Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Website Privacy Policy for the Christopher & Banks family of companies. We post our Privacy Policy, because we want our customer to know that privacy issues are important to us. We pledge to only use your information as permitted by this Privacy Policy and as permitted by law.

The specific purpose of our Privacy Policy is to tell you what information we gather on our Websites, which include the websites promoting our Christopher & Banks (www.christopherandbanks.com), C.J. Banks (www.cjbanks.com), and Acorn (www.acornstores.com) stores and how we use that information. This Privacy Policy also describes how we use contact and similar information you may choose to give us when you visit one of our stores.

By using this Website you agree to the terms of and practices described in this Privacy Policy, as well as the terms set forth in our Terms of Use. Click here to view the Terms of Use.

This Privacy Policy applies to this Website, which is controlled by the Christopher & Banks family of companies, including Christopher & Banks Corporation and all our current and future subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns and is operated with the assistance of certain third parties (collectively referred to as "we," "us," the "Company" or similar terms). This Privacy Policy does not apply to any other websites, and we make no representations as to the privacy practices of other websites. Also, this Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect through methods other than through this Website.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

In order to process and track orders, improve your overall experience with us, provide you with information about special offers, maintain our Website, operate our business, and respond to requests, we collect a variety of information about our customers and Website visitors. This section describes both the Non-Personal Information and Personal Information we collect.

Non-Personal Information. Each time a computer visits this Website we may collect certain information from that computer. This information is automatically collected from the computer's web browser and may include information such as the following, all of which we refer to as "Non-Personal Information":

-the type of web browser software the computer uses (for example, Internet Explorer)
-the name of the domain from which the computer accessed the Internet
-the Internet address of the website from which the computer linked directly to the Website
-the date and time the computer accessed the Website

Non-Personal Information does not tell us who you are.

Also, we may place a text file called a “cookie” in the browser files of computers that visit this Website. Cookies are pieces of information issued by a website that, among other things, allow your computer to use all the features on our Website. If and when your computer accepts a cookie, the cookie may be stored on the computer's hard drive. US Government Information Bulletin (I-034) contains a good description of cookie technology at: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-034.shtml. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but some parts of the Website may not work properly for you if you decline the use of a “cookie”.

We also collect and track aggregate information such as which pages or features of this Website are used, when, and how often.

Personal Information. If you place an order, register, or create a user profile through this Website, provide requested information through the Website, request information from us through the Internet, send us an email address, send us your name or other information, or fill out certain forms that may appear on this Website, you may provide us with information such as your name, address, telephone number, purchase information and history, email address, credit card number, or similar information. All of these items and similar information that specifically identifies who you are constitute "Personal Information". Although you are not required to provide us with any Personal Information, if you decline to do so you will not be able to perform certain actions, such as completing an order.

HOW DO WE SHARE AND USE INFORMATION?

The ways we share, use, and protect information collected over this Website depends upon the type of information involved.

Non-Personal Information. We may use non-personal information to help us make the Website more useful to you and for other business purposes. For example, we may tell certain outside vendors or businesses with whom we do business or are considering doing business ("Trusted Companies") how many computers visited this Website or what pages were most popular. We may prepare reports and other materials using non-personal information. Because Non-Personal Information does not reveal your identity, we do not limit the way we share or use Non-Personal Information, including sharing such information with third parties.

Personal Information. If you provide us with Personal Information, you agree that we may keep a record of the Personal Information and use the Personal Information in order to provide goods and services to you. For example, we may keep a record of your name, address, and credit card number in order to process payment for your orders and in order to ship orders. We may use Personal Information to help us in our business, including but not limited to improving this Website and analyzing what items you may be most interested in. We may use Personal Information in order to communicate with you and send you information we think may be of interest to you including marketing information from ourselves or third parties. We also may in the future market our mailing list to selected third parties who may in turn contact you.

We may hire Trusted Companies to assist us with some of these activities or perform them on our behalf, in which case the Trusted Companies will receive access to Personal Information. For example, we may hire a Trusted Company to operate this Website, receive and fulfill orders and provide customer support, send mailings or catalogs for us, or perform similar functions. In such cases, we require the Trusted Company to use the Personal Information only as permitted by us. You agree that we may share Personal Information with these Trusted Companies. Also, we may and in fact do share Personal Information among the Christopher & Banks family of companies, who may use the Personal Information in the same ways as Christopher & Banks, Inc. may as permitted by this Privacy Policy. In the event of a sale, merger, corporate reorganization or similar transaction of some or all of our business we may share your Personal Information with the successor entity, and the successor entity may or may not use and protect Personal Information in the same ways described in this Privacy Policy.

We may engage in joint or collaborative marketing campaigns with other businesses or not-for-profit organizations. However, in such cases, although you may receive a joint message, we will either send the message our self or through a Trusted Company acting on our behalf. As noted above, third parties to whom we provide our mailing list may contact you in the future.

We may share Personal Information if required to comply with a law, regulation, court order, or other legal process, or if we believe it is necessary or desirable to share such information with a government entity. We may share Personal Information to protect our rights or property or if the rights of any third party are jeopardized.

OPT-IN FOR ADVERTISING AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

You agree that the Christopher & Banks family of companies and our Trusted Companies who help us operate this Website and conduct business, may contact you for advertising or any other purposes through any and all contact information you provide to us, such as email, telephone, fax, or mail. Our copy of all Personal Information and Nonpersonal Information is an asset of and belongs to us.

SECURITY

Your information is stored on servers located in the United States. We and the Trusted Companies who help us with hosting and security use a number of physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to help protect your information. However, there is no such thing as perfect security. You agree that we are not responsible for the unlawful actions of third parties or the consequences of such actions.

HOW DO I VIEW OR REVISE MY CONTACT INFORMATION

This Website permits you to view and change portions of your contact information. Click here to view, change, or delete this contact information. You understand and acknowledge that even if you delete or change Personal Information, due to the nature of electronic information storage, we may continue to preserve a copy of your old information.

WHAT ABOUT PRIVACY ON OTHER SITES?

This Website may contain links to other websites. We provide these links for your convenience, but we do not review, control, or monitor the privacy practices of websites operated by others. We are not responsible for the performance of these sites or for your business dealings with them. Your use of other websites is subject to the terms and conditions of those websites, including the privacy policies of those websites.

WHAT HAPPENS IF THE PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES?

We may change this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. If we change this Privacy Policy we will [at a minimum] post the change on this page of the Website. You agree to any such changes as we may post in the future.

VISITORS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

You understand and agree that your Non-Personal Information and Personal Information are being sent to a business located in the United States and may pass through servers located in the United States. You consent to this transfer of your information as well as the processing, use, and sharing of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

SPECIAL RULES ABOUT CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

We will not intentionally collect online any personal information from children under the age of 13. If you think that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, please contact us as described below.

LAST UPDATE

This Privacy Policy was last updated on August 24, 2007.

OUR CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us in any of three ways:
1. send us an email: info@christopherandbanks.com
2. call us at (763) 551-5000