Privacy Notice
Effective Date: July 1, 2002
Tag Along Teddies values the users of our website (the "Website"). Your privacy and trust are very important to us. We recognize that you may be concerned about our collection, use, and disclosure of the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that we collect when you use the Website and the services offered on the Website ("tagalongteddies.com.au"). This Privacy Policy describes 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 Website you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au.
Does Tag Along Teddies Ever Make Changes to its Privacy Policy?
We may make changes to the Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting a notice on the home page of the Website, or posting a notice in your account when you first login after we have made changes. If you receive notification of a change in our Privacy Policy, you must review the new Privacy Policy carefully to make sure you understand our practices and procedures. You may not be able to receive notices from us if your cookies are not set to accept and/or are disabled.
What Types of Information Does Tag Along Teddies Collect From Me?
Personal Information. We collect Personal Information that you provide to us, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. As we use PayPal for all payments made to us, we will never request your credit card number or financial information. To complete an order you will be sent to PayPal's secure site.
Non-Personal Information. We also collect non-personal information from you, such as your browser type, the URL of the previous website you visited, your ISP, operating system, and your Internet protocol (IP) Address ("Non-Personal Information"). Non-Personal Information cannot be easily used to personally identify you.
How and When Does Tag Along Teddies Collect This Information?
Providing Information to Us. We collect Personal Information from you when you provide it to us. For example, if you purchase a product sold through our Shop, we may collect your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If you create a Member Account, we may collect your name, mailing address, email address, and other information that we request during the registration process, and any information that you provide on your tagalongteddies.com.au account. If you sign up to receive a newsletter, we will collect your email address.
Communications With Us. If you communicate with us regarding the Website or the tagalongteddies.com.au Services, we will collect any information that you provide to us in any such communication.
Analytic and Reporting Technologies. Like the operators of most websites, we use analytic and reporting technologies to record Non-Personal Information such as Internet domain and host names, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser software, operating system types, clickstream patterns, and the dates and times that the Website and the tagalongteddies.com.au Services are accessed. To do this, we may use cookies.
How Does Tag Along Teddies Use My Information?
Personal Information. We use Personal Information primarily for our own internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the Tag Along Teddies Services and the Website, fulfilling requests for information, producing and shipping the products that you order, and providing customer support. Similarly, if you sign up to receive a Tag Along Teddies newsletter, we will use the email address you provide to send you the newsletters.
Non-Personal Information. We use Non-Personal Information to track the use of the Website and the Tag Along Teddies Services and for other internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the Tag Along Teddies Services and the Website.
When Will Tag Along Teddies Disclose My Information to Third Parties? Tag Along Teddies does not use your Personal Information for any other reason other then to fulfill your order, delivery of our newsletter if requested, or process any request that you make in regards to our products and services.
Disclosure to Unaffiliated Third Parties. We may disclose your Personal Information to prevent an emergency, to prevent harm to others, to respond to legal requirements, to protect or enforce our rights and policies, to protect or enforce the rights of a third party, or as required or permitted by law (including, without limitation, to comply with a subpoena or court order).
Disclosure of Non-Personal Information. We do not disclose Non-Personal Information.
What About Cookies?
A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. Most websites use cookies. We use cookies to track your use of the Website and the Tag Along Teddies Services, provide you with a more personalized user experience, and to allow you to login and begin use of the Tag Along Teddies account automatically when you visit the Website. Cookies used by Tag Along Teddies and are not linked to Personal Information.
Does Tag Along Teddies Protect My Personal Information?
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.
Website Content. The content that you store, post, or transmit on or through the Website, such as message board postings, guestbook pages, may be accessed by other users, including people that you do not know. We are not responsible for the actions of others. Therefore, you should use care in communicating with other users and only disclose your Personal Information to other users that you know to be trustworthy. You should not assume that your content will be kept private.
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 privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au or access and change your Personal Information in your Tag Along Teddies account. 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 Tag Along Teddies account, you may correct, update or deactivate your Personal Information and/or your account through the account management screen. If you would like to deactivate or terminate your account you can also email privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au.
Tell-A-Friend
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about the Website or the Tag Along Teddies Services, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the Website. We store this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information 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.
Does This Privacy Policy Apply When I Access Third Party Websites?
You may be able to access third party websites directly from the Website. This Privacy Policy does not apply when you access third party websites. We cannot control how third parties may use Personal Information you disclose to them, so you should carefully review the privacy policy of any third party website you visit before using it or disclosing your Personal Information to its provider.
Can I Opt-Out From Receiving Communications From Tag Along Teddies?
We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of having your Personal Information used for certain purposes. For example, if you purchase a product/service but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us, you can indicate your preference on our order form. If you no longer wish to receive our newsletters and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au. We also offer you an opportunity to opt-out of certain communications through the account management screen. If you need assistance you may contact us at privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au; Customer Service; or via mail sent to 36 Raff Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350, Australia.
Tag Along Teddies values the users of our website (the "Website"). Your privacy and trust are very important to us. We recognize that you may be concerned about our collection, use, and disclosure of the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that we collect when you use the Website and the services offered on the Website ("tagalongteddies.com.au"). This Privacy Policy describes 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 Website you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au.
Does Tag Along Teddies Ever Make Changes to its Privacy Policy?
We may make changes to the Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting a notice on the home page of the Website, or posting a notice in your account when you first login after we have made changes. If you receive notification of a change in our Privacy Policy, you must review the new Privacy Policy carefully to make sure you understand our practices and procedures. You may not be able to receive notices from us if your cookies are not set to accept and/or are disabled.
What Types of Information Does Tag Along Teddies Collect From Me?
Personal Information. We collect Personal Information that you provide to us, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. As we use PayPal for all payments made to us, we will never request your credit card number or financial information. To complete an order you will be sent to PayPal's secure site.
Non-Personal Information. We also collect non-personal information from you, such as your browser type, the URL of the previous website you visited, your ISP, operating system, and your Internet protocol (IP) Address ("Non-Personal Information"). Non-Personal Information cannot be easily used to personally identify you.
How and When Does Tag Along Teddies Collect This Information?
Providing Information to Us. We collect Personal Information from you when you provide it to us. For example, if you purchase a product sold through our Shop, we may collect your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If you create a Member Account, we may collect your name, mailing address, email address, and other information that we request during the registration process, and any information that you provide on your tagalongteddies.com.au account. If you sign up to receive a newsletter, we will collect your email address.
Communications With Us. If you communicate with us regarding the Website or the tagalongteddies.com.au Services, we will collect any information that you provide to us in any such communication.
Analytic and Reporting Technologies. Like the operators of most websites, we use analytic and reporting technologies to record Non-Personal Information such as Internet domain and host names, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser software, operating system types, clickstream patterns, and the dates and times that the Website and the tagalongteddies.com.au Services are accessed. To do this, we may use cookies.
How Does Tag Along Teddies Use My Information?
Personal Information. We use Personal Information primarily for our own internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the Tag Along Teddies Services and the Website, fulfilling requests for information, producing and shipping the products that you order, and providing customer support. Similarly, if you sign up to receive a Tag Along Teddies newsletter, we will use the email address you provide to send you the newsletters.
Non-Personal Information. We use Non-Personal Information to track the use of the Website and the Tag Along Teddies Services and for other internal purposes, such as providing, maintaining, evaluating, and improving the Tag Along Teddies Services and the Website.
When Will Tag Along Teddies Disclose My Information to Third Parties? Tag Along Teddies does not use your Personal Information for any other reason other then to fulfill your order, delivery of our newsletter if requested, or process any request that you make in regards to our products and services.
Disclosure to Unaffiliated Third Parties. We may disclose your Personal Information to prevent an emergency, to prevent harm to others, to respond to legal requirements, to protect or enforce our rights and policies, to protect or enforce the rights of a third party, or as required or permitted by law (including, without limitation, to comply with a subpoena or court order).
Disclosure of Non-Personal Information. We do not disclose Non-Personal Information.
What About Cookies?
A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. Most websites use cookies. We use cookies to track your use of the Website and the Tag Along Teddies Services, provide you with a more personalized user experience, and to allow you to login and begin use of the Tag Along Teddies account automatically when you visit the Website. Cookies used by Tag Along Teddies and are not linked to Personal Information.
Does Tag Along Teddies Protect My Personal Information?
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.
Website Content. The content that you store, post, or transmit on or through the Website, such as message board postings, guestbook pages, may be accessed by other users, including people that you do not know. We are not responsible for the actions of others. Therefore, you should use care in communicating with other users and only disclose your Personal Information to other users that you know to be trustworthy. You should not assume that your content will be kept private.
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 privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au or access and change your Personal Information in your Tag Along Teddies account. 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 Tag Along Teddies account, you may correct, update or deactivate your Personal Information and/or your account through the account management screen. If you would like to deactivate or terminate your account you can also email privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au.
Tell-A-Friend
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about the Website or the Tag Along Teddies Services, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the Website. We store this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information 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.
Does This Privacy Policy Apply When I Access Third Party Websites?
You may be able to access third party websites directly from the Website. This Privacy Policy does not apply when you access third party websites. We cannot control how third parties may use Personal Information you disclose to them, so you should carefully review the privacy policy of any third party website you visit before using it or disclosing your Personal Information to its provider.
Can I Opt-Out From Receiving Communications From Tag Along Teddies?
We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of having your Personal Information used for certain purposes. For example, if you purchase a product/service but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us, you can indicate your preference on our order form. If you no longer wish to receive our newsletters and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au. We also offer you an opportunity to opt-out of certain communications through the account management screen. If you need assistance you may contact us at privacy@tagalongteddies.com.au; Customer Service; or via mail sent to 36 Raff Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350, Australia.
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