Privacy

Our Commitment to Privacy

HighlyUncivilized respects the privacy of every individual who visits www.highlyuncivilized.com.  This notice explains our online information practices.  Because your privacy is important to us, we provide you with notice and choices about the collection and use of your information.  To make this notice easy to find, links are provided at the bottom of our homepage and on every page within our website.  Additionally, each page that requests personally identifiable information reminds you of the importance of your privacy and provides a link to the privacy policy.  By visiting www.highlyuncivilized.com you accept the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

Use of Cookies

We use cookies, small files that are sent to your web browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive, to improve your website experience.  The cookie is used to speed up your access to the website and the information you wish to see, but it does not contain any personal information.  The majority of web browsers accept cookies and the menu on your browser should give you options for preventing, accepting, or receiving notice of new cookies.  However please be aware that if you block cookies, some website functionality may be lost.  For example, you may be asked to subscribe to our newsletter even if you have already subscribed.

Data Collection

Regarding personal information, we do not collect personally identifiable information from you unless you provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly.  If you submit an online request for products such as free brochures, register for a contest or giveaway, or send us a question through email or a contact form, we may need to gather additional information to respond to your request.  Such information will vary with the request but often includes name, shipping address, telephone number and email address.

Data Use

We limit the use of information provided to us on our website to the following:

If you do not make a request, register, enter a contest, or otherwise identify yourself, we will have no personally identifiable information about you.  We will only use aggregate information derived, in part, from your use of our site to improve our site and our service to you.
If you provide personal information, we may enter your name into our constituent database and contact you in order to:

• Complete voluntary surveys seeking feedback for quality and service improvement purposes

• Supply you with information including programs, events and services.

• Request your participation in a research study,

We collect the email address of those who communicate with us by email and may contact you in the future.

Links Within our Website

Our privacy policies apply only to your use of the HighlyUncivilized website.  This site contains links to other sites, including sites that have a special relationship with us.  We do not disclose personally identifiable information to those operating linked sites and we are not responsible for their privacy practices.  Links to other sites do not imply an endorsement of the materials or policies on those websites.  You should read the privacy policies of each site you visit to determine what information that site may be collection about you.

Contact Us

This privacy statement will be updated periodically and posted on our website.  It applies only to our online practices and does not encompass other areas of our organization.  We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by posting revisions.  You agree to review the Privacy Policies each time you use our website so that you are aware of any modifications.  By accessing or using the website, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions posted at the time of your access or use.  If you have any questions about our policy or compliance you may send us an email at:

brad [at] highlyuncivilized [dot] com

Policy Updates

We reserve the right to update this policy at any time.  Depending on the change, we may email registered users at the email address provided at the time of registration.

For more information on information privacy, check out Electronic Frontiers Foundation website and white papers.