Use of Information: PhotoDirect protects our customer information. We do not sell, share, or rent this information in any manner.

In order to utilize our service, you must first download our PhotoDirect Software used to manage, edit and order prints. During the order process, your contact information (such as name and email address), billing information (such as credit card number and expiration date) are entered. This information is solely used to process your order. Your e-mail address is used strictly for account management purposes, to send critical information (such as notification of changes to the privacy statement) and to send a confirmation e-mail when you activate or deactivate your account.

Digital Image Ownership: During the ordering process, customers are asked to confirm their ownership of submitted digital images. Only the copyright owners of digital images can request and order prints through our service. Customers retain full ownership of all images set to us for printing. PhotoDirect does not use, publish or share your digital images or prints with any third party. Digital images are used exclusively to fulfill your print orders.

Cookies: Cookies may be used on this site to allow for movement between secure sections. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site.

Log Files: We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, and to track user's movement. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Links: This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that PhotoDirect is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Website.

Choice/Opt-out: We will not send users any promotional marketing materials or newsletters. The only e-mail communication a user receives is when there is a notification of change to the privacy statement or to send a confirmation e-mail when you activate/deactivate your account, or in response to your inquiries.

Security: PhotoDirect takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.

While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user information off-line. All of our users' information is restricted in our offices and our service provider's offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our technical team or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers' information is protected. Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment.

If we are going to use your personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify you via e-mail. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. However, if you have deleted/deactivated your account, then you will not be contacted. Nor will your personal information be used in this new manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our web site notifying users of the change.

Legal Disclaimer: Though we make every effort to preserve your privacy we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.