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  1. PERSONAL INFORMATION

A’pieuUS (also referred to as “ApieuUS.com”, “we”, and “our”) collects information voluntarily submitted by customers (“you” and “your”) when registering (e.g.: a person's name and email address), that is necessary for ApieuUS.com to provide the services offered on our site, including prompt delivery (the “Personal Information”). Additionally, Personal Information may include a customer’s mailing address, demographic information, and preferences. All information will be used by A’pieuUS.com internally to study consumer patterns and trends and to create and improve site content, promotions, or other miscellaneous conditions that could aid in serving our customers more effectively. Participation in our email list is wholly at the customers' discretion.

 
When you visit ApieuUS.com’s website (the “Website”), ApieuUS.com automatically collects certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device (the “Device Information”). Additionally, as you browse the Website, ApieuUS.com also collects Device Information concerning individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Website, and information about how you interact with the Website.


ApieuUS.com collects the Device Information using the following technologies: "Cookies" are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. "Log files" track actions occurring on the Website, and collect data, including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps. "Web beacons", "tags", and "pixels" are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Website.

 

  1. HOW WE PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal Information is secured from unauthorized access from the Internet through market leading firewall technology. Personal Information is safeguarded within the network with the best security technology and only select staff members with requisite authorization shall be allowed to view Personal Information. Any Personal Information provided by customers are also protected by the high quality security technology and transmitted to the ApieuUS.com database through a secure code.

  

  1. USE OF COOKIES

Cookies are small computer files that our computers/servers send to a customer's device and that the customer’s device sends back to us each time a customer makes a request from our site. It is not necessary to use cookies to view the Website. This site does use cookies. However, we do not keep any of your personal details on cookies. We simply store your Customer ID (only a number) in cookie format. This Customer ID does not correlate to any of your Personal Information. We also store your first name in cookie format to personalize the Website. This cookie is only present if you have not registered as a member of our site. If you are a member, then the only cookie that we use is the Customer ID cookie mentioned above.

 

  1. USER'S PRIVATE INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information more effectively, as described above. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Website. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.


You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

 

  1. UNDERAGE USERS (MINORS)

We acknowledge that minors (individuals under 18 years of age) are using the Internet. Thus, we encourage these children to have parental or guardian permissions prior to disclosing Personal Information and/or prior to participating in our events and/or promotions. However, we do believe parents and/or guardians should play a central role in their child's online activities and should monitor those activities to ensure that sites visited by their child are respecting their child's privacy. We suggest using those online services and/or software that controls children's online activities by preventing children from giving out names, addresses, and other personal information without parental permissions.

All minor users are required to provide us with the same Personal Information as that required for non-minor users to register with us and to participate in our events and/or promotions. However, we reserve the right to decline registration or to ask for parental permission depending on the age of the users.

Through cookies, as explained above, ApieuUS.com may collect data regarding minor-users Personal Information. Such data is used to provide services appropriate for and popular to children.

Pursuant to applicable law, ApieuUS.com is required to protect Personal Information of all minors. All Personal Information is kept in a secured network and only staff with the requisite authorization have access to this information.


All parents and/or guardians wishing to view their children's Personal Information in our database can submit legal proof of their parental and/or guardian status to us, along with a request for such information in writing.

 

  1. USER'S CONSENT

By accessing/visiting the Website, you automatically give us your consent for collection and use of your Personal Information. We may change this policy from time to time. If we decide to change this policy in a material way, we will post notice of the change on our site via a pop-up screen and make the updated policy available to you.

 

  1. SPECIAL EVENTS, QUESTIONNAIRES AND SURVEYS

On occasion, ApieuUS.com may sponsor special events (such as contests, sweepstakes, or other offerings), and/or issue questionnaires and/or surveys. There may be specific rules applicable to these promotions that explain how any Personal Information you provide will be processed. We strongly suggest you review any applicable rules before participating. To the extent any special event, questionnaire or survey is not subject to specific rules, the processing of Personal Information is governed by this Privacy Policy for the purposes set forth herein.