Data Protection

(Privacy Policy)

You know, I'm paranoid about the safety of my family and home. It just bends me that some of the nastiest people on earth can get my address, number of children, ss#, credit card number, age, family situation, name of spouse, number of speeding tickets, whether I travel or not, what I purchased , when I purchased it, and the list goes on.

Now I don't mind the e-mail and solicitation mail I get daily. I have ways of dealing with that. You have them too. Trash cans and the delete button are easy to use. Since I am a marketer myself it is interesting and instructive to see what some others are doing to scare up business.

It is the people who are selling my name and address and income and credit card type, etc.... that just gets me livid. I trusted them with the information I gave to purchase a product or service. I did not give them permission to give that information to anyone else. I am not their customer but a commodity and that commodity is royally angry.

It is not the little scammer who is at fault, it is the credit card company, or government office, or cataloger, or retailer who collects the information and then sells it to the scammer.

Sorry, let me get back on the subject.

I am a marketer who believes that anyone who collects any kind of information about someone should be upfront about how they will deal with that information. So here it is:

When you subscribe to one of our newsletter/ezines the information we collect is used solely to send you the newsletter/ezine. That is all. It is not shared, sold, rented, folded or mutilated. It is used for one purpose and one purpose only . A list with first name and e-mail address of who to send a newsletter.

When you win an auction or purchase something from UniqueBruce, and you do the deed with our secure server, or any other way, you are giving address, phone number, credit card number, and any other information needed to make it a smooth purchase and delivery. The only use of that information is to make the process a smooth and satisfactory purchase experience. We do not divulge any of your personal information to any other entity.

If we collect any personal data from a site visitor from a contest or poll or other interactive collection it is for the distinct purpose of the contest, poll or other interactive device. No other purpose is intended or utilized unless you asked that it be used.

We protect our customer information with encryption and list management security. Information is collected with a secure server. We feel that the real underlying principle here is respect. Respect for the individual as we would like to be respected. Respect for that individual's privacy. It is ethically correct.