Your California Privacy Rights. California law requires us to ensure the privacy of our
customers' personal information. California law also requires
us to provide information to you regarding our Privacy
Policy and the designated means by which you may inquire
about our policy. We at MinistryWebStores, Inc., a California corporation
("Parable.com"), which operates the online store and shopping
cart located on the Web site(s) (collectively, the "Web
site(s)") owned by The Parable Group, Inc., a California
corporation ("Parable"), value our customers and take issues
regarding privacy very seriously. Please read this Privacy
Policy to learn more about the ways in which we use and
protect your personal information. Except as otherwise
provided in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell or rent
the personal information you voluntarily share with us
to third parties for marketing purposes without your express
consent. As described in this Privacy Policy, we do, however, share your information with Parable and its authorized
affiliates to complete purchases through Parable's Web
site(s) and for marketing purposes. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information
we collect about you, why we collect it, and how we use
it. Our Privacy Policy also describes the choices you can
make about how we collect and use your information. If
applicable, you may opt out of our information
sharing by contacting us in accordance with Section 4 below.
To do so, you may contact us as follows: - Call us at (805) 543-2644;
- Click the "Opt Out" link in any e-mail you receive from
us or Parable; or
Write us at: MinistryWebStores Inc.
Customer Care – Privacy Policy Issues
3563 Empleo Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
If our information practices change in the future, we will
post an updated Privacy Policy on the Web site(s). You
can tell if the Privacy Policy has changed by checking
the revision date that appears at the end of this policy.
You may exercise your choices about how we collect and
use your information at any time. The Web site(s) may be enhanced by Google's advertising
management system. Please refer to Google's Privacy Policy
and any of Google's related policies for specific information
about any Google advertising appearing on the Web site(s)
and/or how Google may use your personal information as
you use the Web site(s). This Privacy Policy does not apply
to the practices of companies, such as Google, that we
do not control or to people that we do not employ or manage.
Parable.com shall have no responsibility for the use or
misuse of your personal information by Google. Table of Contents. - Overview of our Privacy Policy.
- How does Parable.com use my information?
- Does Parable.com share my information with third parties
other than Parable and its Affiliates?
- How do I OPT OUT of receiving promotional communications?
- How do I access my information? How do I change or delete
my information?
- How does Parable.com protect children's privacy online?
- What are cookies? How does Parable.com use cookies on its
Web site?
- How does Parable.com protect and use customer information?
- Is my information secure?
- What about links to other Web sites and services?
- Updates to our Privacy Policy.
- Governing Law; Limitation of Damages; Entire Agreement.
Overview of our Privacy Policy. In accordance with California Civil Code Section 1798.83, as amended from time to time, when you visit the Web site(s)
or request information from us, we collect personal information, such as your name, address(es), electronic mail address, telephone number and business affiliation. We also collect
this information when you set up an online account with
us, save or post any information online with us, participate
in any surveys or promotions sponsored by us, or sign up
to receive our newsletter. We maintain a record of your
interests and inquiries. We may also acquire information
from Parable or its authorized affiliates for marketing
purposes.
The online store and shopping cart located on the Web site(s)
are hosted and operated by Parable.com. Among other things, Parable.com manages the store pages, ordering system, all
order and customer credit card data. In connection with
your use of the shopping cart and purchase of Parable's
or Parable's vendors' products, Parable.com may collect
information about your shopping experience. How does Parable.com use my information? We use the information we collect to deliver information
on the Web site(s) about the products and/or services you
requested, to provide you with information about related
products and services, to provide our newsletter, to improve
the Web site(s), and to better administer and troubleshoot
problems with the Web site(s).
When you request information from us, we use your personal
information to respond to you via phone, mail or e-mail
in accordance with your request. We may also use your address
and e-mail address to send you information about Parable's
or Parable's vendors' products, services, events and promotions.
If you participate in a promotion (online or over the phone), we may use your personal information to send you e-mails, mail, or telephone calls (including text messages) regarding
Parable's or Parable's vendors' products, services, and
promotions. From time to time, we may use this information
to contact you via e-mail, mail, or telephone to learn
more about your preferences. You always have the choice
not to receive marketing information mailings or calls; you just need to let us know. We may also use the information about your interests and
purchases from Parable to help us improve the site design
and your online experiences. We may contact you, subject
to the choices you have made, via e-mail, mail or telephone, to conduct market research and learn more about how we
can improve our offerings.
To serve you better, we may combine information you give
us and information about your interests with information
from third parties, including demographic information and
information that is publicly available. We may also combine
this information with information from Parable or its authorized
affiliates. We use that combined information to enhance
and personalize your online experience with us and to communicate
with you in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Does Parable.com share my information with third parties
other than Parable and its Affiliates? Parable.com will share your information with Parable so
that Parable can communicate with you by e-mail or mail
about the Parable® products, services, sweepstakes and
promotions that may be of interest to you.
In accordance with Google's policies and Ipromote's policies, however, Google may monitor your activity on the Web site(s).
In addition, Parable.com contracts with service providers
to maintain and manage our customer information, for the
e-commerce portion of the Web site(s), to fulfill promotions, and to communicate with our customers. We do not authorize
any of these service providers to make any other use of
your information.
Parable.com reserves the right to disclose information
about you as required by law, in response to legal process
and law enforcement requests, and as necessary to protect
the property, interests and rights of Parable.com, its
authorized affiliates, and others. How do I OPT OUT of receiving promotional communications? We want to communicate with you only if you want to hear
from us. If you prefer not to receive promotional information
from us, or if you do not want us to use your information
to enhance your online experience, you may OPT OUT of receiving
our promotional communications at no cost to you. You should
be aware that you will need to OPT OUT each time you contact
us electronically by means of the Web site(s) or save your
information online.
To OPT OUT, please let us know by calling us at (805) 543-2644, clicking the "Opt Out" link in any e-mail you receive from
us or Parable, or by mailing your written request to MinistryWebStores, Inc., Customer Care – Privacy Policy Issues, 3563 Empleo
Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Please be sure
to include your full name and the addresses (mail and e-mail)
you submitted to us. If you ask us to remove your name
and address from promotional lists, we will maintain your
name in our "do not contact" list to ensure that we can
honor your request. Note that it may take up to four (4)
weeks to process your opt out request, during which time
you may continue to receive communications from Parable.com
and/or Parable. Opting out with Parable.com does not mean you have opted
out with Google or that you can avoid Google's advertising
management system as it is used on the Web site(s). Please
consult Google's Privacy Policy and related policies for
information regarding any Google-related OPT OUT opportunities. If you would like to request information about what we
collect, please feel free to call or write us as well.
In accordance with California law, we will respond in writing
to your request within thirty (30) days. How do I access my information? How do I change or delete
my information? You may ask us to update your personal information by e-mailing
or writing us with your new information or by logging into
your online account with us.
How does Parable.com protect children's privacy online? Parable.com is concerned about the safety of children when
they use the Internet and the Web site(s). Children (persons
under the age of 18) are not eligible to use the Web site(s)
unsupervised, and we ask that children do not post any
comments or reviews to our electronic bulletin board or
submit any personal information to us. If you are under
the age of 18, you may only use the Web site(s) or participate
in any online sweepstakes in conjunction with and under
the supervision of your parents or guardians. We will never
knowingly request personally identifiable information from
anyone under the age of 18.
What are cookies? How does Parable.com use cookies on its
Web site? A "cookie" is a small data file that Web sites often store
on your computer's hard drive when you visit their sites.
A cookie may contain information, such as a unique user
ID that Web sites use to track the pages of the sites you've
visited. A cookie may also collect technical information
which is not personally identifiable such as the type of
Internet browser you are using, the types of computer operation
system you are using, and the domain name of the Web site
from which you linked to the Web site(s). An HTTP referrer
is a tool that allows Web sites and servers to identify
from where people are visiting for promotional or security
purposes. We may have an HTTP referrer tool implemented
on various Web sites on the Internet which will identify
how you arrived at the Web site(s).
We use cookies in order to improve your online experience
and to update shipping information of a placed order. We
use cookies in connection with the login and posting of
information on the electronic bulletin board available
on the site. Through our use of an HTTP referrer tool, we may also track and maintain the identity of the Web
site you visited immediately prior to visiting the Web
site(s). We do not otherwise track any information about
your use of other Web sites. You can deactivate cookies by turning them off in your
browser. If you turn off cookies, though, you may hinder
your online experience and you may be unable to receive
or use some of the features of the Web site, to view local
store stocking information. Parable.com or Parable
may use cookies and other pieces of code such as Web beacons
to improve your shopping experience. A Web beacon allows
a Web site to count users who have visited that page or
to access certain cookies. In addition, in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy, Google may independently employ cookies or other pieces
of code such as Web beacons on our site through its advertising
management system. To the extent used by Google, a Web
beacon allows a Web site to count users who have visited
that page or to access certain cookies. For information
regarding the Google-related cookies and other coding, please consult Google's Privacy Policy or related policies. How does Parable.com protect and use customer information? We are committed to protecting the security and integrity
of our customer information, and we use procedures and
technology designed for this purpose. For example: - We limit employee access to customer information to those
who have a business reason to know this information.
- We maintain policies and procedures covering the physical
security of workplaces and records.
- We use technological means (such as backup files, virus
detection software, firewalls and other computer software
and hardware) to protect against unauthorized access or
alterations to customer data.
Is my information secure? We believe your data must be protected against loss and
unauthorized access. On our e-commerce pages, we use procedural
and technical safeguards to protect your personal information
against loss or theft as well as unauthorized access and
disclosure to protect your privacy, including encryption, firewalls and Secured Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology.
SSL technology, an industry standard, is designed to prevent
someone other than the operators of the Web site(s) and
our e-commerce providers from capturing and viewing your
personal information. In addition, to provide our customers
with an increased level of security, online access to track
your order(s) requires your e-mail address and corresponding
order number(s) and your account is protected with a password
you select. We strongly recommend that you do not disclose
your password to anyone. Parable.com will never ask you
for your password in any unsolicited communication (including
unsolicited correspondence such as letters, phone calls
or e-mail messages). While we employ many different security
techniques to protect such data from unauthorized access, perfect security does not exist on the Internet, and neither
Parable.com nor Parable ensures or guarantees the security
of any information you transmit to us on the Web site(s)
or the accuracy of any information displayed on the Web
site(s) or in connection with the Parable® online store
or in connection with Google's advertising management system
used on the Web site.
What about links to other Web sites and services? Parable.com's Web site may contain links to other sites
beyond Parable.com's control. Parable.com is not responsible
for the content or practices of any linked Web sites, and
we provide these links solely for the convenience and information
of our visitors. Parable.com does not control the privacy
policies or practices of these Web sites. This Privacy
Policy does not cover the collection of information by
those other companies and/or Web sites. Although we encourage
third parties to provide their own privacy policies, Parable.com
is not responsible and shall not be liable for their activities, such as how they handle the information they collect online.
You should review those policies before providing any personal
information.
Updates to our Privacy Policy. We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting
the amended terms on the Web site(s). All amended terms
shall automatically be effective thirty (30) days after
they are initially posted on the site.
Governing Law; Limitation of Damages; Entire Agreement. This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State
of California. Venue for any dispute arising under this
Privacy Policy shall be in the courts in and for San Luis
Obispo County, California. By your use of our site, you
agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained
in this Privacy Policy. To the extent you may maintain
any claims for liability against Parable.com arising from
a potential violation of this Privacy Policy or to the
misuse of your personal information, you agree that your
recovery for damages is expressly limited to those provided
in California Civil Code Section 1798.84, as may be amended
from time to time.
This Privacy Policy together with Parable.com's Terms of
Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Parable.com
regarding the use of Parable.com's Web site(s) and supersede
any and all previous and contemporaneous oral and written
agreements between you and Parable.com regarding your use
of the Web site(s). Effective Date: April 28, 2011 |
