Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes the ways in which you provide us with your information, the types of information, and how Homeflock treats the information we collect when you visit the Website, add content to the Website and/or register on the Website. By using our Website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
By using our Website and providing to Homeflock any such information, you agree to Homeflock's use of that information as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the conditions set forth below, please do not provide us with this information. We do update this Privacy Policy from time to time so please review this Privacy Policy regularly. If we materially alter our Privacy Policy, we will attempt to notify you of such changes by either contacting you through Your User Account via the email address you provide to us or by posting a notice on our Website. Your continued use of the Website will be deemed your agreement that your information may be used in accordance with the new policy. If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the Website and you should notify us that you do not want your information used in accordance with the changes.
We have structured our Website so that you can visit it without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. If you choose to provide us with information by which you can be identified you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to fully understand how we collect, share, and protect information about you. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is part of the Terms of Service of this Website.
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
In order to deliver personalized and relevant information to you through our Website, we collect certain information from users. Please do not provide us with sensitive information or health information. If you should do so inadvertently, we will use and disclose that information in the same manner as any other information you provide to us.
In operating our Website, we may collect and process the following data about you:
a. Non-Personal Information
We may collect details of your visit to our Website and the resources you access, including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, including your IP address, the date and time you accessed or left the Website and which pages you viewed. Some parts of our Website use cookies and other technologies to collect this information about your general Internet usage. See section below, "Use of Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other De-Identified Data Collection," to learn more.
We may collect non-personal, aggregated information about use of this Website. This information is not personally identifiable and will only be used to find out how registered users use our service and Website. For example, this information will tell us how much time users spend on the Website, what websites our Users are coming from, and to what websites our Users are going. The collection of this information allows us to, among other things, prepare for traffic load demands and to efficiently deliver our products and services.
If you access Our Website from a mobile device, we will collect the unique device ID, device make and model, device IP address, web browser type and version, and mobile carrier.
b. Personal Information
Personal information relates to any information that can be used to identify an individual User, such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and other biographic information. If you choose to register for an account with us and/or create a User profile, we will ask you to provide this information to us. We may also collect your social media handle, social media profile and/or website URL, and photographs or other graphics if you choose to create a User account through a third-party social media service and link to our Website.
c. Financial Account Information and/or Credit or Debit Card Information
If you purchase our services or products, we will collect certain financial information from you, such as financial account number or credit or debit card number. We will only collect and store such information for payment purposes. We will not use it for any other purpose, and will take adequate security measures to protect the information you submit.
d. Product Purchases
If you should make a product purchase on our Website, we will collect information to supply you with your purchase, provide you with additional services, and send product materials to your location, such as your name, geographical coordinates, telephone number and email address.
e. Contact Us
If you choose to email us through the "Contact Us" link on our Website, we will request your contact information in order to respond, such as name and e-mail address.
f. Product Reviews
If you choose to write a review of one of our products or services, we will collect any information you provide to Us in your review.
g. Surveys and Contests
If you choose to participate in one of our surveys or contests, we will collect your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address in order to contact you about additional questions or contest winnings.
h. Social Logins
Homeflock requires your login credentials for some of its websites or services to function. For example, a user may choose to provide third-party login credentials (such as "Login with Facebook" or "Login with Google") to syndicate private content from third-party social networks and websites. In this case, the third-party login credentials will be stored until the users disables private content syndication from these third-party social networks and websites. This information will be deleted within a reasonable period of time following the termination of these syndication services.
We collect and use only the ID, name and email supplied. We do not collect other information from this social login.
This information is used strictly for user identification in conjunction with the website or services. We do not display, sell or share this information.
As the information is used solely for user identification, the only way to remove it is to contact us by email at customer-service@homeflock.com. Rest assured, that all third-party login credentials are stored with the strictest security standards.
i. Other Information
There may be other areas throughout our Website where we ask for your personal information. We will only request this personal information when it is necessary.
2. USE OF COOKIES, WEB BEACONS, AND OTHER DE-IDENTIFIED DATA COLLECTION
Homeflock makes use of browser "cookies." A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that site's computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. You can manage or disable your cookies by using tools of your browser. However, if you do choose to remove cookies or reject cookies it may affect certain features or services of our Website.
We may collect information using web beacons. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in Our services or in Our e-mails. We use web beacons to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and tell if an e-mail has been opened and acted upon.
As you browse our Website, the Website uses its cookies to differentiate you from other users in order to prevent you from seeing unnecessary advertisements or requiring you to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Website and which parts of the Website are most popular. This helps us gather feedback in order to constantly improve our Website and better serve our customers.
Generally, the cookies used on our Website do not allow us to gather any personally identifiable information about you. However, should you make a purchase through our web order process, we require the User to submit certain personally identifiable information in order to checkout (e.g. name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and payment information). If you set up an account with Homeflock through our web order process, we store your username and password and maintain a record of your contact information associated with the purchase. We do not store payment information through our cookies. Homeflock will never use cookies to retrieve information from a computer that is unrelated to our Website or services.
Homeflock may share some information with others, in aggregate, anonymous form, which means that the information will not contain any personally identifiable information about you or any other person. As such, third party cookies do not track your information from our Website over time or across different websites. However, Homeflock is not responsible for third party cookies when you leave our Website and enter a third party website. Please see section below, "Third Party Websites and Interaction" for more information.
Homeflock uses Google Analytics, Google Adsense and Google Adwords. For more information on how Google uses your data please visit, "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps" www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
3. USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
a. The information that we collect and store relating to you is primarily used to enable us to provide our services to you in the best possible manner. In addition, we may use your information for the following purposes:
b. To provide you with information relating to our service and operate and improve our services to you;
c. To provide and deliver products and services and send you related information, including confirmations, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
d. To respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service;
e. To communicate with you about other services offered by us and our selected partners and about new contests, promotions or other special offers;
f. To process and deliver contest entries and rewards;
g. To provide third parties with statistical information about the users of our Website;
h. To monitor and conduct an analysis of our Website traffic and usage patterns, and analyze trends.
4. DISCLOSING YOUR INFORMATION
Where applicable, we may disclose your personal information to any affiliated business entities or third parties necessary to provide products and services to you. We may share your personal information for the purpose of delivering e-mails to you or as required by law. This includes, where applicable, our subsidiaries, our holding company and its other subsidiaries (if any), third parties involved in the administration, provision and operation of our products and services. We may also disclose your personal information to third parties:
a. Where we sell any or all of our business and/or our assets to a third party;
b. Where we provide your information to a third party to conduct surveys on our behalf;
c. Where we are legally required to disclose your information;
d. When we are contractually obligated to disclose it.
5. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND INTERACTION
As part of the service, we may create links allowing you to access third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content that appears on those websites and we do not endorse those websites. By accessing other third party websites through our Website, you are consenting to the terms and privacy policies of those websites. We do not accept responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever as we have no control over them. Please consult those websites' individual privacy policies in order to determine how they treat user information.
6. SECURITY
To ensure that your information is secure, we have put in place commercially suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on our Website. We take adequate security measures to protect your information.
Nonetheless, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of the data sent to us electronically on our Website, and transmission of such data is therefore entirely at your own risk.
7. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Our Website is designed and intended for those who have reached the age of majority (18 years of age). By using our Website, you affirm that you are at least 18 years of age or older. We are not liable for any damages that may result from a user's misrepresentation of age.
No one under age 13 is authorized to submit any information, including personally identifying information, on our Website. Under no circumstances may anyone under age 13 use our Website. Parents or legal guardians of children under 13 cannot agree to these terms on their behalf.
8. OUR CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions, comments, or complaints about this Privacy Policy, or our Website in general, please contact us at:
Homeflock, Inc.
ATTN: Administrator
831 Beacon St., #129
Newton, MA 02459
1-855-My-Flock (855-693-5625)
customer-service@homeflock.com
Last Updated: November 30, 2016