JPS Privacy Policy
The Jewish Publication Society recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of our online visitors. It is our intent to balance our legitimate business interests in collecting and using information received from and about you with your reasonable expectations of privacy. The following is the way we handle information learned about you from your visits to our Web site.
Collective Data
Like most other Web sites, www.jewishpub.org deposits certain bits of
information called "cookies" in a visitor's computer. Cookies
are sent back only to the Web site that deposited them when a visitor
returns to that site. Cookies can tell us how and when pages in a Web site
are visited and by how many people. This technology does not collect personal,
identifiable information; the information collected is in an aggregate,
non-identifiable form. We hope to use the information we collect through this
technology to improve our site.
Personally Identifiable Information
The Jewish Publication Society collects personally identifiable information
including names, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and
preferences only when that information is provided voluntarily by a Web site
visitor. SSL (secure socket layer) encryption is then used to protect this
personal information. We reserve the right to contact you periodically, by any
and all means you provide to us, with special offers, updated information,
organizational news or new services. You reserve the right to refuse this
information by contacting us directly (see the Contact Us section of this Web
site). We do not sell or share any of the personal information we collect on
this Web site with outside or constituent organizations without explicit
permission to do so from you. Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter
and promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by
emailing us at jewishbook@jewishpub.org
using "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.
Financial Information
The Jewish Publication Society places a high priority on protecting any personal
financial information that you provide. When you purchase books or gift certificates,
or become a member online, we use your credit card information only to process your
payment and will not use it for marketing purposes. Credit card information is
transmitted through but is not stored on a Web-enabled server. This information is
stored offline for our records, but we will never share this information with third
parties.
Security Used
We store all user information in secure databases protected via a variety of access
controls. Access controls include: password protection, electronic firewalls and data
encryption. SSL encryption is used to protect all personal and financial information,
and credit card information is not stored on a Web-enabled server. This data is
accessed only for purposes specified in this privacy policy.
Links to Other Sites
As a resource to our visitors, The Jewish Publication Society may provide links to
other Web sites. We try to carefully choose Web sites that we believe are useful and
meet our high standards. However, because Web sites can change so quickly, we can not
guarantee the standards of every Web site link we provide or be responsible for the
content of these sites.
Questions and Changes in Information
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or would like to change or
update your personal information, please contact our Customer Service Department at
800-234-3151 or email jewishbook@jewishpub.org.
Notification of Changes
If our Privacy Policy changes in any way, we will post those changes to this privacy
statement so users are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it.
Accordingly, please refer back to this Privacy Policy frequently, as it may change.