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Welcome to Wildlife Professional Books (“we”, “our”, or “us”). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our global community of wildlife researchers, conservation specialists, and academic institutions. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website wildlifebookshelf.com.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better services to our scientific community:

  • Personal Identification Information: Name, institutional affiliation, email address, shipping address, and payment details when you make purchases of scientific references.
  • Transaction Data: Details about payments to and from you, including grant numbers, purchase history, and other details of products you’ve ordered.
  • Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our site.
  • Communication Data: Records of your correspondence with us regarding research material inquiries, bulk orders, or fieldwork-related payment arrangements.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for purposes including:

  • Processing and fulfilling orders for specialized zoological and botanical references
  • Providing detailed receipts suitable for NSF, WWF, and other conservation grant reporting requirements
  • Facilitating institutional procurement procedures for university departments and research centers
  • Improving our website to better serve the needs of field researchers and taxonomists
  • Communicating about order status, expedition-related payment flexibility, or bulk order discounts
  • Preventing fraudulent transactions and maintaining the security of academic purchases
  • Complying with legal obligations related to international wildlife research transactions

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • Payment Processors: With PCI-DSS compliant payment gateways (Visa, MasterCard, JCB, PayPal) to process transactions with 256-bit encryption.
  • Academic Institutions: With university procurement departments for verification of grant-funded purchases when explicitly authorized.
  • Legal Requirements: When required by law or to respond to valid legal process, particularly in cases involving rare scientific material transactions.
  • Service Providers: With third parties who provide services essential to our operations (e.g., shipping providers for international deliveries to field stations).

We never sell your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Data Storage and Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data:

  • All payment data is tokenized and processed through PCI-DSS compliant systems
  • Regular security audits conducted by financial specialists familiar with wildlife-sector requirements
  • 256-bit encryption for all transactions, whether from university labs or remote field locations
  • Discreet billing descriptors for sensitive conservation projects
  • Data retention periods aligned with academic and research funding requirements

5. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights including:

  • Access: Request copies of your personal data we hold
  • Correction: Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data, particularly important for institutional billing details
  • Deletion: Request erasure of personal data under certain circumstances
  • Restriction: Object to processing of your personal data
  • Portability: Request transfer of your data to another organization

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity, especially for requests related to research grant purchases.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

  • Remember your preferences for scientific taxonomy categories and regional wildlife references
  • Analyze site usage to improve our service for the research community
  • Facilitate the checkout process for multi-volume reference purchases

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, but this may affect certain features of our site, particularly the shopping cart functionality essential for bulk academic orders.

7. International Data Transfers

As we serve a global community of wildlife professionals, your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your country. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for these transfers, particularly for our Asia-Pacific research clients.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes, particularly those affecting grant compliance or institutional purchasing procedures.

9. Contact Us

For questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, contact our specialist team at:

Wildlife Professional Books
3748 Driftwood Road
San Jose, US 95136
Email: [email protected]