What is a privacy
policy?
A privacy policy is an explanation of how and why a web site collects information
from its users, as well as providing a description of the manner in which the
site uses this information.
Why has The Smokin' Cigar Inc. published a privacy policy?
The Smokin' Cigar Inc. has published this policy so that you, the visitors and
Users of our site, will understand the importance of your patronage to our company.
The Smokin' Cigar Inc. knows that you place your trust in our company when you
provide us with your personal information, in return The Smokin' Cigar Inc. wishes
to let you know how we are safeguarding your information and the ways in which
we would like to use your information.
What information does The Smokin' Cigar Inc. collect from its users?
As you navigate the The Smokin' Cigar Inc. site, various prompts will request
different information from you (e.g. a description of your business, and so on).
The amount and
type of information you will provide is dependent upon the type of services
you use on the The Smokin' Cigar Inc. web site. You may be asked to provide
the following information:
Your name
Your email address
Your contact information (i.e. address, postal code, telephone number)
Your city & province
While not all the information provided by users is submitted directly to The
Smokin' Cigar Inc., The Smokin' Cigar Inc. uses a type of user identifier known
as a "cookie". Cookies are used to identify and record the virtual
address of the computer used by a user to access the Internet and the The Smokin'
Cigar Inc. web site.
What does The Smokin' Cigar Inc. do with the information gathered?
The Smokin' Cigar Inc. does not sell or provide any of the User information
provided to management firms, market research companies or any other third party.
Also, the advertisers, service suppliers and merchants ("Affiliates") who work
with the The Smokin' Cigar Inc. web site are not permitted access to Users'
personal information, unless that information has been submitted directly to
an Affiliate from whom the user has specifically requested service. The Smokin'
Cigar Inc. may report to Affiliates aggregate data, such as the total number
of Users The Smokin' Cigar Inc. has received in respect of an Affiliate's particular
product or service.
When a User requests
information that User's information is given only to the requested Affiliate.
The information does include a User's personal information.
The Smokin'
Cigar Inc. may also use a User's information in the following fashions:
IP addresses may be used to assist in the diagnosis of problems with
the The Smokin' Cigar Inc. server, to aid in the administration of the The Smokin'
Cigar Inc. site, or to ensure that an user is not annoyed by the repetitive
display of an advertisement.
The Smokin' Cigar Inc. may place a cookie on a User's computer hard drive,
so that the The Smokin' Cigar Inc. system will be able to remember a User's
preferences, login information and passwords, essentially to personalize a User's
experience with the The Smokin' Cigar Inc. site. The cookie also allows The
Smokin' Cigar Inc. to provide content specific information to an user in the
form they prefer. If a User would prefer not to have a cookie placed on their
hard drive, this function can be disabled through the User's web browser.
To provide User's with preference based direct marketing of promotional
events and products available through the The Smokin' Cigar Inc. web site, to
contact users in respect interests identified by users, to provide updates regarding
the site and to provide users with special offers from The Smokin' Cigar Inc.
or its Affiliates. User's can opt out of this feature.
When does the privacy policy cease to apply?
The privacy policy will cease to apply if The Smokin' Cigar Inc. reasonably
believes that a User's conduct violates any applicable law or may be detrimental
to the interests of The Smokin' Cigar Inc., its Affiliates, any other User,
or any listed service. For greater clarity, "conduct detrimental to the
interests of The Smokin' Cigar Inc." will include the submission, by a
User, of any false or potentially misleading information whatever. In such a
case, The Smokin' Cigar Inc. reserves the right to advise any or all of the
listed parties of the User's name and other identifying information.
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