Brontë Bride Ltd. is committed to protecting user privacy and using our technology in the safest way. We understand that all users of our web site are concerned to know how their data will be used. Users of Brontë Bride don't need to worry about their data being used for any purpose unintended by them, and it will not accidentally fall into the hands of a third party. If you think our policy falls short of your expectations or that we are failing to abide by our policy, you can contact us at the email address listed below, but please understand that if there are one or more points below which you are not happy with, your only recourse is to leave our web site. Except as set out below, we do not share, or sell, or disclose to a third party, any personally identifiable information collected at this site.
By using the Brontë Bride Website, you consent to our practices described in this Privacy Policy. We will post notices of all changes that materially affect the way in which your personally identifiable information may be used or shared in updates to our Privacy Policy. If you continue to use Brontë Bride’s website and services after these notices of changes have been posted to the site, you hereby provide your consent to the changed practices.
1. How We Collect Your Information
The first thing to remember about privacy is that there is only so much information that any website can collect without you answering specific questions. For example, in order to post any content or comments on the Brontë Bride Blog, you must first sign up with a profile. During the registration process you are required to provide certain personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address.
Brontë Bride captures IP addresses, a unique device ID, system and browser type, domain names, the dates and times that you visit the site, referring website addresses, and other such information for system administration, troubleshooting, and to examine overall traffic trends. This information, in aggregate form, is recorded for administrative purposes only. IP addresses are not linked to any personal information. We also use cookies and similar technology (as described below) to collect information for the purpose of customizing the content you receive.
We also may collect information from third party websites like Facebook and Twitter. If you connect to our site via Facebook, Facebook provides us with certain demographic information from your Facebook account to the extent that you elect to make publicly available on Facebook. If you have any questions about Facebook’s Privacy Policy, you can review it here, http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
2. User Content
Any content (comments and reviews) you post on the Brontë Bride website is public. By submitting any comments and reviews, this information may be collected and used by others. User Content may be also used by Brontë Bride as described in our Terms of Service. We are not responsible for any personally identifiable information that you choose to include in such User Content. You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of User Content may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or if other users have copied or stored your User Content.
3. Use of your Personal Information
Any information received is handled through brontebride.com and subsequently all of your information is stored and used through our technology. We collect and use your personal information to operate the Brontë Bride website and deliver the services you have requested. Brontë Bride also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Rocky Mountain Bride and its affiliates. Brontë Bride does not sell, rent or lease its user lists to third parties. Brontë Bride will use any data collected to enforce our Terms of Use, to comply with legal obligations, act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Brontë Bride or the public, and otherwise manage our business. Brontë Bride will only use and share your information as described in this policy.
4. Use of Cookies
Like most websites, Brontë Bride uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a tiny data file which resides on your computer and allows Brontë Bride to recognize you as a user when you return to the Brontë Bride website from the same computer and browser. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Brontë Bride website or services you visit.
5. Third Party Advertisers
Advertisements, promotions and offers from third-party advertisers may be provided to you while you are visiting the Brontë Bride website. We may also use third-party widgets (i.e. Facebook plug-ins). These companies may employ cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web beacons). Any information that these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is completely anonymous. Brontë Bride does not have access to or control of the cookies or action tags that may be placed by the third-party. These widgets have no access to your contact information stored on Brontë Bride unless you choose to share it with them.
6. Third Party Content
Brontë Bride contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content, operation or privacy practices of these other websites. We encourage you to be aware that when you leave our site, you should read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Brontë Bride. Brontë Bride is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites outside www.brontebride.com.
7. Data Security
Brontë Bride follows generally accepted industry standards to protect the personally identifiable information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. We use industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal identifiable information, such as firewalls and data backups where appropriate. We also protect the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
8. Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve your privacy we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.
9. Policy Updates and Contact Information
Brontë Bride will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. Brontë Bride encourages you to periodically review this Policy to be informed of how Brontë Bride is protecting your information.
Our policy is both specific and strict. It complies with the Canada law [and with the laws of all jurisdictions of which we are aware]. If you think our policy falls short of your expectations or that we are failing to abide by our policy, please let us know by contacting us at hello@brontebride.com.
