This Privacy Policy became effective in April, 2007.
This is the privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) for the Web site located at http://www.thebahamatowelcompany.com (the “Site”) made available by The Bahama Towel Company, LLC., the legal owner of the Site, and its subsidiary companies (“The Bahama Towel Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”). This Privacy Policy sets forth our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of certain information relating to your use of the Site. Your use of this Site signifies your understanding and acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy.
At The Bahama Towel Company we are committed to protecting the privacy of our customers -- we do not sell or rent any personal identifiable information regarding our customers to any third party. We hope this policy will answer any questions regarding how we treat information gathered from visitors to our Site. If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exclude your Personal Information from our direct marketing purposes, please feel free to contact us at customer.service@thebahamatowelcompany.com or by writing to us at The Bahama Towel Company, LLC, Attn: Customer Service – Privacy, 1601 NW 93rd Avenue, Doral, FL 33172
We will be continuously assess this Privacy Policy against new technologies, business practices and the needs of our customers. As we update and expand our products and services, this Privacy Policy may evolve. Please check this page for updates periodically. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you here. Your use of the Site following any posted changes to the Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of such changes. By providing any Personal Information (as defined below) to this Site, you fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of such information in the United States in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The Information We Collect
In order to process your order efficiently, we collect the following information: name, billing address, shipping address, e-mail address, phone number, and credit card number (“Personal Information”) when you place an order with us. Under certain circumstances, such as if we suspect that credit card fraud may have occurred, we may also collect a user’s IP address (the Internet number associated with your specific computer). We also may periodically conduct surveys of visitors to this Site. These surveys help us better understand what you would like to see from us. We use this information for internal marketing research purposes. We may contact you if you responded to a survey for more information, but only if you have informed us that you don’t mind being contacted.
With respect to emails that you may receive from us, we capture data related to the opening, click-through and sales conversion process. This information is used by The Bahama Towel Company for internal review and analysis only.
Use of Information that You Provide
At The Bahama Towel Company we collect Personal Information only for fulfilling orders, providing a high level of customer service, gaining knowledge internally regarding what our customers want and mailing circulars and special offers from The Bahama Towel Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Information Usage Purposes”). We do not sell Personal Information nor disclose Personal Information to any other party, except as set forth in this Privacy policy.
Sharing of Your Information With Our Partners
We may share your Personal Information with our employees and with companies acting as our authorized agents or partners in providing our service or co-branded services (e.g., credit card processing and customer and support services) to you and for Information Usage Purposes. These companies agree to use such Personal Information only for such specified purposes. Each partner must agree to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of your Personal Information in order to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure.
Transfer of Your Information Under Certain Events
In the event that The Bahama Towel Company is merged, or in the event of a transfer of our assets, Site or operations, The Bahama Towel Company may disclose or transfer your Personal Information in connection with such transaction. In the event of such a transfer, The Bahama Towel Company will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our Site for 30 days of any such change in ownership of The Bahama Towel Company resulting in a change of control of your Personal Information.
Release of Information to Protect Our Site and Others
The Bahama Towel Company may release Personal Information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is necessary to comply with law, protect the rights, properties or safety of The Bahama Towel Company, our users or others, or enforce or apply the terms of any of our user agreements.
How to Opt-out
We ask that you tell us when you do not wish to receive e-mails from us. We will only send e-mail for customer service purposes and to those visitors who have told us that they want to receive other types of e-mail from us and our subsidiaries. If at any time you want to stop receiving e-mail from us, you can always remove your name from our mailing list by sending an e-mail to customer.service@thebahamatowelcompany.com stating that you wish to unsubscribe by putting in the subject line of the e-mail "NO E-MAIL".
If at any time you do not want to receive offers and/or circulars from us, you can always remove yourself from our mailing list by sending an e-mail to customer.service@ thebahamatowelcompany.com, indicating "NO SNAIL MAIL" in the subject line along with your name, address and zip code.
Security of the Information You Provide
Among our top priorities is keeping your Personal Information secure. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt all of your Personal Information before it is transmitted to us. Encrypted information cannot be read or recorded as it travels over the Internet. You can tell you are sending information securely by the unbroken key icon or closed lock icon that should appear at the bottom of your Internet browser's window (depending on what browser you use). These icons will appear when you are placing an order on our Site. In addition, you will see our Site address change slightly, from http: to https: indicating a secure server connection is being used. The computers that store your Personal Information are located in a separate facility which employs the latest in firewall and security technology. We employ these procedures to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure.
If you set up a customer account, information entered is password protected. We recommend you exercise extreme care in protecting your password information and do not publicly share any of your passwords.
If you prefer not to disclose your credit card information online, you can always place your order by calling 1-800-555-1234 or visiting one of the retailers listed.
Your Personal Information will be stored and processed on our computers in the United States. The laws on holding Personal Information in the United States may vary and be less stringent than laws of your state or country. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to hold and transmit your Personal Information in a safe, confidential and secure environment. If you object to your Personal Information being transferred or used in this manner please do not register with or use the Site.
ALTHOUGH WE WILL TAKE (AND REQUIRE OUR THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS TO TAKE) REASONABLE SECURITY PRECAUTIONS REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM AND STORED ON THE SITE, BECAUSE OF THE OPEN NATURE OF THE INTERNET, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED ON OUR SERVERS, OR TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM A USER, WILL BE FREE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY THEFT OR LOSS OF, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR DAMAGE TO, OR INTERCEPTION OF ANY DATA OR COMMUNICATIONS. BY USING THE SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ASSUME THESE RISKS.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies to help our customers streamline ordering and make use of other useful features. Cookies are pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies make Web surfing easier for you by saving your customer identification information while you’re at our Site. The use of cookies has become an industry standard used by most major Web sites. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can disable them by changing the preferences on your browser. All portions of the Site that prompt you to log in or that are customizable require that your browser be set to accept cookies. We may use cookies technology to reduce the time required for you to submit your requests and for us to respond to such requests. Cookies will not be used by us to retrieve any information about you, or from your computer, that you have not voluntarily given to us. Cookies may also be placed on your computer if you link from the Site to our partners’ Web sites. Cookies placed on your computer by third parties by or through the Site, if any, are not within The Bahama Towel Company’s immediate control and are not subject to this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions concerning third-party cookies, please contact the third party placing such cookies to find out what information is collected and how it is used. THE BAHAMA TOWEL COMPANY ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY COOKIES.
Please be aware that although you may be able to disable cookies through certain browser functionality, the features of our Site may not function properly if you do not accept cookies.
Intended Users - Use By Children
All products available for sale on The Bahama Towel Company’s website are intended to be purchased by adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. The Bahama Towel Company’ will promptly delete information provided by a child. Simply contact us at customer.service@thebahamatowelcompany.com.
Links to Other Web Sites
The Site may also contain links to other Web sites and advertising. The privacy policies of other Web site operators or advertisers may significantly differ from The Bahama Towel Company’s Privacy Policy. We urge you to contact third-party Web site operators or advertisers directly if you have any questions or concerns about their data collection or privacy policies. THE BAHAMA TOWEL COMPANY ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY WEB SITE OPERATORS’ OR ADVERTISERS’ DATA COLLECTION PRACTICES OR THEIR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THEIR PRIVACY POLICIES.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using our Site, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, because if you do choose to use our Site, you automatically agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. If this Privacy Policy changes in the future, we will let you know by posting the new Privacy Policy on our Site or by sending an email to our opt-in list. Please check this Web page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our Site following the posting of changes to these terms and conditions will mean you accept the changes contained in the latest published Privacy Policy.
Any questions about our Privacy Policy should be directed to:
The Bahama Towel Company, LLC
Attention: Customer Service Privacy
1601 NW 93rd Avenue
Doral, FL 33172
customer.service@thebahamatowelcompany.com
© 2007 The Bahama Towel Company and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.
The Bahama Towel Company™, The Original Bahama Towel™ and The Bahama Baby Blanket™ are registered trademarks of The Bahama Towel Company, LLC.
The Bahama Baby Blanket™ is protected under U.S. Design Patent # D518,942, and The Bahama Chaise Cover is protected under U.S. Design Patent # D527,938.
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