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?
When
ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked
to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number or
other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you register on our site, fill out a form, Use Live Chat or enter information on our site.
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 another site
features in the following ways:
• To
personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of
content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
• To improve our website in order to better serve you.
• To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
How do we protect your information?
We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI standards.
We only provide articles and information. We never ask for credit card numbers.
We use regular Malware Scanning.
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 enters, submits, or accesses their
information to maintain the safety of your personal information.
All transactions are 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.
• Compile
aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to
offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use
trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
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 of the features that make your site
experience more efficient may not function properly. It won't affect the
user's experience that make your site experience more efficient and may
not function properly.
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 have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.
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 7 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.
CAN SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law
that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for
commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped
from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address in order to:
• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions
To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following:
• Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
• Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
• Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at
• Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email.
and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.