Shoes You Want is committed to protecting our customers' personal information. All orders are transmitted in an encrypted format. To be sure that your order is secure, simply check your Web browser while you are in the ordering section. Most browsers use some sort of symbol to alert you to the fact that you are on a secured Web site. For example, Netscape and Internet Explorer use icons - either a padlock or a key - in the bottom left hand corner that appear when the site is secured.

We will store your shipping and billing information if you create an account with us, but this information will not be used by anyone but Shoes You Want as described below in our privacy policy.

At checkout, we require the credit card customer identification number (CIN/CID) with every online purchase made with American Express, MasterCard and Visa Cards. The CIN/CID is a 3 or 4 digit, numeric value that provides a cryptographic check of the information embossed on the card. This security feature is designed to protect you against consumer fraud. Your CIN/CID will not be stored or maintained on any of our systems and you will need to provide the number every time a purchase is made on Shoes You Want.

Privacy Policy
At Shoes You Want, we are committed to providing excellent customer service and outstanding value while respecting and protecting the privacy of our customers. To better serve you, we may collect and maintain certain information regarding, for example, your product and service preferences, dates of special occasions related to people you buy gifts for (e.g., birthdays), and billing and shipping information. Under no circumstances do we sell or rent this information to other businesses, and we strictly protect and enforce the confidentiality of this information. We respect your privacy and seek to protect the trust you place in Shoes You Want. Our Privacy Policy is explained in more detail below.

1. What information does Shoes You Want collect from our online customers?
For those individuals who visit our site but do not make a purchase, we collect and store IP ("Internet Protocol") addresses during the visit. No individualized information is collected, and the IP address is not traced to a particular individual. Similarly, we collect information, using that IP address, about the navigational or browsing activities of our visitors. Again, that information is not tied to any name or other personally identifying information but is used solely to provide generalized demographic data, such as what geographic areas our visitors are from and visitor browsing patterns. We cannot use that data to identify you. For those who make a purchase on Shoes You Want, in order to fulfill the order, we collect and store your name, address, shipping information, email address, purchase data, and billing information.

2. Does Shoes You Want use "cookies"?
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Currently, if you place an item in a shopping basket during your visit to Shoes You Want, we will create a cookie containing a unique customer number on your computer. This function enables us to store items in your shopping cart until you make a purchase. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent such acceptance, which will result in your inability to purchase online from us. We do not retain any individualized information as a result of our use of cookies.

3. How does Shoes You Want use the individualized information that we collect?
In addition to using the information referenced above to fulfill your purchase order, we also retain your name, address, email address and purchase information in our customer database. We use that information to track your order, to respond to your inquiries and to make subsequent purchases you wish to make easier and faster. We also may use that information, from time to time, to contact you concerning our products, services, sales or special promotions of Shoes You Want. If you would prefer not to be contacted about our special offers, products or services, please notify us at the mailing address, email address or phone number provided below:

Shoes You Want
Customer Service
1637 E.87TH ST . SUITE 152
CHICAGO, IL. 60617
or
Contact Us

We currently send emails only to those Shoes You Want customers who request that we provide them with information about our products and services. If you have previously requested such emails, but have changed your mind, contact us by one of the methods referenced above or by unsubscribing to the Shoes You Want Newsletter.

Please be advised that since promotions may already be in process at the time of your request, it may take up to ten weeks before all contacts cease. As a result, you may receive mail or other solicitations from Shoes You Want during that ten-week period. You may also use the above addresses and phone number to correct or update any of the individual information we have stored.

4. How is the information Shoes You Want collects stored and what security procedures do we have in place to protect the confidentiality of that information?
Currently, the Shoes You Want customer information that we maintain is stored in our internet database and in our corporate customer database. We limit access to that information to those within our organization with a business need to know. Most of our employees do not have access to that information. In addition, we enforce a policy against unauthorized disclosure or use of the information you share with us, and we instruct our employees concerning that policy. Those employees that do have access are required to abide by our privacy policy. As stated above, we do not under any circumstances sell or rent customer information to any outside company or organization nor do we permit any such organization to use customer information for its own business purposes.

We use secure server technology to keep your personal information - including your billing and account information - as secure as possible. Your ordering information is encrypted using encryption software. Once your information is stored on our database, we have database security technologies and procedures in place to protect it from access by unauthorized employees or third parties.

5. How does Shoes You Want protect the safety and privacy of children?
Our site is not directed or marketed to children under the age of 18. We do not intentionally collect or store information on children. If we learn that a child has made a purchase from Shoes You Want without his or her parent's consent, we immediately, upon parental request, void the sale, refund any monies collected on the return of the merchandise and remove all information concerning the purchaser and the purchase from our database.

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please Contact Us.