In the constantly-changing world of the Internet, not to mention the Patriot Act, privacy has become all the more precious and difficult to maintain. We attempt to ensure your privacy as best we can by adhering to the standards below.

General privacy policy:

We do not rent, sell, lease, or give away any personal information from this site. No third parties have access to this information except as stated below under "Yahoo privacy & merchandise sales". Any information gathered from users of this site by us will remain private, except as noted below:

1. 1. If we need to release the information to comply with a legal process served on us by a due court of law, under court order.
2. 2. If we need to release the information in order to protect and defend our own legal rights.
3. 3. Information entered by message board participants such as email address, home address etc., is accessible for security and maintenance purposes only to Janis Ian and her direct staff. Please see "Message Board Privacy Policy".

COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) Compliance:

We support the COPPA Act. This website is not directed towards children, and we are not aware of its general use among children under the age of 13. However, as part of our policy regarding children's privacy on line, we do not directly store or make available to third parties any information about people visiting this site (see "Yahoo Privacy Policy", below, for information about the collection of personal information when you order merchandise.) Our message board is regularly and carefully monitored, and you must be 18 years of age or have consent from your parent or guardian in order to register.
Message Board privacy policy:

The only time we will collect information from you is if you sign up for Janis Ian's Message Center. In order to register, you must supply a valid email address. This address is used for verification purposes only. You have the option to hide this email address from public viewing by using the "Edit Profile" menu option in the Message Board area. Children under the age of 13 must obtain consent from a parent or guardian, which consent must be sent to us before your registration takes effect.

Yahoo! privacy & merchandise sales:

We sell our online merchandise through Yahoo! Yahoo!'s privacy policy is different from ours; for more information, please visit Yahoo. If you purchase merchandise through this website, Yahoo! will collect information about your purchase. We retain hard-copy information about your order for 6 months in a secure setting, after which the information is destroyed. We retain this information only to ensure accuracy in shipping, and to be able to follow-up on any problems with your order. Yahoo! policy states clearly that children under 13 years of age must get the consent of a parent or guardian, and create a "family account".

Requests for personal information:

www.janisian.com does not send emails or post messages requesting personal information, home address or telephone number, credit card numbers etc. If you receive such an email that purports to be from us, or see such a message posted anywhere on this site, please contact us immediately and .