Security/Privacy

SECURITY

StyleSynch uses certain security measures to protect the personal information you submit to the Site. For example, when you provide any order information, we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, an encryption tool that provides security while transmitting this information over the Internet. We have chosen to use Authorize.net, a CyberSource company, as our payment gateway to provide the highest level of security during transactions. We also use firewall technology, password controls, and other technological and procedural safeguards in maintaining the Site. Although we have implemented the above security measures for this Site, you should be aware that 100% security is not possible.

PRIVACY

Maintaining your trust in StyleSynch is essential to our company. We collect certain information when you visit our site www.StyleSynch.com (the “Site”), in order to improve your shopping experience and allow us to better communicate with you regarding our products and services. This privacy policy is intended to assist you in understanding what information we gather when you visit the Site, how we use that information, and the safeguards we have in place to protect the information. This privacy policy only applies to information we collect at www.StyleSynch.com. By using and submitting information to our Site, you are agreeing that we may collect, use and disclose the information we collect in accordance with the purposes and uses identified in this policy.

StyleSynch is committed to protecting your privacy. We do not sell or rent any of your information collected on the site to anyone. In order to enhance and improve your shopping experience, we may contract selected third parties and allow them access to your information in order to fulfill their contracted services. These parties may use this information to process payments, monitor Site activity, serve Site content, help to maintain our customer database, administer emails, surveys, or contests and administer and maintain employment application information. Such third parties may have access to, store and process your personal information to provide services on our behalf, which may occur in the United States or in countries outside of the United States. Our service providers are not authorized to use your information for any purpose other than to provide the contracted services.

We also must always reserve the right to disclose information about you as required by law, in response to legal process including law enforcement requests, and where needed to protect the safety, property, or legal rights of users of the Site, or of StyleSynch or its affiliates or third parties.

When you browse our website, we may collect some anonymous data such as log data and IP addresses, which are used for survey purposes such as geographic identification, browser identification, and may be used for site improvement research.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT ONLINE

Personal Information
For purposes of this privacy policy, “personal information” means any information by which someone can be personally identified, including name, address, telephone number, email address, billing and account information, credit or debit card information, and other information incidental to providing goods or services. StyleSynch collects personal information from you only when you voluntarily provide us with this information, such as when placing an order through the Site; establishing an account or adding information to your account such as by setting up a wish list or address book entries; entering a contest; taking a survey; contacting us with a comment or question; signing up to receive emails about our latest products and services; or applying for a job online. While not personal information by itself, StyleSynch also collects and retains information about purchases you make on the Site.

Browsing Information; Cookies
When you visit the Site, our web servers may automatically recognize certain non-personally identifiable information about you, such as your domain name, access provider, IP address, and browser language. The Site also uses a browser feature known as a cookie, which assigns a unique identification to your computer. The information collected from cookies allows us to provide better customer service to you and improve features of our Site in a variety of ways, including by determining whether you have visited the Site in the past and which pages of our Site you have visited. We also may use cookies and/or a technology known as clear gifs to help us confirm your receipt of and response to our emails and to provide you a more personalized experience. Please note than certain pages of the Site may not function properly if cookies are turned off. Please consult your web browser’s Help documentation for more information about how to turn cookies on and off your browser.

We may use third party advertising companies to serve StyleSynch advertisements on our Site or other sites you may visit. To accomplish this, these companies may employ anonymous cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness and understand your visits to our Site and other web sites. These selected companies also provide this information to us which we use for marketing purposes.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

StyleSynch uses personal information collected on the Site for the following purposes:

1. for the specific purpose for which it was volunteered (for example, to purchase a product, process a return or provide you with a gift reminder);
2. to improve the content, appearance and utility of the Site;
3. to understand your needs and preferences;
4. to develop, market, sell or provide products and services;
5. to conduct surveys, research and evaluations;
6. to manage and develop our business and operations, administer accounts, and collect and process payments;
7. to detect and protect StyleSynch and other third parties against negligence, fraud, theft and other illegal activities;
8. as permitted by, and to comply with, any legal or regulatory requirements, process or provisions; and
9. if you submit a resume online, we may use the information you provide solely for the purpose of evaluating you as a candidate for employment and to contact you about prospective employment.

Occasionally we may provide a link to a third party website, for example to conduct a survey for StyleSynch. If you elect to provide your personal information on that third party website, this information will be subject to that third party website’s privacy policy and security practices. StyleSynch is not responsible or liable for any content presented by or contained on any independent website, including, but not limited to, any advertising claims or marketing practices. StyleSynch also is not responsible or liable for any privacy or security policies of these third party sites.

In the unlikely event that StyleSynch or substantially all of its assets are acquired by another company, or due to any merger, reorganization or liquidation, StyleSynch’s customer information will of course be one of the transferred assets. Your personal information will remain subject to any pre-existing privacy policy unless you consent otherwise.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
StyleSynch is concerned about the safety of children when they use the Internet and does not knowingly request or collect personally identifiable information online from any person under the age of thirteen.

MANAGING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
To allow us to serve you better we encourage you to regularly review and update your personal information.

You may obtain upon request a summary of the personal information on record with StyleSynch. You also may request that StyleSynch correct any such personal information about you, remove such information from its marketing databases, or dispose of any or all personal information about you.

To make any request described above, or if you have any questions about this privacy policy, send an email to support@StyleSynch.com or contact:

Customer Service - StyleSynch.com
9871 Carmel Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92129 U.S.A.
858.225.9892
Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm PST

When contacting us, please be sure to provide us with your exact email address, name, mailing address and/or telephone number(s) in order to be sure we handle your request correctly.

Following any of these requests, some of your personal information may be retained for a period of time; for example, to process a pending transaction you have made through the Site, to follow-up on a request, resolve a dispute, or for similar reasons. Some personal information also may continue to be stored on “back up” files for financial, legal or technical reasons.

If you do not wish to receive email from StyleSynch in the future, please email us at unsubscribe (at) StyleSynch (dot) com from the email address that you desire to remove from our list. No other action is needed. Please allow up to 30 business days for your subscription to be fully cancelled.

UPDATING THIS POLICY; NOTICES
StyleSynch reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this privacy policy at any time. You should check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of changes to this privacy policy will be considered your consent to those changes. In the unlikely event that we believe that the security of your personal information in our possession or control may have been compromised, we may seek to notify you of that development. If a notification is appropriate, to the extent we have your email address, we may notify you by email.

EFFECTIVE DATE
This policy is effective November 20, 2008.