This Privacy Policy ("Policy") discloses the practices of this website ("MAHopkins.Com") concerning personal information we obtain about you. By using the site or in any way accessing MAHopkins.Com, or using other services we may provide here, you are accepting the practices described in this Policy.

This Policy notifies you of: (a) what personal information of yours is collected when you access MAHopkins.Com and/or use the Services; (b) how the information is collected; (c) how the information is used and shared; (d) our efforts to maintain the security of Sensitive Information; and (e) other details concerning your personal information and our policies.

This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that MAHopkins.Com does not own or control, or to people that we do not employ or manage.


Information Collection and Use

Information collected by MAHopkins.Com is stored in a single, secure database, accessible only by MAHopkins.Com. MAHopkins.Com collects information from our paying members ("subscribers") or other persons who use, attempt to use, or access MAHopkins.Com or the Services ("users") at several different points and from different sources, all or some of which may be apply to you:

Registration

When you sign up to be a subscriber of the Services, we ask for, and you are required to give, your name, address, zip code, telephone number, email address, credit card or checking account number, and credit card expiration date. Once you register with us, you are not anonymous to us.

Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser.

Log Files

MAHopkins.Com automatically receives and records information on its server logs from your Web browser, including your IP address, cookie information, and the page you requested. We use IP addresses and cookies to analyze trends, administer the site, track members' and users' movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to your personal information.

Information from Other Sources

For reasons such as improving personalization of our Service (for example, providing better product recommendations or special offers that we think will interest you), we might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information. We also sometimes receive updated delivery and address information from our shippers or other sources so that we can correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication more easily.


Use of Information

Information we collect is generally used for the following purposes:

1.		To build features that will make the services available on our site easier to use. This includes faster search requests, better customer support and timely notice of new services and special offers.
2.		To improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to analyze site usage, improve our content and product offerings, and customize our site's content, layout, and services. These uses improve our Services and better tailor them to meet your needs.
3.		To resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce our Terms and Conditions of Use. At times, we may look across multiple members or users to identify problems or resolve disputes, and in particular we may examine your information to identify members using multiple Member Ids or aliases.
4.		Except as otherwise provided herein, to generate revenue and/or enhance the Services. For example, with regard to non-members (e.g. users) or former members, MAHopkins.Com may sell or rent aggregated statistical information and user or former member specific information, including name, address and telephone number, to third-parties. With an active member's consent, MAHopkins.Com may sell or rent such aggregated statistical information and member specific information to third parties.

Absent an active member's consent, we do not sell or rent aggregated statistical information or member specific information, such as the active member's name, address, or telephone number, to third-parties.

We do not reveal a user's or member's credit card numbers or bank account information ("Sensitive Information") to any participating buyer, seller, manufacturer, retailer, or sponsor of MAHopkins.Com (collectively referred to as "Providers") unless the user or member consents to a transfer of the Sensitive Information or affirmatively respond to the Provider's offer and/or the Provider agrees to provide the property, product or service requested.

We reserve the right to disclose personal information, including Sensitive Information, when we believe that such disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law or a request by a government official, to protect the rights or property of MAHopkins.Com, or to enforce our Terms and Conditions of Use. In the event that MAHopkins.Com or its assets are acquired by a third party, customer information and sensitive information may be some of the transferred assets.


Agents

We may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. They have access to personal and Sensitive Information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.


Special Offers and Announcements

We send all new members a welcoming email or other notification to verify password and username. Active members and former members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter.


Security

MAHopkins.Com takes every precaution to protect our users' and members' Sensitive Information, both online and offline. Your Sensitive Information is password-protected for your privacy and security. Sensitive Information is encrypted and is protected online with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.

Sensitive Information is also protected offline in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, a billing clerk or customer service representative) are granted access to Sensitive Information. Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their desks. When they return, they must reenter their password to regain access to your information. Furthermore, all employees are kept up-to-date on our security practices and changes in those practices. Finally, the servers that we store Sensitive Information on are kept in a secure environment.


Other Sites

MAHopkins.Com sometimes forwards users and members to other sites. Please be aware that MAHopkins.Com is not responsible for the business and privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage you to be aware of this when you leave our site and to read the legal notices and privacy policies of each and every website you visit.


Correction/Updating Personal Information

If a member's personal information changes, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct or update that member's personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by contacting our Customer Service Department.


Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our Policy, we will post these changes on our Homepage or provide other notification of our revised Policy so our users and members are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we disclose it.


Children's Online Privacy Protection

MAHopkins.Com serves general users of the World Wide Web. We support and comply with the Children's Online Protection Act (COPPA) and we do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13, nor do we share such information with third parties. Children under the age of 18 may use MAHopkins.Com only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.