Privacy Notice
1. Introduction
(a) Web Site Owner. Himalayan Source is the owner of this web site (“Himalayan Source Web Site"). Himalayan Source can be contacted by mail at 1403 S Third St Ext., Mebane, NC 27302; by phone at 888-576-3525; or by e-mail at [email protected]. This online privacy notice discloses Himalayan Source’s information practices for the Himalayan Source Web Site, including what type of personal identifiable information is requested in order to make a purchase, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.
(b) Anonymous Web Site Visits. In general, you can visit on the Himalayan Source Web Site without disclosing or revealing any personal information.
(c) Web Site Transactions. At times, Himalayan Source will need personal information regarding a customer or a prospect. For example, to process an order or provide a subscription, Himalayan Source may need to know a customer's name, mailing address, e-mail address and credit card details. It is Himalayan Source’s intent to inform you before Himalayan Source collects personal information, such as user's name and/or address on the Internet. If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact with you, Himalayan Source will respect your wishes.
2. Personal Information That May Be Collected
(a) Identifying Information. In order to make a purchase, Himalayan Source will request a user to provide certain personal identifying information, which may include legal name, postal address, e-mail address, screen name, password, telephone number, method of payment, and, if applicable, credit card number. Himalayan Source may request additional information necessary to establish and maintain customer's account.
(b) Service Quality Monitoring. Some Web site transactions may require a customer to telephone Himalayan Source, or Himalayan Source to call the customer. Himalayan Source will not contact you by telephone without your prior consent, except to confirm an order placed online and/or to inform a customer of the status of such order. Customer should be aware that it is Himalayan Source 's practice to monitor, and in some cases record such calls for staff training or quality assurance purposes.
(c) Information from Children. Himalayan Source does not sell products to children and will not collect information from a child under the age of 18.
(d) Lost or Stolen Credit Card Information. If a customer's credit card is lost or stolen, the customer should promptly notify Himalayan Source in order to enable Himalayan Source to cancel the lost or stolen information and to update its records with a changed credit card.
(e) Links to Other Web Sites. A Himalayan Source Web Site may contain links to other web sites. Himalayan Source is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other Web sites.
3. Uses Made of the Information
(a) Limited Uses Identified. Without customer's prior consent, Himalayan Source will not use your personal identifiable information for any purpose other than that for which it is submitted. Himalayan Source uses personal identifiable information to reply to inquiries, handle complaints, provide operational notices and in program record-keeping. Himalayan Source also processes billing and business requests related to Himalayan Source Web Site participation.
(b) Marketing Uses. Unless customer marks an "x" on the opt-out option box herein provided, Himalayan Source reserves the right to provide customer with information about Himalayan Source's Web site, Himalayan Source products and services, and related information in which customer has indicated an interest.
(c) Stored Information Uses. Himalayan Source stores and retains the information provided by customer information entered on the Himalayan Source Web Site.
(d) Online Advertising. Some companies that help Himalayan Source deliver interactive on-line advertising, such as banner ads, may collect and use information about Himalayan Source's customers to help Himalayan Source better understand the types of advertising or promotions that are most appealing to Himalayan Source 's customers. After it is collected the information is aggregated so it is not identifiable to a specific individual. If, however, customer would prefer that these companies not collect such information, please mark an "x" on the opt-out option box herein provided.
4. Disclosure of the Information
(a) Mergers and Acquisitions. Circumstances may arise where for business reasons, Himalayan Source decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize its businesses in the United States or some other country. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal identifying information to prospective or actual purchasers, and/or receiving such information from sellers. It is Himalayan Source 's practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
(b) Agents. Himalayan Source employs or engages other companies and individuals to perform business functions on behalf of Himalayan Source. These persons are provided with personal identifying information required to perform their functions but are prohibited by contract from using the information for other purposes. These persons engage in a variety of functions which include, but are not limited to, fulfilling orders, delivering packages, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer services.
(c) Affiliated Businesses. Himalayan Source works closely with affiliated businesses operating web site stores, providing services or selling products on each other's Web sites. These businesses identify themselves to customers. Customer information related to a transaction with an affiliated business is shared with that affiliated business.
(d) Marketing Analysis by Third Parties. Himalayan Source reserves the right to disclose to third parties personal information about customers for marketing analysis; however, any information disclosed will be in the form of aggregate data that does not describe or identify an individual customer.
(e) Disclosure to Governmental Authorities. Under certain circumstances, personal information may be subject to disclosure pursuant to a judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants or orders.
5. Use of Computer Tracking Technologies
(a) No Tracking of Personal Information. Himalayan Source's Web Site(s) are not set up to track, collect or distribute personal information not entered by visitors. Through web site access logs Himalayan Source does collect clickstream data and HTTP protocol elements, which generate certain kinds of non-identifying site usage data, such as the number of hits and visits to our sites. This information is used for internal purposes by technical support staff for research and development, user analysis and business decision making, all of which provides better services to the public. The statistics garnered, which contain no personal information and cannot be used to gather such information, may also be provided to third parties.
(b) Use of Cookies. Himalayan Source, or its third-party vendors, collects non-identifiable and personal information through the use of various technologies, including "cookies". A cookie is an alphanumeric identifier that a Web site can transfer to customer's hard drive through customer's browser. The cookie is then stored on customer's computer as an anonymous tag that identifies the customer's computer, but not the customer. Cookies may be sent by Himalayan Source or its third party vendors. Customer can set its browser to notify customer before a cookie is received, giving an opportunity to decide whether to accept the cookie. Customer may also set its browser to turn off cookies; however, some Web sites may not then work properly.
(c) Use of Web Beacon Technologies. Himalayan Source may also use Web beacon or other technologies to better tailor its Web site(s) to provide better customer service. If these technologies are in use, when a visitor accesses these pages of the Web site, a non-identifiable notice of that visit is generated which may be processed by Himalayan Source or by its suppliers. Web beacons usually work in conjunction with cookies. If customer does not want cookie information to be associated with customer's visits to these pages, customer can set its browser to turn off cookies; however, Web beacon and other technologies will still detect visits to these pages, but the notices they generate cannot be associated with other non-identifiable cookie information and are disregarded.
(d) Collection of Non-Identifiable Information. Himalayan Source may collect non-identifiable information from user visits to the Himalayan Source Web site(s) in order to provide better customer service. Examples of such collecting include traffic analysis, such as tracking of the domains from which users visit, or tracking numbers of visitors; measuring visitor activity on Himalayan Source Web site(s); Web site and system administration; user analysis; and business decision making. Such information is sometimes known as "clickstream data." Himalayan Source or its contractors may use this data to analyze trends and statistics.
(e) Collection of Personal Information. Himalayan Source collects personal identifying information from customer during a transaction. Himalayan Source may extract some personally identifying information about that transaction in a non-identifiable format and combine it with other non-identifiable information, such as clickstream data. This information is used and analyzed only at an aggregate level (not at an individual level) to help Himalayan Source understand trends and patterns. This information is not reviewed at an individual level.
6. Information Security
(a) Commitment to Online Security. Himalayan Source employs physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard the security and integrity of personal information. Billing and payment data is encrypted whenever transmitted or received online. Personal information is accessible only by staff designated to handle online requests or complaints.
(b) No Liability for Acts of Third Parties. Himalayan Source will exercise all reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of customer personal information. However, transmissions protected by industry standard security technology and implemented by human beings cannot be made absolutely secure. Consequently, Himalayan Source shall not be liable for unauthorized disclosure of personal information due to no fault of Himalayan Source including, but not limited to, errors in transmission and unauthorized acts of Himalayan Source staff and/or third parties.
7. Privacy Policy Changes and Opt-Out Rights
(a) Changes to Privacy Policy. This privacy notice was last updated on Feb. 23, 2021. Himalayan Source reserves the right to update its privacy policy statement at any time.
(b) Opt-Out Right. [Customer and/or prospective customer] has the right at any time to cease permitting personal information to be collected, used or disclosed by Himalayan Source and/or by any third parties with whom Himalayan Source has shared and/or transferred such personal information. Right of cancellation may be exercised by contacting Himalayan Source via e-mail at [email protected], telephone or [certified] postal mail. After processing the cancellation, Himalayan Source will delete customer or prospective customer's personal information from its data base.
8. Access Rights to Data
(a) Information Maintained by Himalayan Source. Upon customer's request, Himalayan Source will provide a reasonable description of customer's personally identifiable information that Himalayan Source maintains in its data bank. Himalayan Source can be contacted by e-mail at [email protected].
(b) Corrections and Changes to Personal Information. Help Himalayan Source to keep customer personal information accurate. If customer's personal information changes, or if customer notes an error upon review of customer information that Himalayan Source has on file, please promptly e-mail Himalayan Source at [email protected] and provide the new or correct information.
9. Accountability
(a) Questions, Problems and Complaints. If you have a question about this policy statement, or a complaint about Himalayan Source’s compliance with this privacy policy, you may contact Himalayan Source by e-mail [email protected]. If Himalayan Source is unable to resolve your complaint to your reasonable satisfaction or if customer does not receive acknowledgment of an inquiry, customer may elect to proceed by contacting [provide name of third-party privacy service organization and information on how to contact the organization].
(b) Terms of Use. If customer chooses to enter into a purchase order or to subscribe to Himalayan Source's services, customer's action is hereby deemed acceptance of Himalayan Source practices described in this policy statement. Any dispute over privacy between customer and Himalayan Source is subject to the provisions of this notice and to Himalayan Source's Terms of Use Agreement, which is hereby incorporated herein, and which can be read at www.HimalayanSource.com.
(a) Web Site Owner. Himalayan Source is the owner of this web site (“Himalayan Source Web Site"). Himalayan Source can be contacted by mail at 1403 S Third St Ext., Mebane, NC 27302; by phone at 888-576-3525; or by e-mail at [email protected]. This online privacy notice discloses Himalayan Source’s information practices for the Himalayan Source Web Site, including what type of personal identifiable information is requested in order to make a purchase, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.
(b) Anonymous Web Site Visits. In general, you can visit on the Himalayan Source Web Site without disclosing or revealing any personal information.
(c) Web Site Transactions. At times, Himalayan Source will need personal information regarding a customer or a prospect. For example, to process an order or provide a subscription, Himalayan Source may need to know a customer's name, mailing address, e-mail address and credit card details. It is Himalayan Source’s intent to inform you before Himalayan Source collects personal information, such as user's name and/or address on the Internet. If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact with you, Himalayan Source will respect your wishes.
2. Personal Information That May Be Collected
(a) Identifying Information. In order to make a purchase, Himalayan Source will request a user to provide certain personal identifying information, which may include legal name, postal address, e-mail address, screen name, password, telephone number, method of payment, and, if applicable, credit card number. Himalayan Source may request additional information necessary to establish and maintain customer's account.
(b) Service Quality Monitoring. Some Web site transactions may require a customer to telephone Himalayan Source, or Himalayan Source to call the customer. Himalayan Source will not contact you by telephone without your prior consent, except to confirm an order placed online and/or to inform a customer of the status of such order. Customer should be aware that it is Himalayan Source 's practice to monitor, and in some cases record such calls for staff training or quality assurance purposes.
(c) Information from Children. Himalayan Source does not sell products to children and will not collect information from a child under the age of 18.
(d) Lost or Stolen Credit Card Information. If a customer's credit card is lost or stolen, the customer should promptly notify Himalayan Source in order to enable Himalayan Source to cancel the lost or stolen information and to update its records with a changed credit card.
(e) Links to Other Web Sites. A Himalayan Source Web Site may contain links to other web sites. Himalayan Source is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other Web sites.
3. Uses Made of the Information
(a) Limited Uses Identified. Without customer's prior consent, Himalayan Source will not use your personal identifiable information for any purpose other than that for which it is submitted. Himalayan Source uses personal identifiable information to reply to inquiries, handle complaints, provide operational notices and in program record-keeping. Himalayan Source also processes billing and business requests related to Himalayan Source Web Site participation.
(b) Marketing Uses. Unless customer marks an "x" on the opt-out option box herein provided, Himalayan Source reserves the right to provide customer with information about Himalayan Source's Web site, Himalayan Source products and services, and related information in which customer has indicated an interest.
(c) Stored Information Uses. Himalayan Source stores and retains the information provided by customer information entered on the Himalayan Source Web Site.
(d) Online Advertising. Some companies that help Himalayan Source deliver interactive on-line advertising, such as banner ads, may collect and use information about Himalayan Source's customers to help Himalayan Source better understand the types of advertising or promotions that are most appealing to Himalayan Source 's customers. After it is collected the information is aggregated so it is not identifiable to a specific individual. If, however, customer would prefer that these companies not collect such information, please mark an "x" on the opt-out option box herein provided.
4. Disclosure of the Information
(a) Mergers and Acquisitions. Circumstances may arise where for business reasons, Himalayan Source decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize its businesses in the United States or some other country. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal identifying information to prospective or actual purchasers, and/or receiving such information from sellers. It is Himalayan Source 's practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
(b) Agents. Himalayan Source employs or engages other companies and individuals to perform business functions on behalf of Himalayan Source. These persons are provided with personal identifying information required to perform their functions but are prohibited by contract from using the information for other purposes. These persons engage in a variety of functions which include, but are not limited to, fulfilling orders, delivering packages, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer services.
(c) Affiliated Businesses. Himalayan Source works closely with affiliated businesses operating web site stores, providing services or selling products on each other's Web sites. These businesses identify themselves to customers. Customer information related to a transaction with an affiliated business is shared with that affiliated business.
(d) Marketing Analysis by Third Parties. Himalayan Source reserves the right to disclose to third parties personal information about customers for marketing analysis; however, any information disclosed will be in the form of aggregate data that does not describe or identify an individual customer.
(e) Disclosure to Governmental Authorities. Under certain circumstances, personal information may be subject to disclosure pursuant to a judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants or orders.
5. Use of Computer Tracking Technologies
(a) No Tracking of Personal Information. Himalayan Source's Web Site(s) are not set up to track, collect or distribute personal information not entered by visitors. Through web site access logs Himalayan Source does collect clickstream data and HTTP protocol elements, which generate certain kinds of non-identifying site usage data, such as the number of hits and visits to our sites. This information is used for internal purposes by technical support staff for research and development, user analysis and business decision making, all of which provides better services to the public. The statistics garnered, which contain no personal information and cannot be used to gather such information, may also be provided to third parties.
(b) Use of Cookies. Himalayan Source, or its third-party vendors, collects non-identifiable and personal information through the use of various technologies, including "cookies". A cookie is an alphanumeric identifier that a Web site can transfer to customer's hard drive through customer's browser. The cookie is then stored on customer's computer as an anonymous tag that identifies the customer's computer, but not the customer. Cookies may be sent by Himalayan Source or its third party vendors. Customer can set its browser to notify customer before a cookie is received, giving an opportunity to decide whether to accept the cookie. Customer may also set its browser to turn off cookies; however, some Web sites may not then work properly.
(c) Use of Web Beacon Technologies. Himalayan Source may also use Web beacon or other technologies to better tailor its Web site(s) to provide better customer service. If these technologies are in use, when a visitor accesses these pages of the Web site, a non-identifiable notice of that visit is generated which may be processed by Himalayan Source or by its suppliers. Web beacons usually work in conjunction with cookies. If customer does not want cookie information to be associated with customer's visits to these pages, customer can set its browser to turn off cookies; however, Web beacon and other technologies will still detect visits to these pages, but the notices they generate cannot be associated with other non-identifiable cookie information and are disregarded.
(d) Collection of Non-Identifiable Information. Himalayan Source may collect non-identifiable information from user visits to the Himalayan Source Web site(s) in order to provide better customer service. Examples of such collecting include traffic analysis, such as tracking of the domains from which users visit, or tracking numbers of visitors; measuring visitor activity on Himalayan Source Web site(s); Web site and system administration; user analysis; and business decision making. Such information is sometimes known as "clickstream data." Himalayan Source or its contractors may use this data to analyze trends and statistics.
(e) Collection of Personal Information. Himalayan Source collects personal identifying information from customer during a transaction. Himalayan Source may extract some personally identifying information about that transaction in a non-identifiable format and combine it with other non-identifiable information, such as clickstream data. This information is used and analyzed only at an aggregate level (not at an individual level) to help Himalayan Source understand trends and patterns. This information is not reviewed at an individual level.
6. Information Security
(a) Commitment to Online Security. Himalayan Source employs physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard the security and integrity of personal information. Billing and payment data is encrypted whenever transmitted or received online. Personal information is accessible only by staff designated to handle online requests or complaints.
(b) No Liability for Acts of Third Parties. Himalayan Source will exercise all reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of customer personal information. However, transmissions protected by industry standard security technology and implemented by human beings cannot be made absolutely secure. Consequently, Himalayan Source shall not be liable for unauthorized disclosure of personal information due to no fault of Himalayan Source including, but not limited to, errors in transmission and unauthorized acts of Himalayan Source staff and/or third parties.
7. Privacy Policy Changes and Opt-Out Rights
(a) Changes to Privacy Policy. This privacy notice was last updated on Feb. 23, 2021. Himalayan Source reserves the right to update its privacy policy statement at any time.
(b) Opt-Out Right. [Customer and/or prospective customer] has the right at any time to cease permitting personal information to be collected, used or disclosed by Himalayan Source and/or by any third parties with whom Himalayan Source has shared and/or transferred such personal information. Right of cancellation may be exercised by contacting Himalayan Source via e-mail at [email protected], telephone or [certified] postal mail. After processing the cancellation, Himalayan Source will delete customer or prospective customer's personal information from its data base.
8. Access Rights to Data
(a) Information Maintained by Himalayan Source. Upon customer's request, Himalayan Source will provide a reasonable description of customer's personally identifiable information that Himalayan Source maintains in its data bank. Himalayan Source can be contacted by e-mail at [email protected].
(b) Corrections and Changes to Personal Information. Help Himalayan Source to keep customer personal information accurate. If customer's personal information changes, or if customer notes an error upon review of customer information that Himalayan Source has on file, please promptly e-mail Himalayan Source at [email protected] and provide the new or correct information.
9. Accountability
(a) Questions, Problems and Complaints. If you have a question about this policy statement, or a complaint about Himalayan Source’s compliance with this privacy policy, you may contact Himalayan Source by e-mail [email protected]. If Himalayan Source is unable to resolve your complaint to your reasonable satisfaction or if customer does not receive acknowledgment of an inquiry, customer may elect to proceed by contacting [provide name of third-party privacy service organization and information on how to contact the organization].
(b) Terms of Use. If customer chooses to enter into a purchase order or to subscribe to Himalayan Source's services, customer's action is hereby deemed acceptance of Himalayan Source practices described in this policy statement. Any dispute over privacy between customer and Himalayan Source is subject to the provisions of this notice and to Himalayan Source's Terms of Use Agreement, which is hereby incorporated herein, and which can be read at www.HimalayanSource.com.
