What if I communicate with SHRED SOLES electronically?
When you send an email to SHRED SOLES or visit the web site, you are communicating with us electronically. When you send an email to SHRED SOLES, you consent to receive communications from us electronically in response. Please note that this does not constitute opting in to our email or direct mail lists. SHRED SOLES may communicate with you by email, by updating or posting notices on the web site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosure and other communications that SHRED SOLES provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. All communications with SHRED SOLES become the property of SHRED SOLES.
What information does SHRED SOLES collect?
In order to serve you better, SHRED SOLES collects and stores your personal information when you: (i) create an account on SHRED SOLES; (ii) sign up to be notified of special deals like discounts and exclusive offers; or (iii) enter a contest or promotion on our site. An account is created when you do one of following things: make a purchase on SHRED SOLES or register for an account on SHRED SOLES. When creating an account, we ask you for your first and last name, your e-mail address, a password, and perhaps some other similar information. If you are making a purchase, we will additionally ask you for your billing address, shipping address, and credit card information. Our system also may gather information about the areas you visit on our site as well as the IP address you use to connect to our site. We may use this data internally only for 2 reasons: 1) to personalize your experience on SHRED SOLES.com and the marketing materials you receive from SHRED SOLES and 2) to prevent fraud on your account. We would not share any of this data on an individual basis (we may share it in an aggregate form without personal identifiers) with any outside company other than perhaps consultants or service providers of SHRED SOLES who were assisting SHRED SOLES in serving you better. Of course, to the extent that we would ever share any of that information with a consultant or service provider, we would only do so if that party agreed to protect your private information by adopting a privacy policy at least as stringent as our own. We do use navigational information both in the aggregate and on an individual basis to understand how our visitors use SHRED SOLES so that we can make our site better. We do not keep track of where you go on the World Wide Web.
What does SHRED SOLES do with this personal information?
Your information is used to process your orders and personalize your shopping experience on SHRED SOLES, for internal purposes and to comply with any legal requirements. By storing your personal information on a secure server, SHRED SOLES is able to shorten your checkout process and allow you to check your order status online.
Does SHRED SOLES share any information it collects with outside parties?
We may use your purchase information about the products you buy from SHRED SOLES to make other marketing offers to you. Of course, you always have the option to opt-out from receiving such offers (for instructions on how to opt-out, please see below). We may share this information with consultants or service providers to help SHRED SOLES serve you better. Of course, to the extent that we would ever share any of that information with a consultant or service provider, we would only do so if that party agreed to protect your private information by adopting a privacy policy at least as stringent as our own.
How does SHRED SOLES safeguard my personal information?
SHRED SOLES has implemented a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of employees who have special access rights. When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive/credit information supplied by you is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and securely stored in SHRED SOLES’ database.
How does SHRED SOLES use my e-mail address?
Your e-mail address is used to create and identify your account on SHRED SOLES. Your e-mail address is also used by SHRED SOLES to correspond with you about any orders that you may place or to notify you with the results of any contests you may have entered. We may also use your e-mail address to notify you about important functionality changes to the Web site, new SHRED SOLES services and special offers and promotions we think you’ll find valuable. If you would rather not receive this information, or would like to opt-out of receiving e-mail of this kind, simply click on the “Unsubscribe” link that appears at the bottom of any email and follow the simple instructions to have your email address removed from the list of customers who receive notices of new functionality, services, special offers and promotions.
Does SHRED SOLES use “cookies”?
A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web site that is saved on your hard disk by your computer’s browser. The cookie holds information a site may need to personalize your experience and to gather web site statistical data, such as which pages are visited, the internet provider’s domain name and country that our visitors come from (e.g. “aol.com” or “msn.com”) and the addresses of the sites visited immediately before coming to and immediately after leaving SHREDSOLES.com. However, none of this information is associated with you as an individual. It is measured anonymously and only in the aggregate. The information in the cookies lets us trace your “clickstream” activity (i.e., the paths take by visitors to our site as they move from page to page). Cookies do not capture your individual email address or any private information about you.
SHRED SOLES may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our web site as well as third party companies to provide tracking and analysis of information and data collected from visitors to our web site. These companies may employ cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information that these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is completely anonymous and SHRED SOLES reserves the right to provide that information and data to these third parties.
To browse without cookies, you can configure your browser to reject all cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is set. Each browser is different so check the “Help” menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. Even without accepting a cookie, you can still access most of the features on SHRED SOLES.
How can I remove my name from our direct mail or email list?
To have your email address removed from our list of addresses that receive information about new products, service, sales and promotions, simply click on the “Unsubscribe” link that appears at the bottom of any email and follow the simple instructions. PLEASE NOTE: It can take up to 3 business days to process this request so you may get another email from us. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
About Children – Kids under 13
SHRED SOLES is not directed to children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. We do not sell products for purchase by children and all children’s products we sell are for purchase by adults only, or with adult permission.
Special Note for Parents.
If you have concerns about this site or its services, wish to find out if your child is a member or has registered for one our services, or wish to cancel your child’s membership, please contact us at customerservice@shredsoles.com. If you believe that your child under 13 has gained access to our site without your permission, you may contact us at customerservice@shredsoles.com.
Your Consent
You acknowledge that this privacy policy is part of the terms of service and you agree that using this site signifies your assent to SHRED SOLES’ privacy policy. SHRED SOLES reserves the right to change the terms of service, including this privacy policy, at any time, without advanced notice. 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.