Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting BJ's Closet Online Thrift Store. Please take a few minutes to read our privacy policy so that you understand how we treat your personal information. As we update our website and expand our products and/or services, our policies may be amended, so refer back to this page from time to time.Purpose
Your privacy is important to us. We have created this privacy policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy and the protection of your information. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.On some pages, you can order products, make requests, or register to receive materials. To make our privacy policy easy to find, we make it available through a link at the bottom of every page on BJ's Closet's website.
Usage & Consent
When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information such as your name, address and email address. We use the information you provide about yourself process a product (service) order, arrange shipping or pick-up, and/ or return a purchase. You agree that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.Why did you receive an email from us?
At the time you are requested to provide personal Information on BJ's Closet's website, you will automatically be placed in our newsletter database. However, our email marketing is permission based.If you received a mailing from us, our records indicate that (a) you have expressly shared this address for the purpose of receiving information in the future ("opt-in"), or (b) you have registered or purchased or otherwise have an existing relationship with us.
We respect your time and attention by controlling the frequency of our mailings. However, you will be able to "opt-out" of future promotional or informational material.
Please note, hackers have been known to "highjack" a website's email account to send spam. If you believe you have received unwanted, unsolicited email sent via this system or purporting to be sent via this system, please contact us for instructions on how to forward a copy of that email.
Right to "Opt-Out"
BJ's Closet has a NO SPAM policy. Each email sent contains an easy, automated way for you to cease receiving promotional emails from us or change your expressed interests. If you wish to do this, simply follow the "unsubscribe" or "update profile" link in any email.Correspondence E-mail
If you have an account with BJ's Closet, we may need to contact you - even if you have opted out of our newsletter. So add us to your safe list. If you contact BJ's Closet by e-mail, you should be aware that e-mail transmission might not be secure. Never send sensitive or financial information by e-mail.BJ's Closet has no liability for disclosure of your information due to errors or unauthorized acts of third parties during transmission.
Sharing
We will never share, sell, or rent individual personal information to anyone without your advance permission unless ordered by a court of law. However, we may disclose user information, at our discretion, to other legal authorities if we have reason to believe that someone is interfering with our rights or property or causing injury to other BJ's Closet's site users.How We Protect Your Privacy
Our e-commerce store is hosted on Blogger which is backed by Google’s robust secure platform and reliability. With the help of the "Blogr cart" template, we are allowed to sell our products (services) to you.We use physical and electronic security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of your personal information. BJ's Closet's does not collect credit card or financial information on its website.
The security of your transactions and money via our shopping cart or payment buttons is the core of PayPal and VeriSign. They automatically encrypt your confidential information in transit from your computer to theirs using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available).
All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information.
Security Enforcement
We take reasonable steps to protect the security and integrity of all personal information provided at BJ's Closet's website. However, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle, we cannot guarantee that this information will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others, such as hackers.Please contact us if you suspect that your personal information has been compromised, or if you need to report anyone who you suspect has violated our private policy. BJ's Closet will investigate, and if necessary, take legal action to halt any violation of our "privacy policies".
Review or Comment Forums
If you post a review or comment on BJ's Closet's website, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information you submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these forums, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. BJ's Closet is not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums.Our Commitment To Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never knowingly collect or maintain information at our website from those who are under 13.Attention Kids
If you are under the age of 13 (12 or younger), you may not provide any information about yourself on this website. While you may view content on the site, you may not register with the site, enter any of our sweepstakes or contests, or participate in any of our chat rooms, bulletin boards or other activities that would let you enter information about yourself. If we learn that you have provided information about yourself on this site, we will delete such information.
Attention Parents
BJ's Closet will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from kids under 13. If you have any concerns about this site or its related services, wish to find out if your child is a member of one of our services, or wish to cancel your child's membership (13 or over), please contact us.
Cookies
A "cookie" is a piece of information that our website sends to your browser, which then stores this information on your system. At BJ's Closet, cookies are used 1) to "remember" information about you and your preferences until you exit your current browser window (temporary cookies) or until you disable or delete the cookie and 2) to collect statistical data to track where you travel on the website and what you look at. This information lets us give you the services you want that are connected with your interests. You may occasionally get cookies from our advertisers which are sent from their computers and are subject to such third parties' policies.You should be aware that cookies contain no more information than you volunteer, and they are not able to "invade" your hard drive and return to the sender personal or other information from your computer. Most web browsers can be set to inform you when a cookie has been sent to you and provide you with the opportunity to refuse that cookie. Refusing a cookie will not interfere with your use of BJ's Closet's website.
Web Beacons
When we send you newsletter emails, our contracted service provider, MailChimp, may include a web beacon to allow us to determine the number of people who open our emails. When you click on a link in an email, we may record this individual response to allow us to customize our offerings to you. Web beacons collect only limited information, such as a cookie identifier, time and date of a page being viewed, and a description of the page on which the Web Beacon resides (the URL).Web Beacons can be refused when delivered via email. If you do not wish to receive Web Beacons via email, you will need to disable HTML images or refuse HTML (select Text only) emails via your email software.
IP Address
Our server automatically collects data about your server's domain address when you visit us. This information, known as an Internet Protocol address or IP Address, is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider whenever you're on the Web.BJ's Closet uses your IP address to gather broad demographic information, such as country of origin, Internet Service Provider, the referring page that linked you to us, etc. Our server cannot automatically record your name or address. However, in the event of abusive activity, your IP address will be permanently banned and reported to the proper authorities.
Third-Party Services
In general, the third-party providers used by us, like MailChimp, will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment transaction processors like PayPal, have their own privacy policies with respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.
For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled.
Links to Other Sites
When you are on BJ's Closet website, you will have the opportunity to visit our adverting partners' website or other sites not operated by us. BJ's Closet is not responsible for their Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, or site content.Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.
Business Transfer
In the event that BJ's Closet or substantially all of its assets are acquired by one or more third parties as a result of a merger, sale, consolidation or liquidation, customer personal information may be one of the transferred assets. BJ's Closet is a subsidiary of BGGE (BG&G Enterprises).Privacy Policy Changes
BJ's Closet reserves the right to change or update this Privacy Policy at any time without notice to its users. Any changes or updates will be effective immediately upon posting to the website.Contact Info
Use the "contact form" located at the bottom of each page of BJ's Closet's website to email us if you have questions about our Privacy Policy.Last Updated: January 23, 2018