Effective Date: [April, 1, 2006]
WWW.THOMASDUNNEBOOKS.COM WEBSITE PRIVACY NOTICE
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.

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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