This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices of R.C.
Bigelow, Inc., www.bigelow.com.
R.C. Bigelow, Inc is concerned with the privacy rights of our
online customers, and is committed to protecting the information
collected about you. We have adopted an Online Privacy Policy that
guides and discloses how we collect, store and use the information
you provide. You can expect to find the following information in
this document:
- Exactly what personal information may be collected and by what
means
- What personal information is gathered
- How this information is gathered
- How this information may be used, including, with whom, if
anyone, it might be shared
- How you can access and, if necessary, change the personal
information a company collects and maintains
- How a company ensures data security, quality, and
integrity
- Where and how to ask questions or file complaints
Collection of Information
R.C. Bigelow, Inc. may request and collect information from you
on a voluntary basis so that you can: (1) shop at our online store;
(2) send us Web site feedback; (3) take a web survey; (4) receive
special offers. The requested information may include personal
information such as your name, e-mail address, phone number, home
address. In addition, we may collect demographic information such
as your age, gender and interests.
Visitors purchasing goods and services through our online store
will need to provide a valid credit card number and expiration
date, in addition to name, mailing address, telephone number and
e-mail address.
For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically
recognizes only the consumer's domain name, but not the e-mail
address (where possible). We use cookies to store visitors'
preferences, record session information, such as items that
consumers add to their shopping cart. The cookies are deleted once
the consumer logs out of My Account, or when their order is
processed. We also collect aggregate information on what pages
consumers access or visit.
Usage of Information
The information you submit to R.C. Bigelow, Inc. is used to
improve the content of our Web page, customize the content and/or
layout of our page for each individual visitor and to notify
consumers about updates to our Web site. We may also use it to
notify customers about advertising or promotional materials,
including information about new products, special offers and
information regarding orders they have placed on-line. We also use
your personal information for our internal marketing and
demographic studies, so we can constantly improve the products and
services we provide you and to better meet your needs.
From time to time, we make the personal information (including
email address, home address and telephone number) of those who
access our site available to trustworthy third parties whose
products or services we think you might find interesting. You can
tell us not to share this information at any time by clicking here.
Opt-In/Accessing/Changing Your Personal
Information
R.C. Bigelow, Inc. has an opt-in policy, where you choose
whether to receive communications about our products and services
and the products and services of our reputable third party
partners. Your personal information is stored on our site's
servers, and it is available for you to access at this link. At this
page, you will be able to change/update/correct your personal
information.
Safeguarding Your Personal Information
R.C. Bigelow, Inc. always uses industry-standard encryption
technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data. When we
transfer and receive certain types of sensitive information such as
financial information. We redirect visitors to a secure server and
will notify visitors through a pop-up screen on our site. We have
appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities
to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information
that we have collected from you at our site.
Children
R.C. Bigelow, Inc. does not sell products for purchase by
children, and does not collect any information from children.
Changes/Updates to Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may use customer information for new,
unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice.
If our information practices change at some time in the future we
will post the policy changes to our Web site to notify you of these
changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new
uses. We will also send you an email to let you know of privacy
policy changes, and give you information on how to change your
personal information and how we use it, if you so choose.
Questions and Complaints
Any questions or complaints about this privacy statement can be
resolved by contacting R.C. Bigelow, Inc. online email at info@bigelowtea.com, by phone
at (888) 244-3569, or by writing R.C. Bigelow, Inc, P.O. Box
326204, Fairfield, CT, 06825.
Please note that this policy applies only to sites maintained by
R.C. Bigelow, Inc, and not to web sites maintained by other
companies to which we link.