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Auric Blends Privacy PolicyTo assist
you with reading through our Privacy Policy, we have provided the following
list of FAQs: What information does Auric Blends COLLECT and how is the information USED? Do Auric Blends Web sites use COOKIES or OTHER TECHNOLOGIES to collect information? Does Auric Blends SHARE the information I've provided? Do I have CHOICES regarding how my information is used? How can I UPDATE or CHANGE my information? How does Auric Blends SECURE my personal information? Does Auric Blends collect information from CHILDREN? Whom can I CONTACT if I have questions or concerns? Will this Privacy Policy CHANGE? WHAT INFORMATION DOES AURIC BLENDS COLLECT AND HOW IS THE INFORMATION USED? What information we collect. We collect personal information such as your contact information (name, e-mail address), billing/shipping information (credit card number, shipping address), or your personal preferences (product wish-lists, hobbies, likes and dislikes relating to the products we may sell). When submitting personal information on an online form, we will identify which fields are required in order to fulfill your request. Additionally, our Web server automatically collects click-stream information such as the address (or "URL") of the Web site that you came from before visiting our site, which pages you visit on our site, which browser you used to view our site and any search terms you have entered on our site. When we collect information. While shopping or taking advantage of services available at our Auric Blends online store, we may ask that you provide certain information about yourself. For example, we request personal information when you set up an account online, purchase products or services, participate in a sweepstakes, promotion or survey, contact Auric Blends with a question or concern, or participate in other activities. In addition, when using our Web site, our servers may collect click-stream information as described above. Auric Blends may also obtain information or lists from other companies. How the information is used. We use the information you provide in order to 1) fulfill requests for products, services or information, 2) administer shopping or reward club accounts, 3) provide customer services, 4) administer contests or promotions, 5) offer new products and services, 6) measure and improve the effectiveness of our Web site or our marketing endeavors, 7) tailor our online store offerings to your preferences, and 8) other business purposes. Auric Blends will provide you with the opportunity to opt-out of having your information used for marketing communications. DOES THE AURIC BLENDS WEB SITE USE COOKIES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO COLLECT INFORMATION? Cookies — A "cookie" is a small data file that a Web site may send to your browser and which may then be stored on your system. Our Web sites use cookies to simulate a continuous connection — cookies let us "remember" information about your preferences and passwords and allow you to move within our Web sites without reintroducing yourself. We use cookie and web beacon technology to track which pages on our sites our visitors view and which Web browsers our visitors use. We also use "action tags" to assist in delivering the cookie. These action tags allow us to compile statistics and other data about our customers on an aggregate basis, by embedding a random identifying number on each user's browser. Then we track where that number shows up on our site. We share aggregated data (information that does not identify you) with third parties. Third Party Service Providers — Our Web sites may use third party service providers to serve ads and e-mails on our behalf. These companies may use technologies similar to those outlined above to measure the effectiveness of ads and e-mails and use information about your visits to this and other Web sites so that we can provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. For this purpose, we may also provide these third party service providers anonymous information about your site navigation and purchases. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by our third party advertiser, visit http://www.avenuea.com/info/privacy.asp DOES AURIC BLENDS SHARE THE INFORMATION I'VE PROVIDED? Auric Blends may need to share personal information with third parties in limited circumstances. For example, we may release personal information to third parties to perform services on our behalf such as: fulfill our customer's orders, send marketing communications, deliver packages, schedule and perform installation, send postal mail and email, or process credit card payments. From time to time, we may be required to provide personal information in response to a valid court order, subpoena, government investigation, or as otherwise required by law. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we, in good faith, believe to be unlawful. We may release certain personal information when we believe that such release is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of others and ourselves. We may also release personal information in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event. DO I HAVE CHOICES REGARDING HOW MY INFORMATION IS USED? If your information is currently being used to send you marketing communications, you can opt-out at any time. All marketing e-mail and direct mail communications from Auric Blends, such as hot deals or special offers, tell you how to stop receiving them. To opt-out of receiving marketing material from Auric Blends: 1. Follow directions on a marketing
e-mail or direct mail communication from us. Auric Blends will take reasonable steps to implement your request to opt out. However, please note that due to production and mailing timelines, it may take up to six weeks to make the requested change and, until that change takes effect, you may still receive promotional information from us. HOW CAN I UPDATE OR CHANGE MY INFORMATION? Auric Blends wants your information and preferences to be accurate and complete. We provide several different methods for you to update or change the information you give us. To update or change your information: HOW DOES AURIC BLENDS SECURE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION? When you are shopping online at Auric Blends, we have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, unauthorized access and alteration of the information under our control. Safe Shopping Policy Some older browser versions and some firewalls don't permit communication through secure servers. In that case, you'll be unable to securely sign in to your account or purchase products. You may choose to sign in to your account or purchase products through our non-SSL enabled server, but your password will not be encrypted. If you have already securely saved billing information to your account, you can still order securely using your saved information. However, if you submit new billing information through the non-SSL enabled server, it will not be encrypted. Although we cannot guarantee against any loss, misuse, unauthorized disclosure, alteration or destruction of data, we take reasonable precautions to prevent such unfortunate occurrences. Auric Blends cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us by email and you do so at your own risk. DOES AURIC BLENDS COLLECT INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN? We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. We will not knowingly or intentionally collect personal information online from children under the age of 13. WHOM CAN I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? Please contact our Privacy Manager
to report any known or suspected privacy or security breaches or to submit
privacy-related questions or complaints. After receiving your inquiry, we
will respond within five business days. You may contact us in the following
ways: WILL THIS PRIVACY POLICY CHANGE? Because our Web site will continue to implement new technologies and improve the services and features we provide, this policy is subject to change. If there are changes or additions to this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here or in other formats we deem acceptable, so that you will always know what information we collect online or offline, how we use it and what choices you have. If we change our information practices or this Privacy Policy in such a way that your personal information may be used or shared in a different manner, we will give you the choice to opt-out of having your past information used or shared in that new manner.
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