Comics Mail Order knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting Comics Mail Order, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

What Personal Information About Customers Does Comics Mail Order Gather?
The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your shopping experience at Comics Mail Order. Here are the types of information we gather.

The collection of this data is used to:
Safe guard against credit card fraud.
To ensure the processing of your order quickly and accurately.
Information You Give Us:
We receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our store, and communicating with you.

Automatic Information:
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses Comics Mail Order. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see examples of the information we receive. A number of companies offer utilities designed to help you visit Web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience at Comics Mail Order if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist.

E-mail Communications:
To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from Comics Mail Order if your computer supports such capabilities. We also compare our customer list to lists received from other companies, in an effort to avoid sending unnecessary messages to our customers. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your account to reflect this by selecting unsubscribe in the newsletters menu.

Information from Other Sources:
For reasons such as improving personalization of our service (for example, providing better product recommendations or special offers that we think will interest you), we might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information. We also sometimes receive updated delivery and address information from our shippers or other sources so that we can correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication more easily.

What about Cookies?
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers, that we transfer to your computer through your Web browser to enable our system to recognize you to provide features such as automatic login and permanent shopping carts for storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits. The HELP portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether.
However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of Comics Mail Order advance features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.

Children
Comics Mail Order does not sell products for purchase by children. We sell children products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you may use Comics Mail Order only with involvement of a parent or guardian.

Does Comics Mail Order Share the Information It Receives?
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to others.
Comics Mail Order will not disclose any information collected about you to any third party without with your expressed consent except under the following circumstances:

Where it is legally required to do so by State or Federal law.
To protect the rights and property of Comics Mail Order.
To protect the rights of any user of Comics Mail Order.

Comics Mail Order And Links To External Websites
Whilst Comics Mail Order has provided links to other sites of interest we do so only in good faith. Comics Mail Order has no control or input to these sites and as such it is not responsible for the conduct, content or privacy practices of any external site. We advise you to examine the terms of use and the relevant privacy policy specific to the external site prior to submitting any personal information.

Agents:
We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analysing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.

Protection of Comics Mail Order and Others:
We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Comics Mail Order, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

How Secure Is Information About Me?
No credit card information is stored on our site.
Comics Mail Order will endeavour to ensure the security of the personal data we hold from such risks as loss or unauthorised access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure of data.
If you believe that unauthorised use has occurred please contact us immediately.
It is important for you to protect yourself against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.

What Information Can I Access?
Comics Mail Order gives you access to the following information about you for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information. This list will change as our Web site evolves.

Your Account

What Choices Do I Have?
As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to make a purchase or to take advantage of such Comics Mail Order features as Automatic login, and permanent shopping carts. You can add or update certain information on pages such as those listed in the "My Account" pages. When you update information, we usually keep a copy of the prior version for our records.
If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your account to reflect this in the newsletter menu.

Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
If you choose to visit Comics Mail Order, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application.
If you have any concern about privacy at Comics Mail Order, please send us a thorough description to info@comicsmailorder.com, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly. This Notice and the Conditions of Use will change also, and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our Web site frequently to see recent changes.

Information You Give Us.
You provide most such information when you search, buy, bid, post, participate in a contest or questionnaire, or communicate with customer service. For example, you provide information when you search for a product; make an order provide information in Your Account (and you might have more than one if you have used more than one email address when shopping with us); communicate with us by phone, email, or otherwise; complete a questionnaire or a contest entry form; by providing employer, school, or other such information; participate in Discussion Boards; provide and rate Reviews. As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such information as your name, address, and phone number; people to whom purchases have been shipped, including address and phone number; other people; content of reviews and emails to us; and financial information, including credit card details and driver license numbers.

Automatic Information
Examples of the information we collect and analyse include the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform; purchase history; the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our Web site, including date and time; cookie number; and products you viewed or searched for.

The Internet Industry Code Of Practice
Additional information concerning the Internet code of practice and issues specific to privacy may be found by accessing the The Australian Privacy Commissioner Website.