Privacy Policies

Barnes and Nobles- Privacy Policy Questions:

1. They collect name of the domain of the host from which you access the Internet, the IP address of the computer you are using, the browser software use on the PC, and the date and time you entered the site. That just some stuff that Barnes and Nobles collects when you enter their web site. For the most part I don't think that any collected information is personally identifiable.
2. Barnes and Nobles.com uses the Personal Customer information to market products and services at www.bn.com.
3. Yes, Barnes and Nobles does but that information can not be sent past that third-party subcontractors and agents that work for them. They send your Personal
   Customer information to subcontractors that secure your personal information, to companies that you have membership with, so they can use your bonus or reward points, to credit card companies, and to law enforcement agencies.
4. They store and retain the information in their databases as long as you are a current customer with them.
5. The user can opt out of the information collection. By logging onto your Account a following the instructions under Name, Password, and Communication Preferences.
6. They do not talk about TRUSTe or BBBOnline, but they do talk about using standard e-commerce security technology such as Secure Sockets Layer encryption technology to protect all the Personal Customer information.
7. Yes the site does use cookies. To speed up navigation for customers, keep track of the items in a shopping cart, and provide custom tailored control. To remember the information we enter, so we don't have to reenter the information every time we visit the site. To watch the effectiveness of their marketing email campaigns. These are some reasons why they use cookies and there is still plenty more reasons too.