Age Of Consent:

By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

Arlene's Designer Bags reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on our website. For this reason, we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy so please review it frequently.

If www.arlenesdesignerbags.ca is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.

Disclosure:

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information or personal information we may collect from you when you visit our web site, how we use such information, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to review and correct, the information. This policy applies only to users accessing our web site from the United States and Canada. We reserve the right to refuse, cancel, or limit service at our sole discretion. If an order is cancelled, a refund of the purchase price will be made using the original method of payment for refund processing.

We collect the e-mail address of those who communicate with our via orders, e-mail, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user specific information on what pages consumers access or visit and information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations.

Arlene's Designer Bags is committed to respecting your privacy and recognizing your need for appropriate protection and management of personally identifiable information you share with our (the phrases "personally identifiable information" or "personal information" mean any information by which you can be identified, such as your name, address, telephone number, etc.).

The information we collect is used for completing orders and internal review, used to improve the content of our Web page, used to customize the content and/or layout of our page for individual consumer and used by us to contact consumers for marketing purposes.

We may, where permitted or required by law, provide personal identifying information to third parties (including credit bureaus or collection agencies) without your consent in an effort to collect a debt we or a related organization is owed and or to comply with court orders, subpoenas, or other legal or regulatory requirements and or to notify a responsible governmental entity if we reasonably believe that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires or justifies disclosure without delay.

Although unlikely, in certain instances we may disclose your personally identifiable information when we have reason to believe that it is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against persons or entities who may be causing injury to you, to Arlene's Designer Bags, or to others. we may also disclose your personally identifiable information when we believe the law requires it.

We may contract with companies or persons to provide certain services including credit card processing, shipping, data management, promotional services, etc. We call them Merchant Service Providers. We provide our Merchant Service Providers with the information needed for them to perform these services. We request our Merchant Service Providers to confirm that their privacy practices are consistent with ours.

Collecting Information About You:

When you purchase something from our site, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address.

When you browse our site, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.

With your permission, we may send you emails about our site, new products and other updates There may be times (such as when you purchase or order a product at which we ask you to provide certain information about yourself, such as your name, shipping/billing address, telephone number, email address, credit card information, birth date, gender, occupation, personal interests, etc. We also maintain a record of your online product purchases. Whether or not to provide such information is completely your own choice. But if you choose not to provide the information we request, you may be unable to purchase products and content on our web site.

Editing, Updating, Correcting and Deleting Information About You:

We want your experience at Arlene's Designer Bags to be a positive one.

When sending email please be sure to include your email address, full name, and specifically what information you want to receive.

If you would like to update or correct your email address, street address or other personal information please contact us using the method indicated above.

Please note that sometimes these requests may take up to up to two weeks to be effective. In addition, when you purchase from us online we may need to contact you via phone, email or mail to address questions or issues specific to your order even if you have opted to not receive communications.

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us via email.

Please remember, if you delete certain information you may not be able to continue to purchase products or access other portions of our web site without entering additional information.

Cookies:

"Cookies" are data files that are sometimes downloaded to your personal computer upon visiting our website which permits our server to identify your browser whenever you interact with the site.

We use cookies to recognize repeat visits to the site and to collect information about users' interactions. These cookies contain identification information that enables us to streamline many site features including the shopping and ordering experiences. You may set your browser software to reject cookies, but you may still be required to enter personal login information each time you access the website, and you may not be able to utilize certain website features. In some cases, you may not be able to access individual website sections or services if cookies are disabled.

Security:

Arlene's Designer Bags uses the latest technology to protect the security of the personal information that you share with us.

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

We DO NOT EVER sell or distribute your information to other retailers for any purpose whatsoever.

We DO NOT keep any of your credit card or bank information at all. The data is sent over a secure connection electronically, once an approval code is obtained, We do not maintain your payment information, as an even further layer of payment security.

We electronically verify that the credit card you use is valid, and yours through technologically superior and highly stringent methods.

As technologies advance, Arlene's Designer Bags stays at the forefront of such enhancements to assure our customers the very finest and safest online experience. If you have any questions regarding our tireless dedication to your secure and satisfying shopping experience, please contact us at arlenesdesignerbags@yahoo.ca.

PLEASE NOTE: No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to or from our web site, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we will do our best to protect its security on our systems.

We urge you to keep your password in a safe place and not to divulge it to anyone. Also remember to sign off your account and close your browser window when you have finished your visit. This is to ensure that others cannot access your account, especially if you are sharing a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place such as a library or Internet café.

Warhead:

Our store is hosted on Warhead Inc. They provide us with the online website platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.

Your data is stored through Warhead’s data storage, databases and the general Warhead application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.

Payment:

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then Warhead stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted.

All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

Third-Party Services:

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.

In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

Links:

When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.