Data Privacy

LIGHTHOUSE is committed to protecting your privacy. We will use your personal data for processing your order. However, with the exception of the shipping provider (UPS, FedEx, or the US Postal Service), we will not share or sell your personal data with other companies or organizations for marketing or any other reasons. We may send you a limited number of special offers or catalog updates throughout the year but will stop doing so if you let us know that you no longer wish to receive them.

When you visit our website, various data (for instance, your IP address, time and duration of visit, operating system, browser and page requests) are saved as standard. This data is used exclusively in anonymous form for statistical purposes and for optimizing the internet service provided. It is not used to personally identify visitors to the site.

How is the data transmitted to Leuchtturm?

Your personal data, such as your name, address aYour personal data, such as your name, address and credit card information, are transmitted to the web server via a secure, encrypted connection in SSL (secure socket layer) mode. If you experience technical difficulties when transmitting encrypted data or feel unsafe using the internet please feel free to call us toll-free at (888) 269-1513 to place an order.

Cookie Policy

What are Cookies?

Cookies are tiny text files saved on your personal Computer, Tablet and on Mobile device.

A cookie is a file that allows a website to recognize a user via a browser after the first visit. We use cookies to keep track of your shopping cart, to display recently viewed items, to provide you with relevant product recommendations and also to remember you when you return to our website.

Our Cookie policy:

Our cookies never contain personal data. Cookies are not a security risk for your data. Cookies are not constantly running applications; they will not copy or obtain files on your computer, besides they are not able to transmit viruses.

Many sites use cookies to simplify their offers for the users and to increase their usability: for example the cart of our online store or displaying site-directed advertising. If cookies are disabled, only a limited use of specific web offers will work.

Why we use Cookies: 

There are many reasons why we use cookies. They range from an automated log-in to the facilitation of online purchases, for the optimization of websites, eg. by matching an offer to the special needs of a user. Cookies allow website operators to constantly update their offers to their customer’s needs and interests.

Cookies increase the usability and the relevance of many online services; many features would not operate without the use of cookies. E.g. the notepad functions of our online store or the default user preferences (language settings, regional settings).

We have different cookies set by our website.

1st Party Cookie

First-party cookie is a cookie also known as persistent cookie. Persistent (permanent) cookies are stored on your computer and cease to be valid only if their assigned expiration date has passed. Depending on that date, a persistent cookie could be valid for a few seconds, over days to several of years.

3rd Party Cookie

A third-party cookie is a tracking cookie set by a third party. The advantage of 3rd party cookies, however, is that you must not install a code on the landing page. Therefore, 3rd party cookie tracking is technically easier than 1st party cookie. Google AdWords uses 3rd party cookies to determine the conversion rate. Google Analytics for example uses 1st party cookies.

If you like to know more about cookies, please visit:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Further Information

We do not use "executable contents" such as Active X and JAVA.
We do not save credit card data obtained through this website but delete it after the order has been processed.
If an item is not available at the time of placing the order we will charge the credit card when the item is back in stock and ready to be shipped.
We will provide you with an overview of the data you have stored whenever you wish and delete it on your request.
In line with our practice of informing customers about new products and special offers we will send you emails and will stop as soon as you no longer wish to receive them.
The password-protected area "Your Data" enables you to review and, if required, update data stored with us at any time. The password can also be changed at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses Cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. On behalf of the website operator Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage for the website operator. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can avoid the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
In addition you can avoid the collection of the data created by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP-address) as well as the processing by Google by downloading and installing the browser-plugin provided under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
For more detailed information on this please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html (general information regarding Google Analytics and data protection).
Please note that on this Site Google Analytics has been amended by the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” in order to warrant an anonymous collection of IP-addresses (so called IP-Masking).

Links to External Websites

In the Service & Consultation section of this website we provide links to other websites which may be of interest to you in pursuing your hobby. However, please note that when you click on one of these links, you will be leaving the LIGHTHOUSE website and entering another website. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policies of these linked sites as they may differ from ours.