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Privacy Policy
Our privacy pledge to you: We will not collect any personal information from you that you do not volunteer, and we are the sole owner of all information collected on this site. We do not sell, share, or rent this information to others in any way that we have not mentioned in this statement.
Our primary goal in collecting information is to provide you with a customized experience when visiting our site and to make our site more useful to you.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies are only in effect for the Web pages, newsletters, discussion lists and opt-in announcement lists owned and operated by Aura's Kitchen. The following discloses our Privacy Policy.
What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?
The information we gather on our site falls into two categories: (1) personal information you supply when you subscribe, order, complete a survey, register for an online discussion, enter a contest or sweepstakes, or provide your e-mail address, and (2) tracking information collected as you navigate through our site.
Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any Web site within the Aura's Kitchen web site, our Web servers automatically recognize that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, and to investigate misuse of our web server, its users, or to cooperate with law enforcement. See also Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties? We do not collect and evaluate this information for specific individuals. Our Web servers can not and do not automatically record e-mail addresses of the visitors.
Aggregate information
When you use our site, we may collect tracking information such as your browser type, the type of operating system you use, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and pages visited on the site. None of this information identifies you personally; we collect it for aggregate reporting on site activity. For example, we may want to know how long the average user spends on our site, or which pages or features get the most attention. We use this information to make the site more useful to you.
What are cookies?
From time to time, Aura's Kitchen web servers may send a "cookie" to your computer. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering or subscribing to our site. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your Internet browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off of your computer hard disk or read cookie files created by other Web sites. Cookies do not damage your system. A cookie may contain a unique number that allows our site to recognize your computer. For example, cookies allow us to keep track of your user name and password (if you are a subscriber) so you don't have to re-enter that information each time you visit our site. We also use cookies to identify which areas of Aura's Kitchen web servers you have visited or customized, so the next time you visit, those pages may be readily accessible. We may use this information to better personalize the content that you see on our site. The help function on most browsers contains information on how to set your browser to notify you before accepting cookies or to disable cookies entirely. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your Internet browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. However, if you choose not to accept these cookies, you won't be able to take advantage of various features on our site that are available to other visitors and your experience at our Site may be diminished and/or some features may not work as intended.
How do you use single-pixel gifs?
Aura's Kitchen web servers may use single-pixel gif images, sometimes referred to as pixel tags, web bugs or web beacons, to count Web page accesses and gather some general statistical information. These are tiny graphic images that enable us to record anonymous data about visits. This anonymous information is also known as "clickstream data." We use this data to analyze trends and to improve your online experience. No personal data is collected through the use of pixel tags on our site.
What information do you collect when I register for something?
Aura's Kitchen offers access to some services that require registration. We may use your registration contact information to send notification to you of Aura's Kitchen services by e-mail. We will not share that information with any other entity, except as required by law.
What other information do you request?
To use certain features on our site, we ask you to subscribe or register. When you do this, we collect personally identifiable information about you such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card information, user name and password, and information about your interests in and use of various products, programs, and services. In addition, we may ask you for personal information when you place an order for products, enter a contest or sweepstakes, or complete a survey, subscribe to e-mail newsletters, or an announcement lists. We use this information to process your order or request or to help improve our site.
When personally identifiable information is collected, you will know because you will have to fill out a form.
Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent or as permitted by this Privacy Policy.
We may from time to time send e-mail announcing new Aura's Kitchen products and services. Except as stated above, Aura's Kitchen will not send you e-mail that you have not agreed to receive.
When you sign up for an Aura's Kitchen discussion forum, your name or alias is recorded solely for purposes of maintaining your own account within the forums. This information is not used to monitor your activity within a forum, nor is it used to identify you outside Aura's Kitchen web servers.
When you register for a contest or other promotion, we may ask for your name, address, and e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners.
When you contact us for help, we will use the information to contact you back.
What information do you collect when I purchase something?
If you are purchasing something from Aura's Kitchen, we need to know your name, e-mail address, mailing address, credit card number and expiration date. This allows us to process and fulfill your order and to notify you of your order status. This information may also be used by us to notify you of related products and services. Credit card and e-mail information will not be shared or sold to third parties for any purpose except as provided in this Privacy Policy without your express permission.
Certain portions of Aura's Kitchen use a shopping cart feature that safeguards this information by using industry standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encrypted servers. SSL codes the information transferred between you and our servers, rendering it unreadable to anyone trying to intercept the information. Other areas of the Site do not use SSL and thereby do not offer a secure coded way to transfer information.
Wherever Aura's Kitchen collects personal information we make an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page.
Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?
We will not sell, rent, swap, or authorize any third party to use any information that specifically identifies you.
Aura's Kitchen will disclose personal information and/or an IP address, when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:
1) Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities and conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Aura's Kitchen,
2) Protect and defend the rights or property of Aura's Kitchen, or visitors to Aura's Kitchen,
3) Identify persons who may be violating the law, the Aura's Kitchen legal notice and Web site User Agreement, or otherwise misusing Aura's Kitchen,
4) Fulfill a user's order or request. In some instances, we use third party companies to help us provide our products and services to you, like a shipping company that delivers a package or an e-mail delivery service that sends out our e-mails and e-newsletters. In those instances we need to share your information with them. We require that those companies use the information only to deliver the product or service.
Aura's Kitchen has implemented reasonable security measures to protect information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. Our employees have been made aware of and are accountable for compliance with our privacy policy. However, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. We are not responsible for such third party privacy policies or how they treat information about their users
Business Transfers
If all or part of Aura's Kitchen is sold, merged or otherwise transferred to another entity, the Personal Information and Activity Data that you have provided to us may be transferred as part of that transaction. In these circumstances, Aura's Kitchen will take steps to ensure that the personal information is used by its successor in a manner that is consistent with the Aura's Kitchen User Agreement in effect at the time Aura's Kitchen received the information.
See below, What else should I know about my privacy when online? See What information do you collect when I register for something.
E-mail Policies
Account and services related e-mail: We will send you e-mails relating to your account. These include order confirmations, renewal/expiration notices, and credit card problem notifications. If you have registered for online discussions you may receive e-mails specific to your participation online.
e-mail newsletters: We offer several e-mail newsletters. If you no longer wish to receive a specific newsletter, you can either (1) follow the 'unsubscribe' instructions located near the bottom of each newsletter; (2) go to our E-mail Center and select the appropriate option; or (3) log in and go to My Account, select "opt out" in your Personal Information area and then select "Update My Personal Information."
HTML verification: When receiving an e-mail from Aura's Kitchen, we may place a one-pixel gif in that e-mail to understand whether or not you can accept HTML images and, if you can accept HTML, whether or not you viewed the e-mail. This process does not leave any information on your computer, nor does it collect information from your computer. Aura's Kitchen does not share or sell this information with others, and we only use it to improve our e-mail communications with you.
Opt-in announcement List Privacy Policy
As an added benefit to the visitors of Aura's Kitchen, we may send e-mail announcements to individuals who request to receive them. Personally identifiable information will not be used by Aura's Kitchen for any purposes other than to deliver the e-mail announcements. You may stop the arrival of these announcement lists at any time by removing your e-mail address from the list by following the instructions on the e-mails you receive.
Donations
If you make a donation to Aura's Kitchen, your name or any information from that donation will not be sold or exchanged with any other entity. No additional e-mails will be sent to you based on this donation.
What else should I know about my privacy when online?
The Aura's Kitchen Site contains many hyperlinks to third party Web sites. Aura's Kitchen is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those sites. We encourage our users to be aware of this when they leave our site and urge them to review the privacy statements of each Web site that collects personally identifiable information. The privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this site. Aura's Kitchen does not share any of the individual personal information you provide Aura's Kitchen with the third parties to which Aura's Kitchen links, although Aura's Kitchen may share general, aggregate data with such third parties (such as how many people use our site).
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example through e-mail, discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.
Your Consent To This Agreement
By using Aura's Kitchen, you consent to the collection and use of information by Aura's Kitchen as specified above. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any questions or concerns about the Aura's Kitchen Privacy Policy or its implementation, please feel free to contact us at PO Box 1499 Camarillo CA.
If you feel that we have not followed our privacy policy please let us know. Additionally, you may contact your state or local consumer protection office, The Direct Marketing Association's Committee on Ethical Business Practices at mgoldberger@the-dma.org, the Better Business Bureau, or The Federal Trade Commission by phone at (202) FTC-HELP (202/382-4357) and online at www.ftc.gov.
This policy was last revised October 2004.
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