OVERVIEW
Your privacy is important to us. Pen Parts Store (“Pen Parts Store”, “we”, “our”, “us”) recognizes and understands that you care how information about you is used and shared. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting Penpartsstore.com, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and part of, the Terms of Use, which govern, in general, your use of the website maintained and operated by Pen Parts Store (the "Site"). We will use your information only for the purposes set out below. We may need to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We recommend that you regularly check this page to ensure that you have read the most recent version.
TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED
Personal Information will only be collected to the extent that we deem reasonably necessary to serve a legitimate business or marketing purpose. We collect Personal Information only if you choose to share such information with us. Personal Information is collected from you when you register with our Site, purchase products, or request other services that require information, registration or subscription. You also provide us with Personal Information when you choose to contact us or send us correspondence. You can choose not to provide us with certain information but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide to respond to your requests, improving your customer experience and communicating with you.
We may also keep a record of your product interests and purchases online. Whether or not you provide any of your Personal Information is your own choice. If you choose not to provide the information we request, you may be unable to purchase products or access certain services, offers and content on our Site.
When you place an order with us, you will need to supply certain Personal Information including (but not limited to) your name, email address, phone number, home address, shipping address and credit card billing address and credit card information so that we can process and fulfill your order.
Additionally, we may also obtain information as a result of authentication or identity checks.
COOKIES
In common with many websites, we use "cookies" to help us gather and store information about visitors to our site. When you register at PenPartsStore.com, we use Mailchimp that stores "cookies," which are strings of code, on your computer. We also use electronic images known as Web beacons. With those cookies, we are aware of and collect information concerning when you visit our Website, when you use MailChimp, your browser type and version, your operating system and platform and other similar information. With Web beacons, we can determine when you open email we send you, and collect other data. You may turn off all cookies that have been placed on your computer by following the instructions on your browser on how to block cookies that have been placed on your computer. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to the site.
We may use information from cookies for the following purposes:
• Traffic monitoring, for example, the IP address from which you access the site, the type of browser and operating system used to access the site, the date and time of your access to the site, the pages you visit, and the Internet address of the website from which you accessed our site.
• To recognize repeat visitors for statistical/analytical purposes
We may connect the information that we collect through cookies with other personal information that you provide to us. Such purposes are:
• To customize or personalize your experience of the Site: for example, so that we can greet you on the site by name; or
• To monitor your use of the site in order to make our communications with you as relevant as possible; for example, by sending you email communications relevant to the parts of the Site that you visit most often, or by letting you know about features of the Site that you have not previously accessed.
We may connect the information that we collect through cookies with other personal information that you provide to us. Such purposes are:
• To customize or personalize your experience of the Site; for example, so that we can greet you on the site by name;
• For transactional purposes, such as credit card sales; or
• To monitor your use of the site in order to make our communications with you as relevant as possible; for example, by sending you email communications relevant to the parts of the Site that you visit most often or by letting you know about features of the Site that you have not accessed previously.
SHARING OF INFORMATION
Pen Parts Store may use your personal information for the processing of orders, payments and to provide you with a personalized shopping experience. We will also use your details to fulfill and deliver your orders and manage your account. Personal information that you provide may be disclosed to a credit reference or fraud prevention agency, which may keep a record of that information. Where there is a legal obligation to do so, we may disclose your information to any relevant regulatory body.
When you register with Pen Parts Store, you will be offered the opportunity to opt out of our email update services. If you choose to opt out of this service, we will not send you alerts for new products, features or enhancements; special offers; upgrade opportunities; contests or events of interest. However, if you choose to receive our emails from time to time we may use the information you provide to promote the products and services of Pen Parts Store. We do collect statistical information about site traffic, sales and other commercial information which we may pass on to trusted third parties but these statistics do not include any information that can identify you personally. We see this as a value-added service helping you to find useful products or services. We strive to limit use of your information to those offers that we think you would appreciate receiving. Finally, we may use your personal information for our internal marketing and demographic studies, together with non-personal data to monitor customer patterns so we can consistently improve the Site to enhance the visitor experience. If we change our policy on disclosure to others, we will inform you and give you the choice of opting out.
In addition to disclosures identified for the purposes above, from time to time we may disclose Personal Information to:
• Our service providers and sub-contractors, including our affiliates, retained to perform functions on our behalf or to provide services to us, such as warehousing and delivery; marketing and advertising; data processing; software development; website hosting and management; information technology and office services; legal, accounting, audit and other professional service providers; and further provided such service provider does not collect, use or disclose the Personal Information for any purpose other than to perform such functions or to provide services to us or as otherwise required by law;
• Unaffiliated service providers with whom Pen Parts Store may subcontract, including website hosting companies, fulfillment companies and other third party service providers;
• If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to: comply with any legal or regulatory obligation; respond to inquiries or requests from a public authority; enforce or apply the Pen Parts Store Terms of Use and other agreements; permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain; or protect the rights, property, safety or security of Pen Parts Store, our employees, agents, contractors, customers, the visitors of the site or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURITY
We work to protect the security of your information during order transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts order information you transmit. We reveal only the last five digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.
THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISERS AND LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
We use a third-party service provider to serve ads on our behalf across the Internet and sometimes on this website. These providers may collect anonymous information about your visits to our site and your interaction with our products. They may also use information about your visits to this and other websites to target advertisements for goods and services. No personally identifiable information is collected or used in this process.
From time to time, this site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this site.
OPT-IN AND OPT-OUT PROVISIONS
At all times and with each email that you receive from us, we will offer you the opportunity to opt out of any service to which you have subscribed. In particular, you can opt out from having your personally identifiable information shared with our service providers or sub-contractors or Pen Parts Store's subsidiaries (except as required by law, court order, or as requested by other government or law enforcement authority or as may be required to deliver your purchases). It is not our current policy to share our customers' personal details with third parties other than as stated herein.
Should you choose to have your name and personal data removed from our database altogether, you can do so by sending an email to hello@penpartsstore.com.
INFORMATION THAT CAN BE ACCESSED
The Site gives you access to a broad range of information about your account and your interactions with PenPartsStore.com for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information.
If for any reason you are concerned that the personal information held by Us is not correct, please visit the Site and, after logging into your account, review and amend your personal information in the "My Account" section. Only you or, upon your request, the Customer Service department, may access your personal data from the Site using your password and User ID.
INFORMATION SHARING OPTIONS
As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to make a purchase. If you do not want to receive email or other mail from us, please adjust your account settings or unsubscribe from Pen Parts Store emails by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any PenPartsStore.com email. The help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of the Site’s essential features, we recommend that you leave them turned on.
LEGAL PURCHASE AGE
If you are under 18, you may use PenPartsStore.com only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. We require that the parent or guardian read and comply with Pen Parts Store’s Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions prior to registering or placing an order.
TERMS OF USE, NOTICES, AND REVISIONS
If you choose to visit Pen Parts Store.com, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this notice and our Terms of Use including limitations on damages, disputes, and choice of law. If you have any concern about privacy at Pen Parts Store.com, please email hello@penpartsstore.com with a thorough description of your concern, and we will try to resolve it.
Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use may change also. We may email periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our website frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account. Please note that we will not materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers.