We are dedicated to protecting your information received through our website, either through online purchases or online inquiries. We agree that you have a right to know how we will use the information you provide to us. Therefore, we have adopted this Privacy Policy to control the use and handling of your personal information you provide to us. It does not regulate the way in which we may use information we have obtained from any other source, such as information obtained from a public record or from another person or entity. The types of information this Privacy Policy regulates also includes information we receive from you on forms, applications and in other communications to us, whether in writing, in person, by telephone or any other means and information about your transactions with us, or others.
How We Use Information
We request information from you for our own business purposes and not for the benefit of any non-affiliated party. Therefore, we will not release your information to non-affiliated parties except as necessary for us to provide the product or service you have requested of us or as required or permitted by applicable law, or as required by any governmental entity in order to permit us to complete your transaction and sale as agreed upon by the parties, or when we have a good faith belief that it is necessary to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or legal process. We may disclose your information to any successor-in-interest of ours, such as entities that acquire our company. We may, however, store such information indefinitely, including the period after which any customer relationship has ceased. Such information may be used for our internal business purposes, such as customer analysis or quality control. We will also use information that you provide for our own internal market research purposes, development of prospect lists and project planning. Information on viewers gathered from inquiries at our website may be used for purposes of offering you products and service of ours or other offerings of our affiliates or our subsidiaries. The use of our website constitutes your permission for such uses. WE DO NOT SEE OR KEEP ANY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.
To better serve your needs, we may ask you to provide us with certain personal information, such as, but not limited to, your name, e-mail address, billing and physical shipping address, phone number and fax number. If you use a credit card for your purchase, you credit card information will not be stored by us. We use PayPal for credit payments and subject to their policies and arbitration rules. If you sign up to receive our e-mail newsletter or supply us with your telephone or mailing address, we will collect your e-mail address, telephone number and/or mailing address, respectively, to send you information, specials and/or promotions from time to time.
Choice to Opt-Out of Certain Communications
If you no longer wish to receive e-mail announcements and other promotional materials from us, please e-mail or call us with your request. If you are sending this request by e-mail, please include your name, e-mail and mailing address. Opt-out requests will be honored. Please note that you may still receive customer service associated communications from us to complete your transaction or related to your transaction.
Security
We will use our best efforts to ensure that no unauthorized parties have access to any of your information. We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those individuals and entities that need to know that information to provide products or services to you. If applicable, we will use our best efforts to train and oversee our employees and agents to ensure that your information will be handled responsibly and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Our website uses PayPal buttons for purchases. If you are still concerned you can always order by calling our number at 1-352-467-2685. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be one hundred percent secure. Therefore, viewers should note that while it is our intent to hold private the information you transmit via our website or by way of an electronic mail system or service, we cannot promise or ensure that such information will remain confidential or secure. We do not assume liability for disclosure of any data from access or acts by unauthorized third parties, other acts or omissions, or communication errors.
Information Obtained Through Our Website
We feel it is important you know how we handle the information about you we receive on the Internet. Generally, you can visit our website without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our web servers and/or thirty party web beacons collect the domain names of visitors, not the e-mail addresses. This information is amassed to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the website, pages viewed and related information. We use this information to measure the use of our website and to develop ideas to improve the content of our website. There are times, however, when we may need information from you, such as, but not limited to your name, phone number and email address. When information is needed, we will use our best efforts to let you know how we will use the information. Usually, the information we collect is used only by us to respond to your inquiry or to process an order. If you choose to share any information with us, we will only use it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Cookies and Internet Protocol Addresses
As with many website on the Internet, we use cookies. A cookie is a piece of data that a website sends to your computer, which is stored on a file on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies allow us to personalize your experience on our website, such as keeping items in your shopping cart from one visit to the next or during the same visit, and accessing your information used when you setup an account, so you do not have to enter it again next time you visit our website. It is your decision if you want to allow cookies.
We collect non-personal information from you such as the website you previously visited, your type of Internet browser, operating system and your Internet Protocol Address. Non-personal information such as these items mentioned cannot easily identify you personally. This non-personal information may be used by us to administer our website and discover usage difficulties. We may also use this information to identify website usage and traffic patterns. This information helps us to make the users experience easier and more enjoyable.
Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for users 18 years of age or older. Therefore, we will not knowingly collect or use any information from someone under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have received information from someone under the age of 18, we will remove that information from our database.
Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites. We try to link only to websites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, however we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of other sites.
Changes to your Information
You are able to change your personal information by contacting us by e-mail at iinfo@bluberriebooks.com or by phone at 1-352-467-2685.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy any time. If there are changes to this Privacy Policy, we will post the changes to this website, which will become effective at the time of posting. The revised Privacy Policy will apply to past and current users of this website and by continuing to use this website you confirm your acceptance of any changes. You may wish to check this Privacy Policy periodically if you have questions or concerns in the future.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us by e-mail at info@bluberriebooks.com or by phone at 1-352-467-2685.
