Waraku
is committed to your privacy
Your privacy is important, so we have created the following
Privacy and Security Policy to let you know what information
we collect when you visit our web site, Waraku, why we collect
it, and how it is used. This Privacy and Security Policy
also addresses our data security practices, the options
you have to access and control any personally identifiable
information you provide to us, and other matters. This Privacy
and Security Policy is governed by our Terms and Conditions.
We may periodically make changes to this Privacy and Security
Policy which will be included on this page. It is your responsibility
to review this Privacy and Security Policy frequently and
remain informed about any changes to it, so we encourage
you to visit this page often.
Special note about children
This Site is not intended for or directed to persons under
the age of 18. Waraku does not sell products for purchase
by children. By registering with this web site, purchasing
products from Waraku or providing Waraku with any information,
you represent to Waraku that you are 18 years of age or
older and that any information you provide to Waraku about
a third party is for a third party that is 18 years of age
or older.
What information do we collect
from you? Why?
We May Collect Information Needed to Contact You Later.
If we collect personal contact information (as described
below), you may later access and modify it, and remove it
from our system. You may also choose simply not to provide
your personal contact information at the point of collection.
We may collect your name, address
and phone number
When you use our web Site, we may request your first and
last name, home or other physical address, including your
street name and address and name of your city or town, your
telephone number or other "real world" contact
information.
We use this information to complete, support and analyze
your purchases from Waraku and use of the Waraku web site,
for internal purposes and to comply with any requirements
of law. This information may be disclosed to our staff and
to third parties involved in the completion of your transaction,
the delivery of your order or the analysis and support of
your use of the Waraku web site.
We may collect your email address
We may request your email address, or other information
needed to contact you online. We use it to complete, support
and analyze your purchases from Waraku usa.com and use of
the Waraku web site, and to comply with any requirements
of law. We use it to respond to any questions you might
have and to provide you with information about specials
occurring on the Waraku web site if you have chosen this
service on the Account Login page. This information may
be disclosed to our staff and to third parties involved
in the completion of your transaction, the delivery of your
order or the analysis and support of your use of the Waraku
website.
We may collect other kinds of
information from you
When you use our web site, we may collect personal information
about you described below. You may later access and modify
the information, or have it removed. You may also simply
choose not to provide your personal contact information
at the point of collection; however, if you do not provide
such information, we will be unable to complete your purchase.
We may collect purchase information
We may collect information actively generated by the purchase
of a product or service, such as a payment method. We use
this information to process your order and analyze and support
your use of the Waraku web site. This information may be
disclosed only to our staff and to third parties involved
in the completion of your transaction, the delivery of your
order or the analysis and support of your use of the Waraku
web site.
We may collect navigation and
clickstream data
As you browse our web site, we may gather navigational and
clickstream data that shows what pages are visited and how
long various features are used. This information will not
reveal your identity or be linked to you personally. We
use this information to complete, analyze and support your
purchases from Waraku and use of the Waraku web site to
comply with any requirements of law and to determine the
commissions for our Affiliates. This information may be
disclosed only to our staff and to third parties involved
in the completion of your transaction, the delivery of your
order, and the analysis and support of your use of the Waraku
web site.
We may use third-party advertising
companies to serve ads on our behalf
These companies may employ cookies and action tags (also
known as single pixel gifs or web beacons) to measure advertising
effectiveness. Any information that these third parties
collect via cookies and action tags is completely anonymous.
If you would like more information about this practice and
your choices, please e-mail: Customer Service at web@warakuusa.com
Certain exception disclosures
We may disclose your information if necessary to protect
our legal rights, if the information relates to actual or
threatened harmful conduct, or Waraku has good faith belief
that such action is necessary to (1) conform to the requirements
of law or comply with governmental orders, court orders,
or legal process served on Waraku or (2) to protect and
defend the property or rights of Waraku the users of its
website or the public. This includes exchanging information
with other companies and organizations for fraud protection
and credit risk protection. If Waraku usa.com should ever
file for bankruptcy or merge with another company, we may
sell the information you provide to us on the Waraku website
to a third party or share your personal information with
the company we merge with.
What are cookies? Why do we
use them?
Cookies are very tiny text files that are stored on your
computer when you visit certain web pages that record your
preferences. Waraku uses cookies to keep track of what you
have in your shopping cart and to remember you when you
return to our store. They cannot harm your computer and
they do not contain any personal or private information.
You must accept cookies to shop at Waraku.
How do we protect information
we collect?
We offer secure web pages to collect certain kinds of user
information and we store certain kinds of data in encrypted
form. We follow reasonable technical and management practices
to help protect the confidentiality, security and integrity
of data stored on our system. While no computer system is
completely secure, we believe the measures implemented by
our web site reduce the likelihood of security problems
to a level appropriate to the type of data involved. Waraku
servers use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), an encryption technology
that works with Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer,
Firefox, Safari, and AOL's browser, so that only Waraku
can read a customer's personal information.
How long do we keep user information?
We generally keep user data on our server or in our archives
for as long as we reasonably need it. We may alter this
practice according to changing requirements. For example,
we may delete some data if needed to free up storage space.
We may keep other data for longer periods if the law requires
it. In addition, information posted in a public forum could
stay in the public domain indefinitely.
Data management requests are administered in an orderly
manner to the extent feasible and within our direct control.
Note: we have greater control over recently collected data
than for archived data. Once data is removed from the system
and archived, it may not be feasible to accommodate specific
requests. In those cases, our general data retention policy
applies.
Third party sites
The Waraku website may contain links to other sites. Waraku
does not control the privacy policies or practices of these
websites. You should review those policies before providing
any personal information. Waraku is not responsible for
the content or practices of any linked websites, and we
provide these links solely for the convenience and information
of our visitors.
Your consent to this policy
By using the Waraku web site, you agree to this Privacy
and Security Policy. This is our entire and exclusive Privacy
and Security Policy. Our Terms and Conditions take precedence
over any conflicting Policy provision. We may change our
Privacy and Security Policy by posting a new version of
the policy on this page which it is your responsibility
to review frequently.
If you have a privacy question
If you have a privacy question about the Waraku web site,
please email: Customer Service at ecom@warakuusa.com
Or write:
Waraku, Attn: Customer Security Department
1225 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, California 90291
Revised and effective as of January
14, 2006
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