Privacy Policy:
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the www.mischka.com and Mischka Press and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Mischka Press include www.mischka.com, Mischka, Rural Heritage and www.ruralheritage.com. The Mischka website is a publishing, information and ecommerce site. By using the Mischka website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information:
Mischka may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name. If you purchase Mischka’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Mischka. This information can include: your IP address, browser type,
domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Mischka website.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Mischka’s public message boards, this
information may be collected and used by others.
Mischka encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Mischka so that you can understand how those websites collect,
use and share your information. Mischka is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Mischka website.
Use of your Personal Information:
Mischka collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Mischka may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Mischka and its affiliates. Mischka may
also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Mischka does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Mischka may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Mischka, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Mischka may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Mischka, in order to determine what Mischka services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Mischka to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Mischka will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Mischka or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Mischka; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Mischka, or the public.
Use of Cookies:
The Mischka website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by
a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Mischka pages, or register with Mischka site or services, a cookie helps Mischka to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Mischka website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Mischka features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Mischka services or websites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information:
Our website uses the x-cart software for our ecommerce shop and is secured by a digital certificate from GeoTrust. The GeoTrust SSL provides domain control validation, up to 256-bit encryption and True Site™ trust mark providing third party website validation. Utilizing the strongest validation processes in the industry, you can be assured of our business identity and legitimacy. Our secure shopping cart utilizes cookies to track your IP addresses. The presence of the SSL means you can rest assured that communications (e.g. credit card numbers) between your browser and this site web servers are private and secure wen the SSL session is activated.
Children Under Thirteen:
Mischka does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Disconnecting your Mischka Account from Third Party Websites:
You will be able to connect your Mischka account to third party accounts. By connecting your Mischka account to your third party account, you acknowledge and agree that you are consenting to the continuous release of information about you to others (in accordance with your privacy settings on those third party sites). if you do not want information about you, including personally identifying information, to be shared in this manner, do not use the this feature. You may disconnect your account from a third party account at any time. Users may learn how to disconnect their accounts from third-party websites by contacting us via email or telephone. We are currently adding a “My Account” page with this information to the website.
Contact Us:
Mischka Press welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Privacy Policy:
Contact Information:
Mischka welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Mischka has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Mischka at:
Mischka Press
PO Box 2067
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406
Email Address: joe@mischka.com
Telephone number: (319) 362-3027
Effective as of August 1, 2014