Privacy

Privacy Policy:

Shorty and Slim Garden Decking (“Shorty and Slim“) operates http://shortyandslim.com and may operate other websites. It is Shorty and Slim’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Shorty and Slim collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Shorty and Slim’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Shorty and Slim’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Shorty and SlimShorty and Slim may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Shorty and Slim also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on http://shortyandslim.com blogs/sites. Shorty and Slim only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Shorty and Slim’s websites choose to interact with Shorty and Slim in ways that require Shorty and Slim to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Shorty and Slim gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at http://shortyandslim.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Shorty and Slim are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Shorty and Slim collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Shorty and Slim. Shorty and Slim does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

Shorty and Slim may collect statistics about the behaviour of visitors to its websites. Shorty and Slim may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Shorty and Slim does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Shorty and Slim discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Shorty and Slim’s behalf or to provide services available at Shorty and Slim’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Shorty and Slim’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Shorty and Slim will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Shorty and Slim discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Shorty and Slim believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Shorty and Slim, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of a Shorty and Slim website and have supplied your email address, Shorty and Slim may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Shorty and Slim and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Shorty and Slim takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Shorty and Slim uses cookies to help Shorty and Slim identify and track visitors, their usage of Shorty and Slim website, and their website access preferences. Shorty and Slim visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Shorty and Slim’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Shorty and Slim’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Business Transfers

If Shorty and Slim, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Shorty and Slim goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Shorty and Slim may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Ads

Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Shorty and Slim and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Shorty and Slim may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Shorty and Slim’s sole discretion. Shorty and Slim encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a http://shortyandslim.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.