Last
Updated: May , 2010
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Purpose of Policy
Welcome to the Trafton's Chocolates web
site. Trafton's Chocolates is committed to respecting the
privacy rights of its customers, visitors, and other users of its
web site (the "Web Site"). We created this Privacy Policy (this
"Policy") to give you confidence as you visit and use the Web Site,
and to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices and
the protection of privacy. This Policy is only applicable to the
Web Site, and not to any other web sites that you may be able to
access from the Web Site, each of which may have data collection
and use practices and policies that differ materially from this
Policy.
1.2. Notice Concerning Children
We are a general audience site, and do not
direct any of our content specifically at children 13 years of age
or under. We understand and are committed to respecting the
sensitive nature of children's privacy online. If we learn or have
reason to suspect that a Web Site user is age 13 or under, we will
promptly delete any personal information in that user's
account.
2. INFORMATION COLLECTION
PRACTICES
2.1. What Basic Information Do We
Collect?
In operating the Web Site, we may include
registration, online surveys, and other online forms that ask users
to provide their names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses,
date of birth, and other contact information, bank information of
consultants, credit card information for purchases, as well as
other user profile information, including without limitation,
gender, education, occupation and images and videos you
submit.
2.2. What Additional Information Do We
Collect?
(a) Automatic Collection. Our servers
automatically recognize visitors' domain names and IP addresses
(the number assigned to computers on the Internet). No personal
information about you is revealed in this process. The Web Site may
also gather anonymous "traffic data" that does not personally
identify you, but that may be helpful for marketing purposes or for
improving the services we offer.
(b) Cookies. From time to time, we may use the
standard "cookies" feature of major browser applications that
allows us to store a small piece of data on your computer about
your visit to our Web Site. We do not set any personally
identifiable information in cookies, nor do we employ any data
capture mechanisms on our Web Site other than cookies. Cookies help
us learn which areas of our site are useful and which areas need
improvement. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing
the settings on your browser. However, if you choose to disable
this function, your experience at our Web Site may be diminished
and some features may not work as they were
intended.
3. USE AND SHARING OF
INFORMATION
3.1. What Do We Do With Collected
Information?
(a) Personal Information. We will not share your personal
information with any third parties without your consent, except as
necessary to provide you with the services offered by us or to
comply with the law. We may use your personal information to verify
your identity or to follow up with transactions initiated on the
Web Site. We may also use your contact information to inform you of
any changes to the Web Site, to send you additional information
about Trafton's Chocolates, or to offer you other products,
programs or services that we believe may be of interest to
you. If you choose to post information on the Web
Site in a public forum, your name, location and comment (all as
entered by you) will be displayed to all users of the Web Site to
facilitate interaction among users. General users' email addresses
are never revealed to other users.
(b) Anonymous Information. We use anonymous
information to analyze our Web Site traffic, but we do not examine
this information for individually identifying information. In
addition, we may use anonymous IP addresses to help diagnose
problems with our server, to administer our site, or to display the
content according to your preferences. Traffic and transaction
information may also be shared with business partners and
advertisers on an aggregate and anonymous
basis.
(c) Use of Cookies. We may use cookies to deliver
content specific to your interests, to save your password so you
don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site, or for
other purposes.
(d) Disclosure of Personal Information. We may disclose
personal information if required to do so by law or in the
good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) conform to
the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on
Trafton's Chocolates, (ii) protect and defend the rights or
property of Trafton's Chocolates or the users of the Web
Site, or (iii) act under exigent circumstances to protect the
safety of the public or users of the Web
Site.
(E) Access to Information / Opting-Out. If you have opted to
receive email from us, you may unsubscribe at any time by using the
opt-out option at the bottom of the email.
4. SECURITY
The Web Site has security measures in place
to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information that
we obtain from you, but we make no assurances about our ability to
prevent any such loss, misuse, to you or to any third party arising
out of any such loss, misuse, or alteration.
5. SITE AREAS BEYOND OUR
CONTROL
5.1. Public Forums
The Web Site includes interactive forums for
the exchange of information, ideas and opinions. Please remember
that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes
public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to
disclose personal information.
5.2. Third Party Web sites
The Web Site may contain links to other web
sites. If you choose to visit other web sites, we are not
responsible for the privacy practices or content of those other web
sites, and it is your responsibility to review the privacy policies
at those web sites to confirm that you understand and agree with
their policies.
6. CONTACT INFORMATION AND POLICY
UPDATES
6.1. Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Policy,
our practices related to the Web Site, or if you would like to have
us remove your information from our database, please feel contact
us at the following e-mail
address: custsrv@traftonschocolates.com
6.2. Updates and Changes
We reserve the right, at any time, to add to,
change, update, or modify this Policy, simply by posting such
change, update, or modification on the Web Site and without any
other notice to you. Any such change, update, or modification will
be effective immediately upon posting on the Web Site. It is your
responsibility to review this Policy from time to time to ensure
that you continue to agree with all of its terms.