PRIVACY STATEMENT
The Village Market has created this privacy statement ("Statement") in order to demonstrate our commitment to customer privacy. Because we gather important information from our customers and visitors, we have established this Statement as a means to communicate our information gathering and dissemination practices.

Information Collection and Usage
The Village Market requires customers who request information, and may subsequently register to purchase our products and services, to provide contact information such as their name, company name, address, phone number and email address and later as needed billing information such as billing name and address, credit card number or Checking account. This data is typically collected offline as part of the customer provisioning process. The Village Market typically asks for marketing information via an online form when a customer or visitor requests information about our products and services. This information often includes name, company name, address, phone number, email address, title, and product interest. The Village Market uses the collected information to set up accounts for customers and their respective companies. We may also use the information to contact prospective customers to further discuss their interest in our products and services and to send information on Village Market products. We may send our email newsletter and notices of promotions and upcoming events, if the customer or visitor has so opted to receive these communications. Village Market customers will automatically be subscribed to our email newsletter as part of the account set up process. All customers have the opportunity to choose to opt out from receiving our newsletter.

Customer information will not be shared or distributed.

Village Market customers may be asked to provide an email address when purchasing Village Market products and services. We use this information for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you. Again, customer information will not be shared or distributed with anyone.

We do not disclose to any third party the information provided. All financial and billing information we may collect is used solely to invoice or charge our customers for their purchase of Village Market products and services. This billing information is not used by The Village Market for marketing and/or promotional purposes.

The Village Market uses a third party for credit card processing. This intermediary is solely a link in the distribution chain, and is not permitted to store, retain, or use the information provided except for the sole purpose of credit card processing.

The Village Market uses pixel tags, images and other methods to gather information about the emails we send to our registered users. Pixel tags are tiny graphic files that are included in our HTML-encoded email messages. When such a message is opened in an HTML-capable email program, the recipient's computer will access Village Market servers to retrieve the pixel tag file, allowing Village Market to record and store information such as email address, date and time the recipient viewed the email message, if the recipient's email program is capable of receiving HTML, and other logging information. The Village Market uses this information to optimize delivery of future messages to registered recipients.

Security of Personal Information
When you submit any form on VillageMarketsOnline.com, we use a secure server. The secure server software (SSL) helps protect your information as it travels over the Internet by encrypting that information before it is sent to us. We have also implemented industry-standard security mechanisms and procedures to protect data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve your privacy we may need to disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on our Web site.

Special Offers
We send all new subscribers a verification email to confirm they in fact registered to receive information on products, services, special deals, and our newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our opt-out below. Unsubscribing “Opt-Out” From Village Market Marketing Communications and Newsletters To opt out of our mailing list follow the unsubscribe information at the bottom of every newsletter or , you can send an e-mail to GreatFood@VillageMarketsOnline.com with Unsubscribe in the subject line.

Update of Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, such as zip code or address, you may correct, update or delete it by following the Link “UpdateProfile/Email Address” included at the bottom of each newsletter or by sending an email to GreatFood@VillageMarketsOnline.com.

Use of Cookies
A cookie is a small text file containing information that a web site transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies allow us to analyze our site traffic patterns and to provide a user-friendly registration and log-in process. A cookie can not give us access to your computer or to information beyond what you provide to us. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. Consult your browser's manual or online help if you want information on restricting or disabling the browser's handling of cookies. If you disable cookies, you can still view the publicly available information on our web site, but you will not be able to take advantage of offers or activities requiring a Village Market account, which includes placing an order or accessing customer-only support areas. If you are using a shared computer and you have cookies turned on, be sure to log off when you finish. Some of our business partners, such as our web analytics provider, use cookies on our site. These cookies are used to track visitor behavior on our web site. We have no access to or control over these cookies. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by The Village Market only and does not cover the use of cookies by any third parties.

Log Files
As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

Your Consent
By using our web site, you consent to the collection and use of the information you provide to us as outlined in this Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time and without notice. If we change our Privacy Policy, we will publish those changes on this page.