PRIVACY POLICY
Simply Chic is committed to respecting the privacy rights of our customers and all visitors to our web site. We take this matter very seriously, and have instituted many policies and procedures to insure that none of your privacy rights as stated herein are ever violated. The following outlines Simply Chic's privacy policy and details the measures we have taken to safeguard and protect your privacy, while providing you with a unique and rewarding online shopping experience. By visiting Simply Chic, you are agreeing to the policies detailed below.
What if I communicate with Simply Chic electronically?
When you send an email to Simply Chic or visit the web site, you are communicating with us electronically. When you send an email to Simply Chic, you consent to receive communications from us electronically in response. Please note that this does not constitute opting in to our email or direct mail lists. Simply Chic may communicate with you by email, by updating or posting notices on the web site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosure and other communications that Simply Chic provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. All communications with Simply Chic become the property of Simply Chic.
What information does Simply Chic collect?
In order to serve you better, Simply Chic collects and stores your
personal information when you: (i) create an account on Simply Chic; (ii)
sign up to be notified of special deals like discounts and exclusive offers;
or (iii) enter a contest or promotion on our site. An account is created
when you do one of following things: make a purchase on Simply Chic, or
register for an account on Simply Chic, or enter certain Simply Chic
sweepstakes. When creating an account, we ask you for your first and last
name, your e-mail address, a password, and perhaps some other similar
information. If you are making a purchase, we will additionally ask you for
your billing address, shipping address, and credit card information.
Our system also may gather information about the areas you visit on our site
as well as the IP address you use to connect to our site. We may use this
data internally only for 2 reasons: 1) to personalize your experience on
shopsimplychic.com and the marketing materials you receive from Simply Chic
or its partners and 2) to prevent fraud on your account. We would not share
any of this data on an individual basis (we may share it in an aggregate
form without personal identifiers) with any outside company other than
perhaps consultants or service providers of Simply Chic who were assisting
Simply Chic in serving you better. Of course, to the extent that we would
ever share any of that information with a consultant or service provider, we
would only do so if that party agreed to protect your private information by
adopting a privacy policy at least as stringent as our own. We do use
navigational information both in the aggregate and on an individual basis to
understand how our visitors use Simply Chic so that we can make our site
better. We do not keep track of where you go on the World Wide Web.
What does Simply Chic do with this personal information?
Your information is used to process your orders and personalize your
shopping experience on Simply Chic, for internal purposes and to comply with
any legal requirements. By storing your personal information on a secure
server, Simply Chic is able to shorten your checkout process and allow you
to check your order status online.
At Simply Chic, we also review what kinds of products appeal most to our
customers as a group. This statistical information helps us improve our
offering in the same way that other companies change their catalog based on
what sells best. We may also use information about the kinds of products you
buy from Simply Chic to make other marketing offers to you. Of course, you
always have the option to opt-out from receiving such offers (for
instructions on how to opt-out, please see below). To the extent that you
use electronic wallet technology provided by a portal, such as AOL's Quick
Checkout feature or MSN's .NET Passport technology, or another service
provider, we may share some of your purchase information with that portal or
service provider to assist that portal in serving you better. However, rest
assured that we would only share that information with the same portal you
are using and then only to the extent that such portal agreed to protect
your private information by adopting a privacy policy at least as stringent
as our own.
Does Simply Chic share any information it collects with outside parties?
We may use your purchase information about the products you buy from Simply Chic to make other marketing offers to you. Of course, you always have the option to opt-out from receiving such offers (for instructions on how to opt-out, please see below). We may share this information with consultants or service providers to help Simply Chic serve you better. Of course, to the extent that we would ever share any of that information with a consultant or service provider, we would only do so if that party agreed to protect your private information by adopting a privacy policy at least as stringent as our own.
How does Simply Chic safeguard my personal information?
Simply Chic has implemented a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of employees who have special access rights. When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive/credit information supplied by you is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, which encrypts the data while being transmitted. We do not store any credit card information in our database.
Does Simply Chic provide a way to update or remove personal information?
Simply Chic provides a my account feature on our website which allows you to modify and/or remove most of your personal information. This page can be accessed by clicking the 'my account' link at the top of every page on the site. Rest assured that all of your information within 'my account' is secure and accessible only by you or limited Simply Chic personnel.
How does Simply Chic use my e-mail address?
Your e-mail address is used to create and identify your account on Simply
Chic. Your e-mail address is also used by Simply Chic to correspond with you
about any orders that you may place or to notify you with the results of any
contests you may have entered. We may also use your e-mail address to notify
you about important functionality changes to the Web site, new Simply Chic
services and special offers and promotions we think you'll find valuable. If
you would rather not receive this information, or would like to opt-out of
receiving e-mail of this kind, simply click on the "Unsubscribe" link that
appears at the bottom of any email and follow the simple instructions to
have your email address removed from the list of customers who receive
notices of new functionality, services, special offers and promotions.
Alternately, if you have created an account with Simply Chic, you can also
remove your email address from our list of addresses that receive
information about new products, service, sales and promotions by clicking on
the "my account" button that appears on most every page of our Web site,
logging into your account, clicking on the "edit preferences" button, and
making the appropriate change.
Does Simply Chic use "cookies"?
Yes. Cookies are required in order for the shopping cart to function. A
cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web site that is saved on
your hard disk by your computer's browser. The cookie holds information
required to remember your cart contents and to gather web site statistical
data, such as which pages are visited, the internet provider's domain name
and country that our visitors come from (e.g. "aol.com" or "msn.com") and
the addresses of the sites visited immediately before coming to and
immediately after leaving Shopsimplychic.com. However, none of this
information is associated with you as an individual. It is measured
anonymously and only in the aggregate. The information in the cookies lets
us trace your "clickstream" activity (i.e., the paths take by visitors to
our site as they move from page to page). Cookies do not capture your
individual email address or any private information about you.
Simply Chic may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our
web site as well as third party companies to provide tracking and analysis
of information and data collected from visitors to our web site. These
companies may employ cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel
gifs or web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information
that these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is completely
anonymous and Simply Chic reserves the right to provide that information and
data to these third parties.
How can you remove your name from our direct mail or email list?
To have your email address removed from our list of addresses that
receive information about new products, service, sales and promotions,
simply click on the "Unsubscribe" link that appears at the bottom of any
email and follow the simple instructions. Alternately, if you have created
an account with Simply Chic, you can also remove your email address from our
list of addresses that receive information about new products, service,
sales and promotions by clicking on the "my account" button that appears on
most every page of our Web site, logging into your account, clicking on the
"edit preferences" button, and making the appropriate change.
How to Unsubscribe from Simply Chic's Direct Mail (Physical Mail) Program:
- Forward an email including your full name, physical mailing address and zip code
- Include 'OPTOUT' as the subject line
- Send email to
To have your name and address removed from our list of addresses that may
receive information and/or special offers from companies other than Simply
Chic that we think might interest you, simply send an email to
and type 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the Subject of the message.
PLEASE NOTE: It can take up to 3 business days to process this request so
you may get another email from us. Thank you in advance for your
understanding.
Your consent
You acknowledge that this privacy policy is part of the terms of service and you agree that using this site signifies your assent to Simply Chic's privacy policy. Simply Chic reserves the right to change the terms of service, including this privacy policy, at any time, without advanced notice. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
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