Quiltster, Inc. values your privacy. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
By using our site and/or purchasing a subscription you consent to the collection, transfer, manipulation, storage, disclosure and other uses of information described in our privacy policy. Please check the privacy policy periodically. The privacy policy may change and your continued use of Services constitutes acceptance of such changes. If you have any questions or comments about our privacy policy, please email us at info@quiltster.com.
What personal information do we collect from you?
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect your information?
We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form or enter information on our site.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
- To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of product offerings you are most interested in.
- To improve our website and services for you.
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
- To process and complete your orders.
- To send periodic emails and newsletters regarding your order or other products and services.
How do we protect your information?
We are committed to protecting your personal information. We have implemented reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of data stored on our system. Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures when you create an order, submit, or access your information to maintain the safety of your data.
All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
Cookies
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if enabled) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. Quiltster uses cookies to help recognize you as a repeat visitor and to improve our service.
When you place an order, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. We also use cookies to help us compile data about site traffic overall and site interaction so that we can offer a better user experience and improved tools in the future.
We use cookies to:
- Help remember and process the items in your shopping cart.
- Understand and save your preferences for future visits.
- Keep track of advertisements.
- Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions so that we can improve your site experience and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third party services that track this information on our behalf.
You can choose to have your computer notify you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to prevent all cookies by changing your browser settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser's Help menu to learn how to modify your cookies.
If you disable cookies in your browser:
By disabling or deleting your cookies, some of our service features may be disabled and some of our services will not function properly. When you disable your cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of our service.
Third Party Disclosure and Service Partners
Unless we notify you, we do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing you service. Applications such as Google Analytics help us to evaluate usage of our site and improve our site performance.
We may release your information when it is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.
We may also provide non-personally identifiable visitor information to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other purposes.
We may include or offer third party products or services on our website that we believe will complement our services. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Your California Privacy Rights - California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA permits California residents to request from companies conducting business in California a list of third parties to which the company has disclosed personally identifiable information for direct marketing purposes during the previous year. You may make one request per calendar year by emailing info@quiltster.com. Your request should attest to the fact you have a California residency and include a current California address.
Our Policy Toward Children - Children Online Privacy Protection Act
We do not market our services to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. We will take action to remove personal information and terminate a child’s account if we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with their information.
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which defines how operators of websites and online services must comply to protect children's privacy and safety online.
Fair Information Practices
In compliance with Fair Information Practices we will notify users via email within 30 business days if a data breach occurs.
CAN SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act established the rules for commercial email and requirements for commercial messages. It also gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and defines penalties for violations.
We collect your email address to:
- Send information, respond to questions and requests
- Process orders and to send information about orders
- Send additional information related to your product and/or service
- Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients
To be accordance with CANSPAM we do not use false, or misleading subjects or email addresses. We include the physical address of our business or site headquarters. We also honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly via our email platform, allowing you to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.