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Privacy Policy

This Statement of Privacy applies to the Caracole website and governs data collection and usage. By using the Caracole website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of Personal Information

Caracole collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address and name when you opt to contact Caracole through this Web site. Caracole also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Caracole. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Caracole for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Caracole website.

Caracole encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Caracole so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Caracole is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Caracole and Vivet family of websites.

Use of Personal Information

Caracole collects and uses your personal information to operate the Caracole website and deliver the services you have requested. Caracole also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Caracole and its affiliates. Caracole may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Caracole does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Caracole may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Caracole may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Caracole, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Caracole does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Caracole keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within Caracole, in order to determine what Caracole services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Caracole to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Caracole websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Caracole or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Caracole; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Caracole, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Caracole website does not use cookies.

Security of Personal Information

Caracole secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Caracole secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Caracole will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Caracole encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Caracole is protecting your information.