How we protect your personal information
All personal data you enter on Vertical River Designs is encrypted with secure server software (SSL) that encodes the information before your Web browser software sends it to us. The SSL software decodes the data only after it reaches our server, meaning hackers can not snatch any of your personal information while it is in transit. Once the data reaches our site, the same state-of-the-art security software we use to guard all of our essential business data protects your personal data as well.

In addition to using the most secure technology available, we work tirelessly to make sure that we use any information you provide us only in ways you have approved.

Cookies and Sessions
As you probably know, "cookies" are small pieces of information that some Web sites store on your hard drive when you visit them. Like many other Web sites, Vertical River Designs uses cookies to identify members so they do not have to enter a user ID and password upon each visit. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies but allow you to modify security settings so you can approve or reject cookies on a case-by-case basis. Even if you do not use cookies, you can still access all of the features on our site by logging in manually with each visit.

Our relationship to third parties
Vertical River Designs will never provide any third-party access to your personal information for any reason.

Obtaining your consent
By using our Web site, you give Vertical River Designs permission to collect information about the pages served to you as an anonymous user for the purpose of calculating aggregate site statistics. If you register for an account at Vertical River Designs, you authorize Vertical River Designs to use information you provide to personalize the information we deliver to you and to use your demographic information when calculating aggregate customer data. As a registered member, you give Vertical River Designs and our agents permission to send you e-mails related to the subscription e-mail services to which you subscribe only if you have optioned to receive our newsletter via your profile.

If you are under the age of 18, you must not provide your name, e-mail address, or any other identifying information without the consent of your parent or guardian, or as otherwise provided for by applicable law.

Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.