Last Updated: 03/8/03

Information Collection and Use
Sauder Woodworking Co. is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. Sauder Woodworking collects information from our users at several different points on our website.

Catalog Orders
We request information from the user on our catalog/brochure order forms. Here a user must provide contact information (like name and shipping address). This information is used to fill customer's orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact information is used to get in touch with the user.

Product Registration and Other Opt-Out Sections
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information. Our product registration form has an 'opt-out' mechanism so users who register their product with us, but don't want any marketing material, can keep their email address, postal address, and telephone number off of any third party lists.

To read the complete privacy policy for our online registration, view the latest version of our registration form page.

Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user and their usage of our web site. Our Web site uses cookies so we can "remember" information about preferences which allows users to move within our Web site without reestablishing these settings, enhancing the user experience. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. In order to perform internal market research analysis, we may compile demographic statistics about our users based on activities such as item/dealer searches and visited pages. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site and user preferences will not be stored for future browsing. For example, the user will not be able to participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly Drawings that occasionally take place.

Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Sharing
We collect aggregated demographic information on our site. For instance, on our dealer locator searches we track the search details (including zip code, product model number and date searched). This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. This information may be shared with our business partners.

Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we [Sauder Woodworking Co.] are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our policy page so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.