Fair Information Practices
Fair information
Practices
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 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 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 other 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.
How do we protect your information?
We do not use 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 your selected theme.
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
personalize your experience
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 users disable cookies in their browser:
If you turn cookies off it will turn off some of the features of the
site.
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:
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
Can change your personal information:
• By logging in
to your account
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.
Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?
It's also important to note that 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.
Do we let third-parties, including ad networks or plug-ins collect PII
from children under 13?
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.