At BeforeTheStores.com your privacy is a top priority, so we have created the following Privacy and Security Policy to let you know what information we collect when you visit our web site & why we collect it. This Privacy and Security Policy also addresses our data security practices, our survey data policies, and other matters. We may make changes to this Privacy and Security Policy at any time; any changes which will be immediately posted to this page. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy and Security Policy frequently and remain informed about any changes to it, so we encourage you to visit this page often.

About Children

This Site is not intended for or directed to anyone under the age of 18. BeforeTheStores.com does not sell products for purchase by children under the age of 18 without the consent of a legal parent/guardian. By purchasing any product(s) from our site or providing BeforeTheStores.com with any information, you represent to us that you are 18 years of age or older, or have explicit permission from a legal parent/guardian to purchase from BeforeTheStores.com.

Your Email Address

We use your email address as the primary method of contacting you about your order, questions you may have, special offers, surveys, etc. This information may be disclosed to our staff and to third parties involved in the completion of your transaction.

Your Credit/Debit Card

We don’t collect your personal Credit Card information, but instead refer you directly to the manufacturers website, were your order is processed on their own secure servers.

Checkout

Checkout is handled directly by the manufacturer.  Information about privacy and security for these manufactures can be found directly on the product sites.

Survey & Product Review Information:

When you respond to our surveys or write a product review, your responses become the property of BeforeTheStores.com. We use the information in discovering customer opinions on new items to present to the product’s inventors and manufacturers. We will not share your name or personal information with any 3rd party, only your survey responses.

We may collect purchase information.

We may collect information actively generated by the purchase of a product or service, such as a payment method. We use this information to process your order and analyze and support your use of the BeforeTheStores.com web site. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to third parties involved in the completion of your transaction, the delivery of your order or the analysis and support of your use of the BeforeTheStores.com web site.

We may collect navigation and clickstream data.

As you browse our web site, we may gather navigational and click stream data that shows what pages are visited and how long various features are used. This information will not reveal your identity or be linked to you personally. We use this information to complete, analyze and support your purchases from BeforeTheStores.com and use of the BeforeTheStores.com web site to comply with any requirements of law and to determine the commissions for our Affiliates. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to third parties involved in the completion of your transaction, the delivery of your order, and the analysis and support of your use of the BeforeTheStores.com web site.

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf.

These companies may employ cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information that these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is completely anonymous. If you would like more information about this practice and your choices please contact us.

Certain Exception Disclosures

We may disclose your information if necessary to protect our legal rights, if the information relates to actual or threatened harmful conduct, or BeforeTheStores.com has good faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) conform to the requirements of law or comply with governmental orders, court orders, or legal process served on BeforeTheStores.com or (2) to protect and defend the property or rights of BeforeTheStores.com, the users of its website or the public. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk protection. If BeforeTheStores.com should ever file for bankruptcy or merge with another company, we may sell the information you provide to us on the BeforeTheStores.com website to a third party or share your personal information with the company we merge with.

What are cookies and why do we use them?

Cookies are very tiny text files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages that record your preferences. BeforeTheStores.com uses cookies to remember you when you return to our store. They cannot harm your computer and they do not contain any personal or private information. Your shopping experience at BeforeTheStores.com is increased if you accept cookies.

How do we protect information we collect?

We offer secure web pages to collect certain kinds of user information and we store certain kinds of data in encrypted form. We follow reasonable technical and management practices to help protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of data stored on our system. While no computer system is completely secure, we believe the measures implemented by our web site reduce the likelihood of security problems to a level appropriate to the type of data involved. All order pages linked through BeforeTheStores.com use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), an encryption technology that works with Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and most other web browsers. We also use Paypal to ensure the most secure checkout available. Only BeforeTheStores.com has access to and can read a customer's information.

How long do we keep user information?

We generally keep user data on our server or in our archives for as long as we reasonably need it. We may alter this practice according to changing requirements. For example, we may delete some data if needed to free up storage space. We may keep other data for longer periods if the law requires it. In addition, information posted in a public forum could stay in the public domain indefinitely. Data management requests are administered in an orderly manner to the extent feasible and within our direct control.

Your consent to this policy.

By using the BeforeTheStores.com web site, you agree to this Privacy and Security Policy. This is our entire and exclusive Privacy and Security Policy and it supersedes any earlier version. Our terms and conditions take precedence over any conflicting policy provision. We may change our privacy and security policy by posting a new version of the policy on this page which it is your responsibility to review frequently.

Legal disclaimer

This Site operates AS-IS and AS-AVAILABLE, without liability of any kind. We are not responsible for events beyond our direct control. This privacy and security policy is governed by New Jersey State Law, excluding conflicts of law principles. Any legal actions against us must be commenced in New Jersey within one month after the claim arose, or be barred. By purchasing from our Web Site, you acknowledge that you have read and fully understand our Return Policy, Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. When you purchase, you are automatically agreeing to these policies and must abide by them. Thank You, The Before The Stores Team