This Website is operated
by Soan Enterprises, LLC (dba Samaya Designs). Samaya Designs is committed to
your privacy and the security of the information you provide to us during your
visit to our website, at http://www.SamayaDesigns.com, including all web pages
related thereto (the “Website”). Samaya Designs has the discretion to
occasionally update this Samaya Designs privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”).
When we do, we will also revise the “updated” date at the end of this Privacy
Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this Private Policy to stay
informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we
collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this
Private Policy and any updates.
To respect your privacy,
we guarantee that any and all information you are providing will remain strictly
confidential and safely stored. No information about the visitors to our site
will be sold, shared, or made accessible to any entity foreign to Soan
Enterprises, LLC.
We have posted this
Privacy Policy in order to explain our information collection practices and the
choices you have about the way information is collected and used.
As we continue to develop
our Website and take advantage of advances in technology to improve the services
we offer, this Privacy Policy likely will change. We therefore encourage you to
refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current
Privacy Policy.
Acceptance
By using this Website, you
unconditionally acknowledge, understand and accept the policies set forth in
this Privacy Policy.
Security
We are committed to
handling your personal information with high standards of information security.
Personal information provided on the Website and online credit card transactions
are transmitted through a secure server using Secure Socket Layering (SSL),
encryption technology. When the letters "http" in the URL change to "https," the
"s" indicates you are in a secure area employing SSL; also, your browser may
give you a pop–up message that you're about to enter a secure area. SSL protects
your personal information during data transport. SSL encrypts ordering
information such as your name, address and credit card number. Our customer
service center and store operate over a private, secure network. Please note
that e–mail is not encrypted and is not considered to be a secure means of
transmitting credit card information.
It is prohibited to
violate or attempt to violate the security of this Website in any manner,
including, without limitation, (a) obtaining or attempting to obtain data that
is not intended for you, (b) gaining unauthorized access to an account; (c)
attempting to breach security without permission, (d) testing the vulnerability
of this Website; (e) attempting to interfere with this Website, including the
host, network, or user, in any manner; (f) sending e–mails that were not
solicited, including ads and promotions; or (e) forging a TCP/IP packet header
or any part of header information. These violations could result in civil or
criminal penalties.
The information we collect
Generally, you may browse
the Website without providing any personally identifiable information. However,
we may ask you to provide personally identifiable information at various times
and places on this Website. In some cases, if you choose not to provide us with
the requested information, you may not be able to access all of this Website or
participate in all of its features.
We receive and store any
personally identifiable information you enter on the Website, whenever you shop
with SamayaDesigns.com – online or information you give us in any other way. For
example, we may collect the following personally identifiable information: your
name, address, telephone number and e–mail address, and other related
information. If you use a credit card on the Website, we will also collect your
credit card account number.
If you use one of our
services, or participate in one of our promotions or sweepstakes, we may ask for
additional information, such as your age, interests or product preferences.
From your purchases and
other interactions with us, we obtain information concerning the specific
products or services you purchase or use.
When you visit this
website, our web server automatically collects anonymous information such as
products that are purchased, number of links you click within the Website, and
date and time of your visit. We may use the automatically collected information
for a number of purposes, such as improving our Website’s design, product
assortments, customer service, and special promotions.
How we use the information we collect
We use the information we
collect for various purposes, including:
• to complete your
purchase transactions
• to provide the services
you request
• to send you offerings by
mail or email
• to keep you informed
about the status of your orders
• to identify your product
and service preferences, so we can notify you of new or additional products,
services, and promotions that might be of interest to you
• to notify you of product
recalls or provide other information concerning products you have purchased
• to improve our
merchandise selections, customer service, and overall shopping experience
• to administer the
Website and analyze its usage
Others with whom we share your information
Compliance with Law: We
may provide access to information when legally required to do so, to cooperate
with police investigations or other legal proceedings, to protect against misuse
or unauthorized use of our Website, to limit our legal liability and protect our
rights or to protect the rights, property or safety of visitors of this Website
or the public.
Cookies and how we use them
A "cookie" is a small data
file stored by your Web browser on your computer's hard drive. Cookies cannot be
used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. It allows us to
recognize your computer (but not specifically who is using it) upon entering our
site by associating the identification numbers in the cookie with other customer
information you have provided us. That customer information is stored on our
secured database.
We use cookies to keep
track of what you have in your shopping cart and to remember you when you return
to the Website as well as to identify the pages you click on during your visit
to our site and the name of the Website you visited immediately before clicking
to SamayaDesigns.com. We use this information to improve our site design,
product assortments, customer service, and special promotions. You have the
ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept
cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If
you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this may
disable some of the functionality on our Website.
Use of Web Beacons or GIF files
The Website may contain
electronic images known as Web beacons – sometimes also called single–pixel gifs
– that allow Samaya Designs to count users who have visited certain pages.
Children's privacy
Protecting children's
privacy is important to us. Our Website is a general audience site. We do not
collect or maintain information from those we actually know are under 13, and no
part of our Website is targeted to attract anyone under 13. We also do not send
email correspondence to anyone who tells us that they are under the age of 13
without their parent's consent. If you are a parent or guardian of a child
between the ages of 13 and 18, you are financially and legally responsible for
the child’s actions on this Site. No person under 13 years of age may use this
Site.
Links to and from this Website
While visiting
SamayaDesigns.com, you may link to other sites operated by certain of our
affiliates. Any links in this Website to products, marks, names, services, or
resources on other sites, and any links from any other sites to the Website, are
solely for your convenience. This does not mean that SamayaDesigns.com endorses
these sites. We do not make any representations or warranties about any site you
may access through this Website. We have no control over, or responsibility or
liability for, their information or activities. Any concerns regarding such
other sites, or any link thereto, should be directed to such particular outside
site.
In addition, our privacy
practices may differ from those of these other sites. If you provide personal
information at one of those sites, you are subject to the privacy policy of the
operator of that site, not the Samaya Designs Privacy Policy. Make sure you
understand any site's privacy policies before providing personal information.
No Confidentiality
Except for information
necessary to place an order, we do not want to receive confidential or
proprietary information or trade secrets through this Website. Any information,
materials, suggestions, ideas or comments sent to us will be deemed
non–confidential, and by submitting it, you are granting us an irrevocable and
unrestricted license to use, modify, reproduce, transmit, display and distribute
it for any purpose whatsoever, with no payment or other compensation to you.
However, we will not use your name unless we are required by law to identify the
source of the materials, information, suggestions, ideas or comments, or unless
we first obtain your permission.
Online account registration
To make online shopping
faster and easier, you may register with the Website. When you register with us
as an online customer through our website, we may ask for additional
information, such as your favorite designs. As a registered customer, you only
have to enter your shipping addresses and billing information once; they will be
securely stored with us for your future use. Using your name and a password of
your choice, you may access your account online at any time to add, delete, or
change information.
We will provide you with
the means to ensure that personally identifiable information in your web account
file is correct and current. You may review this information by contacting us by
sending an email to a Customer Service member at SamayaDesigns.com.
If you are using a public
computer, we strongly encourage you to LOG OUT at the conclusion of your
session. Your information will still be stored with us but it will not be
accessible to anyone else from that computer.
E–mails
You will receive
informational e–mails from us only if you have asked to receive them. If you do
not want to receive email from SamayaDesigns.com, you can click on the
unsubscribe link and hit send at the bottom of any email communication sent by
us. Please allow us 3 business days from when the request was received to
complete the removal. Samaya Designs seeks to comply with the CAN–SPAM Act of
2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non–Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) in
any and all promotional emails or similar campaigns we undertake.
Protecting your information
As part of our ongoing
commitment to ensure that your shopping experience with SamayaDesigns.com is
protected, Samaya Designs will investigate violations and will prosecute all
unauthorized or fraudulent transactions to the fullest extent allowed by law.
This Privacy Policy was
last updated on December 4, 2008