Privacy Policy

We take your privacy seriously here at Philly CowShare.

Effective Date: 8/8/13

Philly CowShare (“Philly CowShare”, “we” or “us”) is providing this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) so that you understand how data is collected and used when you visit www.phillycowshare.com (the “Website”). By visiting the Website you agree to accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website.

1. Policy Scope. This policy covers your use of the Website. This Privacy Policy does not apply to:
   • Payment Information: Philly CowShare uses PayPal to process payments for orders. If you place an order, the payment information you provide (including any personal information) is subject to PayPal’s privacy policy.
   • Third Party Websites and Embedded Content. The Website includes links to websites, and other items hosted by third party web services that are not operated by Philly CowShare. The links and third party hosted items may appear as buttons or other integrated features of the Website (such as the Facebook “like” button, which is hosted by Facebook, and is subject to Facebook’s, privacy policy). We are not responsible for the content on or privacy practices of those web services, and we encourage you to read the privacy policies of these web services to understand their privacy practices.
   • Non-Website Information. Information collected by Philly CowShare using means other than the Website, such as any information you provide to Philly CowShare in person at farmers markets.
2. The Types of Information We Collect. We collect two types of information from visitors of our Website: personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information.
   • Personally Identifiable Information: Personally identifiable information (“PII”) is information that identifies a specific person, such as the person's name, address, financial account number, e-mail address, or phone number.
   • Non-Personally Identifiable Information: Non-personally identifiable information (“NonPII”) is information that is demographic, aggregated, or does not otherwise identify a specific person, such as a person's age, gender, ZIP code, and other information that is not PII. This information may include your IP address, device information, operating system, location, mobile network information and standard web log information, such as your browser type, traffic to and from our site, the pages accessed on the Website, and any links or areas of you access on the Website.
3. How We Collect Information. We may use the following methods to collect information:
   • Information You Provide: You may provide certain information (PII and Non-PII) to us by completing forms on the Website or otherwise corresponding with us through the Website, such as when you establish an account, create or modify a profile, place an order, participate in a contest, sweepstakes or on-line survey, interact with our marketing communications, or when you communicate with us or any of our departments. This information may relate to you or others (if for example, you provide information about individuals in a group share as part of our Share a Cow program).
   • Cookies. Like most websites, the Website may incorporate “pixel tags”, “web beacons”, or similar tracking technologies, and “cookies” that allow us to track the actions of visitors of the Website. Pixel tags and cookies are used to collect Non-PII that is automatically generated as a by-product of your activities on the Website. This information may include, IP header information that is automatically passed between your computer and the Website (such as the computer's IP address, the browser being used at the time, and the URL of the webpage on the Website that the browser requested), and details regarding the activities you perform within the Website, such as what links you click on, and in what order you access specific web pages within the Website. Depending on the type of browser you are using, you may be able to control how that browser interacts with cookies. If you are interested, you can learn more about cookies and how to control how your browser interacts with cookies at AboutCookies.org.
4. How We May Use Information

   We use the PII that we collect for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we also will use this information to contact you. In addition, we reserve the right to use your e-mail address and any other PII that you provide to us to respond to you and to send you marketing materials for our own products and services. If you contact us by e-mail through our Website, we may keep a record of your contact information and correspondence. In addition, we may use the Non-PII we collect, together with similar data collected from other visitors, to help us improve the Website and the products, services, applications, content and features that we provide through the Website.

5. How We May Share Information
   • In General. Generally, we will not disclose to unaffiliated third parties the PII that we collect through your use of the Website, and except as described in this Privacy Policy, we will not share your information with outside parties who wish to market other products and services to you. However, we may share you data as follows:
     • For special marketing purposes, we may establish a business relationship with other companies we believe to be trustworthy and that have privacy policies similar to ours. In these instances, we may share data with them enabling them to contact you regarding products or services that may interest you. If you would rather not receive such offers, just e-mail us at the address below.
     • In addition, we reserve the right to provide such information to our employees, contractors, agents, vendors and designees to the extent necessary to enable them to perform certain services for us, including order fulfillment and website-related services such as web hosting, to improve website-related services and features, to perform maintenance services, and to distribute marketing materials on our behalf.
   • Sale of Our Business. If we sell all or any part of our business, sell or transfer all or a material part of our assets, or are otherwise involved in a merger or other transfer or disposition of any part our business, we reserve the right to access, transfer or disclose any and all information that we collect from the Website’s visitors, or that we otherwise collect in connection with the Website, to the party or parties involved in the transaction as part of that transaction.
   • Disclosures Relating to Legal and Security Issues. We also reserve the right to disclose to any third party any information that we collect if we believe that we are required to do so for any or all of the following reasons:
     • to comply with the law;
     • to comply with legal processes or governmental requests;
     • to prevent, investigate, detect, or prosecute criminal offenses or attacks on the technical integrity of the Website or our other assets; and/or
     • to protect the rights, property, safety and security of Philly CowShare and its employees, our Website visitors, and/or the public.
6. Information Security

   We are committed to making sure your information is protected, and we use industry standard physical, electronic and procedural safeguards regarding protection of customer information to securely store, control access to, and make appropriate use of your data. However, no security measure is completely effective and we cannot guarantee the complete security of your data. Consequently, while we use commercially reasonable efforts to protect your information (including your PII), we cannot guarantee the security of our servers, the means by which information is transmitted between your computer and our servers, or any information provided to us or to any third party through or in connection with the Website. Any information that you provide to us (including that provided to us through cookies, web beacons or pixel tags) is done so entirely at your own risk.

7. Children and Privacy

   The Website is a general audience website and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly sell products to persons under the age of 18, or knowingly collect PII from children under the age of 13, without consent of a parent or guardian.

8. Policy Changes

   Philly CowShare may occasionally update this policy. All revisions will be posted on this page of the Website, and Philly CowShare urges you to review this Privacy Policy frequently. You understand and agree that if you use the Website after the effective date of the updated Privacy Policy, Philly CowShare will consider your use as acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

9. Notice About Google Analytics

   This Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the Website analyze how users use the Website, and the information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website. By using this Website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

10. Changing Your Information in Our Records; Opting Out of Communications.

    If at any time you would like to change your PII as reflected in our records, if you no longer wish to receive materials from us, or would like your personal information removed from our database, please contact us.

    If you no longer would like to receive materials from us by email you can make use of the "opt out" provision in our communications so that we know that you no longer wish to receive any materials from us.

11. International Visitors

    If you are visiting from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, please note that you are agreeing to the transfer of your personal information to the United States to Philly CowShare. By providing your PII you consent to any transfer and processing in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

12. Questions About this Policy

    Philly CowShare welcomes questions and comments about this policy. Questions or comments about this policy should be directed to Philly CowShare by emailing: [email protected].