Playfulthreads.com understands the need to protect your privacy while online. Our Privacy Policy (referred to later as “Policy”) describes our practices regarding the collection and use of information throughout our website at playfulthreads.com (referred to later as the “Site”). By using our Site or purchasing a product through our Site, you agree to the limited collection and use of information as described in this Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use the Site. We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time. We will notify you of changes to this Policy by posting the updated Policy on this page. You will be able to determine when this Policy was last updated by checking the “Effective Date of Current Policy” at the top of the Policy.

Playfulthreads.com collects two types of information when you are visiting our Site:

Playfulthreads.com collects two types of information when you are visiting our Site:

1.   Non-Personally Identifiable Information

2.   Personally Identifiable Information

Non-Personally Identifiable Information

The general non-personally identifiable information that we collect cannot be traced to individuals and contains no personal data. When you visit our Site, we collect and aggregate information indicating which pages of the Site were visited, the order in which they were visited and which links on the Site were clicked by our visitors. We collect this information through logging of your IP address, operating system and browser software used by each visitor to the Site. However, collecting such information is not personally identifiable, it may be possible to determine from a IP address a visitor’s Internet Service Provider and the general geographic location of the visitor’s point of connectivity. To make sure that the user has a smooth and efficient shopping experience we then use the information that we collect in making modifications and improvements to the Site.

From time to time, we might share aggregated statistical data and other non-personally identifiable information with our current and potential business partners, and with our service providers to help them provide similar services.

We also use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information that we use to provide you with an easier shopping experience. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive that help us recognize you when you are on our Site. In order for you to enjoy the benefits of being a registered user of the Site, your browser must be set to accept cookies. Once you allow cookies to be saved on your computer, then we can personalize your return visits and save you time during checkout. To remove the cookies from your computer you will need to access the options menu of your browser.

Please review your browser’s help menu for more detailed directions if needed.

Personally Identifiable Information

Playfulthreads.com uses personally identifiable information collected from you to complete transactions during our sale and delivery of products web pages. Our Site collects your personal information through a order form or a registration form. Both of these forms require you to provide us with personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, physical address, telephone number, and credit card number. Your personal information is collected in case we need to get in touch with you regarding any order you might have placed. We also may contact you with a survey or questionnaire to find out if you were satisfied with our goods and services or to find out how we can serve you better. All survey’s and questionnaire’s completed by you are completely voluntary. If you are using our Site to purchase a product or service as a gift, we will collect from you personally identifiable information regarding the gift recipient so that we can deliver the gift to them if requested.

Any financial information such as credit card numbers, credit card expiration dates or billing addresses are used exclusively to bill you for the products or services that you purchased and we make every effort to keep your information secure from theft or fraud.

You may receive information from us regarding new features, new products and services or special promotional offers we think you will find valuable. We will not rent, sell, share or exchange your email address or postal mailing address with other companies. If you would like to opt out of receiving future mailings from either your email address or postal mailing address please email us at help@playfulthreads.com to be taken off of the list.

SERVICE PROVIDERS

We work with third parties who provide services, including but not limited to website hosting, order processing and fulfillment, credit card clearance, e-commerce affiliation, data analysis, emailing and other services of an administrative nature.

Further, we may use selected reputable third parties for marketing, targeting and analysis purposes. Some of these third parties may be given access to some, or all, of the information that you provide to us and may use cookies or other tracking technologies in connection with providing their services. To the extent that we provide your personally identifiable information to such third parties, we restrict their ability to use such information for their own marketing purposes to the best of our abilities; however, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such third parties. One of these service providers is Coremetrics; for more information regarding Coremetrics’ privacy practices, click here.

PlayfulThreads.com sometimes administers online surveys in connection with the Site in which we ask you for demographic information and opinions. We do not ask you for personally identifiable information as part of a survey. We use the collected survey data on an aggregated basis to better understand the needs of all of our customers.

PlayfulThreads.com may send to you periodic announcements regarding status updates, service changes concerning the Site and other administrative matters.

Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to release information concerning any Site visitor where such visitor is believed to be in violation of his or her obligations to us, is partaking (or is suspected of partaking) in any illegal activity, in response to civil subpoenas and discovery requests, to protect the interests of PlayfulThreads.com, our customers or others, and as otherwise permitted or required by law as regards to these special cases.

Emails from PlayfulThreads.com or its business partners, and the Site itself, may contain links to other Internet websites, including sites that may or may not be owned or operated by PlayfulThreads.com or Tantric Designs LLC. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, including such sites’ use of any information (such as IP number, browser type or operating system) collected when email recipients or Site visitors click through links to those sites. If you visit such websites, we encourage you to become familiar with the privacy practices of the sites to ensure a safe browsing experience.

PlayfulThreads.com seeks to use reasonable security measures to help protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personally identifiable information that is under our control. Unfortunately, no security system, or system of transmitting data over the Internet, can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result of the foregoing, while we seek to protect your personally identifiable information, we cannot guarantee the security of our servers, the means by which information is transmitted between your computer and PlayfulThreads.com’s servers, or any information provided to us or to any third party through or in connection with the Site. You provide all such information at your own risk, but please remember that these risks can be minimized by using responsible browsing habits such as the use of anti-virus software and similar protection measures.

If you have any questions about this Policy, the data collection and usage practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, or if you wish to report a violation of this Policy, you can email us at:

help@playfulthreads.com

Or by clicking the link below:

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ONLINE SECURITY STATEMENT

PlayfulThreads.com takes the issue of internet security very seriously. For starters, PlayfulThreads.com has partnered with McAfee Secure to help us provide one of the most secure & Hacker-Safe shopping experiences online. The following Security Statement describes the technologies we use and provides additional details about how we handle sensitive data like credit card information. We want you to be able to shop at PlayfulThreads.com with complete confidence.

THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE DATA

We work hard to protect the information that you send to us while it is en route to and from our sites. To provide secure transmission, PlayfulThreads.com employs Secure Sockets Layer technology (SSL) on those pages that involve sensitive information such as credit card numbers. SSL, which is supported by a vast majority of Internet browsers available today, is the most commonly employed method of secure, encrypted communication used on the Internet.

Gift Recipients

As stated above, we collect personally identifiable information regarding gift recipients and people to whom you would like to give gifts in the future. We will need to collect this information in order to insure proper gift delivery and to remind you of upcoming gift-giving occasions. We do not sell, rent, share or exchange an personally identifiable information that you may provide us regarding such persons. However, they may receive offers from us via postal mailings regarding new features, new products and services or special promotions that we think may interest them. Any gift recipients may opt out of receiving future mailings by emailing us at help@playfulthreads.com to be taken off of the list.

Playfulthreads.com is dedicated to our customers. We are always reviewing your feedback to find ways to improve and enhance your shopping experience. If you have any feedback that you would like to tell us please email us at help@playfulthreads.com. We know that you have a choice in where you shop and we appreciate your business.

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