Cimino Handmade – Privacy Policy

Cimino Handmade (“Cimino Handmade”, “Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is intended to explain our privacy practices and inform you as to:

• The kinds of personal information we collect from users of the Site and how that information is collected;
• How we use your personal information;
• The circumstances under which we disclose personal information to third parties;
• How you can access, update, or delete any personal information collected about you by us; and
• The mechanisms we have implemented to protect your personal information.

We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies are only to transactions made and data gathered on web pages, newsletters, discussion lists and opt-in announcement lists owned and operated by Cimino Handmade and does not apply to any other transactions, information, web site or Internet, telephone, or offline point of contact between Cimino Handmade and you or other consumers. As we continue to develop our Site and take advantage of technologies to improve the services we offer, this may change. Such revisions shall be effective to you immediately upon posting. We therefore encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy.

This Site is offered for public information and use. If, for any reason, you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not participate in the features, activities and services that require you to provide your personal information. This Privacy Policy is a part of the terms and conditions which are set forth in our Terms of Use Agreement. Both the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Agreement are legally binding on all users. By using this web site, you consent to this Agreement and to the collection and use of information by Cimino Handmade as specified below.

What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?

Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers that serve as that computer’s “Internet Protocol” IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any Web site within the Cimino Handmade Network, our Web servers automatically recognise that visitor’s domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, and to investigate misuse of the Cimino Handmade Network, its users, or to cooperate with law enforcement.

We do not collect and evaluate this information for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not record e-mail addresses of the visitors.

What information do you collect when I register for something?

Cimino Handmade may offer access to some services that are free but that require registration. We may use your registration contact information to send notification of Cimino Handmade products and services by e-mail and/or postal mail. We may also use your IP address internally and share it with third parties for reporting and statistical purposes.

What other information do you request?

We may also request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes of conducting a survey or to provide additional services (for example, subscriptions to e-mail newsletters, announcement lists or information about conferences and trade shows or competitions and other promotional activity). Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested.

We may from time to time send e-mail announcing new Cimino Handmade products and services. Except as stated above, Cimino Handmade will not send you e-mail that you have not agreed to receive. If you choose to supply your postal address in an online form, you may receive mailings from other third-party companies.

When you enter a contest or other promotion, we may ask for your name, address, and e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners.

What information do you collect when I purchase something?

If you are purchasing something from Cimino Handmade, we need to know your name, e-mail address, mailing address. This allows us to process and fulfill your order and to notify you of your order status. This information may also be used by us to notify you of related products and services. Your credit card number and expiration date are processed online by our payment providers and this information is never stored or provided directly to Cimino Handmade.

Wherever Cimino Handmade collects personal information we try to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page.

Who do we share our information with?

Companies That Help Deliver Cimino Handmade Products or Services

Sometimes we hire companies to help us deliver products or services (including processing your transaction, vendor direct shipping, credit card authorisation and fraud prevention). In those instances, we need to share your information with these companies. Sometimes we also work with other companies who assist us in gathering your information to enable us and the other businesses of Cimino Handmade to provide you products and services. All these companies are only allowed to use your information for delivery of the product or service.

Companies Offering Promotions, Products, or Services

On occasion, Cimino Handmade may share your information, unless you elect not to have us do so, with other unrelated outside third parties selected by us, so that these third parties can directly market their products or services via e-mail and/or postal mail.

Information Sharing Between Affiliates

Cimino Handmade reserves the right to share your personally identifiable information, including your email, postal address, phone number and purchase history, with its Affiliates. Cimino Handmade may share your personally identifiable information with Affiliates to conduct promotions, offer special premiums, and share databases and equipment. We cannot share your credit card information with anyone, including Affiliates as we are never in receipt of those details. We reserve the right to share your information with other companies that become Affiliates.

Third-Party Advertisers

Once you’ve clicked on a third-party advertisement and have left our Web site, our Privacy Policy no longer applies. You must read the privacy policy of the advertiser to see how your personal information will be handled on their site.

Purchase or Sale of Businesses

As Cimino Handmade continually strives to improve our business, from time to time, Cimino Handmade may purchase a business or sell one or more of its businesses, and personally identifiable information regarding you may be transferred as a part of the purchase or sale. IF Cimino Handmade purchases a business, the personally identifiable information received with that business would be treated in accordance with the privacy policy of that business on the date of sale. If Cimino Handmade and/or its units or subsidiaries are ever sold, acquired, merged, liquidated, reorganised, or otherwise transferred, we reserve the right to transfer our user databases together with any personally identifiable information contained therein, to a third-party. Cimino Handmade will make reasonable efforts to include provisions in the selling contract to require the purchaser to treat your personally identifiable information in the same manner you requested under this Privacy Policy.

Content Partners

On some of our sites, we provide content that is created by a third-party partner Web site. In some instances, the third-party sites will collect information to facilitate the transaction or to make the use of their content more productive and efficient. In these circumstances the information collected is shared between Cimino Handmade and our third-party sponsors. These third parties will receive your information because you will be visiting their Web sites or using their links and, in doing so, you may provide information directly to them. You therefore should refer to their privacy policies to understand how they handle your information and what kinds of choices you have.

On some of our sites, Cimino Handmade may provide you with a link to the supplier of that product so that you may get further information. If you link to the supplier’s site, the supplier may collect or receive information about you.

You also may make a purchase from Cimino Handmade through a link from another Web site or search engine and may use their express checkout tool to do so. When you do, please be aware that both Cimino Handmade and that Web site or search engine will receive your information.

Mandatory Disclosures Required By Law

Cimino Handmade will disclose personal information and/or an IP address, when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

1) Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Cimino Handmade,

2) Protect and defend the rights or property of the Cimino Handmade Network of sites and related properties, or visitors to the Cimino Handmade Network of sites and related properties,

3) Identify persons who may be violating the law, the Cimino Handmade Terms of Use Agreement, the rights of third parties, or otherwise misusing the Cimino Handmade Network or its related properties,

4) Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities.

Your Control Over Your Personal Information

Opt-Out/Changing Your Status

At any time, you can change choices you have previously made as to the use of your personal information. Every communication Cimino Handmade sends you will contain a clearly worded “Opt-Out” or “Unsubscribe” link allowing you to withdraw your permission for future mailings. Permission changes will however not affect any information which you provided to us and which we previously shared with our Content Partners.

Editing Your Profile

If you are a registered member, you can review and correct your personally identifiable information at any time. Simply sign into the site and click the “My Profile” link which may be found on the header of every relevant page. There, you can change your address information, e-mail type, sign-in, and e-mail permissions.

OTHER MATTERS

Data Security

Cimino Handmade is committed to doing its best to maintain the security of information collected on our site.

While no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure from intrusion, we have used and will continue to use commercially reasonable efforts to put in place the appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect. When you place orders for purchased products or access your payment information, our payment providers use industry standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption technology to protect the storage and transfer of your data from unauthorised parties. Encryption is a process by which a message or information is scrambled while it is in transit to our website SSL codes the information transferred between you and the server, rendering it unreadable to anyone trying to intercept the information. In addition to our online security efforts, we take steps to protect your personal data offline, as well. All sensitive information and/or systems that house that information (i.e., computers or filing cabinet) have physically restricted access in our offices. Employees are granted access on a need-to-know basis pursuant to specific job function requirements (for example, a billing clerk or a customer service representative). Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices through periodic training sessions to keep security awareness levels high.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

Cimino Handmade will occasionally update this Privacy Policy in response to changing business circumstances and legal developments. If there are material changes to this Policy or in how Cimino Handmade uses your personally identifiable information, Cimino Handmade will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. Cimino Handmade encourages you to periodically review this Policy to be informed of how we are protecting your information.