Privacy Policy
In order to
demonstrate our commitment to both quality and your privacy this policy
covers the website http://www.ricecookers4u.com and is disclosed for
your personal review as being open to review for compliance to meet
customer needs by the Better Business Bureau and any other organization
dedicated to protecting consumers around the world.
If at any time you
have any questions regarding this policy or any statements herein
please contact us at RiceCookers4u.com directly.
Personal Information Gathering and Use
Any information
collected on the website RiceCookers4u.com or by any of its staff
members is of the sole ownership of the site and shall not be sold,
rented or shared in any other way to outside parties except in ways
outlined within this policy at any time. Information is collected from
customers for the purposes of processing orders in order to better
service you as a customer with pertinent information including but not
limited to order status and confirmation notifications. This
information includes your name, billing address, shipping address,
contact telephone numbers, contact email addresses and specific payment
processing information such as credit card numbers. A specific user
account name and password is also required in order to properly
register you as a customer for shipping purposes and allow you to
update your personal information as necessary. This information should
remain confidential at all times and not shared with anyone else.
Additionally if you choose to receive any newsletters or special
promotions your contact information will be used for these purposes,
however for no other process that may infringe upon your rights as a
consumer (such as the processing of "spam").
Account Creation and Registration
All consumers wishing
to process an order through RiceCookers4u.com must first complete a
registration form with their full, accurate information related to
their current status at this time. This will include your name,
telephone numbers, email address and street address for shipping and
billing. All information collected will be used by RiceCookers4u.com
for providing you with important updates such as automated product
updates via email or other notifications as appropriate.
Ordering
Information collected
in the customer registration process shall be used for the processing
orders placed on RiceCookers4u.com. In order to complete and order you
will need to provide up-to-date financial information for payment
processing such as your credit card number and expiration date, wire
transfer information, money order details or check details. All
information collected is for billing purposes only and will be used to
complete your order. If at any time there is any difficulty in
processing your order RiceCookers4u.com will also use your billing
and/or personal contact information to contact you and notify you of
the situation as well as request any updates as necessary.
In order for
processing to be completed by credit card we are required to share both
your personal as well as your financial information with the specific
merchant bank that has issued the card for full authorization and order
approval. All information sharing processing is encrypted and protected
by an advanced security system - please see our Security section for
additional information regarding these procedures and methods. No
personal or financial information supplied by you will be shared with
any third parties at any time other than those outlined in the Sharing
section within this policy.
Browser Cookies
In order to provide
you with the best shopping experience possible our website is
programmed to customize some content based upon your chosen browser
type as well as any other information provided by your by placing a
cookie on your computer. This choice is optional for you and if you
choose to reject the cookie you may still browse our store for products
however due to technical reasons you will be unable to use our store's
shopping card to purchase any products. To complete an order simple
enable cookies under your browser's security settings and you will be
able to retain your personal shopping information and complete your
order as requested.
Under no
circumstances will we share any personal information that will identify
you in any way with the cookie to any third parties, though we will
link data stored by our cookies to specific information provided by you
while on our site to relevant information in order to better
personalize your shopping experience and make it more pleasurable for
you as a consumer.
Any business partners
(such as advertisers) of RiceCookers4u.com may also utilize cookies on
our site for their own purposes. We cannot access or control these
cookies in any way and do not offer any verification as to the
processes they may store. Due to this fact this policy covers the use
of cookies developed and used by RiceCookers4u.com only and no other
affiliated party.
Personal Logs
Your personal
internet protocol (IP) address is used by RiceCookers4u.com for the
process of tracking site visitor origins, movement and other basic
information as well as for the analysis of user trends and
demographics. This information is used for analysis purposes only and
is not linked to any individual account nor distributed, sold or
otherwise shared in any way with third parties.
Sharing
Depending on the need
of the customer we may find it necessary to employ the use of some
third party companies to perform on our behalf. These various functions
may include delivering packages, fulfilling orders, assisting with
marketing, delivering of postal or email information, analyzing data,
providing customer service and process credit purchases. All third
parties contacted for these purposes have limited access to your
personal information and will only utilize your information for
conducting their service and for no other purposes.
Current third parties used by
RiceCookers4u.com include:
UPS Corporate
Headquarters
55 Glenlake Parkway,
NE
Atlanta, GA 30328
United States
www.ups.com
FedEx Corporation
942 South Shady Grove
Rd
Memphis, TN 38120
United States
1-800-GO-FEDEX
www.fedex.com
US Postal Service
Headquarters
475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington DC
United States
1-800-ASK-USPS
www.usps.com
We may also, as
necessary, portray another website in order to create the same look,
interface and feel as the standard RiceCookers4u.com website. Extreme
customer discretion and care should be exercised at all times when
visiting other websites in order to protect yourself from illicit
content. RiceCookers4u.com will only brand a third party website or
organization if they comply to both our privacy and security policies
and maintain adequate consumer protection at all times.
If at any time during
the course of our development we acquire or sell business units of
subsidiaries specific customer information related to a business unit
or asset will be transferred along with the business unit during the
course of the transaction. Should this be the case any pre-existing
information transferred to the new owner shall only be used according
to the pre-existing Privacy Policy agreed upon at the time of your
account creation and will not be used in any other way without your
express written approval.
If the case may be we
reserve the right to disclose any personally identifiable information
provided by you should we be required to do so by law and it is both
within our rights to do so and is necessary to comply with any legal
proceedings, processes or court orders served against the website.
Links
RiceCookers4u.com may
contain links to other websites. Please note that RiceCookers4u.com
does not verify or is responsible for the privacy or security policies
or practices of other websites we may link to. All users should
exercise caution when browsing to other websites and read any relevant
privacy and security policies set out by other websites before
providing any personal information. This privacy policy and the details
contained herein applies only to information collected by
RiceCookers4u.com
Children
RiceCooker4u.com does
not sell any products or facilitate the purchase of products for
children under the age of 18. Any specific children-oriented products
must be purchased by an adult. If at any time you are under the age of
18 and wish to purchase a product from RiceCookers4u.com you must do so
in the presence of a parent or legal guardian. No information supplied
to RiceCookers4u.com shall ever be collected either intentionally or
knowingly from children via the internet or other communication means
for any child under the age of 13. Both RiceCookers4u.com and its
owners and operators are dedication to the protection of children's
rights and personal welfare.
Security
RiceCookers4u.com has
a number of measure in place to help protect our customer information
at all times. At any time you are required to submit any sensitive
information (personal information, payment details, etc.) our security
means work to protect you and your information both online as well as
offline.
During the
registration or order process when you are required to provide any
sensitive information all information is encrypted by the industry
leading security software - SSL - and stored on our system using the
same level of security. All of our information utilized 128-bit SSL
security developed by Equifax Securre Global eBusiness, and to learn
more about SSL and what it means to you please visit
http://www.geotrust.com/products/ssl_certificates/index.asp
All employees and
affiliated of RiceCookers4u.com are also updated regularly on both our
security and privacy policies and practices to help ensure your
personal information is safe. To help meet the ever-changing demands of
the internet and online business we update our security measures
quarterly and require that all staff associated with RiceCookers4u.com
are both familiar with and comply to any new measures put in place.
If at any time you
have any questions or concerns regarding our security policies please
contact us at any time directly.
Special Offers or Incentives
If at any time
RiceCookers4u.com has any special offers or incentives available this
will be sent to our customers who grant us permission to contact them
with such information only. No offers will be sent to users who do not
wish to be contacted by RiceCookers4u.com
At any time during
either the registration or order process customers may choose to not
receive these offers from RiceCookers4u.com by selecting the
appropriate box in each form. Additionally as all special offers are
sent via email customers may choose to no longer receive these offers
at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link found in each email sent
by RiceCookers4u.com. Customers may still receive intermittent updates
from time to time on any number of products, incentives, specials,
services or news that RiceCookers4u.com may deem appropriate. For more
information on the opt-out process please see our “Opt-Out” section for
more details.
Correcting, Updating or Reviewing Personal
Information
If at any time you
wish to review or update the information you provided during the
registration process such as your telephone, email or street address
though RiceCookers4u.com you may do so by visiting our “Help” section.
Please have your username and password ready to access your account,
and if at any time you forget your username and/or password please
contact our service team immediately for assistance.
Opt-Out
If at any time you
wish to opt-out and no longer receive any additional special offers or
related news from RiceCookers4u.com you have several options on how to
do so. Any customer may opt-out of receiving regular updates at the
time of their account creation or during the placing of an order by
unselecting or un-checking the field labeled “permission to send”
should they wish to not receive related information. Additionally
customers may send an email to RiceCookers4u.com directly to request
removal from mailing lists or simply click on the link found in all
RiceCookers4u.com correspondence to automatically unsubscribe.
Notifications of Changes
If at any time
RiceCookers4u.com decides to update this Policy any changes will be
disclosed both here in the Privacy Policy statement in addition to on
the main website page and any other locations RiceCookers4u.com deems
appropriate in order to update our users on any new aspects that may
affect them or their dealings with RiceCookers4u.com. RiceCookers4u.com
reserves the right to update this policy at any time and because of
this it is highly recommended that all customers review the policy
regularly for any updates. Should any updates occur you will be
notified by email, a notification on this page or a notice on the main
page. Additionally should you have opted-out of receiving updates from
RiceCookers4u.com you may still contact RiceCookers4u.com regarding any
updates that might have occurred or simply view the updates policy at
this location at any time.
Most Recent Update
The Privacy Policy
located on this page was last updated and became effective on April 30,
2010.
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