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Privacy
This privacy policy sets out how Barry Shears | Cape Breton Piper ("our Website") uses and protects any information that you give when you use our Website. Barry Shears | Cape Breton Piper is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using our Website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
We hold the privacy of your personal information in the highest regard. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for our Website.
We recognize the importance of protecting your privacy and our policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site. This policy will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our customers' needs.
What we collect
When you visit our Website you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis, and general web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.
Personal Information You Choose to Provide
Purchasing Information
If you choose to avail of our products or services, you may need to give personal information and authorization to obtain information from your credit card service. For example, you may need to provide the following information:
-Name
-Mailing address
-Email address
-Credit card number
-Name on credit card
-Credit card billing address
-Business and/or home phone number
All information collected including the credit card number, expiration date and personal address information is used only to charge you, the customer, for the service you are purchasing. It will never be given to any third party, other than the credit card authorization center (our merchant processor service).
Financial information (specifically any credit card number) is not kept directly on our server, nor is it accessible or visible within a customer account. Credit card numbers are kept only with our online merchant processor service (the service which we use to process credit card payments), on their completely secure, PCI DSS Compliant server. Information is kept on file for greater than 60 days in order to provide ongoing customer service and, if applicable, to allow ongoing billing for our auto-ship plans, memberships, or payment plans. All personal and financial information will be removed on request.
Reviews
We appreciate feedback from our customers, and encourage it. Customer reviews help others see the value in our products. You can post reviews for any products you have ordered, simply by
logging in to your account, going to the product page and submitting your review for moderation. Your review will be posted once approved, and you can view any reviews you have submitted
from within your customer account page.
We keep products reviews on file indefinitely. If you would like to remove your review, simply contact us and we will remove it.
A note about Testimonials
We also have Testimonials from our previous websites, and they are posted only with consent from our customers. If you contact us and have included positive comments about
one of our products, we may reply to you and ask if you are willing to allow us to post your comments on our site. We will only post your comments with your express consent.
Cookies
We use several different cookies on our Website. If you do not know what cookies are, or how to control or delete them, then we recommend you visit http://www.aboutcookies.org for detailed information.
The list below describe the cookies we use on this site and what we use them for. Currently we operate an 'implied consent' policy, just by visiting our Website, which means that we assume you agree with this usage (which is what virtually all websites you will ever visit do). If you do not agree, then you should either not use this site, or you should delete the cookies having visited the site, or you should browse the site using your browser's anonymous usage setting (called "Incognito" in Chrome, "InPrivate" for Internet Explorer, "Private Browsing" in Firefox and Safari etc.)
First Party Cookies
These are cookies that are set by this website directly. Our Website shop is based on the Magento e-commerce software. If you make a purchase from our online shop cookies will be placed on your computer. Magento uses cookies to keep track of
each visitor and to link them to their shopping cart and customer account. These cookies are strictly necessary for the working of our Website.
If your disable cookies, then various functionality on the site will be broken - you will not be able to order any products.
If you would like a list of cookies our Website uses directly, please Contact us with your request.
Also, more information on session cookies and what they are used for is available at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/cookies/session-cookies-used-for.html
Third Party Cookies
These are cookies set on your machine by external websites whose services are used on this site. You should check the respective policies of each of these sites to see how exactly they use your information and to find out how to opt out, or delete, such information.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour on our website. Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. This data is collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of our site and is not tied to personally identifiable information - this information cannot be used to identify who you are.
You can find out more about Google's position on privacy as regards its analytics service at http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/analytics/privacyoverview.html
Social Network Sharing
We encourage users to share our content and/or like our on profile on the popular Social Media websites Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest. In order to make 'Social Sharing' accessible, our website utilizes widgets either provided directly from the Social Networks and/or via amalgamative widgets from third parties such as AddThis. Cookies and privacy implications from the social networks vary and will be dependent on your nominated privacy settings with each Social Network. Social Sharing buttons will only deploy cookies if you are signed to that respective Social Network at the time of being on our website.
IP Addresses
IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic and profile data known as 'traffic data' so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.
Sharing and Selling Information
We do not share, sell, lend or lease any of the information that uniquely identify a subscriber (such as email addresses or personal details) with anyone except to the extent it is necessary to process transactions or provide services that you have requested.
How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?
You may request access to all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain in our database by emailing us at the usual address.
What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights. We may also disclose account information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or to protect the safety of our users and the Public.
What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from our Web site or the information or content contained therein. Often links to other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our Web site. Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Website to another web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other web site, including web sites, which have a link on our Website, is subject to that Web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Your Consent
By using our Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time with or without notice.
Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out
This site allows visitors to unsubscribe so that they will not receive future messages. After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the particular messages as soon as technically feasible.
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. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). 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.
A Special Note About Children
Children are not eligible to use our services unsupervised and we ask that children (under the age of 14) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with permission and guidance from your parents or guardians.
Acquisition or Changes in Ownership
In the event that the web site (or a substantial portion of its assets) is acquired, your information would be considered part of those assets, and may be part of those assets that are transferred.
Policy Modifications
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If/when changes are made to this privacy policy, we will email users who have given us permission to do so. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in the future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior consent.
Security
Our Commitment To Data Security:
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical,
electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Please note that your information will be stored and processed on our computers in the United States and Canada. The laws on holding personal data in the United States
may be different than the laws of your Country of residence or citizenship.
Secure Shopping and Account Access
Our Website provides 128-bit SSL Encryption for placing orders or accessing your account (making purchases and account access is only allowed through SSL). All of your information - all payment and personal information - you enter while ordering on our website is Guaranteed 100% secure.
Complete financial information, in particular credit card numbers, are not kept directly on our server, nor are any numbers accessible or visible within any customer account. Credit card numbers are kept only with our online merchant processor service (the service which we use to process credit card payments), on their 100% secure, PCI-DSS Compliant server, only for the purpose of ongoing customer support (to issue refunds if applicable, or to process ongoing payments for any subscription products or auto-ship plans, if applicable).
If you have any questions about our Security and/or Privacy policies, please contact us and we will respond as soon as possible.
