Privacy Policy
Please find below our privacy policy
at The Chocolate Tulip Floral Design Studio regarding personal information
collected at this web site. To better protect users of our website, we
provide this notice explaining our privacy practices and the choices you can
make. Please read this Privacy Policy before using the site or submitting
any personal information. If this policy changes, we will prominently post a
notice to that effect on our site. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the
web sites of other companies, individuals or organizations to which we may
provide links or who have linked to us. These web sites may have different
policies relating to your privacy and information they collect about you.
Visitors should consult other sites’ privacy policies, as The Chocolate
Tulip has no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by,
third parties. By using our Web Site you agree to accept the terms of use
and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this Privacy
Policy, please refrain from using our Web Site. Collection of Information: Personally Identifiable Information To fulfill your requests for
information, enable you to participate in our offerings or to provide you
with opportunities to learn about our products and service in which you may
be interested in The Chocolate Tulip Floral Design Studio collects personal
information such as names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers,
credit card information, interests in and use of various products in order
to process orders from our Online Flower Store or answer emails. By
providing your personal information on our Web site, you consent to allow us
to use that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. To complete orders for delivery
information of recipients will be requested such as name, company, address,
telephone number(s), email addresses. Any information you disclose
voluntarily on our Website becomes public information, We cannot control the
actions of our Website users and advise you to use your discretion in
sharing information about yourself or someone else on the Internet. All
information sharing is optional and done so at your own risk. You may browse the web site at any
time without submitting any personal information. Non-Personally Identifiable
Information We also may collect non-personally
identifiable information when you visit our Web pages, such as type of
browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using, the
domain name of your Internet provider, the name of the Web pages you visit,
your IP number, the time you access our Web pages and the length of time you
stay on those pages. This information is collected to
determine which areas of our Web site are most popular and to enhance user's
experience with our Web site. This information may be shared with third
parties on an aggregate and non-personal identifiable basis. How we use the Information We use your personally identifiable
information to provide the requested information, respond to your inquiries,
offer you products or services or for other purposes disclosed at the time
of collection. We also may use personally identifiable information to
contact you regarding our products or services. We may also use such
information to improve the content and navigation of our Web Site or for
other internal purposes. We may combine the information we
collect with information available from other sources, including 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 the privacy policy by, for example, not using the
information for any other purpose other than to carry out the services they
are performing for us. In addition 1. Client Information (Your
Information ) In order to make an on-line purchase from the studio, it is
necessary for you to provide specific personal information that we can use
to contact you. This information is used to: (a) Contact you and or
people/companies to whom you wish to send flowers or a gift from and for
whom you will need to provide delivery addresses. (b) Contact you if there is
difficulty in processing your order. 2. Delivery Addresses - This
information is used to: (a) Make the delivery of your
purchase. (b) Contact the person/company for
whom you have made the purchase in the event of difficulty in making the
delivery. 3. Credit Card Information - in
order to process an on-line order, you may call us directly if you feel more
comfortable and provide credit card details or you may provide the required
credit card information suitable to confirm its authenticity. This
information is passed through to our banker and verified before your order
is processed. Wherever we collect sensitive
information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted (SSL
Certificate) for transmission to us. You can verify this by looking for a
closed lock icon in your web browser, or looking for "https" at the
beginning of the address of the order web page. While we use encryption to protect
sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information
offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job
(for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally
identifiable information. We have 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.
4. Log Data We may collect information such as
your IP address, the type of your operating system, the time and duration of
your visit. Internet locations you came from and the web pates you visit
within our site in order to improve our website and improve your experience. Use, Disclosure and Retention of
Information With the exception noted below, we have adopted the following
policies with regards to the personal information it collects. 1. Personal Information will be used
only for the business that pertains to The Chocolate Tulip and will not be
sold or released to third parties. 2. Any promotional material sent
via email on a seasonal basis through The Chocolate Tulip offers the option
to unsubscribe. If so chosen email address will be removed from mailer list.
5. Links When you click a link on our
website, they may navigate you away from our site. We are not responsible
for the privacy practices or content of other sites. 6. Social Media The website provides users with the
opportunity to interact through various social media sites including but not
limited to Instagram, Facebook, Google +, Twitter. Your interactions with
these tools and any information you provide with these interactions are
publicly viewable. Each social media site has its own privacy policy and we
are not responsible for the information you choose to post or they collect.
Our site also includes Social Media
Features. These Features may collect your IP address, pages visited and may
set a cookie to enable features to function properly. Social Media Features
and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our
site. Your Interactions with these features are governed by the privacy
policy the company providing it. 7. Cookies We employ the use of cookies. By
accessing this site you agreed to use cookies. Most interactive websites use
cookies to let us retrieve the user's details for each visit. Cookies are
used by our website to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it
easier for people visiting our website. Some of our affiliate partners
including or website host may also use cookies. Note: The Chocolate Tulip Floral
Design Studio may disclose information about its customers if required to do
so by law or in the belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to
respond to subpoenas, court orders or other legal processes. Security Procedures We maintain physical, electronic,
managerial and procedural safeguards to reasonably safeguard your
information, such as restricted access to paper files, firewalls, encryption
and secure authentication methods. While we take these commercially
reasonable measures to secure and protect information transmitted via our
website, especially personal data, complete privacy or blanket security on
the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Unfortunately, no data transmission
over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Hence, 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. If you are not comfortable sharing
your personal data on the Internet please do not do so. International The privacy laws of Canada and the
United States (where are Web Host is based) may not be as comprehensive as
the data protection laws of the 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 webserver Host in the United States and Canada. Privacy Policy of Minors We do not knowing collect
information from minors. If you are under the age of 18, we request you do
not provide any personally identifiable information to us. Changes to this policy We reserve the right to modify this
privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently.
Please review our
Terms of Use
of this website