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June 5, 2007

YipYapMeow

How we collect information about you:

When you visit YipYapMeow, we collect your IP address and standard web log information, such as your browser type and the pages you accessed on our website.

If you make a purchase, we collect the following types of information from you:

Contact information - your name, address, phone, email

Financial information - the bank account numbers and credit card numbers that you use to purchase your merchandise. ____________________________________________________________

How we use cookies:

When you access our website, we, or companies we hire to track how our website is used, may place small data files called "cookies" on your computer.

We encode our cookies so that only we can interpret the information stored in them. You are free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but doing so may interfere with your use of our website. ____________________________________________________________

How we protect and store personal information:

Throughout this policy, we use the term "personal information" to describe information that can be associated with a specific person and can be used to identify that person. We do not consider personal information to include information that has been anonymized so that it does not identify a specific user.

We store and process your personal information on our computers in the US, and we protect it by maintaining physical, electronic and procedural safeguards in compliance with applicable US federal and state regulations. We use computer safeguards such as firewalls and data encryption, we enforce physical access controls to our buildings and files, and we authorize access to personal information only for those employees who require it to fulfill their job responsibilities. ____________________________________________________________

How we use the personal information we collect:

Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customized experience. We may use your personal information to: provide the services and customer support you request; process transactions and send notices about your transactions resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems; prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce our User Agreement; customize, measure, and improve our services and the content and layout of our website; send you targeted marketing, service update notices, and promotional offers based on your communication preferences; compare information for accuracy and verify it with third parties. ____________________________________________________________

Choice/Opt-Out:

To remove your personal information from our database in order stop future communications, please send e-mail to christy@yipyapmeow.com. ____________________________________________________________

Correct/Update:

In order to correct or update your personal information, please send e-mail to christy@yipyapmeow.com. ____________________________________________________________

How you can contact us about privacy questions:

If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy, you should contact us by using the "Contact Us" feature on our site or by writing to us at YipYapMeow, P. O. Box 45, Savage, MD 20763-9998.

Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy the following notice explains the information we collect, how it is used, how it is safeguarded, and how to contact us if you have any concerns.