Please, make sure to read, the following Privacy Policy thoughtfully, in that, it applies to you whilst anytime you submit personal information(s) with respect to our website hereinafter ‘Site’). It, further, applies to all data or information(s) that we receive from or in regards to you. Protecting your privacy and personal information is very important to Beau Belle Chien – hereinafter, the terms referred and used are ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘our’ - and, as such, we shall make all reasonable efforts to protect your information and meet the privacy norms as provided by the applicable Canadian and provincial legislation every time you access and, or, browse our website, sign-up to our membership or purchase our products (collectively the ‘Services’). In this Privacy Policy, we shall inform you, our customers and, or, website users (collectively noted as the ‘Users’ and, further, referred herein as ‘you’ or ‘your’) with respect to how we collect, use, disclose and protect your personal information. Personal information is information in regard to an identifiable individual, whom specifically, is described in the applicable privacy legislation (‘Personal Information’). This simply means, however, that this Privacy Policy applies to our collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information in Canada.
How do we collect your personal information?
We will always collect your personal information by fair and lawful means. For example, you may provide your personal information when you complete an email signup form, submit a promotional product request form, participate in a promotional offer, including one that requires you to submit a receipt, or contact Customer Service. You may also provide your personal information when you use our Site, including by creating an account, entering a promotion, signing up for email communications or participating in a survey. We sometimes collect personal information from you through third party service providers.
We may also collect your demographic data, such as your gender and postal code, and information found on a retail receipt such as your basket size/total purchase amount and products purchased, when you provide this information to us. Demographic data may be used to tailor your experience on the Site and the communications you receive from us, to determine aggregate consumer preferences and purchasing patterns, and promotion evaluation, development and implementation. On occasion, aggregate information that does not identify any particular user may be compiled and shared with our affiliates and other third parties as described in Section III below.
How do we use technology to collect information through the Site?
We collect anonymous information about any user of the Site. This anonymous information may include a user’s browser type, type of computer operating system, and the domain name of the website from which the user linked to the Site. This information is collected for Beau-Belle’s internal use, such as to enhance website security, to detect broad demographic trends, to assist Beau-Belle in providing content tailored to a user’s interests and to otherwise enhance the user experience on the Site.
We may use a “cookie” or similar technology to assist us to customize the Site. A “cookie” is a data file that a website sends to a user’s computer while that user is viewing the site. These data files include information that allows a website to remember information that will make that user’s use of the website more efficient and helpful to him or her. Cookies do not damage computer systems or files, and only the website that transferred a particular cookie to you can read, modify or delete such cookie.
What if I don’t want cookies? If you don’t want to use cookies with our Site, there are simple procedures in most browsers that allow you to delete existing cookies, to automatically decline cookies or to be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer of particular cookies to your computer. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions. You should note that declining cookies may significantly impair your use of our Sites.
Use of Personal Information
- How do we use your personal information?
Whenever we collect your personal information, we will identify the purposes for which we will use that information and we will obtain your consent to such use. We may collect your personal information for a variety of reasons, including: sending you information and communications; responding to product inquiries and other requests; conducting contests and promotions (including sending prizes to winners directly or through third parties acting on our behalf); processing transactions; optimizing your experience on our Site; addressing product injury claims; and for internal purposes such as analyzing and managing our business and improving our products, services, and promotion efforts. We may also use, or disclose your personal information, if we have reason to believe that using or disclosing such information is necessary to protect our rights, safety or property, including by detecting and preventing fraud. We may also use your personal information as otherwise permitted by law.
- When and how do we obtain your consent?
We obtain your consent prior to collecting, using or disclosing your personal information for any purpose. The form of consent that we seek, including whether it is express or implied, will largely depend on the sensitivity of the personal information and the reasonable expectations you might have in the circumstances. In limited circumstances, we may rely on a third party to obtain your consent to the sharing of your personal information with us.
You may provide your consent to us either orally or in writing. From time to time, we may collect, use or disclose your personal information based on your consent and as permitted by law.
- Where do we store your personal information?
We store your personal information in our offices in Canada, as well as our data centres in the United States. While your personal information is in the U.S., it is subject to U.S. laws, and may be subject to disclosure to the governments, courts or law enforcement or regulatory agencies in the U.S., pursuant to applicable laws.
Our service providers may, from time to time, also hold your personal information in connection with purposes for which you provided your consent. We may keep a record of your personal information, correspondence or comments in a file specific to you.
- How long will we use, disclose or retain your personal information?
