Privacy policy

This Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive via our website (the “Site”) from users of our Service. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site. Your use of the Site following any such notice will signify and constitute your assent to and acceptance of such revised Privacy Policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, capitalized terms used herein have the same meanings as in our Terms of Service.

 

Information collected

Our primary goals in collecting information are to provide and improve our Service, to accept your feedback and donations, to communicate with you, and to enable users of the Site to enjoy and easily navigate the Site. When you wish to contact us or donate, we will ask you for personally identifiable information. This refers to information about you that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Information”). We directly collect the following types of Personal Information:

  • your name;

  • e-mail address;

  • shipping address;

  • IP address;

  • and telephone number.

When you visit our Site, some information is automatically collected. For example, when you visit our Site your computer’s operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access times, browser type and language, and the Site you visited before our Site are logged automatically (“Usage Information”). We also collect information about your usage and activity on our Site.

  • We may automatically collect information using “cookies.” Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a Site. Among other things, cookies help us improve our Site and your experience. We use cookies to see which areas and features are popular and to count visits to our Site. We use two broad categories of cookies: (1) first party cookies, served directly by us to your computer or mobile device, which are used only by us to recognize your computer or mobile device when it revisits our Services; and (2) third party cookies, which are served by service providers on our Services, and can be used by such service providers to recognize your computer or mobile device when it visits other sites.

  • Web Beacons. We may collect information using Web beacons. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used on our Site or in our emails. We use Web beacons to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and to tell if an email has been opened and acted upon.

  • Local Shared Objects. We may use local shared objects, also known as Flash cookies, to store your preferences such as volume control or to display content based upon what you view on our Site to personalize your visit. Third party partners provide certain features on our Site and display advertising based upon your Web browsing activity using Flash cookies to collect and store information. Flash cookies are different from browser cookies because of the amount of, type of, and way in which data is stored. Cookie management tools provided by your browser usually will not remove Flash cookies. Learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for certain Flash cookies.

  • Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to better assist SSI in understanding how the Site is used. Google Analytics will place cookies on your computer that will generate information that we select about your use of the Site, including your computer’s IP address. That information will be transmitted to and stored by Google. The information will be used for the purpose of evaluating consumer use of the Site, compiling reports on Site activity for SSI’s use, and providing other services relating to Site activity and usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Please note that by doing so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Site. The use of cookies by Google Analytics is covered by Google’s Privacy Policy, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

 

Use of information

We use your Personal Information collected for the purposes described in this Policy. Specifically, we may use your Personal Information to:

• operate and improve our Site, Products, and the Site;

• understand you and your preferences to enhance your experience;

• track, collate, and analyze your use of our Site, Products, and the Site;

• respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service;

• provide and deliver products and services you request;

• to send you related information, including confirmations, technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;

• facilitate your participation and participate in surveys, promotional offers, contests or sweepstakes;

• communicate with you about new contests, promotions, rewards, upcoming events, and other news about products and services offered by us and our selected partners; and

• link or combine it with other Personal Information we get from third parties, to help understand your needs and provide you with better service.

 

sharing information

We DO NOT share your information, especially credit card information, with any third parties at any time and for any reason.

We DO NOT collect, store, or process any payment card information. 

We take reasonable organizational, technical and administrative steps to help protect Personal Information against loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure. Unfortunately, no transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure.