Tea Shop Online International Tea Tea Program Tea Room Qi Botanical Tea (Canada), Ltd.

Date of Privacy Policy

Last revised: February 23, 2007

Privacy Commitment

Welcome to T!

We are committed to protecting your personal information. We have prepared this information below to ensure your experience is safe and secure.

It is our policy to respect and protect the privacy of our guests and the users of www.tealeaves.com (hereinafter, the “Web Site”).

By accessing this Web Site, you agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please DO NOT use this Web Site. Each time you use the Web Site, the current version of the Privacy Policy will apply.

T - address

T is the registered trademark for Qi Botanical Tea (Canada) Ltd. Our head office and blending centre is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Our Tearoom is located at 1568 West Broadway Street, Vancouver, BC V6J5K9. Our corporate mailing address: P.O. Box 27537 Oakridge Postal Outlet, Vancouver, BC V5Z4M4. Telephone (604) 878-3000.

What Information does we collect and how it is used?

Non-personal information does not identify you as an individual.

Personal information, which does identify you, is used to fulfill your requests for a product, service or information. Such information includes your name, address, phone number and email address. Guests can choose not to provide us with any personal information (for example, their credit card information). However, that would preclude us from providing the product, service or information you have requested.

Your Implied Consent

Your consent may be implied if we ask you to provide personal information with a stated purpose (we can deliver a product you have purchased only if we have your address).

Your Express Consent

We may ask your express consent to use your personal information to advise you of products, services or information that may be of interest. You can opt out of this request by simply not providing any personal information.

Consent and Terms & Conditions

By using this Web Site, the user agrees to the terms and conditions set forth in this Privacy Policy including all limitations of damages provision, which are an integral part hereof. The user consents to the collection and use of this information as disclosed in this Privacy Policy.

How to withdraw your consent

If express consent is provided, you may always opt out of such consent by providing notice to us in writing or by email: tea@tealeaves.com.

Sign-Up for Newsletters

T offers a regular newsletter – to enroll, we may collect your contact information (email). This information is used only to send the newsletter.

Automatically collected information

Like other Web sites, certain non-personal information regarding Web site users is automatically collected. But this information does not identify you. For example, the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer, the IP address of your Internet Service Provider, the date and time of access, the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to the Web Site, sections of the Web Site visited, pages of the Web site read and images viewed and downloaded content.

Cookies

Cookies are a piece of data stored on a user’s hard drive through the Web browser program, containing information about the user which enables us to track and personalize the Web Site to enhance your experience. A guest may reject the use of cookies and still use the Web Site, however without being able to have a personalized shopping experience that is normally available by using cookie data.

Disclosure

T does not sell personal information. We share your information when only required by law. Examples of where disclosure is required by law: to a government institution or entity that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information; or, to comply with a subpoena or warrant or an order made by a court, person or entity with jurisdiction to compel the production of the information.

Disclosure to Shippers

T may share select personal information with certain service providers (Fedex, UPS) to provide products and services (shipping). Reasonable efforts are made to ensure your personal information is used in a manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.

Contact Information

Please address any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy to:

Email: garret@tealeaves.com
Tel: (604) 878-3000 ext 109
Mail: P.O. Box 27537, Oakridge Postal Outlet, Vancouver, BC V5Z4M4 Canada

Changes and updates to Privacy Policy

When we update a Policy, we will change the date to indicate when changes were made.


SECURITY POLICY

We take strong precautions to protect the information of users of our Web Site. Such information is protected both offline and online. We employ industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption software.

Personal information is protected off-line using restricted sections of our office and only employees requiring access to sensitive information are granted access.

Although we cannot take responsibility for any theft, misuse, unauthorized disclosure/loss or destruction of data, we take reasonable precautions to prevent such occurrences. No data transmission over the Internet or electronic storage can be 100% secure.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT SHALL QI BOTANICAL TEA (CANADA) LTD. BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, OR USE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE FORM OF ANY ACTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTIONS, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE USE, COPYING OR DISPLAY OF THE CONTENTS OF THE WEB SITE, EVEN IF QI BOTANICAL TEA (CANADA) LTD. OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Qi Botanical Tea (Canada) Ltd, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and suppliers from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable legal fees, resulting from: (a) any allegation that any information submitted by you to Qi Botanical Tea (Canada) Ltd violates any intellectual property, contract or other right of any third party; (b) any activity related to your account by you or any other person accessing the Web Site using your account, and; (c) any violation of these terms and conditions.

DISCLAIMER

The Web Site and the materials on the site are provided AS IS and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. As a guest and user of the Web Site, your access is subject to the terms and conditions of this legal notice and access is at your own risk.

TERMINATION

We reserve the right to immediately terminate your access to the Web Site or any portion thereof, at any time and for any reason, with or without cause. Qi Botanical Tea (Canada) Ltd. shall have no liability for termination.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED QI BOTANICAL TEA (CANADA ) LTD.

Unless otherwise noted, all design and content featured on www.tealeaves.com including URLs, navigation buttons, images, artworks, copy, design, graphics, photography, text are copyrights, trademarks, and/or intellectual property that are owned by Qi Botanical Tea (Canada) Ltd.

The contents of our Web Site are intended solely for personal and non-commercial usage. Any use of the Web Site and its contents for purposes other than personal and non-commercial is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of Qi Botanical Tea (Canada) Ltd. No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials will be transferred or implied to be transferred.

This Web Site, in its entirety, is protected by copyright.

All worldwide rights, titles and interests are reserved.