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Your
Privacy and Security is Important to Us
Last
updated:
April
4, 2007
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Dallas
Specialty Gift Company is
owned and operated by The McInnis Group, Inc..
This privacy policy applies to both The McInnis
Group, Inc. and Dallas Specialty Gift
Company.
This
privacy statement covers the site www.McInnisGroup.com
and all other domain names, which lead to the
website www.McInnisGroup.com. By visiting the
site, you are accepting the privacy practices
described below. McInnisGroup.Com Privacy
Statement clearly discloses:
- What
personal or non-personal information The
McInnis Group, Inc. collects.
- What
personal and non-personal information third
parties collect through the site.
- How
The McInnis Group uses the information.
- With
whom The McInnis Group may share or disclose
the information.
- What
choices are available to users regarding
collection, use and distribution of the
information.
- What
types of security procedures are in place to
protect information entered online.
- How
users can correct any inaccuracies in or
access the information provided.
- Our
practices regarding children's privacy.
- General
practices regarding links and policy changes.
- Contact
Information.
1.
Information Collection
Personal
Information
The
McInnis Group, Inc. collects personal information
you give us when you visit our site; contact The
McInnis Group, Inc. by mail, phone or e-mail; fill
out requests for information through our
advertisements and promotions; and/or request our
e-mail newsletters. We collect only personally
identifiable information that you provide to us
such as: name, address, phone number, e-mail
address and for orders, shipping and billing
information (e.g., credit card number and
expiration date), and any information you may
volunteer, such as survey information.
Non-Personal
Information
We
may also collect and record non-personal
information regarding the types of products
ordered on the site, information on how many
visits each page receives and user-specific
information on what pages on the site were
visited. We may track the page you visited before
coming to our site and the page you link to when
you leave. And we obtain certain types of
technical information when your Web browser
accesses McInnisGroup.Com such as your Internet
protocol (IP) address (a unique number that
identifies your Internet access), the domain name
and host from which you access the Internet and
computer and connection information such as
browser type and version and operating system. We
may utilize and possibly download software tools
that measure and collect session information
including download errors, visit length to certain
pages, page response times and technical
interaction information regarding scrolling,
clicks and other methods used to browse the site's
pages.
Cookies
Like
many Web sites, we receive and store certain types
of information automatically through the use of
"cookies." Cookies are files that your
Web browser places on your computer's hard drive
that enable us to track your experience on our
site and therefore customize our site for our
customers in order to provide a more enjoyable
shopping experience. You may set your browser to
reject cookies, but this may limit your ability to
take full advantage of some of the features
offered on our site.
2.
Information Collection by 3rd Parties
The
McInnis Group, Inc. may employ third parties to
perform certain business functions on our behalf.
These functions may include but not be limited to
(a) collect information that you provide to us
such as: name, address, phone number, e-mail
address and for orders, shipping and billing
information (e.g., credit card number and
expiration date), and any information you may
volunteer, such as survey information.; (b)
fulfilling orders, including processing credit
card payments and delivering packages; (c)
analyzing data and providing marketing assistance;
and (d) generating and revising customer lists.
None of these third parties may use any personal
information collected for any purpose other than
to carry out their business function on our
behalf.
Some
of our business or advertising partners may place
cookies on the site in order to track orders or
revenue generated or to measure online advertising
effectiveness.
The
McInnis Group, Inc. has purchasing programs in
effect with certain businesses or agencies under
which the employees of these businesses or
agencies can purchase our products by accessing
special sign-on and purchasing features dedicated
to such business or agency on the site. Certain
personal information provided by the employees who
take advantage of these special purchasing
features may be collected or accessed by these
businesses or agencies.
3.
Information Usage
The
information we collect is used to better serve our
customers by making their online visits more
enjoyable. We do so by responding to your
requests, modifying areas that need to be improved
upon, customizing your shopping experience and
communicating with you for marketing purposes
(such as providing you with special offers and
notifying you of new product launches). We also
use the information provided for shipping and
billing purposes, we use non-personal information,
technical data and information collected by third
parties for internal business and marketing
purposes, and to monitor site security.
4.
Information Sharing
The
McInnis Group, Inc. does share customer
information under the limited conditions described
below:
Agents:
The McInnis Group, Inc. shares certain customer
information with its third party business agents
as described in Section 2. The provision of
personally-identifiable information to such third
parties is for our own business purposes, such as
to process your order or to provide services for
us.
Other:
The McInnis Group, Inc. does not share mailing
list information with 3rd parties.
The
McInnis Group, Inc. occasionally sends e-mail
offers to certain customers. If you would prefer
to not be included in our e-mail campaigns, simply
reply to the first email offer with “Remove”
in the subject line.
Notwithstanding
anything else in this policy, we may disclose
personal and other collected information when
required by law or when we deem it necessary to
protect the rights or safety of site users, our
employees or property. This includes exchanging
information with third parties and organizations
in connection with credit risk reduction and fraud
protection. We may also transfer or disclose
personal information in the context of the sale of
some or all of our assets or our purchase of
another party's assets.
5.
Customer Options
As
discussed above, you can always choose not to be
included in mailing lists or in e-mail marketing
campaigns. In addition to these requests, if you
do not wish to be included in online marketing
efforts, wish to have your name removed from a
mailing list or wish to correct or update personal
information we have for you, e-mail us at mail@mcinnisgroup.com
with your full name in the subject line. If you
prefer, you can send us a letter at the following
address: The McInnis Group, Inc., 2131 North
Collins #433 Arlington, Texas 76011. We will
process your request promptly, but please note
that you may receive additional contacts before
your request takes effect. We regret any
inconvenience this may cause.
6.
Security Procedures in Place to Protect
Information
You
are an important customer at The McInnis Group,
Inc. and your online ordering is highly valued.
If
you have any questions or concerns about security
on The McInnis Group, Inc. site, please feel free
to send an e-mail to: mail@mcinnisgroup.com
7.
Information Correction and Access by Customers
If
you wish to change or modify information
previously provided, or something isn't right,
simply e-mail us at: mail@mcinnisgroup.com
and we'll do our best to make it right.
8.
Children's Privacy
The
McInnis Group, Inc. does not knowingly collect
information from children under the age of 13 and
The McInnis Group, Inc. does not target its
website or its products to children. We do not
sell products for purchase by children; this site
is entirely aimed at adults.
9.
General
Links
We
may provide links to third party web sites on The
McInnis Group site. We are not responsible for the
content or information collection practices of
those pages. Likewise, The McInnis Group, Inc.
cannot be responsible for policies relating to
privacy on any of such linked web sites. We
strongly advise you to review the policies at any
web site you visit.
Notification
of Changes
If
we decide to change our privacy policy, we will
post those changes to this privacy statement, and
any other places we deem appropriate. We may
notify our customers as appropriate via e-mail
and/or by posting a notice on this site for 30
days if at some future time there is a material
change to our information usage practices that
affect your personally identifiable information,
but you should check this privacy policy
frequently for changes.
10.
Contact Information
If
you have any questions about this privacy
statement, the practices of this site, or your
dealings with this site, you may contact us:
By
Mail:
The
McInnis Group, Inc.
c/o Dallas Specialty Gift Company
2131 North Collins #433
Arlington
,
Texas
76011
By
E-mail:
mail@mcinnisgroup.com
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