Hair biology privacy policy
We understand that privacy online is important to users of our site, especially
when conducting business. This statement governs our privacy policies with
respect to those users of the site ("visitors") who visit without transacting
business and visitors who register to transact business on the site and
make use of the various services offered by hairbiology.com (collectively, "services")
("authorized customers").
Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers this web site uses log files. This includes
recording internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type use, internet service
provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and
number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement
in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate
use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Cookies
Cookies are small files that a website may place on your hard drive to allow
a website to identify you. The use of cookies is a common practice on many
websites. For example, if you allow a website to remember your login name
or password, the website places a cookie on your computer. Cookies cannot
read any other information on your computer hard drive.
Our web site may place cookies on your computer to allow us to identify
you. We may use cookies to measure web traffic, to offer you certain services,
and to customize your visit. Some of our business partners also use cookies
on our site (advertisers for example). However, we have no access to or control
over these cookies, once we have given permission for them to set cookies
for advertising.
Web Beacons
A web beacon is a transparent image file used to monitor your journey around
a single website or collection of sites. They are also referred to as web
bugs and are commonly used by sites that hire third-party services to monitor
traffic. They may be used in association with cookies to understand how visitors
interact with the pages and content on the pages of a web site.
This web site may serve third party advertisements that may also use cookies
and web beacons in the course of ads being served on our website, to ascertain
how many times you've seen an advertisement. The owners of this web site
do not have access to this information. We provide advertisements to enrich
your web surfing and from companies including Google Adsense, Burst Media,
Value Click Media, etc. Please check the websites of these internet advertisement
providers for their respective privacy policies.
"Personally identifiable information"
Refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact,
or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not
limited to, name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, financial
profiles, social security number, and credit card information. Personally
identifiable information does not include information that is collected
anonymously (that is, without identification of the individual user) or
demographic information not connected to an identified individual.
What personally identifiable information is collected?
We may collect basic user profile information from all of our visitors.
We collect the following additional information from our authorized customers:
the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of authorized customers,
the nature and size of the business, and the nature and size of the advertising
inventory that the authorized customer intends to purchase or sell.
What organizations are collecting the information?
In addition to our direct collection of information, our third party service
vendors (such as credit card companies, clearinghouses and banks and including
amazon.com) who may provide such services as credit, insurance, escrow,
and sales services may collect this information from our visitors and authorized
customers. We do not control how these third parties use such information,
but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal information provided
to them from visitors and authorized customers. Some of these third parties
may be intermediaries that act solely as links in the distribution chain,
and do not store, retain, or use the information given to them.
How does the site use personally identifiable information?
We use personally identifiable information to customize the site, to make
appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill buying and selling requests
on the site. We may email visitors and authorized customers about research
or purchase and selling opportunities on the site or information related
to the subject matter of the site. We may also use personally identifiable
information to contact visitors and authorized customers in response to
specific inquiries, or to provide requested information.
With whom may the information may be shared?
Personally identifiable information about authorized customers may be shared
with other authorized customers who wish to evaluate potential transactions
with other authorized customers. We may share aggregated information about
our visitors, including the demographics of our visitors and authorized
customers, with our affiliated agencies and third party vendors. We also
offer the opportunity to "opt out" of receiving information or being contacted
by us or by any agency acting on our behalf.
What choices are available to visitors regarding
collection, use and distribution of the information?
Visitors and authorized customers may opt out of receiving unsolicited information
from or being contacted by us and/or our vendors and affiliated agencies
by responding to emails as instructed, or by contacting us at admin@ hairbiology.com
How does hairbiology.com use login information?
hairbiology.com uses login information, including, but not limited
to, ip addresses, isps, and browser types, to analyze trends, administer
the site, track a user's movement and use, and gather broad demographic
information.
What partners or service providers have access to
personally identifiable information from visitors and/or authorized customers
on the site?
hairbiology.com has entered into and will continue to enter into
partnerships and other affiliations with a number of vendors. Such vendors
may have access to certain personally identifiable information on a need
to know basis for evaluating authorized customers for service eligibility.
Our privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of this information.
Disclosure of personally identifiable information
to comply with law.
We will disclose personally identifiable information in order to comply
with a court order or subpoena or a request from a law enforcement agency
to release information. We will also disclose personally identifiable information
when reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our visitors and authorized
customers.
How does the site keep personally identifiable information
secure?
All of our employees are familiar with our security policy and practices.
The personally identifiable information of our visitors and authorized customers
is only accessible to a limited number of qualified employees who are given
a password in order to gain access to the information. We audit our security
systems and processes on a regular basis. Sensitive information, such as
credit card numbers or social security numbers, is protected by encryption
protocols, in place to protect information sent over the internet. While
we take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic
communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering and break-ins,
and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place
and we will not be liable to visitors or authorized customers for any such
occurrences.
How can visitors correct any inaccuracies in personally
identifiable information?
Visitors and authorized customers may contact us to update personally identifiable
information about them or to correct any inaccuracies by emailing us at
admin@ hairbiology.com
Can a visitor delete or deactivate personally identifiable
information collected by the site?
We provide visitors and authorized customers with a mechanism to delete/deactivate
personally identifiable information from the site's database by contacting
admin@ hairbiology.com.
However, because of backups and records of deletions, it may be impossible
to delete a visitor's entry without retaining some residual information.
An individual who requests to have personally identifiable information deactivated
will have this information functionally deleted, and we will not sell, transfer,
or use personally identifiable information relating to that individual in
any way moving forward.
What happens if the privacy policy changes?
We will let our visitors and authorized customers know about changes to
our privacy policy by posting such changes on the site. However, if we are
changing our privacy policy in a manner that might cause disclosure of personally
identifiable information that a visitor or authorized customer has previously
requested not be disclosed, we will contact such visitor or authorized customer
to allow such visitor or authorized customer to prevent such disclosure.
Please note:
This site is not directed at children. Visitors and authorized customers
are required to be eighteen years or older.
Links:
This web site contains links to other web sites. Please note that when you
click on one of these links, you are moving to another web site. We encourage
you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy
policies may differ from ours.