By visiting the giiRugs.com website or any other websites operated
by Global Internet Innovations, LLC. or its affiliates (collectively, the "Site"), you
agree to accept the practices described in this Privacy Notice. If you
do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Notice, please do not use the
Site. Each time you use the Site, you should check the date of this
Privacy Notice (which appears above) and review any changes that have
been made since your last visit.
1. Personal Information Collected By giiRugs.com
giiRugs.com uses information that we collect from our visitors and
customers to personalize and improve your visit and shopping experience
at the Site. We gather the following types of information:
Information You Give to Us: We Collect Personal Information that is
provided by Site users. "Personal Information" includes your name,
address, telephone number, credit or debit card information, email
address, date of birth, IP address and the last four digits of your
Social Security number. Personal Information is collected when you
establish an account with us, place an order on the Site, participate in
a contest, sweepstakes or on-line survey, or when you communicate with
any of our departments such as customer service, sales or technical
services through the Site, telephone, mail or fax. In some instances, we
may obtain other people’s names and email addresses that you may choose
to provide as part of our “email a friend” feature.
Cookies: Through the use of cookies, we may also collect and analyze the
IP address used to connect your computer to the Internet; computer and
connection information such as your browser type and version; operating
system and platform; purchase history; confirmation when you open email
that we send you; and the URLs which lead you to and around the Site
including the date and time. You can generally set your browser to
reject cookies or to notify you when you are sent a cookie. Software is
also available from third parties which will allow you to visit the Site
without providing this information. You are welcome to use the Site if
you use such software but we will not be able to offer you our
personalized services and we will be unable to accept any online orders
from you.
Orders: If you place an order through the Site, you will be required to
provide contact, billing, and payment information.
E-mail Newsletter Subscriptions: Upon placing an order through the Site,
you will automatically begin receiving the giiRugs.com email
newsletter, based on the Personal Information you have provided, unless
you opt-out of receiving such communications. If you request an email
newsletter subscription, we will send you an email confirming your
request. This confirmation process allows you to unsubscribe if you
change your mind and decide not to join the list. Furthermore, the
confirmation email will alert you if someone else has entered your email
address into our email newsletter subscription list. In order to make
our email newsletters more relevant and useful to you, our servers may
receive a confirmation when you open an email message from
giiRugs.com
Sweepstakes Entrants: From time to time, we may run sweepstakes. If you
enter sweepstakes sponsored by us, we employ a double opt-in
subscription program. Upon registration, a confirmation email will be
sent to the email address you provide to us in connection with your
entry which will include instructions, or a link to instructions, for
completing the subscription process. You will not be entered until you
click through the link in the email we send to you or otherwise follow
the instructions contained therein. In order to make our sweepstakes
more relevant to you, our servers may receive a confirmation when you
open an email message from us.
2. Use of Information Collected By Us
We use this information in an effort to improve your experience on the
Site, to provide services to you and to communicate with you about
information that you request. We may also use this information to help
us target specific offers to you, to help us develop and improve our
Site, and to tailor our Site to your interests.
3. Sharing of Information with Third Parties
We will not rent, sell or otherwise disclose your Personal Information
to unrelated third parties without your consent, except as stated in
this Privacy Notice.
Service Providers: We may employ other companies or individuals to
provide certain services to or on behalf of us such as analyzing
customer lists and data, or performing marketing or consulting services.
These third parties (“Service Providers”) will only have access to the
information needed to perform these limited functions on our behalf and
are required to provide your Personal Information with at least the same
level of protection and security as we use on the Site. Such Service
Providers are prohibited from using your Personal Information for any
purpose other than that for which such party was engaged by us and/or as
stated in this Privacy Notice. Any Service Providers that use data
received from us may only do so in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
Credit Card Companies: If you place an order through the Site, the
Personal Information you provide is transmitted to your credit card
company to verify and authorize your purchase. At certain times we may
offer financing options with or without third party participation. If
you use a financing option, information provided by you (such as your
address, birth date, social security number, and credit card number) may
be used to request a credit report from third parties or may be sent to
a third party for processing.
Aggregate Information: We provide aggregate information to some of our
business partners. This information is used in a collective manner and
does not identify you individually in any way. We collect and share
aggregate information in order to know more about the general profile of
our customers so that we can improve your shopping experience.
Shippers: If you make a purchase through the Site, your name, telephone
number and shipping information must be provided to third party shippers
such as UPS, FEDEX and the United States Postal Service to deliver your
purchase. There also may be instances in which we drop-ship orders
directly to you from one of our manufacturers or suppliers. These
drop-shippers are only given your name, postal address, and telephone
number for the sole purpose of fulfilling your order.
Links to Third Party Site: The Site contains certain links to third
party websites, such as our vendors. We are not responsible or liable
for the privacy practices or content found on these websites. We
recommend that you check the privacy notice of each website you visit.
Links to third party websites are provided solely for your convenience
and any submission of data to such websites shall be at your sole risk.
Law Enforcement and Protection of Users: To the extent permitted by law,
we will disclose Personal Information to government authorities or third
parties pursuant to a legal request, subpoena or other legal process. We
may also use or disclose your information as permitted by law to perform
charge verifications, report or collect debts owed, fight fraud or
protect our rights or property as well as those of our affiliates,
customers, or its users. You should be aware that, following disclosure
to any third party, your Personal Information may be accessible by
others to the extent permitted or required by applicable law.
4. Affiliate Programs
We maintain relationships with third party affiliate websites. Although
we do not and cannot control the activities of the third parties that
operate such websites, we will cease doing business with any affiliate
that engages in abusive practices, including, for example, spam,
trademark infringement, predatory means of attracting visitors, or
unlawful activities. To report abuse by an affiliate, please
contact us.
5. Children and Privacy
The Site is a general audience website and is not directed to children
under the age of 13. We will never knowingly collect personally
identifiable information from children under the age of 13 without
verifiable parental consent. If you are under the age of 13, please do
not provide us with personally identifiable information of any kind
whatsoever. If we become aware that a user is under the age of 13 and
has submitted Personal Information without verifiable parental consent,
we will remove his or her personally identifiable information from our
files. We understand that children may not fully understand all of the
provisions of this Privacy Notice or make informed decisions about the
choices that are made available to adult users of the Site. We encourage
parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to be
familiar with the websites they visit. giiRugs.com does not sell
products to persons under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18,
you are required seek the consent of your parent or guardian to purchase
products from the Site.
6. Security
We employ 256-bit encryption technology in all areas of the Site which
require you to provide your personal or account information, including
those areas related to online ordering, order status, catalog request
and contest forms. The Site utilizes industry-standard firewalls and
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to allow for the encryption of
potentially sensitive Personal Information, such as your name, address
and credit card number.
You should recognize, however, that no computer system is fully secure
and that there are inherent risks associated with Internet transactions.
To make sure you have the latest security features on your browser, you
may want to download the most recent version of your favorite browser,
which should have full SSL support.
7. Corrections/Information Removal/Opt-Out
If your name, email or postal address, telephone number or other
Personal Information changes, you may update, correct or omit the
relevant information by contacting us. In
addition, if you no longer wish to receive communications from us you
may opt-out by contacting us.
8. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Notice, please
contact us.
9. Business Transfer
In the event that Global Internet Innovations, LLC. is sold, has its assets acquired or
transferred, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, or merges or becomes
affiliated with any other division, individual or entity, any customer
information owned or under the control of Global Internet Innovations, LLC. may be one of
the transferred assets. We reserve the right, as part of such
transaction, to transfer or assign the Personal Information and
aggregate information we have collected from users of the Site.
10. Limitations On Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL Global Internet Innovations, LLC. OR ITS OWNERS, AFFILIATES, LICENSEES
OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE SITE OR
ITS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF YOUR ACCESS, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR IN CONNECTION
WITH ANY FAILURE OR PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT,
DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS OR LINE OR SYSTEM
FAILURE (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR DATA, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, AND DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM INACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION
OR INCONVENIENCE, DELAY, OR LOSS OF THE USE OF THE SITE). THE FOREGOING
LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF
Global Internet Innovations, LLC. OR ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
