Privacy Policy
     ToolBarn.com/ ToolpartsDirect.com values the relationship we have with our customers and we are committed to responsible information handling practices. Your privacy on the Internet is important to us. Because we gather certain types of information to process orders, we want you to understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or change it.

Third-Party Web Beacons: We use third-party web beacons from Yahoo! to help analyze where visitors go and what they do while visiting our website. Yahoo! may also use anonymous information about your visits to this and other websites in order to improve its products and services and provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by Yahoo!, click here.

Collection of Information (Personal Data & Aggregated Data)
     ToolBarn.com gathers two types of information about users:

1. Personal data, provided through voluntary registration.
2. Aggregated data, which tracks users as a whole.

Aggregated Data
Aggregated data, which tracks website user activity as a whole rather than on an individual basis, is gathered through several methods. This tracking data follows website traffic in general, and is not used to identify you personally. Aggregated tracking information helps us to determine which areas of our site users like and don't like based on traffic to those areas. We do not track what you read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for you. We may disclose such aggregated information to third parties such as our vendors.

Does ToolBarn share the information I've provided?
     ToolBarn.com may need to share personal information with third parties in limited circumstances. For example, we may release personal information to third parties to perform services on our behalf such as; fulfilling our customer’s orders, sending marketing communications on our behalf, delivering packages, servicing products, conducting research or surveys, sending regular mail and e-mail, or processing credit card payments. ToolBarn.com does not sell or rent customer information to third parties.

ToolBarn.com and ToolPartsDirect.com are affiliated entities and wholly owned subsidiaries of Tighton Fastener & Supply, Inc. As such, any information you may provide to us either online or offline may be combined or shared between current or future Tighton Fastener & Supply, Inc entities and subsidiaries.

How is information used?
     We use the information you provide in order to 1) fulfill requests for products, services or information, 2) provide customer services, 3) administer drawings or promotions, 4) offer new products and services, 5) measure and improve the effectiveness of our Web sites, our marketing efforts, or our services and offers, 6) tailor our online or in-store offerings to your preferences, 7) administer surveys, 8) send marketing communications or 9) other business purposes.

Contests and Drawings
     ToolBarn occasionally offers contests and drawings in which we request certain personal information on a voluntary basis. These contests are conducted in full accordance with United States federal and state laws. The full rules and all information about such contests are clearly posted during the event, including how information gathered will be used.

Does the ToolBarn website use cookies, other technologies, or third parties to indirectly collect information?
     A cookie is a small data file that a Web site may send to your browser and which may then be stored on your hard drive. Our Web sites use cookies to simulate a continuous connection -cookies let us "remember" information about your session, such as what has been placed in your shopping cart, and allow you to move within areas of our Web sites without reintroducing yourself. No personally identifiable information is stored in these cookies.

Our Web server automatically collects the address of the Web site that you came from before visiting our site, which browser you used to view our site and any search terms you have entered on our site.

Our Web site may also use other technologies to track which pages on our Web sites our visitors view. This non-identifiable click-stream data helps us understand how visitors use our Web site and help to identify areas of improvement.

Children and Privacy
     We request that children under 17 do not submit or post any information to the site without parent’s or guardian's consent. We will not request or knowingly collect from a child any information online that can be traced to the child, such as an e-mail address, name, or information about the child's family. Unless a parent or guardian consents to such use in advance, we will not knowingly use information that a child provides to us for any marketing, selling or promotional purposes.

Can I update my information or Opt-out?
     If your information is currently being used to send you marketing communications, you can opt-out at any time. All marketing e-mail and direct mail communications such sale emails, newsletters or exclusive special offers, have easy-to-follow instructions stating how to stop receiving them.

To opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us:
1) Follow directions on a marketing e-mail or direct mail communication from us.
2) Call toll free (866) 597-3850
3) Send e-mail with subject unsubscribe with your current contact information and what you wish to unsubscribe to to us at: sales@toolbarn.com.
4) Send a request with your current contact information to:

ToolBarn.Com / ToolPartsDirect.com
7820 l St.
Omaha, NE 68127

Also, please note that you may still receive business-related communications such as order confirmations, product recall information or other administrative communications.

Will this privacy policy change?
     Because our Web sites and businesses will continue to implement new technologies and improve the services and features we provide, this policy is subject to change. If there are changes or additions to this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here or in other formats we deem acceptable, so that you will always know what information we collect online or offline, how we use it and what choices you have. If we change our information practices or this Privacy Policy in such a way that your personal information may be used or shared in a different manner, we will give you the opportunity to opt-out of having your information used or shared in that new manner.

Last revision date: March 31, 2004