Because
we value your patronage, we want to
address any privacy concerns you may
have. To that end, we have set
forth our privacy policy for handling
the information you share with us
online. We want your decision to
do business with us to be an informed
one.
1.
Collecting Information
When
you visit our Website, we may collect
information about you that you
voluntarily choose to share with us.
This identification information may
include, but is not limited to, your
name, your physical address, your e-mail
address, your telephone and fax numbers,
details of your real estate and lending
needs and preferences, and other details
of your life. What may be less obvious
to you is that, when you visit our
Website, we may collect data involving
your usage through the use of
“cookies” (i.e. small text files
placed on your computer by a Website),
Web server logs, and other Web tools.
This technology allows us to customize
your online experience, as well as track
your Internet use. The tracking
data we collect may include, but is not
limited to, the date and time you visit,
the time you spend, the Web pages you
view, the other Websites you visit, your
search queries, and basic information
about your computer, such as your
Internet Protocol (“IP”) address,
your domain name, your browser type, and
the name of your Internet service
provider. You may deactivate
cookies if you do not want your browsing
to be tracked, but doing so may hinder
your online experience. When visiting
our Website, you may be directed,
through hyperlinks, to other Websites
that are beyond our control.
Furthermore, when you are visiting our
Website, other companies, such as third
party advertisers and sponsors, may be
gathering information about you.
This Privacy Policy does not cover the
collection of information by those other
companies and Websites. Although
we encourage third parties to provide
their own privacy policies, we are not
responsible for their activities, such
as how they handle the information they
collect online.
2.
Using Information Collected
We
primarily use the identification
information you voluntarily share with
us to customize your online experience
and to do what you have asked of us. use
your identification information to tell
you about our products and services, but
you may instruct us not to send
communications to you by following the
procedure indicated below under
“Contacting Us.” On occasion,
we use your identification information
to validate your identity. As for
usage tracking data, we primarily use
that information to operate and improve
our Website, and to further our
marketing efforts. As a general rule, we
do not share your information with
unaffiliated third parties. We may,
however, share your information with our
own personnel and our service providers
to the extent necessary to fulfill your
requests. We may also share your
information with our affiliates, but we
will not share it with unaffiliated
third parties for direct marketing
purposes. We reserve the right to
disclose your information under limited
circumstances, such as to cooperate with
law enforcement or judicial authorities
as required by law or legal process, to
protect our own legal rights, or to
protect the public good. Whenever you
are online, you run the risk that the
information you give out will fall into
the wrong hands. Although we
implement and maintain reasonable
security procedures and practices to
safeguard your privacy, we cannot
guarantee the security of any
information you provide to us. We
accept no responsibility or liability
for the activities of third parties.
3.
Updating Information
If
you would like to review the information
about you that we have collected through
our Website, or to change that
information, you can make that request
by following the procedure indicated
below under “Contacting Us.”
We may require that you verify your
identity before we process your request.
4.
Updating Our Privacy Policy
We
may, from time to time, change our
Privacy Policy. We will notify you
of any changes by posting our updated
Privacy Policy on our Website and
inserting a new “Effective Date.”
5.
Contacting Us
If
you would like to send us a request as
indicated above, or if you have any
other questions or concerns regarding
our Privacy Policy, you may contact us
by email gourmet@gmushrooms.com
or call us at 707 829-7301
6.
Effective Date: This
Privacy Policy is effective as of
January 1, 2007
