Gift My Client – Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: October 31, 2019
Protecting your private information as you use our service is our priority. The following Statement of Privacy applies to giftmyclient.com and Gift My Client and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of the following Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Gift My Client include giftmyclient.com and Gift My Client. By using the Gift My Client website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTOMERS DOES GIFT MY CLIENT GATHER?
Gift My Client collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. Gift My Client may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Gift My Client and its partners. Gift My Client may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
During your registration process, Gift My Client may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name and email. If you purchase Gift My Client products and services, we may also collect from you billing and credit card information, and which billing and credit card information are used to complete the purchase transaction.
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Gift My Client. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Gift My Client website.
We encourage you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Gift My Client so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Information collected by a third party in this manner is subject to that third party’s own data collection, use, and disclosure policies. Gift My Client is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Gift My Client website.
Gift My Client will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Gift My Client or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Gift My Client; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Gift My Client, or the public.
The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your Gift My Client experience. Here are the types of information we gather.
Information You Give Us
We receive and store any information you enter on www.giftmyclient.com or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our stores, and communicating with you.
Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many websites, we use “cookies,” and we obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses www.giftmyclient.com or advertisements and other content served by or on behalf of www.giftmyclient.com on other websites.
E-mail Communications: To help us make emails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open email from www.giftmyclient.com if your computer supports such capabilities.
Cookies: Cookies are unique identifiers that we transfer to your device, to enable our systems to recognize your device and to provide features such as storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits. The Help feature on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on’s settings or visiting the website of its manufacturer. Because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of www.giftmyclient.com’s essential features, we recommend you leave them turned on. For instance, if you block or otherwise reject our cookies, you will not be able to add items to your Shopping Cart, proceed to Checkout, or use any Gift My Client products and services that require you to Sign in.
Analysis Tools: Gift My Client uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”) to collect data that helps to improve the functionality of our websites for our customers. By visiting our website you acknowledge that you accept and consent to our privacy practices as well as those of Google Analytics.
About Google Analytics: Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyze user behaviour on giftmyclient.com. The information generated by the cookie (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google. This information will be used to evaluate your use of giftmyclient.com and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data by Google for the purposes set out above. In addition, Gift My Client uses Remarketing with Google Analytics to advertise online. Third-party vendors, including Google, may show advertisements by Gift My Client across the web, using first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on a customer’s past visits to our website.
Security: Gift My Client takes all possible precautions to secure your personal and billing information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure, however we cannot guarantee the ultimate impenetrability of our security measures. You acknowledge that you provide your personal information at your own risk. We do not sell, rent or lease our customer lists to affiliates or unauthorized third parties.
DOES GIFT MY CLIENT SHARE THE INFORMATION IT RECEIVES?
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we’re not in the business of selling it to others. We share customer information only as described below and control that are either subject to this Privacy Policy or follow practices at least as protective as those described in this Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Service Providers: We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and email, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, providing search results and links (including paid listings and links), processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.
Business Transfers: As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy stores, subsidiaries, or business units. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Notice (unless, of course, the customer consents otherwise). Also, in the unlikely event that Gift My Client or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information of course will be one of the transferred assets.
Protection of www.giftmyclient.com and Others: We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of www.giftmyclient.com, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit-risk reduction. Obviously, however, this does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Policy.
With Your Consent: Other than as set out above, you’ll receive notice when information about you might go to third parties, and you’ll have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.
HOW SECURE IS INFORMATION ABOUT ME?
We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you enter.
We reveal only the last four digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing.
It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and your computer. Be sure to sign off when you’ve finished using a shared computer.
WHICH INFORMATION CAN I ACCESS?
Gift My Client gives you access to a broad range of information about your account and your interactions with www.giftmyclient.com for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information.
WHAT CHOICES DO I HAVE?
You can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to make a purchase.
The “Help” feature on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, or by changing the add-on’s settings. Because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of Gift My Client’s essential features, we recommend you leave them turned on. For instance, if you block or otherwise reject our cookies, you will not be able to Sign in, add items to your Shopping Cart, or proceed to Checkout.
Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
If you choose to visit www.giftmyclient.com, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the province of Ontario. If you have any concern about privacy at www.giftmyclient.com, please contact us with a thorough description, and we’ll try to resolve it.
Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use will change also. You should check our website frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers.
EXAMPLES OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
Information You Give Us: You provide such information when you search, buy, participate in a survey, or communicate with customer service. For example, you provide information when you search for a product; make an order; provide information in your account; communicate with us by phone, email, or otherwise; and complete a survey. As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such information as your name, address, and telephone number; credit card information; names of people to whom purchases have been shipped, including address and telephone number; names of people (with addresses and telephone numbers) listed in your address book; content of emails to us; and financial information.
Automatic Information: Examples of the information we collect and analyze include the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet; login; email address; password; computer and connection information such as browser type, version and timezone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform; the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our website, including date and time; cookie number; and the telephone number used to call our customer service number. During some visits we may use software tools such as JavaScript to measure and collect session information, including page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page. We may also collect technical information to help us identify your device for fraud prevention and diagnostic purposes.
Mobile: Most mobile devices provide users with the ability to disable location services. Most likely, these controls are located in the device’s settings menu. If you have questions about how to disable your device’s location services, we recommend you contact your mobile service carrier or your device manufacturer.
Information You Can Access: Examples of information you can currently access easily at www.giftmyclient.com include up-to-date information regarding recent orders, personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, and address book), and payment settings (including credit card information).