Collection of Personal information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, email address, a home, postal or other physical address, other contact information, title, birth date, gender, occupation, industry, personal interests, other information when needed to provide a service you requested. When you browse our website, you do so anonymously, unless you have previously indicated that you wish The Backyard Shed to remember your login and password.

Like many other commercial websites, The Backyard Shed website may use a standard technology called a cookie to collect information about how you use the site. Please go to Cookies and Tracking Information below for more information. The Backyard Shed collects personal information when you use certain The Backyard Shed products or services, when you participate in an online survey, when you ask to be included in an email or other mailing list, or when you submit your personal information to The Backyard Shed for any other reason. Access to certain The Backyard Shed web pages requires a login and a password. Unless you request deletion of your personal information as specified below, your personal information may be retained by The Backyard Shed.

Notice
The Backyard Shed will NEVER transfer your personal information to third parties. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you have visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Some parts of the The Backyard Shed website use cookies to track user traffic patterns. We do this in order to determine the usefulness of our website information to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information. If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser, although you may not be able to take full advantage of the The Backyard Shed website if you do so. In particular, you may be required to accept cookies in order to complete certain actions on our website. You do not need to have cookies turned on, however, to use or navigate through many parts of our website, except access to certain of the The Backyard Shed web pages may require a login and password.

How We Use Information Collected
The Backyard Shed uses information for several general purposes: to fulfill your requests for certain products and services, to personalize your experience on our website, to keep you up to date on the latest product announcements, software updates, special offers or other information we think you would like to hear about from us, and to better understand your needs and provide you with better services.

Information Sharing and Disclosure
While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit to us, and so we urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often, use a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure browser.

Third Party Sites
The Backyard Shed website contains links to other sites. The Backyard Shed does not share your personal information with those websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those companies. Our website may contain links to websites operated by other companies. Once you have left our website, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party website to determine how they will handle any information they collect from you.

The Backyard Shed does not buy or sell mailing lists or participate in any venture which may result in a third party gaining the ability to contact you.

Online Fraud

The Backyard Shed does not condone any online fraud, in any circumstance.  In cases of attempted fraud and fraudulent transactions, we will provide your information to other parties in direct relation to the fraud; ie: Police, Credit Card company, bank, debt collection agencies, and lawyers as required by law.