Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information is important to Heart of Wisdom.
Although absolute security cannot be guaranteed on the Internet, please be assured that we have in place reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, and destruction or against unauthorized disclosure or access to the information we collect online. We will continue to maintain and improve these measures over time in line with legal and technological developments.
Information We Disclose
We do not disclose any information about our customers or former customers to anyone. Heart of Wisdom respects and understands the need to protect customer privacy and will properly safeguard information which is collected about you as descripted within this notice.
Orders
If you choose to order a book, you will be directed to a secure site. We never record any credit card information (card number, card type, expiration date) we do keep a record of your financial transaction. In over 5,000 transactions we have never had one case of fraud.
Our prefered method of payment is Paypal. Paypal has the industry's most-advanced encryption, fraud prevention, and Buyer and Seller Protection Policies, PayPal is dedicated to keeping your account safe and secure. Click to read Paypal's Privacy Policy. PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information in transit from your computer using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available). Before you even register or log in the server checks that you're using an approved browser - one that uses SSL 3.0 or higher.Once your information reaches Paypal, it resides on a server that is heavily guarded both physically and electronically. The servers sit behind an electronic firewall and are not directly connected to the Internet, so your private information is available only to authorized computers.
Other Requests
If you submit an online request for Heart of Wisdom products such as free brochures, or submit a question through a “contact us” query, we may have to gather additional information from you to respond to your request. Such information will vary with the request but often includes name, shipping address, telephone number, and email address.
Message Boards / Public Forums
If you choose to participate in a discussion board, or another public forum that we make available to our users, please remember that any information that you disclose in these areas becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding whether or not to disclose your personal information.
Cookies
We send "cookies" to your computer primarily to enhance your online experience. "Cookies" are files that can identify you as a unique customer and store your personal preferences as well as technical information (including click through and click stream data). Cookies can either be permanent (i.e., they remain on your computer until you delete them) or temporary (i.e., they last only until you close your browser). On their own, cookies do not contain or reveal any personally identifiable information. You may adjust your browser to reject cookies from us or from any other Web site.
Our Pomise to You
We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information and to honoring your choices for its intended use. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we strive to maintain physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards.
