This Privacy Statement sets forth the information gathering, use, and dissemination practices of Bauhinia Quintessence. (“BQ”) in connection with the World Wide Web site located at www.bauhiniaq.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Statement addresses BQ’s practices regarding information collected only directly through or from the Site-it does not address or govern any information gathering, use, or dissemination practices related to information collected other than directly through or from the Site, including, without limitation, from or via telephone, facsimile, postal mail, personal delivery, or other or additional offline means or media. BQ can be contacted through the “Contact us” section of the Web site at www.bauhiniaq.com.
1. Collection of Personal Information from Site Visitors
BQ may collect or track (1) the e-mail addresses of visitors that communicate with BQ via e-mail, and (2) information knowingly provided by the visitor in online forms, registration forms, surveys, e-mail, and other online avenues (including, without limitation, demographic and personal profile data). BQ also may collect or track (3) the home server domain names, e-mail addresses, type of client computer, files downloaded, search engine used, operating system, and type of Web browser of visitors to the Site, and (4) aggregate and user-specific information regarding which pages Site visitors access.
BQ may place Internet “cookies” on visitors’ hard drives. Internet cookies save data about individual visitors, such as the visitor’s name, password, user-name, shopping cart, screen preferences, and the pages of a site viewed by the visitor. When the visitor revisits the Site, BQ may recognize the visitor by the Internet cookie and customize the visitor’s experience accordingly. Visitors may decline Internet cookies, if any, by using the appropriate feature of their Web client software, if available.
BQ also may use Web bugs to gather, store, and track certain information related to your visit to and activity on the Site. A Web “bug” is a file object, which can be a graphic image such as a transparent one-pixel-by-one-pixel graphics file, which is placed on a Web page or in an e-mail message to monitor user activity. A Web bug can gather, for example, the IP address of your computer, the time the Web page was viewed, and the type of browser used.
2. Use of Personal Data Collected
Personal data collected by BQ may be used by BQ for many reasons, for example, for editorial and feedback purposes, for marketing and promotional purposes, for a statistical analysis of users’ behavior, for product development, for content improvement, for fulfillment of a requested transaction or record keeping, or to customize the content and layout of the Site. Aggregate visitor data may be used for internal purposes, and individually identifying information, such as names, postal and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information which visitors voluntarily provide to BQ may be added to BQ’s databases and used for future calls, mailings, and other communications regarding Site updates, new products and services, and upcoming events.
BQ also may use Site visitor data to contact the Site visitors regarding account status and changes to the subscriber agreement, privacy statement, and any other policies or agreements relevant to Site visitors.
3. Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties
Aggregate visitor data may be provided to marketing firms and other organizations providing marketing and/or marketing support services to BQ.
Identifiable or non-identifiable data may be disclosed or distributed (1) to another party with which BQ enters or reasonably may enter into a corporate transaction, such as, for example, a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or asset purchase, or (2) to a third party (a) pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or other form of legal process, (b) in response to a request by or on behalf of any local, state, federal, or other government agency, department, or body, whether or not pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or other form of legal process, or (c) if determined by BQ in its sole judgment that such disclosure or distribution is appropriate to protect the life, health, or property of BQ or any other person or entity. Identifiable and non-identifiable visitor information and data which visitors provide to BQ also may be provided to third parties that provide products, information, or services which BQ believes that visitors may be interested in directly or indirectly purchasing or obtaining.
While BQ may undertake efforts to see that any third party to or with which BQ shares, rents, sells, or otherwise discloses personal data is under a contractual obligation to use the personal data solely for the purposes for which the data was disclosed, BQ is not responsible for their conduct, actions, omissions, or information handling or dissemination practices and BQ will not be liable therefor.
This Site may contain links to other World Wide Web sites. BQ is not responsible for the privacy practices of such Web sites, advertisers, or third parties, or for the content of such sites or advertisements. It is possible that these links, themselves, may be used by third parties or others to collect personal or other information about Site visitors. It is solely the visitors’ obligation to review and understand the privacy practices and policies of these other Web sites and of these advertisers and third parties.
4. Security Measures
BQ has implemented numerous security features designed to prevent the unauthorized release of or access to personal information. Please be advised, however, that the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from BQ via this Site or e-mail cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, BQ is not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the Internet.
5. Opt-Out Right
Except as necessary for BQ to provide the services, information, or products requested by a visitor, the visitor may opt out of having his or her personally identifiable information, which has been voluntarily provided to BQ through an online form, registration form, survey, or other similar mechanism, prospectively retained by BQ, used by BQ for secondary purposes, or disclosed by BQ to third parties by contacting BQ via telephone at (919) 237-1337. Once BQ has implemented the visitor’s request, BQ will prospectively cease retaining, using for secondary purposes, or disclosing to third parties the personally identifiable information identified by the visitor in his or her request, to the extent directed in the request. (This does not apply to collection of the type of Web browser of the visitor to the Site or to information provided or collected that does not meet the above description.)
6. Access to and Ability to Correct Personal Data
Upon a visitor’s request via phone or through the Internet, BQ will provide to the visitor a summary of any personally identifiable information retained by BQ regarding the visitor, which information has been voluntarily provided to BQ through an online form, registration form, survey, or other similar mechanism. A visitor may modify, correct, change or update their personally identifiable information by contacting BQ through the “Contact us” section of the Web site at www.bauhiniaq.com.
7. Right to Change Privacy Statement
BQ may change this Privacy Statement at any time. Notice of any new or revised Privacy Statement, as well as the location of the new or revised statement, will be posted on the Site for at least 60 days after the change. It is the obligation of users visiting the Site before the change to learn of changes to the Privacy Statement since their last visit. Any change to this Privacy Statement shall be effective as to any visitor who has visited the Site before the change was made.
This Privacy Statement is effective January 1, 2021.