Privacy Statement
Collar Free, Inc. (Collar Free) knows that you care
about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your
privacy seriously. Please read the
following to learn more about our Privacy Statement. By visiting the www.CollarFree.com website
and domain name, or otherwise accessing any other linked pages, features,
content, products or application services offered from time to time by Collar
Free in connection therewith (collectively, the Site), you acknowledge
that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Statement.
What Does This Privacy Statement Cover?
This Privacy Statement covers Collar Free’s treatment of
personally identifiable information (Personal Information) that Collar
Free gathers when you access the Site and when you use Collar Free’s
services. This policy does not apply to
the practices of companies that Collar Free does not own or control, or to
individuals that Collar Free does not employ or manage.
What Personal Information Does Collar Free Collect?
The information we gather from customers enables us to
personalize and improve our services. We collect the following types of
information from our customers:
Personal Information You
Provide to Us:
We may receive and store any
information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. The
types of Personal Information collected may include your full name, gender,
email address, mobile phone number, credit card and/or other payment
information, IP address, browser information, username, password, time zone and
any other information necessary for us to provide our services. You can choose not
to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take
advantage of many of our special features.
The Personal Information you provide may be used for such purposes as
responding to your requests for certain products and services, customizing the
advertising and content you see and communicating with you about specials,
sales offers and new products.
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Registration: In order for you to use our
website, you must complete a registration form.
As part of this registration form, we require your first and last name,
your email address and confirmation that you are 13 years or older; provided that, you should
refer to our Terms of Use for additional age restrictions.
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Ordering: To process your order for products and
services, we require contact information (such as billing address) and credit
card information. This information is
used for billing purposes and to fill your orders.
Personal Information
Collected Automatically:
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We receive and store certain types of
information whenever you interact with our Site or use our services. Collar Free automatically receives and
records information on our server logs from your browser including your IP
address, cookie information and the page you requested.
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Generally, our service automatically collects
usage information, such as the numbers and frequency of visitors to our Site
and its components, similar to TV ratings that indicate how many people watched
a particular show. Collar Free only uses
this data in aggregate form, that is, as a statistical measure, and not in a
manner that would identify you personally.
This type of aggregate data enables us to figure out how often customers
use parts of the Site or services so that we can make the Site appealing to as
many customers as possible and improve those services. As part of this use of information, we may
provide aggregate information to our partners about how our customers, collectively,
use our Site or services. We share this
type of statistical data so that our partners also understand how often people
use the Site or services, so that they, too, may provide you with an optimal
online experience. Again, Collar Free never discloses aggregate information to
a partner in a manner that would identify you personally.
E-mail Communications:
We often receive a confirmation when you open an email from
Collar Free if your computer supports this type of program. Collar Free uses this confirmation to help
make emails more interesting and helpful.
We also may compare our customer list to lists received from other
companies, in an effort to avoid sending unnecessary messages to our customers.
When you receive e-mail from Collar Free, you can opt out of receiving further
e-mails by going to the bottom of the email and clicking unsubscribe.
Information from Other Sources:
For purposes such as improving the
personalization of our service, we may receive information about you from other
sources and add it to our account information.
We also sometimes receive updated delivery and address information from
our shippers or other sources so that we can correct our records and deliver
your next purchase or communication more easily.
What About Cookies?
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Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we
transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your browser to enable our
systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our site
are visited and by how many people. We
use cookies to enhance visitors’ experiences, to learn more about their use of
the Site and to improve quality.
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Most browsers have an option for turning off the
cookie feature. which will prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, as
well as (depending on the sophistication of your browser software) allow you to
decide on the acceptance of each new
cookie in a variety of ways. We strongly
recommend that you leave the cookies activated, however, because cookies enable
you to take advantage of some of our Site’s most attractive features.
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Ads
appearing on the Site may be delivered to users by our advertising partners,
who may set cookies. These
cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you
an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your
computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver
targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This
Privacy Statement covers the use of cookies by Collar Free and does not cover
the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Will Collar Free Share Any of the Personal Information it
Receives?
Personal Information about our customers is an integral part of
our business. We neither rent nor sell
your Personal Information to anyone. We
share your Personal Information only as described below.
Affiliated Businesses We Do
Not Control: We anticipate that we may become affiliated with a variety of
businesses and work closely with them.
In certain situations, these businesses may sell items to you through the
Site. In other situations, Collar Free may
provide services or sell products jointly with affiliated businesses. You can easily recognize when an affiliated
business is associated with your transaction, and we will share your Personal
Information that is related to such transactions with that affiliated business.
Agents: We employ other
companies and people to perform tasks on our behalf and need to share your
information with them to provide products or services to you. Unless we tell you differently, Collar Free’s
agents do not have any right to use Personal Information we share with them
beyond what is necessary to assist us. You hereby consent to our sharing of
Personal Information for the above purposes.
User profiles: Your
user profile information including, without limitation, your name, email
address and other information you enter (User Information) may be displayed
to other users to facilitate user interaction within the Site (such as to
facilitate chat forums, if available).
Communication in response to User Information: As part of the Site and services, you will
receive from Collar Free email and other communication relating to your User
Information. You acknowledge and agree that by posting such User Information,
Collar Free may send you email and other communication that it determines in
its sole discretion relate to your User Information.
Promotional Offers: We
may send offers to you on behalf of other businesses. However, when we do so, we do not give the
other business your name and address. If
you do not wish to receive these offers, please send an email with your request
jimmyandpat@collarfree.com
Business Transfers: In
some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, customer
information is typically one of the business assets that are transferred. Moreover, if Collar Free, or substantially all
of its assets were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Collar Free goes out
of business or enters bankruptcy, customer information would be one of the
assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that
such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Collar Free may continue to
use your Personal Information as set forth in this policy.
Protection of Collar Free
and Others: We may release Personal Information when we believe in good
faith that release is necessary to comply with the law; enforce or apply our
conditions of use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property or
safety of Collar Free, our employees, our users or others. This includes exchanging information with
other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk
reduction.
With Your Consent:
Except as set forth above, you will be notified when your Personal Information
may be shared with third parties, and will be able to prevent the sharing of
this information.
CONDITIONS OF USE
If you decide to visit the Collar
Free websites, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to
this Privacy Statement and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages,
arbitration of disputes and application of California state law.
THIRD PARTY
WEBSITES
Collar Free services may permit
you to link to other websites on the Internet, and other websites may contain
links to the Websites. These other
websites are not under Collar Free control, and such links do not constitute an
endorsement by Collar Free of those other websites or the services offered
through them. The privacy and security
practices of websites linked to or from the Collar Free websites are not
covered by this Privacy Statement, and Collar Free is not responsible for the
privacy or security practices or the content of such websites.
Is Personal Information About me Secure?
Your Collar Free account Personal Information is protected by a
password for your privacy and security.
You need to ensure that there is no unauthorized access to your account
and Personal Information by selecting and protecting your password
appropriately and limiting access to your computer and browser by signing off
after you have finished accessing your account.
Collar Free endeavors
to protect user information to ensure that user account information is kept private, however,
Collar Free cannot guarantee the security of user account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or
software failure, and other factors, may compromise the security of user
information at any time.
The Site contains
links to other sites. Collar Free is not responsible for the privacy policies
and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site you should read
the privacy policy stated on that site.
This Privacy Statement only governs information collected on the Site or
otherwise by Collar Free.
This Privacy
Statement addresses only the use and disclosure of information we collect from
you. If you disclose your information to others, whether they are bidders,
buyers or sellers on the Site or other sites throughout the Internet, different
rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to
them. Collar Free does not control the privacy policies of third parties, and
you are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties where
applicable. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your personal
information to others.
what personal information can i access?
Collar Free allows you to access the following
information about you for the purpose of viewing, and in certain situations,
updating that information. This list
will change as the Site changes.
- Real name
- Account and user profile information
- Credit card and/or other payment information
- User e-mail address
- User mobile phone number
- Username and password
- User preferences
- Billing, shipping and return address information
What Choices Do I Have?
As stated previously, you can always opt not to disclose
information, even though it may be needed to take advantage of certain features
of the Site and services.
You are able to add or update certain information on pages, such
as those listed in the “What Personal Information Can I Access” section
above. When you update information,
however, we often maintain a copy of the unrevised information in our records.
You may request deletion of your Collar Free account by sending
an e-mail to jimmyandpat@collarfree.com.
Please note that some information may remain in our records after deletion of
your account.
CAN CHILDREN USE COLLAR FREE’S SERVICES?
Our site and the services
available through Collar Free are not intended for children under the age of 13.
Collar Free does not knowingly or specifically collect information about
children under the age of 13
and believes that children of any age should get their parents’ consent before
giving out any personal information. We
encourage you to participate in your child’s web experience. Collar Free recommends that parents use
Internet filtering technology to supervise their kids’ access to the Internet.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
Collar Free may amend this Privacy Statement from time to
time. Use of information we collect now
is subject to the Privacy Statement in effect at the time such information is
used. If we make changes in the way we
use Personal Information, we will notify you by posting an announcement on our
Site or sending you an email. Users are bound by any changes to the Privacy
Statement when he or she uses the Site after such changes have been first
posted.
Questions or Concerns
If you have any questions or
concerns regarding privacy on our Site, please send us a detailed message at jimmyandpat@collarfree.com. We
will make every effort to resolve your concerns.
Effective
Date: November 4, 2008
3611 30th St
San Diego, CA 92104
P: 619-795-2993
Email: Jimmyandpat@collarfree.com