Our Privacy Policy
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Effective Date: December 29, 2005 Simply Cedar values the users of our web site (the "Web Site") and the services offered on it (the "Simply-Cedar.com Services"). We recognize that you may be concerned about our collection, use, and disclosure of your personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that we may collect when you use the Web Site and the Simply-Cedar.com Services. Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have implemented this Privacy Policy to inform you of 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 Simply-Cedar.com Web Site you are accepting the practices described in this policy. If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: ? What Types of Information Does Simply-Cedar.com Collect From Me? Personal Information. We collect Personal Information from you. As explained above, Personal Information is information that can be used to identify you individually, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and credit/debit card number. Non-Personal Information. We also collect "non-personal" information from you, such as your browser type, the URL of the previous web site you visited, your ISP, operating system, and your IP Address. This information ("Non-Personal Information") cannot be easily used to personally identify you. How and When Does Simply-Cedar.com Collect This Information? Providing Information to Us. We collect Personal Information from you when you provide it to us. For example, on some pages, you can order products, make requests, and register to receive materials. Communications With Us. If you communicate with us regarding the Web Site or the Simply-Cedar.com Services, we will collect any information that you provide to us in any such communication. Analytic and Reporting Technologies. Like the operators of most web sites, we use analytic and reporting technologies to record Non-Personal Information such as Internet domain and host names, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser software and operating system types, clickstream patterns, and the dates and times that the Web Site and the Simply-Cedar.com Services are accessed. How Does Simply-Cedar.com Use My Information? Personal Information. We use Personal Information for our own internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the Simply-Cedar.com Services and the Web Site, fulfilling requests for information, producing and shipping the products that you order, and providing customer support. For example, we use the information you provide about yourself when placing an order only to complete that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order. Non-Personal Information. We use non-personal information to track your use of the Web Site and the Simply-Cedar.com Services and for other internal purposes, particularly providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the Simply-Cedar.com Services and the Web Site. Will Simply-Cedar.com Disclose My Information to Third Parties? Generally speaking, we do not intentionally disclose your information to third parties without your consent. However we reserve the right to do so because it is necessary to the operation and continued growth of our business or to protect the rights of others. These instances are discussed below: Disclosure to Successors. We may disclose your Personal Information to any successor-in-interest of ours, such as a company that acquires us. In the event Simply-Cedar.com goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via email or by a notice on our Web Site of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information. Disclosure to Third-Party Service Providers. We may contract with various third parties who help us provide and maintain the Web Site or the Simply-Cedar.com Services. For example, we use a third-party to process payments made to us, and may subcontract out production, fulfillment, or other operations. 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. What About Cookies? We have contracted with Yahoo! Search Marketing ("YSM"), to monitor certain pages of our Web site for the purpose of reporting web traffic, statistics, advertisement 'click-throughs', and/or other activities on our site. Where authorized by us, YSM may use cookies, Web beacons, and/or other monitoring technologies to compile anonymous statistics on our Web site visitors. No personally identifiable data is collected by or transferred to Yahoo! Search Marketing. Does Simply-Cedar.com Protect My 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. 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 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 Simply-Cedar.com Services, you can also contact 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. Our Commitment to Children's Privacy Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13. How To Contact Us Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy statement, please call us at 877-84-CEDAR or send us an email at |