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Safety
and Privacy on HappyBuyChina
HappyBuyChina.com is a
community built on trust. Right from the beginning we recognized
that trust and safety are fundamental components of e-commerce, as
they are for all areas of business.
We are committed to helping make your trading experience safe,
honest and fair. The security of your personal information is very
important to us. We never sell or rent your personal information to
any third parties under any circumstances. We value your trust very
highly, and will work to protect the security and privacy of any
personal information you provide to us and will only use it as we
have described in our Privacy Policy.
We want you to feel completely secure when ordering from
HappyBuyChina. We use a technology called Secure Sockets Layer (SSL),
which encrypts (or encodes) sensitive information before it is sent
over the Internet.
Privacy Policy on HappyBuyChina
What personal information do
we collect?
As set forth in more detail below, HappyBuyChina ("HappyBuyChina"
or "We") collects personal information that you provide when using
the HappyBuyChina web site ("Site"). This information includes
your first and last name, email address and a password when you
create your HappyBuyChina account. You can browse this Site
without creating an account, but you will need to create an account
when you purchase something and in order to take advantage of
certain features, such as "Save for Later," "Address Book" and the
other HappyBuyChina services. We may ask you to confirm your
personal information when you contact our Customer Service
department. This will allow us to protect your confidentiality by
verifying your identity.
HappyBuyChina does not intentionally collect personal information
about children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 18
but at least 13 years of age you may use this Site only under the
supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by
the HappyBuyChina Terms of Use. Children under the age of 13 may
not use this Site and parents or legal guardians may not agree to
the HappyBuyChina Terms of Use on their behalf. If you do not
agree to (or cannot comply with) any of the HappyBuyChina Terms
of Use, do not use this Site.
Purchase Information
When you make a purchase from HappyBuyChina, we collect your name
and payment method information. We collect this information in order
to bill you for your purchase. We also collect information that
allows us to ship your order. This includes the name, address, and
phone number of the intended recipient(s).
When you create an account at HappyBuyChina, you can choose to
save your billing information in "My Account." You can also save one
or more shipping addresses in your HappyBuyChina Address Book.
You may change or delete this saved information anytime. Simply go
to My Account. Log in with your ID and password, then edit or delete
whatever personal information you wish.
Services Account Information
We collect personal information from users who wish to use any of
the HappyBuyChina services, including but not limited to,
HappyBuyChina's Transaction Platform. In order to use these
services you must provide your email address and password or create
an account at HappyBuyChina.
Cookies and Other Computer Information
When you visit HappyBuyChina, you will be assigned a permanent
"cookie" (a small text file) to be stored on your computer's hard
drive. The purpose of the cookie is to identify you when you visit
this Site so we can enhance and customize your online purchase
experience.
You can choose to browse on HappyBuyChina without cookies, but
without these identifier files you will not be able to complete a
purchase or take advantage of certain features of this Site. These
features include storing your shopping cart for later use and, in
the future, providing a more personalized shopping experience. Each
browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to
learn how to change your cookie preferences.
We also collect certain technical information from your computer
each time you request a page during a visit to HappyBuyChina.
This information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address,
your computer's operating system, browser type and the address of a
referring web site, if any. We collect this information to enhance
the quality of your experience during your visit to this Site and
will not sell or rent this information to any third parties.
We also contract with third parties to provide us with data
collection and reporting services regarding our customers'
activities on this Site and to track and measure performance of our
marketing efforts. These third parties may use cookies and may
receive anonymous information about your browsing and buying
activity on this Site. None of your personally identifiable
information (such as your name, address, email address, etc.) will
be received by or shared with these third parties.
Contacting HappyBuyChina
We will use your email address or
phone call to respond to your questions, suggestions, and/or
requests for assistance in using this Site.
Other times we may collect personal information
From time to time,
HappyBuyChina may conduct surveys and contests via this Site,
email, other media. If you choose to participate, we may request
your name, email address, mailing address and other personal
information. We will never sell or rent such information to any
third parties.
How we use your personal information?
Information we collect on
HappyBuyChina may be used to enhance your shopping experience in
the following ways:
Deliver merchandise and services that you purchase online
Register you as a member of HappyBuyChina
Prevent fraud and bill you for your purchases
Confirm your orders
Respond to your customer-service inquiries or requests
Communicate great values and featured items to you
Find and stock the products you want
Customize your purchase experience
When and with whom can we share your personal information?
We never sell or rent your
personal information to any third parties under any circumstances.
We will share personal customer information only with our agents,
representatives, service providers, and contractors for limited
purposes, including fulfilling customer orders; offering certain
products and services in connection with this Site; communicating to
customers; providing customer service; storing, sharing and
retrieving customers' photo images in our Photo Center; enhancing
and improving clients' purchase experience; enabling access to our
partners' web sites; providing a personalized purchase experience;
preventing fraud and completing payment method processing.
Aside from the purposes described above, we will never share your
personal information with any other third parties unless we have
your express permission or under special circumstances, such as when
we believe in good faith that the disclosure is required to prevent
harm or injury (such as product recalls, fraud, claims or other
liability) or to comply with valid legal processes (subpoenas,
warrants) or as required by law. We may share aggregated demographic
and statistical information with our partners. This is not linked to
any personal information that can identify any individual person.
How can you control the use of your personal information?
You can modify or delete your
personal information anytime. Simply go to My Account. Log in with
your ID and password, then edit or delete whatever personal
information you wish. Do not share your HappyBuyChina password
with anyone. Other than on this Site, HappyBuyChina will never
ask you for your password.
How can we protect the security of your personal information?
Your personal information is
protected by the password you created when you created an account at
HappyBuyChina (or another password you chose after changing a
previous password). Please keep this password confidential. No
Customer Service Associate or any other representative of
HappyBuyChina will ever ask you for your password. The
confidentiality of your password is yours to protect. You may change
it anytime by going to My Account. Log in with your email address
and password, then click "Change Name, Email & Password" and enter a
new password.
More about your privacy
We realize that making purchases
at HappyBuyChina, or any other web site, requires trust on your
part. We value your trust very highly, and pledge to you, our
clients, which we will work to protect the security and privacy of
any personal information you provide to us and that your personal
information will only be used as set forth in this Policy. This
includes your name, address, phone number, email address or checking
account information, in addition to any other personal information
that can be linked to you, personally.
We believe that you have a right to know, before purchase at
HappyBuyChina or at any other time, exactly what information we
might collect from you, why we collect it and how we use it.
We do not and will not sell or rent your personal information to
anyone. You have the right to control your personal information as
you see fit.
If you have an account at HappyBuyChina and you want to change,
modify or delete any of your personal information, you can do so
anytime by going to My Account. Log in with your ID and password,
then edit or delete whatever personal information you wish.
HappyBuyChina may provide links to certain third party web sites.
This Privacy Policy applies only to activities conducted and
personal information collected on this HappyBuyChina web site.
Other web sites may have their own policies regarding privacy and
security.
HappyBuyChina will obtain your consent before allowing the
download of any software from the HappyBuyChina Site, and
HappyBuyChina will not automatically download any software to
your computer system. Once you consent to the initial download of
any software, you may receive automatic updates or patches
pertaining to such software. You understand and agree that any
material, including but not limited to downloaded software, required
or automated updates, modifications, reinstallations, or software
otherwise obtained through the use of the HappyBuyChina web Site
is done at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely
responsible for any damages to your computer system or loss of data
that may result from any such material. |
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