We encourage our visitors to read through and understand our Privacy Statement.

We may update this statement from time to time to address new issues or reflect changes on our site. Please refer to this Privacy Statement regularly.

If you visit our site to browse, to read or download information or press releases, for most of the browsing services we provide, we neither require nor collect "Personal Customer Information" -- your name, email address, billing address, shipping address(es), phone number and credit card information. You can browse Speed Stacks.com and take as much time as you want to review our products, services and commentaries without having to submit such Personal Customer Information.

Information we collect and store:
What do we collect? Speed Stacks collects and stores the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com or princeton.edu); the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.

We use this information to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful. Generally, we delete this information after one year.

Information You Actively Submit to Speed Stacks. In the following instances, however, we do need you to actively submit Personal Customer Information: when you want to (i) complete an order, (ii) submit customer commentaries.

If you choose to identify yourself by sending us an email or when using our secure online forms (e.g. contact, information request forms). If you use one of our online forms, the information you provide is up to you. We use secure socket layer (SSL) encryption to protect the transmission of information you submit to us when you use our secure online forms. All the information you provide us through these forms is stored securely offline. If you don't provide your name or other information, it may be impossible for us to refer, respond to, or investigate your request. We do not sell, rent or otherwise give your email address to any other company.

Customer Commentaries. When you submit a customer commentary, we ask you to disclose your email address in addition to your comments and other optional information. We only use the information you provide to us to chronicle your comments (first name, date submitted, age); we do not use email addresses or telephone numbers for marketing purposes.

If you contact us to order products, we will use your information only to fulfill your order or to contact you about your order. We ask for your email address. The e-mail address you provide here will be the only e-mail address to which we can send information about your orders.

Communications from Speed Stacks. As a customer, you may receive the following communications from Speed Stacks: Emails related to transaction maintenance activities. These emails include order confirmations, order updates and order problem notifications.

If you send us an email, you should know that email is not necessarily secure against interception. So, if your communication includes sensitive information like your bank account, charge card, or social security number, and you prefer not to use one of our secure online contact forms, contact us by postal mail or telephone rather than email.

This website contains links to documents located on websites maintained by various other organizations. While we support the protection of privacy on the Internet, Speed Stacks cannot be responsible for the actions of any third-party web sites. We encourage you to read the posted privacy statement of any and every site you visit, whether you are linking from our site or browsing on your own.

The use of cookies: The use of cookies is common in the Internet industry; you'll find them used on Speed Stacks, as you will at other major sites. The non-personally identifiable information we track with cookies is anonymous and is not used to identify, or lead us back to, any particular visitor.

Most consumers do not know that "cookies" are being placed on their computers when they visit websites. We do use a "cookie" on this site to make it possible for you to use an online "shopping cart" to keep track of items you wish to purchase.

If you want to know when this happens, or to prevent it from happening, you can set your browser to warn you when a website attempts to place a "cookie" on your computer. Visitors to Speed Stacks may have the option of disabling cookies via their browser preferences (most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies). If you do not want a cookie used, please be aware that the shopping cart will not be able to keep track of any items you may wish to purchase.

Underage Customers
Speed Stacks encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their children. We urge parents to instruct their children to never give out their real names, addresses or phone numbers, without permission, when using the Internet. We recognize a special obligation to protect personal information obtained from children.

(More about online privacy and children)

Security
How Secure Is Information About Me?
Speed Stacks has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Essentially, we encrypt all transmission of sensitive data and secure all of our repositories of data. When you use your credit card to shop at Learning Network Store, your transaction is secure. Our servers use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), an advanced encryption technology which encrypts information you input that works with Netscape Navigator (versions 2.0 and above), Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 3.0 and above), and AOL (AOL 3.0 and above). This technology safeguards your personal information and privacy. (Read more about our security online)

If you use one of our online forms, the information you provide is up to you. We use secure socket layer (SSL) encryption to protect the transmission of information you submit to us when you use our secure online forms. All the information you provide us through these forms is stored securely offline. If you don't provide your name or other information, it may be impossible for us to refer, respond to, or investigate your request. We do not sell, rent or otherwise give your email address to any other company.

Be an aware consumer. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.

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