal information.

We never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the purpose described without a clear notice on the particular site and without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. However, when circumstances arise for the need to share information gathered from its hosting provider, the we may share as:

authorized by law,

clearly stated at a site that such information will be shared and the user

indicates consent by providing the information,

consent is otherwise given.

Use and Sharing Restrictions

We may disclose your personal information as required by law in connection with

judicial or administrative proceedings.

We may disclose your personal information if the information is necessary to protect

the health or safety of any person.

External Links

External links are provided as a courtesy online. We, in most cases, do not

endorse or sponsor these third parties. Any information collected by these third parties is by

your discretion, as we do not have control over third party information.

Online Surveys and Other Information Provided by the User

In the course of using our Web sites, a user may choose to provide information to help

Us serve that user’s needs or conduct research. At any time there may be online

surveys being conducted. We strive to conduct only surveys which do not collect any personally identifiable information.  Should you discover such a survey on any of our sites, please contact caturek@msn.com immediately!

Public Forums

At present, we do not sponsor chat rooms, forums, message boards, and news groups, although we do participate vigorously in social media which may provide such services.

Any information that is disclosed in these areas may become public information, and a

user should therefore exercise caution when deciding to disclose one’s personal information in

such places.

E-Commerce

None of our hosted sites enable one to pay for products or services online with a credit card.  However, our online booksellers and publishers may enable one to pay for our products or services with a credit card. These transactions are commercially secure to the extent noted on the sellers’ or publishers’ sites.  We do not control their security or their privacy policies.  Please contact Amazon.com, CreateSpace.com, and/or other sellers for copies of their privacy policies.

Rules for Individuals under Thirteen Years of Age

We are committed to complying fully with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Accordingly, if a user of our site is under the age of thirteen, such user is not authorized to provide us with personally identifying information, and we will not use any such information in a database or other data collection activities.

We appreciates cooperation with this federally mandated requirement. Users under

the age of thirteen and their parents or guardians are cautioned that the collection of personal

information volunteered by unauthorized children online or by e-mail will be treated the same

as information given by an adult until we becomes aware that the user is under the

age of thirteen and such information may be subject to public access.

Use of Cookies

Essential and nonessential technical information lets us respond to your request in an

appropriate format [or in a personalized manner] and helps us plan Web site improvements.

To expedite this process, some official Web site hosts use "cookies." Usually a cookie enables our hosted Web site to tailor what you see according to the way you entered the site (i.e., if

you entered by pushing a button identifying yourself as a reader of fiction, your subsequent views of information might be tailored for fiction audiences).

Our hosts also use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our Web site. For

example, we may determine that X number of individuals visited a certain area on our Web site,

or that Y number of men and Z number of women filled out a particular registration form. But

we do not disclose information that could identify those specific individuals.

Our Commitment to Data Security

We are dedicated to preventing unauthorized data access, maintaining data accuracy, and ensuring the appropriate use of information. We strive use only those host provider who put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial safeguards to secure the information

we collect online.