Here at Creative Designs by Fern, we believe in being open about everything we do. This privacy policy has been written so you can rest assured that your information will be safe with us. “Personally Identifiable Information” as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our website?

When ordering or registering on our site, you will be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other details to help you with your experience.

When do we collect information?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order or fill out a form.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, or respond to a survey or marketing communication in the following ways:

• To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
  
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
• To quickly process your transactions.
• To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.
• To follow up with them after correspondence (email or phone inquiries)

How do we protect your information? 

Our website is routinely scanned for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a the owner who is required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via (SSL) technology. To provide the most secure experience ever, your credit card information is NOT stored on our website. Credit card information is ONLY stored on our website if you set up a customer account on creativedesignsbyfern.com. You will then be prompted to enter all your personal information for ease of purchasing in the future.

Do we use 'cookies'?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

We use cookies to:

• Help remember and process the items in the shopping cart.
• Understand and save user's preferences for future visits.
• Keep track of advertisements.
• Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
• You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information.

Google

Google's Advertising Principles are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. Those principles can be found here. 

We also may use Google AdSense Advertising on our website.

Fair Information Practices

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify you via email within 7 business days

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