This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website, except where stated otherwise. It will notify you of the following:
- What information we collect;
- With whom it is shared;
- How it can be corrected;
- How it is secured;
- How policy changes will be communicated; and
- How to address concerns over misuse of personal data.
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:
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g., to ship an order.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number provided on our website:
- See what data we have about you, if any.
- Change/correct any data we have about you.
- Have us delete any data we have about you.
- Express any concern you have about our use of your data
We use regular Malware Scanning, virus protection, and password protected programs to keep information safe and private.
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser or looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (e.g. billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers on which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
We share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
We do use cookies for tracking purposes in an effort to improve user experiences on the web.
A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.
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. You can find out more about cookie management and how to delete them from your browsers at Aboutcookies.org. If you disable cookies off, some features will be disabled that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.
Third party cookies
We may also point from our websites to other internet services that do use cookies such as advertisers. Our payment processors, for example, will place cookies as well. This is also the case with multi-media services, and with the links that we post on our Twitter and Facebook accounts.
We do not always have control over how long the cookies are saved from non-affiliated companies.
Social Media cookies
We use social media and social networking services to advance our work. These applications require the use of third party service providers. Notably, we have a Facebook page, Twitter feed, Pinterest, Instagram, and a YouTube channel.
The Facebook page is administered by Facebook, in accordance with Facebook’s Data Policy available here,and is accessible by Facebook users who have already consented to Facebook’s Data Policy. We do not export information on our followers from the Facebook platform.
The Twitter account we use is administered by Twitter, in accordance with Twitter’s Privacy Policy available here.
The Pinterest page is administered by Pinterest, in accordance with their privacy policy available here.
The YouTube channel is administered by YouTube, in accordance with their privacy policy available here.
The Instagram account we use is administered by Instagram, in accordance with their privacy policy available here.
We use direct messaging over social media on occasion, when individuals and organizations contact us on Facebook and Instagram by leaving messages in our Inbox or by sending us Direct Messages on Twitter. We will delete any information as requested by any individual who has reached out to us.
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.
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
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 permanently using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser add-on.
MailChimp
MailChimp is an email platform that is embedded on our site as an option for users to subscribe to our email list for free resources, marketing tips, and more. This is not a part of our standard contact form and is a separate sign-up form. Users can easily opt-out of our lists anytime, and all subscribers must consent to subscribe to our lists. No user will be added to any of our lists without going through the transparent opt-in process.
Facebook Pixel
We have the Facebook Pixel code embedded in our website for advertising purposes. This technology helps to customize advertising, content, and website traffic so that our audience is seeing more of what they want to see based on their activity. We can not see any of your personal information, but you can choose to not have your information tracked from social media in our cookie consent form.
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.
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.
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.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.