Conditions Of Use & Privacy Policy 

  

   SmilingElephant.com knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so  cautiously and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By  visiting SmilingElephant.com, you are accepting the practices described   in this Privacy Notice.    

• What personal Information about customers does SmilingElephant.com gather?
• What about Cookies?
• Does SmilingElephant.com share the information it receives?
• How secure is information about me?
• What about third-party advertisers and links to other websites?
• Which information can I access?
• Conditions of use, notices, and revisions

What personal information about customers does SmilingElephant.com gather? 

The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your experience at SmilingElephant.com.

Automatic Information: We automatically receive and store certain types of information whenever   you interact with us. For example, like many websites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser Information You Provide: We receive and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other manner. You can choose not   to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information provided for such purposes as customizing your shopping experience and communicating with you.

Information from other sources: We might periodically receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information in order to provide a more personalized service. Examples of information that we may receive include: updated address and delivery information, purchase history, and additional demographic information when your web browser accesses SmilingElephant.com.

What about Cookies?

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we assign to your computer in order to enable our systems to recognize your browser and provide you with a personalized SmilingElephant.com experience. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. However, because SmilingElephant.com is an interactive website, cookies allow you to take advantage of many of SmilingElephant.com's essential features thus we recommend that you leave them turned on.

Does SmilingElephant.com share the information it receives?

Information about our customers and their gift recipients is an important part of our business, and we want you to understand when and with whom we may share such information. We are not in the business of selling customer information to others; we share customer information only as described below.

Authorized third-party service providers: We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf and we may share your personal information with them. Examples may include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, performing business and sales analysis, providing search results and links (including paid listings and links), processing credit card payments, supporting our website functionality and providing customer service and marketing assistance. These service providers may have access to personal information which is needed to perform their specific functions, but they may not share or use such information for any other purposes.

Business Transfers: As our business continues to grow, we might sell or buy subsidiaries or businesses. In such transactions, customer information is generally a business asset subject to transfer. However, such information will remain subject to the promises made in this Privacy notice, unless the customer consents otherwise. In addition, in the unlikely event that SmilingElephant.com, Inc., or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information will be one of its transferred assets.

Protection of SmilingElephant.com and others: We may release customer information when we believe it is proper in order to comply with the law; to establish or exercise our legal rights; or to defend against legal claims. In such instances, we may waive or raise any legal right or objection that is available to us. We may also release customer information when we believe it is proper in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or act against illegal activity, suspected fraud, or other wrongdoing; in order to enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements or policies; or to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of SmilingElephant.com, our customers, our employees, or others.

With your consent: In instances other than those described above, you will receive notice if any information about you might go to third parties. At that time you will have an opportunity to opt out of having your personal information shared.

How secure is information about me?

We strive to protect your information during all credit card transaction by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. In addition to our efforts to keep your information confidential, it is also important for you to protect yourself against unauthorized access to your computer and to your password, especially by making sure to sign off when you are done using a shared computer.

What about links to other websites and third-party advertisers?

Our website may contain links to other websites and third-party advertising. However, we do not provide any personally identifiable customer information to these third-parties.

SmilingElephant.com may display targeted advertising based on customer information, but we do not provide these advertisers with any personal information. However, such advertisers may presume that customers who click on or interact with a targeted ad meet the criteria which were used to display the ad.

These third-parties sometimes also use technology that enables them to send the advertisements that appear on our website directly to your browser, which automatically gives them your IP address. They may also use web beacons, cookies, or other technology in order to personalize advertising content or measure advertising effectiveness. Unfortunately, we cannot control this type of technology or the information practices of these third-party advertisers, and as such, third-party practices are not covered by this Privacy Notice. Please contact these third-parties directly for information about their own privacy practices. In addition, some of these third-parties may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative, which allows you to opt-out of advertising targeting from member companies.

Which information can I access?

As a customer, by logging on to your account, we give you access to a broad range of information about that account and your interactions with SmilingElephant.com for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating information.

You may also choose to discontinue use of your account at any time by contacting us at the number provided. If you choose to do so your account will be made inactive and you will no longer be able to sign in to that account or access any of your personal information. A new account can be opened at any time but none of your old information will be retrieved. If your account is made inactive, we may still retain certain account information for recordkeeping and analytical purposes or to prevent fraud, collect money owed, enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements or policies, take any action we deem necessary to protect the integrity of our website or our customers, or take actions otherwise permitted by law. Additionally, if information has already been provided to third-parties as described in this Privacy Notice, retention of such information will be subject to their individual policies.

Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions

If you choose to visit SmilingElephant.com, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state of Arizona. If you have any concern about privacy at SmilingElephant.com, please contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it.

Our business frequently changes, thus our Privacy Notice and Conditions of Use will also change. We may e-mail periodic reminders of the contents of our Privacy Notice and Conditions of Use, unless you have instructed us otherwise, however, you should check our website frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all customer information that we have about you and your account. At SmilingElephant.com we stand behind our promises and will never materially change our policies to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers.