This website is owned
and operated by Atkinson's Country House. We recognize that many visitors
to our site are concerned about the information they provide to us,
and how we treat that information. So we've developed this Privacy Policy
to address those concerns. We may update this Policy from time to time,
so please check in occasionally.
Types of Information
We Collect
At our site, we collect both personally-identifiable information and
aggregate information. Personally-identifiable information relates
to an individual consumer - e.g., name, address, telephone number,
e-mail address, credit card number, etc. We only collect personally-identifiable
information from individuals who provide it to us voluntarily and
knowingly, such as by registering at our site, or by providing name
and address information to enter a promotion. We don't require you
to register or provide this information to us in order to view our
site or have access to much of its content. However, if you register,
you will have access to certain additional features, such as "Our
Discount Club" and "Newsletter". Additionally, the more detailed the
information you provide in Your Profile section, the better we are
able to customize your website sessions to best meet your needs. Aggregate
information relates to such things as how many consumers visit the
site, which pages they access, the type of web browser and operating
system you use, the name of your Internet Service Provider (e.g.,
America Online), and so on. When you visit our site, we automatically
collect this information ,and combine it with similar information
collected about all other visitors. By collecting this information,
we learn how to best tailor our website to our visitors.
How Information
is Collected
As we noted above, personally-identifiable information is collected
from you directly and with your knowledge. Thus, when you register
on the site, we collect the information you provide. When you enter
a promotion, we collect the information needed for you to participate
and for us to fulfill our obligations to you. When you e-mail us,
we collect the e-mail address you supply, so that we can respond.
We also collect aggregate, non-personal information on an ongoing
basis when you view our website or our interactive advertisements.
The collection of this non-personal information is done either through
"cookie" technology or with "web beacons" (also called 'single-pixel
gifs'), as explained below.
Cookies
Like many companies, we use "cookie" technology on and off of our
website. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers
to an individual's hard drive for purpose of keeping records. They
enhance your online experience by saving your preferences while you
are visiting a particular site. The cookies do not contain any personally-identifiable
information and cannot profile your system or collect information
from your hard drive. When you view our website or interactive advertisements,
we may place a "cookie" on your computer. Temporary cookies are used
for purposes such as counting the number of visits to our sites. These
temporary cookies are eliminated when you exit your browser. A permanent
cookie may also be stored on your computer by your browser. When you
log in, this type of cookie tells us whether you've visited us before
or if you are a new visitor. The cookie doesn't obtain any personal
information about you or provide us with any way to contact you, and
the cookie doesn't extract any information from your computer. We
do use the cookie to help us identify site features and recipes in
which you have the greatest interest, so that we can provide more
of what you may want. The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers
will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies,
how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie,
or how to disable cookies altogether. Remember, though, that cookies
allow you to take full advantage of all of our newest website features,
and we recommend that you leave them turned on.
Web Beacons
Web beacons are Internet instrumentation that helps us to determine,
for instance, whether a page has been viewed. When you ask us to
send you information on a promotion or newsletter, we may use web
beacons to determine how many of the e-mails we sent were actually
opened. In general, any electronic image viewed as part of a web
page, including a banner ad, can act as a web beacon.
Contests and Sweepstakes
Our site sometimes includes notices of promotions we are conducting,
and we may permit you to enter electronically in some cases. If that
occurs, we will use the information you provide for the purpose of conducting
the promotion (e.g., to contact you if you're a winner). Within a reasonable
time after the conclusion of the promotion, the personal information
will be deleted from our database, unless you've agreed to permit us
to keep it and use it to contact you again.
Questionnaires
and Surveys
We may occasionally ask visitors to complete surveys and opinion polls
about their attitudes and interests. Surveys help us to understand
your needs. If sample answers to surveys are posted on the website
site, no personally identifiable information will be included. If
you participate in one of our surveys, you can be assured that we
do not maintain any personal information about you in our databases
as a result of the survey.
How We Use
Your Personal Information
If you specifically agreed to follow-up contacts by us or asked to
be put on our mailing list when you registered, we may contact you
from time to time. For example, we may send you marketing or promotion
materials; we may respond to your comments or requests for information;
or we may contact you if needed in the course of processing a product
or service you requested through our website. In the e-mail section
of our site, we ask for some personally-identifiable information,
such as your name and phone number. We use this information only if
we need to contact you directly because our attempts to contact you
by e-mail were unsuccessful. We don't use your e-mail address for
any purpose other than responding to the message you've sent, unless
we have your permission. We also use personal information about you
to improve our marketing and promotional efforts; to statistically
analyze website usage; and to improve our features and content. We
may also use your personal information to deliver content that is
customized to your interests as we best understand them from the information
you've provided to us and your activities on the site. This customized
content may include such things as recipes, banners, product information,
and promotions. We do not collect personal information automatically,
but we may combine non-personal information collected automatically
(through cookies) with your previously submitted personal information.
Atkinson's Country House primary goal in collecting personal information
is to give you a meaningful and customized experience while you are
using our websites and interactive banner ads.
Third Parties
Who Provide Support Services to Atkinson's Country House
In the course of doing business, we employ other companies and individuals
to perform a variety of functions on our behalf. For example, we hire
agencies to help administer consumer promotions, to analyze data,
to fulfill orders you place, and to provide customer service. These
agents may have access to personal information if it is needed to
perform their functions for Atkinson's Country House; however, they
are prohibited from using it for other purposes and they are required
to maintain the information in confidence.
Data Sharing
and Transfer
We do not sell, transfer, or disclose the personally-identifiable
information we gather at our websites to third parties without your
prior consent. There are only two exceptions to this rule: (1) We
will disclose information in cases where we believe in good faith
that it is necessary to prevent a crime or an injury to ourselves
or third parties; and (2) We disclose information to third parties
who provide support services to us, as described above. There may
be times when we share aggregate information about our visitors (for
example, the percentage of male and female visitors to our site) with
advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties
in an effort to customize or enhance the content and advertising of
our site for our users. We may also aggregate data from web log files
(such as your web browser, operating system, pages visited, etc.)
to understand how users navigate the site and what features are most
popular.
Links to Other
Sites
Atkinson's Country House does its best to make sure that every link
on our website sends you and/or your kids to a safe place on the Internet.
However, websites and addresses change quickly, and Atkinson's Country
House cannot guarantee the content of every site to which we provide
a link. In addition, different websites have different privacy policies.
You should always check the privacy policy of the specific site you're
visiting to understand your rights.
Choice and
Control
You are ultimately in control of the personally-identifiable information
you provide to us on our site. For example, you can always change
your preference for follow-up contacts just by e-mailing the Online
Team at the address listed below or by changing the information in
Your Profile section of the site. Or, if you prefer, you can cancel
your registration altogether and we will take prompt steps to remove
your personally-identifiable information from our database. E-mail
the Online team at the address listed below if you wish to take this
action.
Important
Note to Kids
Before providing your name, address, e-mail address, or any other
personal information to anyone on the Internet, be sure to ask your
parents if it's OK.
How To Contact
Us
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact
us at:
Atkinson's Country House
2775 Riniel Road
Lennon, MI 48449
Local (Flint
Area): 810-621-4947
Fax: 810-621-3058
To Order: 800-832-3071
Email Us at: sandy@sandyatkinson.com
We'll be happy to answer your questions or hear your concerns.
