Privacy Policy
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those
who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is
being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information
security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information
to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual
in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear
understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your
Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
What personal information do we collect from the
people that visit our blog, website or app?
We do not collect information from visitors of our site.
However, we maycollect information from you when you register on our site,
place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, fill out a form, use live chat,
enter information on our site, or provide us with feedback on our products or
services
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you
register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or
marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features
in the following ways:
1. To
personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and
product offerings in which you are most interested.
2. To
improve our website in order to better serve you.
3. To
allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
4. To administer
a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
5. To
quickly process your transactions.
6. To ask
for ratings and reviews of services or products.
7. To
follow up with them after correspondence (live chat, email or phone inquiries).
How do we protect your information?
Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes
and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as
possible, including regularly checking for malware. Your personal information
is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number
of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to
keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit
information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order to
maintain the safety of your personal information, including having all transactions
processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our
servers.
Do we use ‘cookies’?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service
provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if
you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize
your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use
cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They
are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or
current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services.
We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and
site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the
future.
We use cookies to:
- Help remember
and process the items in the shopping cart.
- Understand and
save user’s preferences for future visits.
- Keep track of
advertisements.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a
cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this
through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at
your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If
you turn cookies off, some features will be disabled. It won’t affect the
user’s experience that make your site experience more efficient and may not
function properly. However, you will still be able to place orders .
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside
parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with
advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other
parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or
serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information
confidential. We may also release information when it’s release is appropriate
to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’
rights, property or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor
information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or
other uses.
Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer
third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have
separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility
or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless,
we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about
these sites.
Google
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s
Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience
for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en We use
Google AdSense Advertising on our website. Google, as a third-party vendor,
uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables
it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other
sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by
visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.
We have implemented the following:
- Remarketing with
Google AdSense
- Google Display
Network Impression Reporting
- Demographics and
Interests Reporting
- DoubleClick
Platform Integration
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use
first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party
cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers
together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and
other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Opting out:
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you
using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting
the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google
Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.
California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require
commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach
stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United
States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally
Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous
privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected
and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. – See more at:
http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf
According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following: Users can visit our site
anonymously. Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on
our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our
website. Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’ and can easily be
found on the page specified above. You will be notified of any Privacy Policy
changes on our Privacy Policy Page. You can change your personal information:
by emailing us.
How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?
We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant
cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in
place. Additionally, we do not allow third-party behavioral tracking.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from
children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission,
United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which
spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect
children’s privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under
the age of 13 years old.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices
Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the
concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data
protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice
Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the
various privacy laws that protect personal information. In order to be in line
with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action,
should a data breach occur we will notify you via email within seven business
days. We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that
individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data
collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle
requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users,
but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to
investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.