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We at Thomas Dunne Books, a division of St. Martin’s Press,
LLC (“Thomas Dunne Books”) respect your concerns about privacy
and value the relationship we have with you. This Privacy Notice
describes the types of personal information we collect on
www.thomasdunnebooks.com, how we may use that information, and
with whom we may share it. Our Privacy Notice also describes
the measures we take to protect the security of the information.
In addition, we describe the choices you can make about how we
use the information you provide to us. We also tell you how you
can reach us to update your contact information, contact us with
general questions or comments, inquire about our company and its
products and services, or answer any questions you may have about
our privacy practices.
Click on one of the links below to jump to the listed section:
Information We Collect
You may choose to provide personal information (such as your
name, address, telephone number and email address) on this
website. Here are the ways you may provide the information and
the types of information you may submit.
Registration
You may choose to register for programs we may offer from time to time on our
site, such as our upcoming Thomas Dunne Books Newsletter program. In the
registration process, we request certain information, such as your contact
information. We may also request other information that we think may be relevant
to our relationship with you.
Sweepstakes, Contests and Other Promotions
From time to time we may run sweepstakes, contests or other promotions, some of which
you may enter online. If you choose to participate, we may ask you for your contact
information. In some cases, we also may ask you for other information in connection
with the promotion.
Surveys and Questionnaires
We may occasionally ask visitors to our website to complete online surveys and opinion
polls on a variety of topics, such as their activities, attitudes and interests and our
products and services. These surveys help us understand the needs of our visitors.
Chat Rooms, Forums and Discussion Groups
In the future, we may choose to host chat rooms, forums and/or discussion groups on our
website. If you choose to participate in a chat room, forum or discussion group, we may
request certain information such as your email address and date of birth. Please be aware
that some or all information you provide (including personally-identifiable information)
in connection with a chat room, forum or discussion group may become publicly available.
"Contact Us"
You may choose to contact us through our website. If you email us comments or questions,
we will have your e-mail address, as well as any other information you choose to provide.
Getting Our Products
On occasion, we may offer certain products or promotional items. In these instances, we
will request your contact information (such as postal and email address) to fulfill your
request, and may request other information that we think is useful or relevant.
Other Site Features
We may from time to time offer visitors to our website various other features,
and we may ask for certain personal information in connection with these features.
Passive Collection of Information
When you visit our website, your browser automatically sends us certain Internet-related
information, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you’re using and
your originating domain. We also collect certain information about our website visitors,
such as how many users visited our site, the average time spent on the site, the pages viewed,
and referring websites. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor
our website to our visitors. While we generally examine such information only in the aggregate,
such information could be linked back to individual IP addresses.
We don’t currently use “cookies” or “web beacons” on our site, but may choose to do so in
the future, so check back for any updates to this Privacy Notice.
How We Use Information We Collect
When we collect information through this website, we use that information in connection
with the purpose for which you submitted it (for example, to contact you if you win a
sweepstakes or contest, to allow you to participate in a chat room, to contact you with
an answer to a question, or to send you information or a product you’ve requested). We
may also use the information we collect to send you information or products we think may
be of interest to you, and to customize our contacts with you. Finally, we may use some
of the information we collect to analyze website use and to do other internal analyses,
such as market research, that will allow us to better meet the needs of our customers.
Information We Share
We do not sell, rent, trade or otherwise disclose personal information about our website
visitors, except as described here. We may share the information you provide with other
divisions of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and companies that are affiliated with St. Martin’s
Press, LLC. We also share information provided by our website visitors with service
providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf. In addition, we may share
information about you with non-affiliated third parties whose products or services we
believe may be of interest to you. These third parties may contact you about their products
and services. We will not share your information with these third parties for their own
marketing purposes if you request that we not do so. We may, however, engage in joint
marketing activities, such as contests or promotions, with selected third parties and may
share personal information about our website visitors with them. In addition, we may disclose
information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law, (ii) in response to legal
process, (iii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, or (iv) when
we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial
loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.
We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you in the event we sell
or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. Should such a sale or transfer
occur, we will use reasonable efforts to try to ensure that the transferee uses personal
information you have provided through this website in a manner that is consistent with
this Privacy Notice.
Links to Other Websites
We provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These sites
may operate independently from www.thomasdunnebooks.com and may not be under our control.
These sites may have their own privacy notices in place, which we strongly suggest you
review if you visit any linked websites. We may not be responsible for the content of
these sites, any products or services that may be offered through these sites, or any
other use of these sites.
Security
We use administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the information in
our possession and control against foreseeable hazards. Please note, however, that
perfect security does not exist on the Internet.
Your Choices
We give you the option of requesting that we not share personal information about you
with non-affiliated third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Click here if you DO NOT want us to share your personal information with nonaffiliated
third parties for their own marketing purposes, or contact us as described below.
We also give you the option of requesting that we not share your information with
companies related to Thomas Dunne Books and St. Martin’s by common ownership for
marketing use. However, PLEASE NOTE that, because of the integrated nature of the
businesses of Thomas Dunne Books and some of these companies, if you opt out of sharing
with them, you will also automatically be opted out of marketing use by Thomas Dunne Books.
That means that you will not receive our e-newsletter or information from us about books,
promotions and services. Click here
if you do not want us to share your information with related companies
for marketing use or use the information for marketing purposes ourselves).
(Keep in mind, however, that some of our related companies may have independently
obtained your information, in which case you may continue to receive communications from
those companies, unless you opt out directly with them.)
Updates to this Privacy Notice
We may change or update portions of this Privacy Notice at any time and without prior notice
to you. Please check back from time to time so you are aware of any changes or updates to
the Notice. We will indicate above the effective date of the Notice.
How to Contact Us
If you would like to update your contact information, click here. If you have any questions
about our information practices or our products or services, please contact us by:
- clicking here
- writing us at:
St. Martin’s Press, LLC
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Attention: Thomas Dunne Books Webmaster
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