This privacy policy has been compiled to serve better those concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person or an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect, or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information on our website (collectively referred to herein as the “Site”), regardless of how you access or use the Site, whether via personal computers, mobile devices or otherwise.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT OUR SITE?

You may give us Personal and Demographic Information, such as when you register to receive a newsletter on the Site, contact us, or submit content through the Site.

WHEN DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION?

We collect information from you when you 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 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 the user’s experience and allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings you are most interested in.
To improve our website to serve you better.
This allows us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
To administer a contest, promotion, survey, or other site feature.
To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.

HOW DO WE PROTECT VISITOR INFORMATION?

We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI standards. We do not use Malware Scanning.

Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons with special access rights to such systems and must 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 a user places an order and enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of their personal information.

All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.

DO WE USE ‘COOKIES’?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow), enabling the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in our shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and interaction to offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

We use cookies to Help remember and process the items in the shopping cart, Understand and save users’ preferences for future visits, Keep track of advertisements, and Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

You can have your computer warn you each time a cookie is sent, or you can turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Each browser is different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn how to modify your cookies.

If you disable cookies, some features will be disabled. It won’t affect the user’s experience, which makes your site experience more efficient, and some of our services will not function properly.

However, you can still place orders.

THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURE

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties unless we provide you with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe it is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others’ rights, property, or safety.

However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. 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.

HOW DOES OUR SITE HANDLE DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS?

We do not track signals and do not track plant cookies or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?

It’s also important to note that we do not allow third-party behavioral tracking.

COPPA (CHILDREN ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT)

When collecting personal information from children under 13, 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 spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under 13.

FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States. The concepts they include have played a significant role in developing data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to complying with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

To align with Fair Information Practices, we will take the following responsive action should a data breach occur: We will notify the users via email within seven business days.

We also agree to the individual redress principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires that individuals have enforceable rights against data users and have recourse to courts or a government agency to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

CAN-SPAM ACT

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address to Send information, respond to inquiries and/or other requests or questions, Process orders, and send information and updates about orders. We may also send you additional information related to your product and/or service, Market to our mailing list, or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction.

To be following CAN-SPAM, we agree to the following: NOT use false or misleading subjects or email addresses: Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way; Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters; Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used; Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
Allow users to unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can:

Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email, and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

If there are any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us using the information below: studio@northsouthdesign.org or NorthSouth Design, 520 7th St, Parkersburg, WV 26101