Privacy Policy
OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used (collectively, the “Policy”). To make this Policy easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally-identifiable information might be requested. Throughout this Policy, “we”, “us”, and “our” refers to CoStatePatrolAssc and its parents, subsidiaries, and its affiliated entities, and “Website” refers to the site found on the Internet at www.costatepatrol.org.
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect personal data from customers both online and offline. Online, we may collect information through the Website, an affiliated site (such as a promotional microsite linked to our site), a CoStatePatrolAssc page on a community website (such as Facebook or the like) or through similar online avenues. On some pages, you may order products, make requests, submit product reviews, and register to receive materials or information. Our Policy applies to all information collected by or submitted to the Website or these other avenues.
The types of personal information collected include, without limitation, the following:
Name
Address
E-mail Address
Phone Number
Credit/Debit Card Information
On some pages, you may submit information about other people. For example, if you order a gift online and want it sent directly to the recipient, you will need to submit the recipient’s address. In this circumstance, the types of personal information collected relating to the recipient are:
Name
Address
Phone Number
COOKIES
Our Website uses “cookie” technology to improve the quality of your experience. A cookie is a small file that contains information sent by a website that is saved on your hard disk by your computer’s browser. Cookies store information that a website may need in order to personalize your experience and gather website statistical data. Any time you visit our Website to browse or to read or download information, we collect and store the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet (for example, msn.com, aol.com, etc.); the Internet protocol address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our Website; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our Website. We use this information to measure the number of visitors to areas of our Website, and to help us make our Website more useful and interesting to our visitors. We use information from cookies in the aggregate to analyze for trends and statistics, and then discard it; we do not track individuals, only instances of entry onto our Website.
THE WAY WE USE INFORMATION
We use the information you provide about someone else when placing an order only to ship the product and to confirm delivery. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.
We use return e-mail addresses to answer the e-mail we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.
We may post a product review that you submit, although we reserve the right to post such review if we, in our sole discretion, deem the review inappropriate.
Upon approval, we will occasionally send out promotional e-mails to our previous purchasers relating to sweepstakes, and catalog and e-mail signups. You must opt in to receive e-mails from us when you are ordering. We provide full instructions on how to unsubscribe from these distribution lists at the bottom of each e-mail that is circulated.
You may specifically register with our Website if you would like to receive our catalog, as well as updates on our new products and services, and information you submit on our Website will not be used for this purpose unless you fill out the registration form.
SHARING OF YOUR INFORMATION
We will share your personal information with our partners and with third-party independent contractors for purposes of: (a) performing functions on behalf of us, such as processing credit card transactions; (b) providing you with product offers through postal mail; and (c) tracking information generated through our Website. Our partners and third-party independent contractors are obligated contractually not to use or share your personal information for unauthorized purposes.
We also may disclose your personal information to comply with a court order, subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process; to comply with legal, regulatory, or administrative requirements of any governmental authorities; to protect and defend us, our subsidiaries and affiliates, and their officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, contractors, and partners, in connection with any legal action, claim, or dispute; to enforce the Terms of Use of our Website; to prevent imminent physical harm; and in the event that we find that your actions on our Website violate any laws, our Terms of Use, or any of our usage guidelines for specific products or services. We also reserve the right to transfer your personal information to a third party in the event of a transfer of all or substantially all of our assets or business, provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this privacy policy.
We may share product reviews that you submit with our authorized dealers solely for informational and promotional purposes. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our Website. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Website periodically.
Finally, we never use or share the personally-identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place and maintain appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
HOW YOU CAN ACCESS OR CORRECT YOUR INFORMATION
If you are a previous purchaser, you may access all of your personally-identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by logging into your account at www.costatepatrol.org. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information. If you wish to unsubscribe from our email list, you will need to do so by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our marketing emails.
To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Children (under the age of 18) are not eligible to use the Website unsupervised, and we ask that children do not submit any personal information to us. If you are under the age of 18, you may only use this Website in conjunction with, and under the supervision of, your parents or guardians.
THIRD-PARTY HOSTING
We contract with a third party to maintain and host our Website. Therefore, any information you submit, including personal information, will be placed and stored on a computer server maintained by this third-party host. The third party has agreed to implement technology and security features and strict policy guidelines to safeguard the privacy of your personal information from unauthorized access or improper use.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Should you have other questions or concerns about this Policy, please call us at 720.464.1995 or info@costatepatrol.org.
EFFECTIVE DATE AND CHANGES
This Policy is effective as of January 1, 2020. We reserve the right to modify the terms of this Policy at any time and in our sole discretion, by posting a change notice on this page. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR WEBSITE FOLLOWING OUR POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE CHANGES.