The Simple Stores: About Us

Privacy is important to us and to you. We have created this notice to inform you of our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.

What we collect: Our servers passively collect Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP address is the numeric address of a computer connected to the Internet; also called an Internet address.
How we use it: We use IP addresses to collect and analyze broad demographic data, identify a user’s shopping cart, maintain the server, and administer the site. IP addresses are not paired with personally identifiable information.
Do we share it: We do not share or distribute IP addresses to third parties.

What we collect: Cookies are small alphanumeric strings of information exchanged between our server and your web browser.
How we use it: The Simple Stores Inc. uses cookies to customize certain website content and to personalize your shopping experience. Additionally, we use cookies to maintain proper functionality and usability of our shopping cart. Please be aware that if you disable cookies, our shopping cart will not function properly, and we will not be able to process your order over the internet. Our cookies do not store sensitive personal information or financial information.
Do we share it: Cookies are not shared with any third parties.

What we collect: To place an order on our website, you must first register. As part of our registration process, we collect your Name, Address, E-mail, Phone Number, Username and Password.
How we use it: We use this information for order confirmation, order updates, shipping updates, billing, identifying you within our system, and contacting you if we have any questions about your order.
Do we share it: In order to process your order properly, your name and address may be shared with third parties that assist the Store in order fulfillment and package delivery. With your consent, we may also use this information to send you promotions for new items or services and other special offers from us or our partners.

What we collect: To complete an order, you must provide financial information that may include your credit card number, expiration date and/or any other financial information that may be necessary to process your order. Once your order is processed, for added security, your credit card information will NOT be stored in our database or on our website.
How we use it: In order to process your credit card information properly, The Simple Stores, Inc. must transmit this information along with other personal information to the merchant bank for authorization and approval. This information is ONLY used for billing and processing your order. Once your order is processed, for added security, your credit card information will NOT be stored in our database or on our website.
Do we share it: With the exception of the merchant bank used to authorize and approve your order, we NEVER share financial information.

What we collect: From time to time, we may collect optional, non-personally identifiable, demographic information.
How we use it: We use this information to help us further specialize and to modify our website to create a more enhanced user experience.
Do we share it: This information may be shared with third parties and partners of the Store.

Privacy of children is of utmost important to us and to you. It is not our intention to attract users under the age of 13. If we have knowledge that a customer is under 13, we will delete any information entered and will honor any request to delete any stored information pertaining to that child. If a customer is under 18, (s)he may shop at our store with the approval and supervision of a parent or guardian. Please note that we reserve the right to cancel any orders, delete and revise content, and refuse service at our sole discretion.
You may opt out of receiving our promotional newsletters by logging into your account and clicking "No" underneath "Receive sales and promotional emails" or by calling us at (!Topic Name="PhoneNumber"!) or by e-mailing customer service with “Unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Please note that we reserve the right to disclose personally identifiable information when we are required by law or in order to comply with a legal request served on our Store. To protect, secure, and prevent unauthorized access of the information we collect online, we have implemented electronic and physical safeguards as well as appropriate administrative procedures. Additionally, sensitive information inputted into our site is encrypted and is protected during transmission with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software. Finally, for added security, your credit card information will NOT be stored in our database or on our website. If you believe that someone has improperly used your personally identifiable information or has made purchases that you did not authorize, please contact us immediately.