We at J. McLaughlin have created this Privacy Policy because we know you care about how information you provide us is used and shared. This Privacy Policy describes how we gather information from you when you visit the J. McLaughlin web site located at www.jmclaughlin.com (the "Site"), and how we may use and share that information. By visiting our site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

The Information We Collect

We do not collect your name, address or other personally identifiable information from you when you visit our Site unless you provide us with the information voluntarily (for example, when placing an order on our Site). We do use standard "cookie" technology to collect non-personal information to enhance your experience on our Site. Cookies are small packets of data that a web site stores on a user's computer's hard drive so that their computer will "remember" information about their visit. We also record "session information" such as information about what you have added to your shopping bag during your visit to our Site.

How We Use Your Information

If you provide us with personally identifiable information through the Site, we may use that information to provide you with products and services you request, as well as to inform you about other products and services that may be available from us. In addition, we may use such information to administer our business, the Site and our services in a manner consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations and other legal obligations. Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers on-line will only receive telephone contact from us with information regarding orders they have placed on-line.

Sharing your Information

We do not share your personally identifiable information with any third parties except in the ordinary course of administering our business and as required by law. For example, we may use outside service providers to process credit card payments, process orders, provide marketing assistance, or provide customer service. Any such service providers will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions and to the extent permitted by law. In addition, we may release your personally identifiable information when we are required to do so by law, court order, or other government or law enforcement authority or regulatory agency; or whenever we believe that disclosing this information is necessary or advisable, for example, to protect the rights, property, or our safety or that of others. In the event of a sale or merger of our business, your personally identifiable information then held by us would be transferred to our successor.

Removal From Mailing List

If at any time you decide that you would like to stop receiving communications from us, please email your request to: cs@jmclaughlin.com. Once we receive your request, we will take reasonable efforts to promptly remove you from our mailing list. Security We have reasonable security measures in place intended to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of personally identifiable information that we have collected from you at the Site. However, we are unable to guarantee that the security measures we take will not be penetrated or compromised or that your personally identifiable information will remain secure under all circumstances.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of [05/01/09]. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, and will post prior notice of any such changes on our web site. Our use of information collected prior to a material change in this Privacy Policy shall continue to be governed by the Privacy Policy that is in effect at the time the information was collected, unless you opt in to allow the information to be governed by the new policy. Please refer back to this Privacy Policy on a regular basis.

How to Contact Us

If you wish to contact us about this Privacy Policy, you can reach us by email at cs@jmclaughlin.com or by telephone at 718-532-9035.

Children

J. McLaughlin does not knowingly collect personally-identifiable information from children under the age of 13 through our web sites. If you are under 13, please do not give us any personally-identifiable information. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children to never provider personally-identifiable information on our web sites without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided personally-identifiable information to J. McLaughlin through our web sites, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases. Links to Other Web Sites This Privacy Policy applies only to our web sites and not to any third party sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their privacy, security, data collection and distribution policies.