Message
to Our Customers Regarding Privacy
At Ying's
Kitchen, we believe in protecting the confidentiality
of customer information in accordance with our
customers' wishes and applicable laws. Our sole
purpose for collecting customer information
is to help us deliver greater value and improve
the shopping experience of our customers.
Ying's Kitchen values your
business and the trust you place in us. To help
you better understand how customer information
is used and protected at Ying's Kitchen, this
Privacy Policy outlines (a) a definition of
customer information, (b) methods and sources
of collecting customer information, (c) categories
of institutions or parties to whom we may disclose
customer information, and (d) measures and efforts
we take to safeguard customer information.
What is Customer
Information?
Customer Information
is information about you that is obtained by
Ying's Kitchen in connection with providing
a product or service for personal, family or
household purposes. Some Customer Information
is general and not specifically about you. For
example, we may collect and use aggregate sales
information or purchase data to determine purchasing
trends. Because this aggregated information
cannot be linked to any individual, it is not
protected by this policy.
Customer Information also
includes Customer Identifiable Information.
This is information that identifies you. It
includes your name, address, email address,
and telephone number. Customer Identifiable
Information is protected by this policy.
How is Customer Information
Identified and Collected?
To help better understand
and serve the needs of our customers, we collect
Customer Information from various sources, including
the following:
Information you give us on application forms,
or when you visit our website or shop at our
stores.
Information you provide to us over the phone
or through the mail.
How is Customer Identifiable
Information used?
Ying's Kitchen will
not disclose to any company, person or agency,
Customer Identifiable Information such as customer
names, home or e-mail addresses, or phone numbers,
except as described below.
Ying's Kitchen may disclose
Customer Identifiable Information as required
by law, as required to protect the rights or
safety of Ying's Kitchen or our customers, or
in response to a specific law enforcement request.
Ying's Kitchen may transfer
Customer Identifiable Information in connection
with the sale of its business operations to
a buyer who agrees to be bound by this Privacy
Policy.
How can I prevent
my Customer Identifiable Information from being
disclosed?
You have the right at
any time to direct us not to disclose Customer
Identifiable Information about you, or to change
your preference in this regard, or to change
Customer Identifiable Information that you have
provided to us, by contacting us at our website,
or by calling Ying's Kitchen, at 1-847-403-7078.
What measures have
been designed to safeguard Customer Identifiable
Information?
Protecting Customer
Identifiable Information is an important priority
for Ying's Kitchen. Our internal employee Code
of Ethics and this Privacy Policy emphasize
this priority. Ying's Kitchen employees who
violate our policies and procedures are subject
to disciplinary action. Marketing services providers
that receive Customer Identifiable Information
are required to preserve the confidentiality
of that information under the terms of our legal
contracts with them. Ying's Kitchen also maintains
physical, electronic and procedural safeguards
in accordance with industry standards that are
designed to keep unauthorized persons from accessing
Customer Identifiable Information stored on
our systems.
What happens when
I visit Ying's Kitchen website?
When you connect to
an Ying's Kitchen website, our computers do
not collect Customer Identifiable Information
about you unless you submit that information
to us through our website during your visit.
We track usage of our website and record the
preferences of visitors to our website, but
we do not record any Customer Identifiable Information
about you through these processes.
The Ying's Kitchen website
provides links to advertisers and other providers
of products and services that may be of interest
to you. If you choose to visit us via the Internet
or interact with the businesses linked to our
website, Ying's Kitchen is not responsible for
that transmission or for the use of information
by the linked entities.
Will the Privacy
Policy change?
Ying's Kitchen may modify
this Privacy Policy from time to time. Our current
Privacy Policy can always be viewed on this
page.
If you have any questions
regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to change
your personal Customer Information preferences,
please contact Ying's Kitchen, at website www.yingskitchen.com
or call 1-847-403-7078.
This Privacy Policy was last
revised on March 14, 2007. |
