Privacy Policy
This privacy statement describes how MDS collects and uses the personal information
you provide on our Web site: www.mikesliquorsmd.com. It also describes the choices
available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can
access and update this information.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
We collect the following personal information from you.
- Contact Information such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number
- Preferences Information such as product wish lists, order history, marketing preferences
As is true of most Web sites, we automatically gather information about your computer
such as your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and operating system.
We use this information to Fulfill your order
- Send you an order confirmation
- Assess the needs of your business to determine suitable products
- Send you requested product or service information
- Respond to customer service requests
- Send you a newsletter
- Send you marketing communications
- Respond to your questions and concerns
- Improve our Web site and marketing efforts
- Conduct research and analysis
- Display content based upon your interests
Choice/Opt-Out
You may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following
the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails or you can contact us at MikesLiquors@yahoo.com
We enable you to create a profile, and share information such as messages, photos,
and videos with others. Please note that we cannot control the actions of others
with whom you may choose to share your pages and information.
Information Obtained from Third Parties
We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that
are described in this privacy statement. We do not sell your personal information
to third parties.
We may provide your personal information to companies that provide services to help
us with our business activities such as shipping your order or offering customer
service. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as
necessary to provide these services to us.
Information Obtained from Third Parties
- as required by law such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process
- when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights,
protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a
government request
- if Mike's Liquors is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion
of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Web
site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as
any choices you may have regarding your personal information
- to any other third party with your prior consent to do so.
Pay Pal
If you choose to use PayPal to finalize and pay for your order, you will provide
your credit card number, directly to PayPal. PayPal's privacy policy will apply
to the information you provide on the PayPal Web site.
Third Party E-Commerce Solutions Provider
Our shopping cart is hosted by our e-commerce solutions provider. They host our
ordering system, and collect your billing information directly from you for the
purpose of processing your order. This company does not use this information for
any other purpose.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, for example, to keep track of your preferences and profile information.
Cookies are also used to collect general usage and volume statistical information
that does not include personal information.
We use another company to place cookies on your computer to collect non-personally
identifiable information to compile aggregated statistics for us about visitors
to our site.
Advertising
We partner with a third party ad network to either display advertising on our Web
site or to manage our advertising on other sites. Our ad network partner uses cookies
and Web beacons to collect non-personally identifiable information about your activities
on this and other Web sites to provide you targeted advertising based upon your
interests. If you wish to not have this information used to serve you targeted ads,
you may opt-out Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising.
You will continue to receive generic ads.
Web beacons
Our Web pages contain electronic images known as Web beacons (sometimes called single-pixel
gifs) and are used along with cookies to compile aggregated statistics to analyze
how our site is used and may be used in some of our emails to let us know which
emails and links have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness
of our customer communications and marketing campaigns.
Our Web pages may also contain electronic images known as Web beacons (sometimes
called single-pixel gifs) that are set by our third party partners. Web beacons
are used along with cookies enabling our partners to compile aggregated statistics
to analyze how our site is used.
We use a third party to gather information about how you and others use our Web
site. For example, we will know how many users access a specific page and which
links they clicked on. We use this aggregated information to understand and optimize
how our site is used.
Links to Other Web Sites
Our Site includes links to other Web sites whose privacy practices may differ from
those of Mike's Liquors. If you submit personal information to any of those sites,
your information is governed by their privacy statements. We encourage you to carefully
read the privacy statement of any Web site you visit.
Security
When we collect personal information directly from you, we follow generally accepted
industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during
transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet,
or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore we cannot guarantee
its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on our Web site.
In order to make a purchase from us, you must use our shopping cart provider to
finalize and pay for your order. Its privacy statement and security practices will
also apply to your information. We encourage you to read that privacy statement
before providing your information.
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed
to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no
longer use your information to provide. We will retain and use your information
as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce
our agreements.
Additional Policy Information
Our Web site includes Widgets, which are interactive mini-programs that run on our
site to provide specific services from another company (e.g. displaying the news,
opinions, music, etc). Personal information, such as your email address, may be
collected through the Widget. Cookies may also be set by the Widget to enable it
to function properly. Information collected by this Widget is governed by the privacy
policy of the company that created it.
Our Web site offers publicly accessible blogs or community forums. You should be
aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and
used by others who access them.
Correcting and Updating Your Personal Information
To review and update your personal information to ensure it is accurate.
Notification of Privacy Statement Changes
We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes to our information practices.
If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail
address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to
the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page
for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Contact Information
You can contact us about this privacy statement by writing or email us at the address below:
MIKE'S LIQUORS