As required by law and applicable regulation, El Patio House of Music is in full compliance with the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Regulation, 12 CFR 40. This regulation involves the treatment and handling of customer-sensitive information by third party service providers and vendors. The regulation became effective November 13, 2000. This Policy explicitly states El Patio House of Music's role in the privacy of consumer financial information and its policies against the disclosure of confidential information. El Patio House of Music is totally committed to protecting and safeguarding your privacy. It is our policy to treat your personal and financial information with the utmost respect and in accordance with your wishes. To do this, El Patio House of Music has implemented several lines of defense to protect you. EL Patio House of Music has taken extensive steps to ensure that any data transmitted by our users cannot be intercepted, viewed or blocked by unauthorized parties. We have also established policies telling our users how we use and store their information.
Information we collect
El Patio House of Music acknowledges that customer information, whether in paper or electronic media, disclosed to El Patio House of Music may be designated as confidential or may be required by law to be kept confidential ("Confidential Information"). Any customer Confidential Information that may come to El Patio House of Music's attention during the normal course of business, will not be disclosed by El Patio House of Music - either directly or indirectly - to any person, firm or corporation without the consent of the customer or compulsion of law. El Patio House of Music will not use Confidential Information to market any of its own products or services or products or services of its affiliates.
Information you supply
If you voluntarily supply your personal information to El Patio House of Music while visiting our website - through either a web form or electronic mail - we use this information to process your request or send you information about our company. We understand the need to safeguard your personal information and we maintain high standards and procedures to prevent misuse of this information. El Patio House of Music does not share, sell or distribute any of your information to third parties without the consent of the customer or compulsion of law.
How we use your information
El Patio House of Music uses your personal information to provide you with services. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction or order, to communicate with you, to provide service and support, and to update you on services and benefits. El Patio House of Music agrees not to use the Confidential Information disclosed by any customer in any way other than that intended by the customer. El Patio House of Music maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards in place that comply with federal standards to guard its customers' Confidential Information.
Who we share your information with
With respect to sharing customer information with vendors, El Patio House of Music places strict limits on who receives specific information about customer accounts or other personally identifiable data. Each vendor product or service is reviewed carefully to ensure that it provides value to our customers. In cases where we believe our customers might benefit by the products or services offered by a specific vendor, only the minimum amount of information necessary for the vendor to offer its product or service is shared. El Patio House of Music maintains confidentiality agreements with any vendor where Confidential Information is exchanged between El Patio House of Music and the vendor.
Use of cookies
On some parts of our website we use so-called "cookie" technology. Cookie technology consists of small pieces of data or a small text file that is given to your browser by our web server when you visit our website. This data is stored on your browser. The cookie is sent back to our web server each time you visit our website. Cookies are not computer programs and do not run on a computer like programs do. They cannot gather information or function on their own. They cannot collect any personal information about you or your machine and cannot gather data or information about what you do on the Internet. Cookies merely enable us to provide a more valuable online experience to you.
Access to and accuracy of your information
El Patio House of Music strives to keep your personal information accurate. We have implemented technology, management processes and policies to maintain customer data accuracy. We will provide you with access to your information, including; making reasonable effort to provide you with online access and the opportunity to change your information. To protect your privacy and security we will verify your identity - such as a password, user ID and a third personal identifier - before granting access to your data. Certain areas of El Patio House of Music's websites may limit access to specific individuals through the use of passwords and other personal identifiers.
Keeping your information secure
El Patio House of Music is committed to protecting the information you provide us. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information; El Patio House of Music has in place appropriate physical and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data. SSL encryption is designed to make the information unreadable by anyone but us. This security measure is working when you see either the symbol of an unbroken key or closed lock (depending on your browser) on the bottom of your browser window.
Changes to this policy
If there are updates to the terms of El Patio House of Music Privacy Policy, we will post those changes and update the revision date in this document, so you will always know what information we collect online; how we use it; and what choices you have. For material changes to this statement, El Patio House of Music will provide notification to affected customers.
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