middleeastbooks.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and security. In recognition of the trust you have placed in us, AET pledges that:

• All information provided is confidential and used solely to improve this website and to fulfill your orders. As is the case with our circulation list, personal information is never sold, transferred, or given to anyone-ever.

Information gathered through our website
middleeastbooks.com automatically collects anonymous information about usage of our website. For instance, when you visit www.middleeastbooks.com, our website recognizes the type of browser you are using, the address of the Internet Service Provider you are using, the addresses you visit at our site, and similar information. None of this information identifies you personally. MiddleEastBooks.com does not currently use "cookies" on our website.

Information gathered through the order form
Our site uses a secure shopping cart order form for customers to order products. We collect visitors' contact information (like their email, billing shipping addresses) and financial information (like their credit card numbers). Contact information from the order form is used to send orders to our customers. Customer's contact information is also used, when necessary, to get in touch with visitors regarding their orders. Users may opt out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt out section below. We keep a record of your order for two reasons: 1) so that we can ensure quality customer service on each order, and 2) because we are required by law to keep records of each transaction for seven years in the event we are audited. Credit card information that is collected through this site, over the phone, in our store or by mail is used only once, to bill you for products and services we have provided, and then destroyed, as directed by law.

Internal Use of Information
We reserve the right to store on our server the information you voluntarily provide us, as well as the anonymous information that is automatically collected. We may use the anonymous information to understand better how our website is being used. We may use personal information that you have voluntarily submitted to provide the products or services that you have requested, to adjust our website to your personal preferences, to send to you via email or postal mail newsletters, new product announcements or other information that we feel may be of value to you, and for other similar business purposes. If you do not want information collected, please do not submit it to us. Users may also opt-out of receiving future mailings at any time; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Security

This website 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.

When our order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to unlocked, or open, when you are just "surfing".

While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user information off-line.

If you have any questions about the security at our website, send an email to support@middleeastbooks.com.

If you still have any concerns about ordering online, please call us (800-368-5788, ext. 2 or 202-939-6050, ext. 2) to place your order over the phone.

Choice/Opt Out

This site gives users the following options for removing their information from our database in order to not receive future communications. To opt out of receiving future communications, send an email to info@middleeastbooks.com.

This site gives users the option of changing and modifying information previously provided. To correct or update information you have previously provided, email info@middleeastbooks.com.

AET's Privacy & Security Policy is subject to change at anytime without notice.

Contacting the Web Site

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at info@middleeastbooks.com.