Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy:
Braen Stone Company (“Braen Stone”) operates braenstone.com and may operate other websites. It is Braen Stone’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Braen Stone does not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease any personal information that may be gathered on its website. By using the Braen Stone website or buying or using Braen Stone products or services, you consent to the collection, storage and use of your information by us as described in the Braen Stone privacy policy then in effect.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Braen Stone collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Braen Stone’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Braen Stone’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Braen Stone may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Braen Stone also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on braenstone.com blogs/sites. Braen Stone only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
General
Braen Stone also collects, stores and uses information that is available to us as a result of your use of our website and/or products and services, such as the volume of products and services that you purchase and the frequency with which you purchase them.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Braen Stone’s websites choose to interact with Braen Stone in ways that require Braen Stone to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Braen Stone gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at braenstone.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Braen Stone are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Braen Stone collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Braen Stone. Braen Stone does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities. You are always free not to provide information to us, but then you might not be able to take full advantage of Braen Stone’s services.
Aggregated Statistics
Braen Stone may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Braen Stone may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Braen Stone does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Braen Stone discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Braen Stone’s behalf or to provide services available at Braen Stone’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Braen Stone’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Braen Stone will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Braen Stone discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Braen Stone believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Braen Stone, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Braen Stone website and have supplied your email address, Braen Stone may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Braen Stone and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Braen Stone takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Braen Stone uses cookies or other anonymous identifiers to help Braen Stone identify and track visitors, their usage of Braen Stone website, and their website access preferences. Braen Stone visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Braen Stone’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Braen Stone’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If Braen Stone, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Braen Stone goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Braen Stone may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Braen Stone and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Other Websites
You may link to other third-party websites from our website. When you access a non-Braen Stone website, please understand that it is independent from Braen Stone, and that Braen Stone has no control over the content of that website. Braen Stone makes no representations as to the accuracy or any other aspects of the information on that website. These other links are provided as a convenience to you. In addition, a link to a non-Braen Stone website does not mean that Braen Stone endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such website. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for you use is free of suck items as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and any other items of destructive nature. The Braen Stone privacy policy does not apply to such other websites or to the products or services provided by other companies or individuals. You should review carefully the privacy policy of such other websites.
How We Use Your Information
Braen Stone will use the information that has been collected from you to provide products and services to you. Braen Stone uses the information to recognize you when you return to the website, to aid you in using the website and to improve your customer experience with Braen Stone and the overall quality of Braen Stone’s services to you. Braen Stone may use your email address and other contact information to let you know about additions, changes or improvements to our products or service offerings. Braen Stone may also send you special offers, unless you opt-out of receiving such offers at registration or request to “unsubscribe” within the offer. You may “opt-out” of any of these offers at any time.
Children
Braenstone.com is a general audience site and is not directed to children under the age of 13. Braen Stone does not knowingly collect, maintain or use personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information of a child under 13, we will take the necessary steps to delete that information as soon as possible.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Braen Stone may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Braen Stone’s sole discretion. Braen Stone encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a braenstone.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
IN NO EVENT WILL BRAEN STONE BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR AN USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, you can contact Braen Stone at jessicap@braenstone.com.