Privacy Policy

Effective February 1, 2012

Happy Doodles LLC respects the privacy of the visitors to this website and acknowledges the importance of protecting personal information.

Our privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is provided here to inform users of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of visitor information received from users of the website located at www.happydoodles.com. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. The current policy will appears here.

By using this website you are consenting to our collection and processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.  If you do not consent, do not use the www.happydoodles.com website.

Information Collection and Use

You may visit our website anonymously.  When a customer makes a purchase from our website, we collect the following information from him or her: name, home address, e-mail address, telephone number, payment information. For gift certificate purchases, we also collect information for personalizing the gift card: to, from, gift message.  This information is collected to provide and improve our services, to process transactions, and to communicate with you. Contact information may also be used for the purpose of contacting our customers for current or future transactions. 

We may collect and use photographs of your finished custom product that do not include any personally identifiable information, quotes from surveys that you complete, and your first name in our marketing materials, website, Facebook page and advertising materials.  If you would not like us to share these images, quotes or your first name, please notify us by e-mail at contact@happydoodles.com or by mail at Happy Doodles LLC, 946 Great Plain Avenue, #295, Needham, MA  02492 USA. 

We may use Web analytics software to identify the domain from which you entered this website, the search terms you used on this website or in search engines leading to this website.  We use the collected information to understand how the website is being used so that we can improve the design and functionality of the website.

Use of cookies

We only use cookies as necessary to complete your transaction, never to store or share your personal information.

Disclosure of information to third parties

We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.  This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.  We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our website policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety.  However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act).  Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are 13 years old or older and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

Compliance with the California Civil Code Section 1798.83

We are in compliance with California Civil Code Section 1798.83.  We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

Links

Happydoodles.com may contain links to other, third-party websites. The fact that we link to a third-party website is not an endorsement by us of the website or the products or service offered by that third party. We are not responsible for the practices, policies, or content of such websites, and these websites are not obligated to follow our Privacy Policy. These third-party websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, or collect data or solicit personally identifiable information from you. We encourage you to review the privacy policy on any website that you visit.

Service Providers

We work with trusted third-party companies that perform functions and provide services to us, including, without limitation, website hosting and maintenance, e-mail, website data analytics, and database storage and management. We rely on their commitments to data security, in addition to our own security measures, to maintain the security of the data and information we collect. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our payment gateway provider’s database, only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement

We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials to enforce and comply with federal, state, and local laws. We may disclose any information that we have collected to government or law enforcement officials when legally compelled to do so or we otherwise deem it appropriate.

Terms and Conditions

Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers and limitations of liability governing the use our our website at www.happydoodles.com.

Your Consent

By using our website, you consent to our website’s privacy policy.

Notification of Changes

The effective date of this Privacy Policy is stated at the top of this page. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will result in a new effective date. Please check back from time to time to ensure you are aware of any such notices of changes in our privacy practices. Your continued use of this website will signify your acceptance of these changes.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please write to us at Happy Doodles LLC, 946 Great Plain Avenue, #295, Needham, MA  02492, USA or email us at contact@happydoodles.com.

Records of Written Correspondence

We will retain all written correspondence that we receive, and we may use the information you provide to us in order to respond to you.