Shopping at Sharon’s Collection may involve providing personal information about yourself. Personal information is any information that identifies you, or by which your identity could be deduced. If we did not collect and use your personal information, we could not provide you with products and services.
We understand that privacy is important to you, and we take this very seriously. We want you to understand how we use the information that you provide to us and that you have control over how your information is collected, used and disclosed.
This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage your personal information and safeguard your privacy. This Privacy Policy forms part of Sharon’s Collection’s Terms of Use agreement (our "Terms of Use"). Terms not otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy have the meanings ascribed to them in our Terms of Use.
Why do we collect personal information?
We collect personal information for the following reasons:
- to fulfill your requests for our products and services;
- to customize the content you see on our Website and otherwise provide you with personalized services;
- to improve your experience on our Website;
- to protect you and/or Sharon’s Collection from error, fraud and unauthorized access and use; and
- to contact you about specials and new products or for service announcements or administrative messages relating to Sharon’s Collection.
What information do we collect?
We ensure that we collect your personal information directly from you and with your consent. There are three kinds of information gathered on www.sharonscollection.com (our “Website”):
- Contact Information – we provide membership services on our Website. If you choose to register as a member, you are required to complete contact information forms. We only use this information to contact you about the status of an order or services on the site. Certain questions are optional (such as telephone number), which we ask in order to provide better service on our Website.
- Financial Information – if you decide to buy a product on our Website, we will need this information to bill you for purchases made. We use high security standards to encrypt and protect your data.
- Automatic Information – the server on our website automatically recognizes only the visitor's domain name (not the e-mail address) and records the visitor's browser and platform type (e.g., Explorer browser on a Microsoft platform). We, like many other websites, may also use “cookies” from time to time. “Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to record the visitor's shopping selections, record user-specific information on the pages the visitor selects for viewing and to retain the visitor's answers to certain questions about orders. If you do not wish to accept cookies, you can modify your browser preferences to disable them. However, if you choose to disable all cookies, you may be unable to use parts of the site.
How do we use your e-mail address?
When a visitor on our Website sends us an e-mail or gives us an e-mail address when placing an order, we retain the e-mail address. However, we never share our e-mail lists with others (see the section below titled “Do we ever share your personal information?”).
We use your email address in two ways:
- We use your e-mail address to communicate with you about your order or any query that you may have.
- We also use your e-mail address to send you information about Sharon’s Collection products and offers which may be of interest to you, but only if you register to receive such information. Every time you receive an e-mail from us, you will be given the opportunity to "opt-out" and stop receiving them. If you tell us at any time that you no longer wish to receive information about our products or services, we will not send any further material.
How can I access or change my personal information?
If you are a registered member of Sharon’s Collection, you can access your personal information at any time to update, correct, add or delete any of the data that you have shared with us. To access your information, click on the "Member Login" link at the top right of any web page on our Website. Your account information is secure and is accessible by using a username and password that you select. If you are not a registered member of Sharon’s Collection, but would like to make changes to the information that you provided to us, please e-mail us at orders@sharonscollection.com and let us know what changes should be made.
Do we ever share your personal information?
Sharon’s Collection will not sell, trade, rent or otherwise disclose to third parties any personal information derived from use of our Website. However, Sharon’s Collection may share your personal information with other companies or people in the following circumstances:
- we have your consent to share this information;
- we need to share your information to provide the product or service you have requested;
- we need to share the information with companies or people who work on behalf of Sharon’s Collection to provide a product or service to you. (Please know that whenever we share your personal information with Sharon’s Collection’s trusted business partners, they work under confidentiality agreements. Unless we tell you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the personal information we provide to them beyond what is necessary to assist us.);
- we reasonably believe it is necessary to share personal information:
- to investigate, prevent or take action regarding potentially illegal activity or activity that threatens the network or otherwise violates Sharon’s Collection Terms of Use or our other policies or agreements,
- to investigate, prevent or take action regarding situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or for risk management purposes; or
- we are required to disclose personal information by reasons of a court order, subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process or in the case of imminent physical harm to the customer or others, or to establish or exercise Sharon’s Collection’s legal rights or defend against legal claims.
Your personal information is confidential and secure
We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information, and we use commercially reasonable measures to safeguard personal information and credit card information in our possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. In addition, Sharon’s Collection uses reasonable methods to make sure that personal information is accurate, up-to-date and appropriately complete.
In order to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under Sharon’s Collection’s control, Sharon’s Collection’s database resides behind firewalls. We limit access to personal information about you to our employees who, as part of their job, we believe need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you. We have taken preventative measures to restrict access to sensitive data and to detect and prohibit certain connections and operations by unauthorized persons.
Despite Sharon’s Collection’s high standards, no claim is made as to the impenetrability of the system under unusual circumstances or its resilience to future attacks. In the event that you believe that your personal safety is at risk or if you believe that you may be the victim of identity theft or other illegal conduct, please contact the appropriate federal, provincial or local law enforcement agencies directly.
Additional Privacy Protections for Children Using the Internet
Sharon’s Collection recognizes that children, including young teens, may not be able to make informed choices about personal information requested on-line.
Sharon’s Collection and our Website do not target children or teenagers under eighteen years of age for collection of information on-line. Sharon’s Collection does not solicit or collect personal information targeted at children and/or teenagers under eighteen years of age and does not allow anyone else to do so on our Website.
Any content or products on our Website designed for children will not knowingly promote the collection of personal information from those under eighteen years of age. We encourage children and teenagers under eighteen to seek the guidance and consent of their parents before providing any information about themselves or their households to anyone on the Internet.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Since Sharon’s Collection regularly reviews all of its policies and procedures, we may change our Privacy Policy from time to time. This privacy policy was last updated on June 12, 2008.
Contact Us
Sharon's Collection is dedicated to protecting your privacy online. If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please send us an e-mail to info@sharonscollection.com.
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