VWA Bonn is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the VWA Bonn Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the VWA Bonn website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

VWA Bonn collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. VWA Bonn also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by VWA Bonn. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by VWA Bonn for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the VWA Bonn Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through VWA Bonn public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: VWA Bonn does not read any of your private online communications.

VWA Bonn encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from VWA Bonn so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. VWA Bonn is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the VWA Bonn and VWA Bonn family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

VWA Bonn collects and uses your personal information to operate the VWA Bonn Web site and deliver the services you have requested. VWA Bonn also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from VWA Bonn and its affiliates. VWA Bonn may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

VWA Bonn does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. VWA Bonn may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, VWA Bonn may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to VWA Bonn, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

VWA Bonn does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

VWA Bonn keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within VWA Bonn, in order to determine what VWA Bonn services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within VWA Bonn to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

VWA Bonn Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on VWA Bonn or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of VWA Bonn; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of VWA Bonn, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The VWA Bonn Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize VWA Bonn pages, or register with VWA Bonn site or services, a cookie helps VWA Bonn to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same VWA Bonn Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the VWA Bonn features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the VWA Bonn services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

VWA Bonn secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. VWA Bonn secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

VWA Bonn will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. VWA Bonn encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how VWA Bonn is protecting your information.

Contact Information

VWA Bonn welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that VWA Bonn has not adhered to this Statement, please contact VWA Bonn at webmaster@schwall.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.