PCC's Privacy Policy
(Last updated on 5.1.2008)

PCC Natural Markets (PCC) is dedicated to informing and inspiring members and shoppers about food, wellness, cooperative education and environmental issues. No registration is required to visit and use our Web site. PCC's Web site is open for members and shoppers alike. PCC values the privacy rights of those using our Web site, and created this privacy policy for your information.

• Types of information we collect
• Use of information
• Information security
• Privacy of children
• Links to other sites
• Contact information

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "personally identifiable information" means information that identifies a particular individual, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, and phone number. When other information, such as e-mail newsletter choices, product purchases, or consumer product preferences, is directly associated with personally identifiable information, this other information also becomes personally identifiable information.

Please note: By visiting www.pccnaturalmarkets.com, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Types of information we collect

Personally identifiable information
There are many features on this Web site for which no registration or information from you is required. However, if you are interested in obtaining information, products or services from PCC, or in participating in certain activities on this Web site (such as making an online purchase, subscribing to one of our e-mail newsletters, becoming a member of PCC, or making an online donation to PCC) you may need to provide us with information about yourself.

For example, our site's online forms (Join PCC membership form, membership payment form, gift card form, PCC Cooks registration form, PCC Farmland Trust and PCC Food Bank Program donation forms, and other registration and order forms that we may have periodically on the PCC Web site) may require users to give us personal information such as their name, phone, e-mail and postal address, credit card information for processing transactions, PCC membership number, donation or payment amount, etc.

Additionally, if you choose to receive our e-mail newsletter, we will collect your name, e-mail address, store most shopped at, and preferences that tell us what type of content you'd like to receive. You may opt out of receiving our e-mail newsletter by contacting us at the number below, using the link at the bottom of an e-mail sent to you as part of your subscription, or by going to www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/enews/unsubscribe.html.

Technical information
Examples of information we collect, process, or analyze include the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system and platform, and the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our Web site.

Cookies
Like most major sites, PCC's Web site places "cookies" on a user's computer which enable us to determine the user's operating system, browser type and version, ISP, top-level domain, and other such general information.

Cookies are used for several purposes. Cookies enable our site to load faster in a user's browser on subsequent visits. Information from cookies allow us to track traffic flow to and from our site which assists us in marketing, Web promotions and help us create a site that will best serve the needs of our users.

Cookies are a standard industry technology and do not contain any personally identifying information such as your e-mail address. Nor can cookies contain a virus. In addition, the information in cookies placed on your computer from PCC's Web site are not accessible by other Web sites. PCC's site doesn't use or allow third-party cookies.

Users have the ability to configure their browsers to refuse acceptance of cookies, which are little pieces of information (alphanumeric identifiers) which sites transfer to a user's hard drive for record-keeping purposes during each visit. The "Help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to manage the cookies on your computer.

Use of information

We take very seriously our responsibility to maintain your privacy with respect to your personally identifiable information.

PCC does not sell, trade or give away data or personally identifiable information we receive about you from our Web site. This applies to personal information, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and any other information that may be provided by you from accessing our Web site. Providing good customer service to our shoppers and members is important to PCC and we are not in the business of selling or transferring data to others, except to complete appropriate business transactions (i.e., credit card numbers to banks).

Information security

PCC uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption software to protect your information transmitted to PCC when you fill out any of our forms requiring a credit card. While this is the safest way to transmit personal information over the Internet, PCC makes no claim, warranty or representation that even SSL level encryption is completely secure, and you provide such information at your own risk. PCC limits internal access of user information to employees responsible for conducting business or processing transactions.

Links to other sites

This site contains links to other sites. Although it's a good idea for all Web sites to adopt an appropriate privacy policy, this policy applies only to the www.pccnaturalmarkets.com domain. The sites we link to operate independently of PCC and have established their own privacy and security options. We encourage you to be aware of when you leave our site and to read these policies at any site you visit.

Privacy of children

PCC's Web site is only intended for users ages 13 and older. Accordingly, we will not knowingly collect or use any personal information from children that we know to be under the age of 13. In addition, we will delete any information in our database that we know originates from a child under the age of 13.

Contact information

This Privacy Notice will change periodically to align with changes and new services provided on our Web site. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or PCC's Web site, please e-mail or call 206-547-1222.

PCC Natural Markets, 4201 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle, Wash., 98105-6092
206-547-1222.