Effective Date: Nov 15, 2006
RugBadger.com values the users of
our website (the "Website"). Your
privacy and trust are very important
to us. We recognize that you may be
concerned about our collection, use,
and disclosure of the personally
identifiable information ("Personal
Information") that we collect when
you use the Website and the services
offered on the Website. This Privacy
Policy describes the information
that we collect from you, how we
collect this information, and what
we do with it after we collect it.
By using the Website you are
accepting the practices described in
this Privacy Policy. If you have any
questions or comments regarding this
Privacy Policy, please contact us at
info@RugBadger.com.
What Types of Information Does
RugBadger.com Collect From me?
Personal Information. We collect
Personal Information that you
provide to us, such as your name,
mailing address, phone number, email
address, credit card number, and
financial information.
Non-Personal Information. We also
collect non-personal information
from you, such as your browser type,
the URL of the previous website you
visited, your ISP, operating system,
and your Internet protocol (IP)
Address ("Non-Personal
Information"). Non-Personal
Information cannot be easily used to
personally identify you.
How and When Does RugBadger.com
Collect This Information?
Providing Information to Us. We
collect Personal Information from
you when you provide it to us. For
example, if you purchase a product
sold through or online shopping
cart, we may collect your name,
mailing address, telephone number,
credit card number, and email
address. If you create an Affiliate
Account, we may collect your name,
mailing address, email address, and
other information that we request
during the registration process, and
any information that you provide to
RugBadger.com. If you sign up to
receive a newsletter, we will
collect your email address.
Communications With Us. If you
communicate with us regarding the
Website or the Luv-A-Rug Services,
we will collect any information that
you provide to us in any such
communication.
Analytic and Reporting Technologies.
Like the operators of most websites,
we use analytic and reporting
technologies to record Non-Personal
Information such as Internet domain
and host names, Internet protocol
(IP) addresses, browser software,
operating system types, clickstream
patterns, and the dates and times
that the Website and the
RugBadger.com Services are accessed.
We also contract with several online
partners to help manage, monitor and
optimize our Website and the
RugBadger.com Services and to help
us measure the effectiveness of our
advertising, communications and how
visitors use the Website. To do
this, we may use web beacons and
cookies.
How Does RugBadger.com Use My
Information?
Personal Information. We use
Personal Information primarily for
our own internal purposes, such as
providing, maintaining, evaluating,
and improving the RugBadger.com
Services and the Website, fulfilling
requests for information, producing
and shipping the products that you
order, and providing customer
support. For example, if you create
an Affiliate Account, we will use
the information that you provide us
to communicate with you and pay you
any commissions that you earn.
Similarly, if you sign up to receive
a RugBadger.com newsletter, we will
use the email address you provide to
send you the newsletters.
Non-Personal Information. We use
Non-Personal Information to track
the use of the Website and the
RugBadger.com Services and for other
internal purposes, such as
providing, maintaining, evaluating,
and improving the RugBadger.com
Services and the Website.
Will RugBadger.com Disclose My
Information to Third Parties?
Disclosure of Personal Information.
All RugBadger.com customer account
information is held confidential. We
do not sell our customer list or
customer information to any other
entities. Customer information such
as name, e-mail address, mailing
address, phone number, fax number
and billing information is collected
for the sole purpose of providing
services to our customers and
notifying them of improvements to
our products and services.
Does RugBadger.com Protect My
Personal Information?
Personal Information. Whenever we
obtain your Personal Information, we
use commercially reasonable efforts
to protect it from unauthorized
access or disclosure. However, we
are not insurers of the security of
your Personal Information.
Accordingly, we assume no liability
for any disclosure of data due to
errors in transmission, unauthorized
third party access or other acts of
third parties, or acts or omissions
beyond our reasonable control.
Website Content. The content that
you store, post, or transmit on or
through the Website, such as message
board postings, storefront pages,
and images on your Products, may be
accessed by other users, including
people that you do not know. We are
not responsible for the actions of
others. Therefore, you should use
care in communicating with other
users and only disclose your
Personal Information to other users
that you know to be trustworthy. You
should not assume that your content
will be kept private.
Security
The
security of your Personal
Information is important to us. When
you enter sensitive information such
as a credit card number and/or
social security number on our
registration or order forms, we
encrypt that information using
secure socket layer technology (SSL).
We
follow generally accepted industry
standards to protect the Personal
Information submitted to us, both
during transmission and once we
receive it. However, no method of
transmission over the Internet, or
method of electronic storage, is
100% secure. Therefore, while we
strive to use commercially
acceptable means to protect your
Personal Information, we cannot
guarantee its absolute security.
Does This Privacy Policy Apply When
I Access Third Party Websites?
You
may be able to access third party
websites directly from the Website.
This Privacy Policy does not apply
when you access third party
websites. We cannot control how
third parties may use Personal
Information you disclose to them, so
you should carefully review the
privacy policy of any third party
website you visit before using it or
disclosing your Personal Information
to its provider.
What About Children's Privacy?
Under Thirteen. The RugBadger.com
Services are intended for users ages
18 and older only. Accordingly, we
will not knowingly collect or use
any Personal Information from
children that we know to be under
the age of 18. In addition, we will
delete any information in our
database that we know originates
from a child under the age of 18.
Can I Opt-Out From Receiving
Communications From RugBadger.com?
If
you no longer wish to receive our
electronic newsletters or
communication, you may opt-out of
receiving them by following the
instructions included in each
electronic newsletter or
communication or by emailing us at
info@RugBadger.com.
If
you need assistance you may contact
us at
info@RugBadger.com or
via mail sent to 113-3347 Oak
Street, Victoria, BC Canada, V8X
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