Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 12, 2010
The Saint Bernard Club of America values the users of our website (the "Website"). Your privacy and trust are very important to us. We recognize that you may be concerned about our collection, use, and disclosure of the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that we collect when you use the Website and the services offered on the Website ("The Saint Bernard Club of America’s Services"). This Privacy Policy describes the information that we collect from you, how we collect this information, and what we do with it after we collect it. By using the Website you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact the Webmaster at webmaster@saintbernardclub.org.
Does the Saint Bernard Club of America Ever Make Changes to its Privacy Policy?
We may make changes to the Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting a notice on the home page of the Website, or posting a notice in your account when you first login after we have made changes. If you receive notification of a change in our Privacy Policy, you must review the new Privacy Policy carefully to make sure you understand our practices and procedures. You may not be able to receive notices from us if your cookies are not set to accept and/or are disabled.
What Types of Information Does the Saint Bernard Club of America Collect From Me?
Personal Information. We collect Personal Information that you provide to us, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and other pertinent shipping and billing information. We use PayPal as a gateway to collect payment from Credit Cards and PayPal accounts and as such do NOT collect financial information that is stored on our servers.
Non-Personal Information. We also collect non-personal information from you, such as your Internet protocol (IP) Address ("Non-Personal Information"). Non-Personal Information cannot be easily used to personally identify you.
How and When Does the Saint Bernard Club of America Collect This Information?
Providing Information to Us. We collect Personal Information from you when you provide it to us. For example, if you purchase a product, we may collect your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If you sign up to receive a newsletter, we will collect your email address.
Communications With Us. If you communicate with us regarding the Website or the Saint Bernard Club of America’s Services, we will collect any information that you provide to us in any such communication.
Analytic and Reporting Technologies. Like the operators of most websites, we use analytic and reporting technologies to record Non-Personal Information such as Internet domain and host names, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser software, operating system types, clickstream patterns, and the dates and times that the Website and the Saint Bernard Club of America’s Services are accessed.
How Does the Saint Bernard Club of America Use My Information?
Personal Information. We use Personal Information primarily for our own internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the Saint Bernard Club of America’s Services and the Website, fulfilling requests for information, producing and shipping the products that you order, and providing customer support. For example, if you sign up to receive a Saint Bernard Club of America newsletter, we will use the email address you provide to send you the newsletters.
Non-Personal Information. We use Non-Personal Information to track the use of the Website and the Saint Bernard Club of America’s Services and for other internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the Saint Bernard Club of America’s Services and the Website.
When Will The Saint Bernard Club of America Disclose My Information to Third Parties?
Disclosure to Successors. We may disclose your Personal Information to any successor-in-interest such as a new webmaster that maintains the Website. You will be notified via email or by a notice on our Website of any such change in webmaster or control of your Personal Information.
Disclosure to Unaffiliated Third Parties. We may disclose your Personal Information to prevent an emergency, to prevent harm to others, to respond to legal requirements, to protect or enforce our rights and policies, to protect or enforce the rights of a third party, or as required or permitted by law (including, without limitation, to comply with a subpoena or court order).
Disclosure to Third Party Service Providers and Online Partners. We may contract with various third parties who help us provide, maintain and improve the Website and the Saint Bernard Club of America Services. For example, we use a third party to process payments made to us. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent such third parties from disclosing your Personal Information, except for the purpose of providing the services in question. We cannot guarantee that such third parties will not disclose your Personal Information although PayPal is world renowned and is the fulfiller of Verisign the leading supplier of SSL certificates. The Saint Bernard Club of America does not share, rent or trade your Personal Information with third parties for their promotional purposes.
What About Cookies and Web Beacons?
A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. Most websites use cookies. We use cookies to track your use of the Website and the Saint Bernard Club of America Services, provide you with a more personalized user experience, and to allow you to login and begin use of the Saint Bernard Club of America Services automatically when you visit the Website.
A web beacon is an often-transparent graphic image, usually no larger than a 1x1 pixel that is placed on a web page or in an e-mail that is used to monitor the behavior of the user visiting the Website or receiving the e-mail. Although we currently do not use web beacons we might in the future but you will be notified in advance of this usage.
Cookies used by The Saint Bernard Club of America and our online partners are not linked to Personal Information. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies and web beacons by The Saint Bernard Club of America and our online partners only and does not cover the use of cookies or web beacons by any other third party.
Does The Saint Bernard Club of America Protect My Personal Information?
Personal Information. Whenever we obtain your Personal Information, we use commercially reasonable efforts to protect it from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, we are not insurers of the security of your Personal Information. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any disclosure of data due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third party access or other acts of third parties, or acts or omissions beyond our reasonable control.
Website Content. The content that you store, post, or transmit on or through the Website, such as message board postings, storefront pages, and images on your Products, may be accessed by other users, including people that you do not know. We are not responsible for the actions of others. Therefore, you should use care in communicating with other users and only disclose your Personal Information to other users that you know to be trustworthy. You should not assume that your content will be kept private.
How Can I Review and Make Changes to My Personal Information?
You can obtain a copy of and request that we correct errors in your Personal Information by emailing us at webmaster@saintbernardclub.org. For your protection, you will be required to provide proof of your identity to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. If your Personal Information changes or if you no longer want to use the Saint Bernard Club of America Services, you may correct, update or deactivate your Personal Information and/or your account by contacting webmaster@saintbernardclub.org.
Tell-A-Friend
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about the Website or the Saint Bernard Club of America Services, they must also be a member of the Saint Bernard Club of America. Only Saint Bernard Club of America Members may use this store.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information such as a credit card number and/or social security number on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the Personal Information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Internet-based Transfers
Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process Personal Information necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. By providing the Saint Bernard Club of America with your Personal Information you acknowledge and agree that we may store your Personal Information and transfer it to and from our servers located in the United States and throughout the world. We endeavor to protect all Personal Information collected through the Website in a safe, confidential and secure manner.
What About Children's Privacy?
Under Thirteen. The Saint Bernard Club of America Services are intended for users ages 13 and older only. Accordingly, we will not knowingly collect or use any Personal Information from children that we know to be under the age of 13. In addition, we will delete any information in our database that we know originates from a child under the age of 13.
Thirteen to Seventeen. Prospective users between the ages of 13 and 17 can only use the Saint Bernard Club of America Services under their parents or legal guardian's supervision. If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you, your parent, or your legal guardian may request that we deactivate any of your Personal Information in our database and/or opt-out from receiving communications from us. If you wish to do so, please contact us at webmaster@saintbernardclub.org.
Can I Opt-Out From Receiving Communications From The Saint Bernard Club of America?
We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of having your Personal Information used for certain purposes. For example, if you purchase a product/service but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us, you can indicate your preference on our order form.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletters and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at webmaster@saintbernardclub.org. We also offer you an opportunity to opt-out of certain communications through the account management screen. If you need assistance you may contact us at webmaster@saintbernardclub.org; or via mail sent to 16 Grandview Blvd, Derby, CT 06418; or call 203-734-2792 between the hours of 9am and 7pm Eastern Time.