SNOPEL’S PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: April 1, 2017

Introduction

Thank you for visiting Snopel’s.  Snopel’s (“us” or “we” or “our”) respects the privacy rights of our customers, visitors, and other users of snopels.com (“Website”) and is committed to protecting your privacy through our compliance with this Privacy Policy (“Policy”).  

This Policy is intended to inform you of the types of information Snopel’s may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit Snopel’s Website and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.  

This Policy applies solely to information Snopel’s collects:

  • On this Website.

  • From communications sent and received via this Website.

It does not apply to information collected or disseminated by:

  • Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by us or any third-party including our affiliates and subsidiaries; or

  • Any third-party including our affiliates and subsidiaries, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website, each of which may have data collection and use practices and policies that differ materially from this privacy notice.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how Snopel’s will treat it before using or submitting information to us.  Your use of this web site is subject not only to the terms of this Policy, but also to this Website’s “Terms of Use” section which establishes the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our Website.

If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use our Website.  By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Policy.  This Policy may change from time to time.  Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptances of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically for updates.



 

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

Snopel’s does not automatically collect Personally Identifiable Information (“Personal Information”) - information that can be used to identify or contact a specific individual – when you visit the Website unless you choose to provide such Personal Information.

When you chose to register on this website, fill out our online forms, or communicate with us via e-mail, Snopel’s collects several types of information directly from you, including:

  • Personal Information, including:

    • Name, e-mail address, postal address, or telephone number, and – if you order from Snopel’s – your credit card and general credit information.

  • Any other information you provide to us via e-mail or other direct contact.

Snopel’s also collects several types of information automatically when you use the Website, including:

  • Tracking Cookies - 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 it) that enables the Websites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.  View our website is developer, SquareSpace cookie policy. If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the Website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically.  This information does not identify you personally.  

  • The following are examples of information we may collect with cookies:

    • Your Internet Protocal (IP) address

    • Your browser type and operating system

    • Internet domain names

  • Use of Cookies

    • We use cookies to help us improve your access to this website, identify repeat visitors, and remember and process the items in your shopping cart.  You may elect not to accept cookies by changing the designated settings on your web browser.  However, not utilizing cookies may prevent you from using certain functions and features of the Website.

 

Third-Party Advertiser Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

  • Some advertisements on the Website are served by third-party advertisers, ad networks, and ad servers.  These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about Website users.  This may include information about users’ behavior on this and other websites to provide interest-based or behavioral advertising.  We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used.  If you have any questions about an advertisement, you should contact the responsible advertiser directly.

How We Use This Information

Snopel’s will use Personal Information to provide customers with information and services and to help us understand your needs and interests and provide you with a better service.  In particular, we use this information for the following reasons to:  

  • Communicate with you

  • Respond to inquiries or service requests and monitor such responses;

  • Provide information about and market our products or services;

  • Help you complete a transaction or order;

  • Bill you for products/services you purchased;

  • Deliver products/services to you;

  • Follow up with transactions initiated on this website;

  • Provide ongoing service and support;

  • Manage the Site and assess usage of the Services;

  • Resolve problems;

  • Inform you of any changes to our website or to this Privacy notice;

  • In any other way Snopel’s may describe when you provide the information; or

  • For any other purpose with your consent.

Occasionally we may use your information to contact you for marketing and quality assurance purposes.  We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.  If you do not desire to receive these offers or promotional communications from Snopel’s, please review the “Contact Us” section in this Policy.

Disclosure of Your Information

Customer information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without the consent of the customer, other than for the express purpose of processing and delivering the purchased product or service request by the customer.

Snopel’s may disclose Personal Information collected as described in this Policy:

  • To Business Partners

    • Except when they are acting on our behalf, we will obtain your consent before we share your contact information with advertisers, business partners, or other entities that are not affiliated with Snopel’s so that they may send you promotional information about their products and services directly.

  • To third-party service providers to perform services on our behalf

    • We may also share your information with companies that provide services to us, including companies that assist with payment processing, website, user, and business analytics, data processing, account management, advertising and other services.  Similarly, we may share your information with other people or entities in order to provide goods or services that you have requested or to complete a transaction at your request.

  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; or

  • With your consent.

   

Snopel’s reserves the right to disclose your Personal Information:

 

  • Where permitted by law, to protect and defend the rights and property of Snopel’s.

  • When required by law or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, subpoena, or legal process served on our Website.

  • To enforce or apply our “Terms of Use”

 

Snopel’s does not disclose information to non-affiliated third parties except in response to a subpoena, warrant, court order, or other comparable legal process, including subpoenas from private parties in a civil action.  If the subpoena seeks information about an identified user or limited groups of users, Snopel’s will make reasonable business efforts to contact the user(s) before providing information to the party that requests it.  We cannot guarantee that we will be able to contact the user(s) in all cases, whether because of a time limit, court order, inability to effectively contact a user, or for any other reason.  In addition to the foregoing, we disclose information that we, in good faith, believe is appropriate to cooperate in investigations of fraud or other illegal activity, or to conduct investigations of violations of our Terms of Use.

 

Aggregate Information (Non-Personally Identifiable)

 

In addition to the specific data use and sharing practices described in this Policy, we may use or share information collected through Snopel’s services for other purposes in aggregated or non-personally identifiable ways.  This means that we will combine information about individuals together, or otherwise anonymize the information, so that no individual person is identifiable.

Your Access To and Control Over Information

You have choices about our use and sharing of certain information that we collect from or about you.

  • Choice and Consent

    • Snopel’s does not require that customers or visitors to Snopel’s website provide any Personal Information.  The decision to provide Personal Information is voluntary.  

  • Opt-Out of Future Contact/Sharing

    • If you have submitted Personal Information to us, you can do the following at any time by contacting us via the e-mail address or the postal address listed under “Contact Us” section below:

  • See what data we have about you, if any.

  • Change/correct any data we have about you.

  • Have us delete any data we have about you.

  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

  • Opt-out of any future contacts from us

  • Notify us that you do not want your information shared with unaffiliated third parties.

Notice to California Residents

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits customers who are California residents and who have provided Snopel’s with “Personal Information” (as that term is defined in Section 1798.83) to request certain information about the disclosure of that information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.  If you are a California resident with questions regarding this, please contact us via e-mail or by mail at the addresses listed in the “Contact Us” section below.

Data Security

Snopel’s has implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.  All information you provide to us is stored in password protected areas on secured servers.

Please note that no data transmission or storage over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.  We want you to feel confident using Snopel’s services and although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.  Snopel’s is not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

Third-Party Payment Processing

Orders are processed at the time of each individual consumer transaction including cash, check, o via a third-party credit processing service, Pay Pal and Square Card Reader.  Please be aware that when you enter a Third-Party Site, any information you provide, including financial information, is subject to the terms of use and privacy policy of that Third-Party Site.  All of your financial information (like your credit card number) is securely stored and encrypted on PayPal and Square Card Reader’s servers, so you do not need to share your financial information with Snopel’s.  Please note that third-party sites are not under the control of Snopel’s, and Snopel’s is not responsible for such third-party sites.  The inclusion or access to third-party sites does not imply an endorsement thereof by Snopel’s or of the provider of such content or services, or of any third-party web site.

Children’s Online Privacy

We are a general audience site, and do not direct any of our content specifically at children under 13 years of age. We understand and are committed to respecting the sensitive nature of children's privacy online. If we learn or have reason to suspect that a user to this website is under age 13, we will promptly delete any personal information in that user's account.   If a child has provided us with Personal Information without parental or guardian consent, the parent or guardian should contact us by e-mail or mail at the addresses listed in the “Contact Us” section below to remove the information and opt out of promotional opportunities.

Updates to this Policy

We may occasionally update this policy.  When we do, we will also revise the “last updated” date at the beginning of the policy.  Your continued use of this website after such changes will be subject to the then-current policy and will be deemed as acceptance of those changes.  If we make any material revisions to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting notice on the Website or by sending you an e-mail to the e-mail address you most recently provided to us prior to such revisions taking effect.  

If the material revisions concern practices where we have represented that we will obtain your consent to use or disclose your Personal Information, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you of the change and to obtain your consent before taking any action inconsistent with those representations.  We encourage you to periodically review this Policy to stay informed about how we collect, use, and disclose Personal Information.  

Arbitration

By using this Website, you agree that Snopel’s, at its sole discretion, may require you to submit any disputes arising from the use of this Website, or this Privacy Policy concerning or, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, nullity, invalidity, non-performance or termination, as well as disputes about filling gaps in this contract or its adaptation to newly arisen circumstances, to final and binding arbitration under the International Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association, by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules.  Notwithstanding these rules, however, such proceeding shall be governed by the laws of the state as set forth in the following section.

Any award in an arbitration initiated under this clause shall be limited to monetary damages and shall include no injunction or direction to any party other than the direction to pay a monetary amount.  Further, the arbitrator(s) shall have no authority to award punitive, consequential or other damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages in any arbitration initiated under this section, except as may be required by statute.

Governing Law

You agree that this Privacy Policy describes the entire agreement between us with respect to its subject matter.  Snopel’s Website was created and is operated under the laws of the State of California.   The laws of the State of California will control the Privacy Policy, without giving effect to any principles of conflict of laws.  Any legal action or proceeding relating to this Privacy Policy shall be instituted in a state or federal court in San Diego County, California.  Your use of this policy submits you to the jurisdiction of, and agree that venue is proper, in these courts.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy or our practices related to this website, or if you would like to have us remove your Personal Information from our database please feel free to contact us at the following e-mail address or postal address:

Email Address: info@snopels.com

Postal Address:

Snopel’s

917 Hillfield Court

Oceanside, CA 92058