Hostess Communication Station Privacy Statement

This Web site is operated by AtHome America Independent HomeStyle Specialists, and powered by AtHome America. AtHome America owns all software and other technology used to provide this service.

AtHome America, Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement applies to www.Athome.com and portal.athome.com.

Your Consent
By using this Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this privacy statement. If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes here so know how we collect and use information.

Information Collected
AtHome America uses the information collected exclusively for business purposes. Personal information refers to information freely given on our site such as name, phone number, address, email address, guest contact information, credit card information for purchases and unique identifier information (user name and password). Please note that some "freely given" information is required to complete transactions on our site.

What Types of Information AtHome America Collects

• Your domain name (where you are logging on from, i.e., AOL, Prodigy, etc.)
• Your Personal Information (as outlined above).
Why We Collect This Information
• We collect information about your domain name for statistical, internal reporting purposes only. This information is used to create ways to serve you better.
• Personal information is kept strictly confidential and is not sold or distributed to outside parties.
• AtHome America reserves the right to use customer information for uses not previously disclosed in our privacy policy. However, before doing so, we will always update this policy to reflect such changes and provide you with the ability to "opt out." If you are concerned with how your information is used, please review this policy periodically.

Third Parties Access to Personal Information
In order to fulfill your orders, your shipping address information must be provided to our shipping providers and is only used to successfully deliver your order. We may enter into strategic marketing alliances or partnerships with third parties and vendors, who may be given access to personal information, including your name, address, telephone number and email for the purpose of providing you information regarding products, press releases, advertising and services that we think will be of interest to you. In connection with strategic marketing alliances or partnerships, we will retain all ownership rights to the Information, and we will not share your information regarding your personal financial data.

Cookies - What They Are and How We Use Them
Cookies are essential "invisible" data files that act as an electronic messenger between your computer and our Web site. Cookies enable us to save personal information about you on your computer. They are also used for our convenient Account option which saves you time, as you will not have to re-input your Personal Information each time you visit or shop with us. Cookies store your Personal Information for you. All Internet browsers have a notification option to let you know when an "invisible" cookie is being sent to you.

Scope of AtHome America's Privacy Policy
For your convenience, AtHome America has made all of our content and e-commerce capabilities available on our Independent HomeStyle Specialists' Web sites as well, and this policy extends to all transactions conducted at those sites.

Contact Us
AtHome America takes extensive technical, operational and service precautions to ensure your privacy. However, due to external activities beyond our control, we cannot guarantee 100% privacy. We maintain an "open door" policy to all visitors to resolve any privacy issues should they arise as a result of visiting our site. If you feel we are not following our stated privacy policy, please contact us at:

AtHome America, Inc.
5625 West 115th Street
Alsip, IL 60803
1-800-Y-ATHOME (1-800-928-4663)
support@athome.com
Updated April 30, 2008