Hot Toads! Privacy Policy
At Hot Toads! we are parents and consumers too. We worry about our privacy and we expect that you do too. Privacy is very important to all of us. This Policy explains how Hot Toads! collects, uses, and discloses the personal information you may provide while using our website, engage in our contests or promotions, and communicate with us in general. It is always your choice whether or not to provide personal information. Any personal information you provide will be treated with care, subject to this Policy, and will not be used or disclosed in ways to which you have not consented.
By using Hot Toads!, you signify your consent to allow Hot Toads! to collect, use, and disclose your personal information under the terms and conditions of this policy.
Generic Information – During your visit to Hot Toads!, we may collect certain non-identifiable information, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer, the IP address of your ISP, the date and time you visit our Web Site, the Internet address of the web site you just came from, the sections of our Web Site you visit, read, view and download. This non-identifiable information is used to help us keep our web site relevant and easy to use. Occasionally, Hot Toads! may also use non-identifiable information to initiate interactive, real-time discussions with users. This generic information may be disclosed to others and permanently archived for future use.
Tracking Information – Hot Toads! may use generic information to create aggregate tracking information reports and provide those reports to advertisers and others. None of the tracking information in the reports can be connected to the identities or other personal information of individual users.
Cookies - Cookies are a technology that puts a small amount of information on your computer to permit us to recognize you the next time you visit. Cookies enhance the convenience and use of Hot Toads!. This allows us to offer you personalized web page content, and to make your visit as helpful and informative as possible. You may choose to decline cookies if your browser permits, however, you may not be able to access all of the features available at Hot Toads! or engage in transactions through our Web Site.
Credit Card Information - We do not store your credit card information. We have designed our systems so that only our bank's authorized payment provider stores your credit card information. This transaction is handled using the highest level of protection available. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL 128-bit) encryption and is automatically updated with the latest security advancements. Hot Toads! Shopping Cart Certificate is issued by GeoTrust - Equifax Secure Certificate Authority
Website Certificate - When you enter into your Shopping Cart with the toys you have selected for purchase, your personal information is protected by our Website Certificate issued by GeoTrust - Equifax Secure Certificate Authority. You can verify our Shopping Cart is secure by entering the Shopping Cart and observing the "Padlock" graphic in your browser address bar, or bottom right hand corner depending on the browser software you use. You can also verify the certificate is active by "Right Clicking" on the Shopping Cart page, Click on "Properties" and you will see the button labelled "Certificates".
Password Protected Accounts - When you decide to register an account in order to take advantage of the Wish List, Gift Registry, Address Book, your account information is secured and maintained by you. If you forget your password, this information is only released to your specific email address recorded in your account profile. It is not given out in any other situation without identity verification provided by you.
Personal Information - During your use of our Hot Toads!, you may be asked to voluntarily provide certain personal information (such as your name, email address, postal address, telephone number, and age) for purposes such as facilitating communications with you, applying for access to certain special events or features, or completing transactions. It is always your choice whether or not to provide personal information.
Use of Personal Information – Hot Toads! may use your personal information to correspond with you, to process transactions and payments, and to facilitate and enhance your visit to your web site. Hot Toads! may develop a confidential customer profile for you, which will be used to provide the very best service to you. Hot Toads! does not sell, rent, exchange or disclose your personal information.
Email from Hot Toads! - We may send to you email or other communications containing information about our company and other matters that we believe will be of interest to you. At any time you may discontinue our emails by notifying us by return email.
Children's Online Policy – Yes we sell toys. We expect and hope that children will visit our site. However, consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, we will not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 years. Our intention is to have purchases made by adults. If you make a purchase on Hot Toads!, you are representing that you are an adult. If you are a child under the age of 13 years, you must ask your parent or guardian to assist you in using Hot Toads!.
Disclosure of Personal Information – Under the following circumstances Hot Toads! may disclose your personal information:
Service Providers - In order to process transactions, Hot Toads! must disclose some of your personal information to certain service providers, such as your credit card issuer, a third party credit verification company, the product handler, and the delivery service. Before personal information is disclosed, the service provider will agree with Hot Toads! to protect the privacy of your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Policy.
Disclosure to Affiliates – Hot Toads! may provide limited personal information to its affiliates. Since these affiliates are under the Hot Toads! corporate umbrella, they would be subject to this very same policy.
Legal Disclosure – Hot Toads! may disclose your personal information to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information or where Hot Toads! has reasonable grounds to believe the information could be useful in the investigation of unlawful activity, or to comply with a subpoena or warrant or an order made by a court, person or body with jurisdiction to compel the production of information, or to comply with court rules regarding the production of records and information, or to Hot Toads! legal counsel.
Viewing Your Personal Information - You will be given reasonable access to your personal information, and will be entitled to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and to have it amended as appropriate. Feel free to help us maintain the accuracy of your information by mail, email or telephone.
Contests and Promotions - If contests or promotions are made available through Hot Toads! either by us or by a third party, the applicable contest or promotion rules may include rules regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. Those specific rules will govern any personal information collected in connection with the contest or promotion.
Referrals - If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our Hot Toads!, we ask them for the friend's email address. We will send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit Hot Toads!. We do not store this information and only use it for sending a one-time email (and by the way – thank you for the referral!).
Other Web Sites – Hot Toads! may contain links to other web sites or Internet resources. Hot Toads! has no responsibility for, liability for, or control over those web sites.
Policy Changes - This Policy may be changed from time to time to accommodate changing technology, and legal developments. As concerned parents and consumers, we assure you that any changes will be made with the greatest care possible. New versions of this policy will be posted here, and any collection, use and disclosure of your personal information will be governed by the version of this Policy in effect at that time.
Accordingly, when you use our Web Site you should check the date of this Policy and review any changes since the last version.
This policy is effective March 1, 2007.