Privacy Policy
Southwind Jade is wholly owned and operated by Southwind Retreat and Spa, herein after referred to as "Southwind". This policy is applicable to both entities.
Southwind's privacy policy is designed to protect personal information you provide on our website. Your right to privacy is very important to us, and we strive to maintain your confidence and trust.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
Southwind collects personal information when you register and/or purchase items through southwindjade.com, about your transactions and use of our services. We do not purchase any personal data from other companies.
All information you provide is encrypted through secure socket layer (SSL) technology.
Southwind automatically receives and records normal information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, browser settings, and pages requested. Southwind also requires the use of cookies, bits of information your computer receives from our website to help you access pages faster and allow our server to recognize you as you move from page to page. If you choose to configure your browser software to not accept cookies, some sections of our site may not be available to you. Southwind Retreat and Spa only reads cookies specifically written for our site and does not use cookies to track a user's internet usage of other sites, nor for the collection of information unrelated to your visit to our site.
Southwind uses information for the following general purposes:
- To fulfill your requests for products and services;
- To improve our services;
- To contact you regarding your transactions on the web site;
Email addresses
Southwind does not trade, sell, broadcast or share email addresses submitted to through the use of this web site.If you use our E-mail a Friend option to refer someone to a content page on our site, we will collect your friend’s name and email address. This information is used only to email your friend the page you requested, and is not stored or used for any other purpose.
Registration
In order to purchase items on southwindjade.com, you will need to create an account. Once you register and are logged in, you are not anonymous to us. You will receive an email acknowledging your account creation.
Whether or not you opt-in to news and updates from Southwind, there are still certain (very rare) types of email communications you will receive from Southwind. These communications include site-critical announcements and any other communication it is necessary for all account holders to receive.
Ordering
When you place an order on our site, we will ask for the name and location details where you would like to receive your package. This information is used for the purpose of shipping your order. We will have to share your name and address with shipping company or postal service in order to complete the shipment, but the shipping company or postal service are not permitted to use your information for any other purpose.
In order to ensure maximum security regarding your payment Southwind adopts the PayPal payment function. The PayPal online credit card service uses SSL encrypting technology to send and receive credit card number and profile information. This internationally accepted online payment system is convenient, secure and fast.
We will ask for your payment information and billing address. If you do not elect to pay with Paypal, you may contact Southwind directly for off-line (telephone or in-person) purchasing.
Other Sites
To provide users with more information we may provide links to third-party websites. We do not control those websites or necessarily endorse their viewpoints. This privacy policy is applicable solely to southwindjade.com.
Policy Amendments
Because of the fast-changing nature of the internet and associated law, Southwind may amend this policy from time to time without warning.
Comments?
If you have comments on this privacy policy, please contact us
Last updated 27 November 2007
