Information Collection Use
All Seattle Web Design, the owner and operator of FirstStopShops.com,
is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this
information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.
FirstStopShops.com collects information from our users at several different points on
our website. Information is collected when you log in, register as a new user or
advertiser, or purchase items from a First Stop Shops.
When you visit our site we use Common Logfile Format Tracking Software to
collect the following non-personal information about your visit. Your Internet
Protocol Address and domain name used but not the email address. (The Internet
Protocol address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service
provider or directly to your computer.)
Other information collected includes the type of browser and operating system you used,
the date and time you visited this site, the web pages or services you accessed at this site and
the Website you visited prior to coming to this one. These items simply help us understand what is
important to our visitors and in no way personally identifies you to anyone.
Email Privacy
Your email privacy is very important to us and we will not use the email address you supply us for any
continued marketing purposes unless requested by you or by you purchasing any of our promotion services.
Your email address will only be used to reply to your request, purchase or for our newsletter service in
the manner you agree to by contacting us, purchasing our add space or signing up for our newsletter. By
signing up for any of our services or requesting emails through one of our forms you will receive an opt-in
confirmation email to verify your request to be on our mailing list. If you do not respond to this request
for verification you will not be added to our list. We will not sell, share, or rent any email address or
customer lists to others in any way and if you ever need to be removed from any mailing list we may use for
community members please email us at
services@firststopshops.com immediately.
Customer Service / Feedback Links
First Stop Shops uses an email link located on the Contact Us page to allow you to
contact us directly with any questions or comments you may have. We read every message
and do our best to reply within 24 hours. The information you provide in these emails is
used to respond directly to your questions or comments you may have. We may file your
comments to improve the site, or review and discard the information. We do not use the
email address you supply us for any marketing purposes unless requested by you.
Linking Web Sites
First Stop Shops has many links to other web sites not controlled by First Stop
Shops. When you link to another site, you are no longer on First Stop Shops and
this privacy policy will not apply. When you link to another web site, you are
subject to the privacy policy of that new site. We are not responsible for the
upkeep or content of any of our linked web sites.
Opt out of shop services
At any time a customer can cancel any of their services (newsletter, advertising,
design service, etc..) that they receive from First Stop Shops. Simply cancel the account
through our Contact Us page at any time. Once any purchase is made on this web site are approved and
the link and or banner has been posted no refund will be granted. Said advertisement link and or banner
can be altered or removed but no refund will be granted after the completion of posting of purchased link
and or banner promotion. Cancellations will be rounded up to the next complete month in regards to removal
from our web site if received after the 5th day of any month or at our earliest convenience which ever
occurs first.
Security
First Stop Shops takes every precaution to protect your information. When you submit
sensitive information, that information is protected both online and off-line. Website
security of our server is reviewed regularly by our hosting company to ensure it’s up to date with
industry standards.
To ensure that your credit card information is secure we use a VeriSign secure transmission
(SSL) when you give us your credit card information to purchase any of the services offered
by First Stop Shops. Their servers encrypt all credit card information so it is securely transmitted.
All First Stop Shops Sponsored Merchants are required to have a secure shopping system
in place before First Stop Shops will list or advertise them on FirstStopShops.com. We do
not claim any responsibility for any transactions but do require that the merchant uses a secure
system that we have reviewed before acceptance of the merchant. For specific details of any one
merchant please review their independent Privacy Policy.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the end-user's hard drive containing information that
relates directly to the end-user's visit to this web site. Any information placed in the cookie
is accessible to First Stop Shops shopping cart software only, and cannot be sold or
shared with anyone else under any circumstances. We use a cookie to store unique
session identifiers of our shoppers, and this allows us to maintain your order and state
selection from one page request to the next. We are also able to maintain your session
information from one visit to the next. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still browse
our site. Unfortunately, the user experience will be greatly altered and only partial use of
this web site may be available to that user. In addition, the user may be unable make a purchase.
Legal Disclaimer
We may be asked to disclose personal information required by law or in the belief that
such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or to comply with a
requested legal process served to our web site.
If at any time we change and/or update our Privacy Policy we will post such changes
immediately on this page.
For any other assistance or questions concerning First Stop Shops please email us at
services@firststopshops.com.
