KosherWhere Privacy Statement
Your Privacy is important to KOSHERWHERE(™), as is your trust in KOSHERWHERE(™) products and services. We want you to know that the information you share with us will be treated with care.
This Privacy Statement informs you of our privacy practices and of the choices you can make regarding the way your information is collected and how that information is used. By registering, subscribing, creating an account, purchasing a KOSHERWHERE(™)'s product, or otherwise interacting with KOSHERWHERE(™) at www.KOSHERWHERE.com (or the mobile and touch versions), and any other sites we offer (collectively, the "Sites"), you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Statement.
Personal Information Collected!
Personal information is information that is collected directly from you, and that can be used to identify, locate, or contact an individual ("Personal Information"). KOSHERWHERE(™) maintains technical, administrative, and physical safeguards designed to protect the confidentiality of your Personal Information, and to prevent the unlawful disclosure of and restrict access to this information.
Generally, we do not collect any personal information that is not related directly to, or required for, our products and services. However, in order to offer you meaningful products and services and for other reasons, we may collect personal information, such as the following sources:
Contact Information that allows us to communicate with you, such as your name, postal addresses, email addresses, social media website user account names, telephone numbers, or other addresses at which you receive communications from or on behalf of KOSHERWHERE(™).
Relationship Information that helps us to understand who you are and what types of information you might like. This includes lifestyle information; location information related to your state/province, city, or neighborhood; areas of interest, the types of information that interest you, information collected from social media interactions (such as via Facebook Connect); demographic information (e.g., birth date, age, gender).
Transaction Information about how you interact with KOSHERWHERE(™), such as purchase and redeem; other information about how you use our Sites, email, other communications, and applications; and how you interact with KOSHERWHERE(™) merchants, business partners, and service providers.
Financial Account Information as needed to process payments for KOSHERWHERE(™)'s products that you buy, such as your credit or debit card number, expiration date, and card verification number.
How KOSHERWHERE(™) Collects Personal Information
We ask you for Personal Information (such as Contact Information, Relationship Information, and Financial Account Information) when you register, subscribe, create an account, purchase KOSHERWHERE(™)'s products, or otherwise interact with the Sites or contact KOSHERWHERE(™).
We also collect Transaction Information if you contact us via internet, telephone, email, text, postal mail, social media interaction, or other methods of communication, such as for customer support purposes.
If you use a social media platform or your mobile device (or other method of communication) to interact with KOSHERWHERE(™) or the Sites, the application may have a specific Privacy Statement that governs the use of Personal Information related to that application. Our application may be designed to collect information even if you are not logged into the KOSHERWHERE(™) application or the Sites. If you have questions about the security and Privacy Settings of your mobile device, please refer to instructions from your mobile service provider or the manufacturer of your device to learn how to adjust your settings.
We may receive additional Personal Information from third parties. We may use this Personal Information to enhance other information we have about you to help us better understand you and to otherwise enhance the Sites or KOSHERWHERE(™) services.
Uses of Personal Information
Services and transactions- We use your personal information to deliver services or carry out transactions you have requested, such as providing information on KOSHERWHERE(™)'s products, registering purchased products, processing product orders, handling warranty claims, replacing product manuals, answering customer service requests, facilitating use of our websites, and so forth. In order to offer you a more consistent experience in your interactions with KOSHERWHERE(™), information collected by our websites may be combined with information we collect by other means.
Sites improvement- We may use your Personal Information to improve our Sites and related KOSHERWHERE(™) products or services, or to make our Sites easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing our websites to your particular preference or interests.
Communications- With your permission, we may use your personal information gathered via our Sites to inform you of products or services available from KOSHERWHERE(™). When collecting information that might be used to contact you about our products and services, we will always give you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving such communications. Moreover, each e-mail communication we send includes an unsubscribe link allowing you to stop delivery of that type of communication Employment Applications- In connection with a job application or inquiry, you may provide us with information about yourself, such as a resume or curriculum vitae. We may use this information throughout KOSHERWHERE(™) and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates for the purpose of employment consideration. We will keep the information for future consideration unless you direct us not to do so.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We will only use and disclose your Personal Information to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected in accordance with this privacy statement. Respectively, we will not disclose your Personal Information to third parties except to:
Disclosure to affiliated companies (e.g., subsidiaries and other companies owned by or controlled by KOSHERWHERE(™)) who may only use the Personal Information for the purposes described in Section 3 above.
Disclosure to service providers such as hosting websites, sending out information, processing transactions, and analyzing our Sites. We provide these companies with only the necessary Personal Information they need to deliver those services. These companies and their employees are prohibited from using that personal information for any other purpose. Our service providers are bound by law or contract to protect the Personal Information and are only allowed to use the Personal Information in accordance with the terms of our service agreements with them.
Disclosure to distributors, as we may share your personal information with companies that distribute our products. In those cases, we provide these companies with only the necessary Personal Information they need to respond to your request, and these companies and their employees are prohibited from using that personal information for any other purpose. In some cases, we may seek your permission to share your information with distributors for marketing purposes other than responding to a request from you. However, we will not share your information for such marketing purposes unless we have obtained your express consent to do so.
Disclosure in connection with transactions, as we may disclose your Personal Information to financial institutions, government entities, and shipping companies or postal services involved in the transactions' fulfillment.
Disclosures in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, as such circumstances may arise, where for strategic or other business reasons KOSHERWHERE(™) decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize businesses in some countries. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers, or receiving it from sellers. It is KOSHERWHERE(™)'s practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
Disclosure for other reasons, as we may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal requirements or with legal process served on us, to protect and defend our rights or property, or in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of any individual.
Cookies and Related Technologies
When you use our Sites, we collect certain information by automated or electronic means, using technologies such as cookies, pixel tags and web beacons, browser analysis tools, and web server logs. As you use our Sites and applications, your browser and devices communicate with servers operated by us, our business partners and services providers to coordinate and record the interactivity and fill your requests for services and information.
!The information from cookies and related technology is stored in web server logs and also in web cookies kept on your computers or mobile devices, which are then transmitted back to our Sites by your computers or mobile devices. 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 Web site of its manufacturer. Because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of KOSHERWHERE(™)'s essential features, we recommend that you leave them turned on.
!Pixel tags and web beacons are tiny graphic images placed on website pages or in our emails that allow us to determine whether you have performed specific actions. These tools allow us to measure response to our communications and improve our web pages. !We collect different types of information from cookies and other technologies. For example, we collect information about your visit to our Sites, including what pages you view, the number of bytes transferred, the links you click, the materials you access, and other actions taken within KOSHERWHERE(™)'s Sites. On Sites that you enter with a user ID, we may connect this information with your identity to determine your potential interests in our products and services. We also collect certain standard information that your browser sends to every website you visit, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and capabilities and language, your operating system, the date and time you access the site, and the website from which you linked to our site. !In many cases, the information we collect using cookies and other technologies is used in non-identifiable ways, without any reference to Personal Information. !Additionally, KOSHERWHERE(™) uses several third party analytics services to help understand use of the Sites. These services collect the information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, including cookies and your IP address. They also receive this information and their use of it is governed by their Privacy Statement(s). You may opt out of web analytics by installing these tools on your computer: Google Analytics Opt Out Link Omniture Analytics Opt Out Link
Your Preferences and Choices
You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through the Sites, in which case KOSHERWHERE(™) may not be able to provide certain services to you. You may use the settings on the Service to control how certain information about you or your use of the Sites is published, as further described on the Sites. You may update or correct your account information and email preferences at any time by logging in to your account.
Links to Other Sites
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from the Sites, nor the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the Service to another website, our Privacy Statement is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including those that have a link on our website, is subject to that website's own rules and policies.
Security of Personal Information
KOSHERWHERE(™) recognizes the importance of safeguarding personal information in KOSHERWHERE(™)'s possession from theft, inappropriate use, or improper distribution. KOSHERWHERE(™) has security policies and procedures appropriate to the level of confidentially of that data. For sites to which you login, it is your responsibility to ensure the security of your password and not to reveal this information to others. It should, however, be recognized that we cannot, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to KOSHERWHERE(™) or guarantee that your information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. !In the event that personal information is compromised as a result of a breach of security, KOSHERWHERE(™) will promptly notify those persons whose personal information has been compromised, in accordance with the notification procedures set forth in ourTerms of Use, or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. KOSHERWHERE(™) does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register with the Service. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information.
Consent to International Transfers of Personal Information
Personal Information may be accessed by us or transferred to us in the United States or to our affiliates, business partners, merchants, or service providers elsewhere in the world. By providing us with Personal Information, you consent to this transfer. We will protect the privacy and security of Personal Information according to our Privacy Statement, regardless of where it is processed or stored.
Communities
Our Sites may contain Communities and other areas where you may be able to publicly post information, communicate with others such as discussion boards or blogs, review products and merchants, and submit media content. Prior to posting in these areas, please read our Terms of Use carefully. All the information you post will be accessible to anyone with Internet access, and any Personal Information you include in your posting may be read, collected, and used by others. Please avoid publicly posting Personal Information.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
We may update this Privacy Statement at any time, with or without advance notice. . If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on this page to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it. Changes to this Privacy Statement are effective when they are posted on this page. Using the KOSHERWHERE(™) Services after published on our site shall constitute consent to the changed terms or practices. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information about our privacy practices.
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Statement, you can reach us online at info@kosherwhere.com, please allow 30 days for a response!