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 used 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 or
other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter, 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 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 improve our website in order to better serve you.
- To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
- To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.
How do we protect visitor information?
We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI standards.
We use regular Malware Scanning.
We do not use an SSL certificate
- We only provide articles and information, we never ask for personal or private information like email addresses, or credit card numbers.
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:
- 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 (like Internet Explorer)
settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s
Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If you disable cookies off, some features
will be disabled, it won’t affect the users experience that make your
site experience more efficient and some of our services will not
function properly.
Third Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise
transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information
unless we provide you with advance 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.
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 a 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 with whom it is being shared, and to comply with
this policy. – 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 be easily be found on the page specified above.
Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:
Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:
- On our Privacy Policy Page
Users are able to change their 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.
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 13, the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade
Commission, the nation’s 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 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 the users via email
- Within 7 business days
We will notify the users via in site notification
- Within 7 business days
We also agree to the individual redress
principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue
legally 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 a government agency 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.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on: Tuesday, December 1st, 2015.
