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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.
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