Effective Date: November 20, 2014
Your privacy is important to Flowerbuyer.com ("we", "us" or “our”). To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our privacy practices and the choices you can make about the ways in which information about you is collected and used at www.flowerbuyer.com (the “Site”). We encourage you to read and review the terms of this Privacy Policy before using the Site. By using the Site, you agree to accept the terms of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
Information We Collect
Personally Identifiable Information
To fulfill your requests for information, enable you to participate in our offerings and provide you with opportunities to learn about other products and services in which we think you might be interested, we ask that you provide us with certain personally identifiable information. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected include: name, address,
Any information you disclose voluntarily on the Site or in any forum, blogs or other public areas that we may develop in the future becomes public information. We cannot control the actions of the Site users and advise you to use your discretion in sharing information about yourself on the Internet. All information sharing is optional and done so at your own risk.
We also may collect certain
We collect this information in order to determine which areas of the Site are most popular and to enhance your experience with the Site. This information may also be shared with third parties on an aggregate and
How We Use the Information
We use your personally identifiable information to provide the requested information or content, respond to your inquiries about our offerings, offer you other products, programs or services that we believe may be of interest to you, or for other purposes disclosed at the time of collection. We also may use your personally identifiable information to contact you regarding your use of our products or services, or regarding changes to our Privacy Policy, or other policies or terms that affect you and your use of the Site or our products and services. In addition, we may use such information to improve the content and navigation of the Site, or for other internal purposes.
We may combine the information we collect with information available from other sources, including information received from promotional partners or other third parties.
Agents and contractors who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for us.
Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.
Information Sharing
We may, from time to time, share personally identifiable information with other companies affiliated with us and unrelated third parties (e.g., retailers, marketers) to enable them to provide users with opportunities to learn of products or services in which they may be interested. You should also be aware that this means that we may transfer information to any country in the world, including the United States and other countries that may not offer the same level of data protection as the country where you reside. Please see the "Your Choices" section below for more information on how you can express your preferences regarding our sharing of information.
We also may disclose personally identifiable information in the following instances:
Legal Action: We may disclose information about our users, including personally identifiable information, when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing the Site or applicable laws, or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Site. We also may disclose user information whenever we believe disclosure is necessary to limit our legal liability; to protect or defend our rights or property; or protect the safety, rights, or property of our users.
Corporate Change: We may sell, transfer, or otherwise disclose user information, including personally identifiable information, to a successor entity in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, asset sale, or other corporate change or combination of assets involving us.
In addition, we may disclose anonymous, aggregated user statistics to third parties for a variety
of purposes. For example, we may disclose how many individuals visited certain areas of the Site, how many men or women receive our newsletter, or other demographic data about users of our products or services.
Your Choices
As noted above, we may use the personally identifiable information we collect from you to offer you products and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like to opt out of future promotional materials from us, you may indicate this preference by following the unsubscribe instructions at the end of
As also noted above, we may, from time to time, share personally identifiable information with companies whose practices are not covered by this Privacy Policy (e.g., other marketers, retailers, participatory databases, and
Cookies & Web Beacons
To enhance your experience with the Site, many of our web pages use "cookies." Cookies are text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your
We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on the Site. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to the Site), save your password in
Cookies do not cause damage to your computer systems or files, and only the website that transferred a particular cookie to you can read, modify or delete such cookie. You always have the option of disabling cookies using your browser preferences. Most browsers allow you to delete existing cookies, to automatically decline cookies or to be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer of particular cookies to your computer. However, please be aware that some features of the Site may not function properly or may be slower if you refuse cookies. We do not control cookies that you may occasionally get from
"Web beacons" or clear .gifs are small pieces of code placed on a web page to monitor the behavior of and collect data about the visitors viewing a web page. For example, web beacons can be used to count the users who visit a web page or to deliver a cookie to the browser of a visitor viewing that page. We may use web beacons on this Site from time to time for these and other purposes.
Collection of Information by
We may, from time to time, offer content (e.g., contests, sweepstakes, or promotions) that is sponsored by or
We may use a reputable third party to present or serve the advertisements that you may see at our web pages. These
We and our advertisers may use third parties to serve or present the ads that appear on the Site and to conduct research about the advertisements. For more information about
Links to Other Sites
The Site may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us and whose information practices may be different than ours. You should consult the other websites' privacy notices as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites and cannot guarantee the security of any of your personal information collected there.
Our Commitment to Data Security
We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access to, maintain security of, and correctly use the information we collect, including Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software for all financial transactions through the Site. We use SSL encryption to protect personally identifiable information online, and we also take several steps to protect such information in our facilities.
Personally identifiable information and account activity are also protected through the use of e- mail addresses and passwords. In order to maintain the security of your information, you should protect the confidentiality of such information used to log into your account.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your personal information.
How You Can Access and Update Information
If you have previously provided any personally identifiable information to us by way of the Site, you retain the right to review, correct, update, delete or otherwise modify such information.
To access the personally identifiable information that we have collected about you that we maintain, or to correct factual errors in such information, you may contact us at the “Contact” address, telephone number or
To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to help verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
International Visitors
Information we collect will be transferred to and processed in the United States where our central database is operated. The privacy laws of the United States may not be as comprehensive as the data protection laws of Canada, European Union and elsewhere. Please be assured that we take reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and implement necessary measures on an ongoing basis to keep your personal information secure. By providing us with your personally identifiable information, you consent to its use in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including the transfer of personally identifiable information relating to you to our computer systems in the United States.
Privacy Policy for Minors
We do not knowingly collect information from minors. If you are under the age of 18, we request that you do not provide any personally identifiable information to us.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
From time to time, we reserve the right to make updates to this Privacy Policy. We will notify you about material changes in the way we treat personally identifiable information by, for example, placing a notice on the Site. We encourage you to periodically check back and review this Privacy Policy so that you always will know what information we collect, how we use it, and to whom we disclose it. Your continued use of the Site following any changes to this Privacy Policy will be deemed to constitute your acceptance of such change.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or its implementation, you may contact us at:
Flowerbuyer.com
11444 West Olympic Boulevard, 10th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90064
Attention: Chief Legal Officer
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