If I create an account or place an order, will I start getting promotional emails?

The short answer is no. You will get some initial emails with your account information and if you place an order, we will send you status updates regarding your order. But we do not use your email later to send your information unless you specifically request this by signing up for one of our email lists. Simply creating an account or placing an order will not add you to our list of people who have requested to be emailed. There is an excellent book by Seth Godin called Permission Marketing that explains this better but the general idea is that we always ask for your permission before sending you emails and we do not try to expand your permission into something more than you intended.