PRIVACY POLICY

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY

This privacy policy tells you how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By visiting our website, you accept and agree to the terms and conditions of this privacy policy. In particular, as described in this privacy policy, you consent to our collection and use of your personal information.

MINORS

We do not provide services or sell products to children. If you are under 18, you may use our website only with the permission and active involvement of a parent or legal guardian. If you are a minor, please do not provide other website visitors or us with any personal information.

POLICY IS PART OF OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Our privacy policy is part of, and subject to, our website’s terms and conditions of use. You may view these terms and conditions on our website.

THE TYPE OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

Like most places on the Internet, simply by visiting our website, you automatically tell us certain information. This includes basic information such as your IP address when you visited, the website from where you came before visiting us, the website where you go when you leave our website, your computer’s operating system, and the type of web browser you are using. Our website automatically records this basic information about you.

And like many other websites, we may use cookies. In plain English, this means information that our website’s server transfers to your computer. This information can be used to track your session on our website. Cookies may also be used to customize our website content for you as an individual. If you use one of the common Internet web browsers, you can set up your browser to inform you when you receive a cookie or deny cookie access to your computer.

We may also collect any data you provide by posting it on our website or by e-mail. You can always choose not to provide us with information. However, if you do withhold information, we may deny you access to some or all of our website’s services and features.

Some transactions between you and our website may involve payment by credit card, debit card, checks, money orders, and/or third-party online payment services. In such transactions, we will collect information related to the transaction as part of the course of doing business with you, including your billing address, telephone number, and other information related to the transaction.

WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION

We use your information to operate our website’s business activities. For example, we may use this data to contact you about changes to our website, new services, or special offers, resolve disputes, troubleshoot issues, and enforce our website’s terms and conditions.

Generally, we will not give your data to third parties without your permission. However, some important exceptions to this rule are described in the following paragraphs.

We may, in our sole discretion, provide information about you to law enforcement or other government officials for purposes of fraud investigations, alleged intellectual property infringement, or any other suspected illegal activity or matters that may expose us to legal liability.

Although we do not disclose individually identifiable information, we may disclose aggregate data about our website’s visitors to advertisers or other third parties for marketing and promotional purposes.

Occasionally, we may use third-party suppliers to provide services on our website. You will be notified if a supplier wants to collect information about you. However, you will never be required to give information to a third-party supplier. We restrict the way third-party suppliers can use your information. They are not allowed to sell or give your information to others.

YOUR USE OF INFORMATION AND UNSOLICITED JUNK E-MAIL

If you obtain personally identifiable information about another website user, you are not allowed to disclose this information to anyone else without the consent of the user and our consent.

We hate junk e-mail (Spam). Information you obtain from our website about other site users or you or others cannot use us to send an unsolicited commercial e-mail or communications via our website’s posting or other communication systems.

YOUR VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES WHO ARE NOT OUR SUPPLIERS

You may choose to provide personal information to website visitors or other third parties who are not our suppliers. Please use caution when doing so. These third parties privacy policies and customs determine what is done with your information.

AUTORESPONDERS

We may use autoresponders to communicate with you by e-mail. We use a verified opt-in system for such communications to protect your privacy. You can always opt out of such communications using the links in each autoresponder message. If you have difficulties opting out, you may contact us by sending an e-mail to Melissa[at]healthatheart.com.

POLICY CHANGES

The terms of this policy may change from time to time. If such changes are made, we will notify you by a notice posted on our website’s home page of the changes that have been made. If you disagree with the changes made, please contact us by e-mail, and any changes made to this policy will not apply to the information we have collected from you before making the changes.

If you are concerned about the topic covered by this policy, you should read it each time before you use our website. Any questions or concerns about this policy should be brought to our attention by sending an e-mail to Melissa[at]healthatheart.com and providing us with information about your concern.

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Suppose you are a California resident, and our customer, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83 permits you to request certain information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Please e-mail Melissa[at]healthatheart.com to request this information.