This privacy policy has been created to better serve those who are concerned about the use of their personal information online. This information cannot be used alone or in combination with other information to identify, contact or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in a particular context. The purpose of this privacy statement is to create a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your personally identifiable information in accordance with our website and emails.
What personal information do we collect from people who visit our website or read our emails?
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 information to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form 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 an inquiry, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, browse the website or use certain other features of the site in the following ways:
- To personalize your experience and enable us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
- To improve our website to better serve you.
- To better respond to your customer service requests.
- To periodically send emails regarding your order or other products and services.
How do we protect visitor information?
Our website is regularly scanned for security holes and known vulnerabilities to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.
We make regular use of Malware Scanning.
Your personal information is stored behind secure networks and is only accessible by a limited number of people who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you provide is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures when users place orders and when they enter, submit or access their information to maintain the security of their 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 sends to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that allow the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on past or current activity on the site, which allows us to provide you with better services. We also use cookies to collect aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can provide you with better experiences and tools in the future.
We use cookies to:
- Understand and store user preferences for future visits.
- Keep track of advertisements.
Collect aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions to provide better 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 alert you each time a cookie is sent, or you can choose to disable all cookies. You do this through your browser (e.g., Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so check your browser’s Help menu for the correct way to adjust your cookies.
If users disable cookies in their browser:
If you disable the use of cookies, some features that make your site more efficient will be disabled and some of our services will not function properly.
Disclosure by Third Parties
We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personally identifiable information to third parties unless we give you prior notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe 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 summarized in the Google Advertising Principles. They are in place to provide users with a positive experience. 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 display ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie allows Google to show ads to our users based on their visit 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: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
We have implemented the following:
Remarketing with Google AdSense
Google Display Network Impression Reporting.
Demographics and Interest Reporting
DoubleClick Platform Integration
Together with third-party vendors such as Google, we use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers to compile data about user interaction with ad impressions and other ad service features related to our website.
Unsubscribe:
You can set your preferences for the way Google advertises to you through the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising initiative opt out page or by permanently using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add.
How does our site handle do-not-track signals?
We honor do-not-track signals and tracking, do not place cookies and do not use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is installed.
Does our site allow tracking of third-party behavior?
It is important to note that we do allow tracking of third-party behavior.
We collect your email address to collect your email address:
Send information and respond to inquiries and/or other requests or questions
Process orders and send you information and updates related to orders
Send you additional information related to your product and/or service
Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our customers after the original transaction has taken place.
Updating this Statement
We may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this website. You should check this page from time to time to ensure you are aware of any changes.