Birki LP (together "Birki LP
", "Birki", "we", and "us") respects the
privacy of the visitors to the birki.us website and the local websites connected
with it, and take great care to protect your information. This privacy policy
tells you what information we collect from you, how we may use it and the
steps we take to ensure that it is protected.
What kind of information do we collect?
- There are cases where Birki may ask you for personal information, such as
your name, address, date of birth, gender, email address etc. We do this for
instance when you register for contests/promotions, respond to communication
such as email, and for services that require registration or subscription.
If you would like to be on our mailing list, we will ask you to actively double-opt-in.
We might also collect personal information from you about a third party, for
instance if the website allows you to sent an e-postcard, in which case we
need to know the name and email address of the recipient. That information
will only be used for the specific purpose (delivering the e-postcard) and
Birki will not further contact the third party unless the third party contacts
us.
- We use ‘cookies’ to gather information about your visits to
our website and enhance your experience. You can find more information on
how we use cookies in the section ‘Use of Cookies’.
- When you visit our website we collect so called ‘click stream’
data (server address, domain name etc). This information can be combined with
information you have provided to us (for instance by registering), which will
enable us to analyze and better customize your visits.
- When you order a product or service from us via our website, we will ask
you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting
an online form. We may ask that you provide us personal information, such
as your first and last name, mailing address (including zip code), email address,
employer, job title and department, telephone and facsimile numbers, and other
personal identifying information. When ordering products or services on the
site, you may be asked to provide a credit card number. Depending upon the
activity, some of the information we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory
and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect
to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.
Use of visitors’ information
All personal information that we obtain about you will be recorded, used and
protected by us in accordance with current data protection legislation and
this privacy policy. We will primarily use your personal information to provide
products and services to you and, for example:
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature and to
provide you with the relevant products or services (for instance to deliver
a prize you may have won in a contest).
- To send you information/materials via email about products, offers and news
we think could interest you. This information may relate to products, offers
and news of Birki and/or its license or carefully selected commercial partners.
We only send you this if you have double-opted-in to receive Birki LP emails.
In case you do not want to receive any emails from us anymore, or if you want
to modify your personal data or want your personal data to be deleted from
our database, we refer you to the ‘Double-opt-out, delete or modify
personal information’ section below.
- To analyze visits to the website and learn about the interests of our visitors
in aggregate and also on personal level to better understand your interest
and need, so we can improve our products and services and deliver to you the
type of content, features and promotions that you are most interested in.
- We may submit your credit card or other payment information that you have
provided when ordering and purchasing products and services on our site. We
may also collect information from you at other points on our site that state
that such information is being collected.
- We will also use personal information that you have provided to us to enhance
the operation of our site, fill orders, improve our marketing and promotional
efforts, statistically analyze site use, improve our product and service offerings,
and customize our site's content, layout, and services. We may use such personal
information to deliver information to you and to contact you regarding administrative
notices. We may also use personal information to resolve disputes, troubleshoot
problems and enforce our agreements with you, including our Terms of Use of
this website, our Terms and Conditions of Sale and this Private Policy.
Who manages visitors’ information
The global and local websites of Birki LP and the information collected, are
managed and controlled by L+L Lieferservice und Logistik GmbH (Rheinstrasse
10, 53560 Vettelschoss, Germany) for Birki LP. The servers that make the global
and local websites of Birki available are located in Germany. If you are located
outside Germany please note that the information you provide will be transferred
to Germany and by submitting the information you authorize this transfer.
L+L Lieferservice und Logistik GmbH and Birki LP have entered into an agreement
with the hosting company in Germany to provide sufficient safeguards for the
protection of your data. Personal information will be handled in accordance
with current data protection legislation and this privacy policy.
Protection of visitors’ information
In order to protect the information you provide to us by visiting our website
we have implemented various security measures. Your personal information is
contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number
of people, who have special access rights and are required to keep the information
confidential.
- In order to most efficiently serve you, credit card transactions and order
fulfillment are handled by established third party banking, processing agents
and distribution institutions. They receive the information needed to verify
and authorize your credit card or other payment information and to process
and ship your order. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet
or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result,
while we strive to protect your personally information, you acknowledge that:
(a) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond
our control; (b) the security, integrity and privacy of any and all information
and data exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be guaranteed;
and (c) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit
by a third party.
- Please keep in mind though that whenever you give out personal information
online there is a risk that third parties may intercept and use that information.
While Birki strives to protect its user's personal information and privacy,
we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online
and you do so at your own risk.
Childrens’ privacy
Birki LP encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their
children and to participate in the activities offered with the multitude of
sites the World Wide Web (www) offers.
When a child tries to submit his/her registration he/she will be asked to
submit the same kind of information as indicated in the above section ‘Information
we collect from visitors’. Furthermore the information provided by the
child and gathered (for instance through the use of cookies) during his/her
visit may be used as indicated in the said above section.
Birki is committed to protect the privacy of children and has no intention
of collecting personal data from children under the age of 13. If you are
a child under the age of 13 and you try to submit your data, the information
will not be accepted and we will inform you that we do not accept data from
children under 13. We encourage parents and guardians of children under 13
to regularly check and monitor their children’s use of email and other
activities online.
Third parties
Disclosing personal information to third parties
Other than to the companies belonging to the Birki LP for the purposes set
out above, and except as described below we do not sell, trade or otherwise
transfer your personal information to third parties without informing you
in advance and in accordance with applicable data protection law. All members
of Birki LP value the privacy and protection of your personal information
and have similar privacy policies in place. 1We do provide some of our services
through contractual arrangements with affiliates, services providers, partners
and other third parties. We and our service partners use your personal information
to operate our sites and to deliver their services. For example, your data
may be transferred to web site hosting partners and other parties who assist
us in designing and operating the website, executing services (for instance
prize fulfillment) or help us analyze collected data. These parties will only
use your data for the purpose of carrying out the work as indicated and will
be required to keep the information confidential. 1We will encourage our service
partners to adopt and post privacy policies. However, the use of your personal
information by our service partners is governed by the privacy policies of
those service partners, and is not subject to our control. We will also release
personal data without consent if such is required by law, for security purposes,
or to prevent imminent harm.
Use of cookies
A cookie is a small string of information that the website that you visit
transfers to your computer for identification purposes. Cookies can be used
to follow your activity on the website and that information helps us to understand
your preferences and improve your website experience. Cookies are also used
to remember for instance your user name and password.
You can turn off all cookies, in case you prefer not to receive them. You
can also have your computer warn you whenever cookies are being used. For
both options you have to adjust your browser settings (like Mozilla Firefox).
There are also software products available that can manage cookies for you.
Please be aware though that when you have set your computer to reject cookies,
it can limit the functionality of the website you visit and it’s possible
then that you do not have access to some of the features on the website.
Double-opt-out, delete or modify personal information
You may cancel your registration at any time, and you can choose to double-opt-out
of receiving any emails from Birki. Additionally you can choose to have all
your personal information deleted from our database.
If you want to opt-out, delete or modify your personal information, please
visit the registration page. We encourage you promptly to update your personal
information if it changes.
Changes to the policy and how to contact us
Changes to the policy
We may from time to time need to amend this policy, due to changes in regulations
and to keep up with new developments and possibilities on the internet. We
therefore reserve the right at our discretion to make these changes and ask
you to check this page periodically, as you are bound by these changes when
visiting our website.
How you can contact us
If you have any questions or comments relating to our website and/or the privacy
policy, please send an email (
usa@birki.com) or write to us:
Birki LP
6 Hamilton Landing, Suite # 250
Novato, CA 94949, USA
Your consent
By using the Birki websites you signify that you agree to the terms of this
privacy policy as well as to our terms and conditions. If you do not agree
with the terms of our privacy policy and our terms and conditions please do
not provide us with personal information and leave this website.
Online policy
The privacy policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation
of the internet, and therefore beyond Birki's control, and is not to be applied
in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation. This
online privacy policy only applies to information collected through our website
and not to information collected offline.
Last revised: November 2008
