1. RpMerleon respects your privacy!
RpMerleon is a small family business and we think of you, our customers as family also. By creating an account with us during your first purchase, which does include the use of cookies, allows for your subsequent visits to be far more pleasant, with you not having to re-enter your payment information each time you want to make a purchase. Also, you will have instant access to your past and recently made purchases. RpMerleon believes in privacy and strives to guard yours.
2. RpMerleon respects your friends' privacy!
Our web site employs a tell a friend feature which allows you to let others know of some particular products that you like as you shop with us, and sends your friends an e-mail about the merchandise. We do not in any way capture these addresses, so you can be confident that your friends will not receive any unwanted
mailings from us.
3. RpMerleon iShop is secure!
Finally, your personal and credit card information is protected using Secure Socket Layers technology. It protects the exchange of any of your important information from being intercepted for illegal purposes.
Data sent via an SSL connection is protected by encryption, a mechanism that prevents eavesdropping and tampering with any transmitted data. SSL provides businesses and consumers with the confidence that private data sent to a Web site, such as credit card numbers, are kept confidential.
Customers know when they have an SSL session with a website when their browser displays the little gold padlock and the address bar begins with a https rather than http.
Accountability
4. We will be responsible for all personal data collected. All personal data collected will be used and processed fairly and lawfully while in our possession or custody. We ensure all our customers that we would be accountable for our organisation's compliance to our Privacy Policy.
Specifying Purposes
5. Personal data collected, will not be used for a new purpose unless we obtain consent from our customers. We are the sole owner of the personally identifiable information collected on this site. We collect personally identifiable information for the sole purpose of registering a user for our web site
Consent
6. We do not collect sensitive information from our customers. We assure all customers that all personal information collected would be used or disclosed only for the purposes for which it was collected.
Limiting Collection
7. Only the necessary personal data is collected from customers' for business purposes. Both the amount and the type of data collected shall be limited to that which is necessary to fulfill the purposes identified.
Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
8. We will not disclose, share, transfer, sell or rent personally identifiable information to any 3rd party. We do not send unsolicited marketing email to our customers unless you chose this option when you created your account with us. Customers will occasionally receive email on special promotions we hold. Out of respect for the privacy of our users, users may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email.
9. We do not keep personal data for longer than is necessary for those purposes for which they are collected.
10. We have developed guidelines and implemented procedures to govern the destruction of personal data that are no longer required to fulfill the identified purposes.
11. We do not use "web-bugs" or any other tracking technologies to collect information from users of our web site.
12. We would not display or make publicly available, whether through online directories, customer lists or otherwise, the personally identifiable information collected.
Accuracy
13. We ensure our customers that all personal information collected is accurate and kept up to date. We do not maintain duplicate copies of personal information in different systems.
Safeguards
14. We ensure our customers that appropriate security safeguards are in place to protect personal data against unauthorised access, misuse, disclosure, copying, use, alteration, accidental loss or theft, destruction or damage.
15. Only authorised personals have access to our systems. Consultants, contractors or other temporary employees do not have access to the data.
Openness
16. Our data protection policy (Privacy Policy) is displayed on the web site and the policy is set out in the same language medium as the web site. We encourage all our customers to read our Privacy Policy to understand the our objectives of collecting their personal data.
Individual Access and Correction
17. We allow our customers the right to access their personal information. Customers can access their personal information by using their respective username and password to gain access to their personal information.
18. If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update or remove your personal data at the member information page or by emailing our Customer Support.
19. We will respond to our customer's request within a reasonable time and we charge a reasonable fee for providing the information or data requested for.
Challenging Compliance
20. Our mechanisms and processes are in place to receive and address complaints or inquiries about our policies and procedures relating to the handling of personal data. Appropriate measures will be taken to amend policies and procedures if a complaint is found to be justified.
Links
21. This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by this website.
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