I. Overview

The following document is intended to ensure a safe and secure environment for which the Consumer and The Proprietor can communicate effectively. It is also intended to inform the consumer of that which is done with their personal information. The consumer should review this policy before initiating a purchase or disclosing any personal information.

II. Information that is collected

The primary intention of the East Coast Bands web store is to provide you with a smooth reliable method of service to you. Most transactions will be performed by credit card through the store's portal. We collect credit card information specifically for your order. Once the order is processed we no longer keep the credit card information, nor is it stored on our server. It is asked that you provide accurate contact information so that if we need to get in touch with you, we can. Aside from the business transaction at hand, we have no other intentions of using your contact, address, or any other information further. You can however elect to receive updates or a newsletter from the store. Your information will never unwillingly leave our hands. (see also section VIII, Security Precautions) We do, however reserve the right to contact you with regards to the purchase you made at the web store.

Upon registration, you will be asked to enter a password. Please keep it safe in memory. Be responsible with your passwords. If someone steals your password you could lose control of your personal information stored on the site, so if you think your password may have been compromised, use the site's utilities to change it immediately.

If you decide to write a product review your username will become visible to others.

In some cases, for example, if you are purchasing a product from a third party through the web store, it may be necessary to forward your contact information to the third party in order to fulfill the order appropriately. In the case the third party should contact you, East Coast Bands assumes no liability for what they do with your information. That being said, any affiliate of ours must agree to not disclose information to fourth parties without your express written consent.

III. The use of cookies and other information.

The East Coast Bands web store uses cookies to make your ordering process much faster and more efficient, leading to a more pleasurable consumer experience. The information stored in the cookie refers to the session at the time, and may or may not be automatically deleted after you close the window. In any case, we assume no liability from the use of cookies.

VII. Disclosure for Legal Purposes

We expressly reserve the right to disclose information to any authority, in the event that something may have happened to "make an authority come sniffin' our way". If you use the site in a legal manner there will be no need to disclose any information to anybody not involved. East Coast Bands cannot be held responsible for any accidental or purposeful disclosure of information. Again, we are in business to help the good of people, using ethical and responsible practices. Should our website become compromised by a malicious fourth party, East Coast Bands can not be legally bound to or responsible for any fallout regarding the unlawful use of your personal data. To put it quite simply, Use the site at your own risk.

VIII. Security Precautions

With all of the disclaimers about us not being responsible for anything that may happen, we must also inform you that we are making every feasible attempt to make the site safe and secure. We use an encrypted Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection guaranteed by verisign. This secure link ensures that all data passed between the web server and the browser remains private. To see the security layer in action go to the "My Account" page. A padlock should appear somewhere around the edge of your browser window. When the padlock is present, the likeliness that someone has compromised your personal information is very slim. Should the information somehow be compromised, East Coast Bands cannot be help financially liable or responsible for any misuse of your information. Again, Use the site at your own risk.

IX. Children's Privacy

Persons under the age of 18 are not allowed to use this site without the permission of their parent or legal guardian. Additionally, persons under the age of 13 are prohibited from submitting any personal information to us.

X. Notice of Copyright.

All site pages linking to this web store as well as the domain eastcoastbands.com or any pages hosted within including links to secure server pages are copyright 1998 - 2007 East Coast Bands. Please do not hot link to the graphics on the site. Product descriptions are copyrighted as well as this privacy policy and terms of service texts, as well as all other documentation posted on this site. All rights reserved, unauthorized allocation or duplication of content will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law.