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The Bottom Line We do not use your personal information in any way outside of contacting you. We do not share your information unless we are setting up an account for you on our affiliates site and that is not done without your consent. We will never sell your information to annoying spammers or anyone else for that matter. Please read on for a more informative explanation. Privacy Statement Barefoot Retreats is an independent, Licensed, organization whose mission is to enable individuals and organizations to establish trusting relationships based on respect for personal identity and information by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the site www.barefootretreats.com Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to the users’ privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices. The policy covers only information that is collected through this Web site, and does not cover information that may be collected affiliates of this site. www.barefootretreats.com has agreed to notify users of:
Information Collection Barefoot Retreats is the sole owner of the information collected on www.barefootretreats.com. Your personal information is not used outside of contacting you. Barefoot Retreats collects information from our users at several different points on our Web site.
We request information
from the user on our service inquiry form, and our comments form. A user
must provide contact information (such as name, email, and shipping
address) when they would like to be contacted and when ordering via web
payment financial information (such as credit card number, expiration
date) to Pay Pal will be required. This information is used for billing
purposes and to fill customer’s orders. If we have trouble processing an
order, the information is used to contact the user. Information Use Barefoot Retreats in no way will retain personal/private information of our clients for the purpose of : selling the information, stealing the information, sending email offers, sharing or reusing the information in any way. The sole purpose of the collection of this information is to provide you with a bill of sale confirmation and to establish a payment to Barefoot Retreats for services rendered, which is agreed upon by both parties involved (Barefoot Retreats and you, our client.) Profile
Barefoot Retreats does
not store your information unless you are a client that has hired this
company for services offered, and then it is retained in a client account
folder for the duration of the project unless other arrangements are made. Third Party Advertising The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to users by , our online printing partner, and Pay Pal our trusted online payment center. Information about users’ visit to this site, such as number of times they have viewed an ad (but not user name, address, or other personal information), is used to serve ads to users on this site. For more information about , or Pal Pal’s cookies, please inquire at their site www.paypal.com
This privacy statement
covers the use of cookies by Barefoot Retreats only and does not cover the
use of cookies by any advertisers. Log Files
Like most standard Web
site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP)
addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit
pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze
trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and
gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc.
are not linked to personally identifiable information. [IP addresses are
tied to personally identifiable information to enable our Web-based
service. We use a tracking utility called Hit Counter that uses log files
to analyze user movement. Customer Service
We communicate with
users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regards to
issues relating to their account we reply via email or phone, in
accordance with the user’s wishes. Sharing Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every
effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal
information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that
such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a
court order or legal process served on our Web site. Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
We share aggregated
demographic information with our partners and advertisers. When the client
of Barefoot Retreats make the decision to use for their printing
needs we provide them with our clients shipping address and name only the
client will need to make payments through ’s site for the order placed at
the time of purchase. POLICY/OPT OUT These are the instances in which we will share users’ personal information:
We
DO NOT Share
Personal Information with Third Parties . Third Party Intermediaries
We use an outside
shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company to
bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share,
store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary
purposes. Service Providers
We partner with other
third parties and Pay Pal to provide specific services. When the
user signs up for these particular services, we share names, and shipping
address that are necessary for the third party to provide these services.
These third parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable
information except for the purpose of providing these services. Business Transitions In the event Barefoot Retreats goes through a business transition, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Clients will be notified via [email] and [prominent notice on our Web site for 30 days] prior to a change of ownership or control of their personal information. If as a result of the business transition, the users’ personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given choice consistent with our notification of changes section.
Users of our site are
always notified when their information is being collected by any outside
parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether
or not they should proceed with services that require an outside party. Links
This Web site contains
links to other sites. Please be aware that we, [Barefoot Retreats], are
not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We
encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the
privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to
information collected by this Web site. [Do not make a payment if you are
not notified you are on a secured site.]. Surveys [& Contests] [From time-to-time] our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.
Survey information
will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and
satisfaction of this site. Users’ personally identifiable information is
not shared with third parties unless we give prior notice and choice.
Though we may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests,
they may not use users’ personally identifiable information for any
secondary purposes. Security
This Web site takes
every precaution to protect our users’ information. When users submit
sensitive information via the Web site, their information is protected
both online and off-line.
When our
registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as
credit card number and/or social security number), that information is
encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the
industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock
icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or
open, when users are just ‘surfing’. [To learn more about SSL, do a keyword
search SSL or visit
www.paypal.com
.
While we use SSL
encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything
in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users’
information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is
restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to
perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer
service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable
information. The servers that store personally identifiable information
are in a secure environment, If users have any questions about the
security at our Web site, users can complete the comment or inquiry form
provide on the sales and service/contact/ or comments page. Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If a user’s personally
identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email or postal
address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we provide a way to
correct, update or delete/deactivate users’ personally identifiable
information. This can be done by emailing us. Or, contact us by telephone
listed on the site. Contact Information If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at: Phone 828.231.1001. Or any of the contact forms provided on the site at www.barefootretreats.com If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should first contact Barefoot Retreats by calling 828.231.1001 or using the contact form provided on www.barefootretreats.com web site to resolve users concerns.
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