This web site is maintained by The Lewis Institute, 302 Chestnut
Mountain Drive, Vinton, VA 24179. Our phone number is 540.345-7850.
The Lewis Institute places a high priority on protecting your privacy.
Therefore‚ we have put a number of safeguards in place to protect the
personal information you provide us while visiting our Web site. All
credit card transactions are encrypted with the use of an Equifax Secure
E-Business Certificate.
As with any other major Web site‚ we track how visitors use our
online services. This tracking system tells us on which page you entered
our Web site on‚ what pages you visited‚ which files you downloaded‚
how long you visited our site‚ and the domains or addresses of sites you
visited immediately before coming to The Lewis Institute. We also utilize
cookie technology that lets us trace the paths followed by visitors to our
site as they move from one page to another. The tracking information or
cookie statistics are not associated with you as an individual. It is
measured only in an aggregate form. The Lewis Institute uses the tracking
information to count the numbers of visitors and the number of documents
requested over a period of time. It is also used to evaluate our technical
performance and to refine/adjust our online services. We have no desire to
capture information about you personally through our tracking systems.
If you elect to participate in surveys or contests conducted on any The
Lewis Institute site‚ then any personal information you specifically and
knowingly provide will become the property of The Lewis Institute. The
same applies if you send E-mail to us. However‚ The Lewis Institute has
a long-term policy prohibiting the sharing of this data in individual form
for any purpose. Personal information is compiled in an aggregate form and
may be shared with current or prospective advertising clients to
demonstrate the demographics of our visitors. The information may also be
used in promotional material or for professional presentations.
If you provide The Lewis Institute with your E-mail address‚ or have
done so in the past‚ we may upon occasion send you E-mail offers. We may
use information you have given us to provide a service‚ ensure proper
billing‚ measure consumer interest in our various services‚ and inform
you about products and services. These offers may be based on information
you provided in your initial transaction with us‚ in surveys‚ from
information that may indicate purchasing preferences and lifestyle‚ as
well as information available from external sources. These E-mail offers
will come exclusively from The Lewis Institute. However individuals have
the ability to stop their information from being used for marketing and
promotional purposes by contacting
webmaster@lewisinstitute.com
.
Users should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personal
information such as user name and e-mail address on any message board‚
that information can be collected and used by others and may result in
unsolicited messages from other posters or parties.
The Lewis Institute also has a firm policy regarding orders you place
with us. All consumer information gathered from you to process an order is
held in strict confidence. We do not share consumer information or
consumer mailing lists with any outside firms.
By the way‚ The Lewis Institute does not knowingly solicit data from
minors‚ nor do we knowingly market to minors.
CHILDREN: Be sure to ask your parents for permission before you send
any information about yourself to us or anyone else over the Internet.
If you have any questions regarding privacy and this Web site‚ please
contact us via E-mail at privacy@lewisinstitute.com.
