Who we are
Our website address is https://carpetstation.net.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Carpet Station (“Carpet Station” or “we” or “us”) recognizes that you care how information about you is collected and used. We have created this Privacy Policy to inform you of our information collection, use and sharing practices for this Web site, floorstogo.com.
Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy apply only to information gathered through this Web site and do not necessarily reflect our practices with respect to information gathered through other Web sites that we operate or through other off-line means.
Information You Voluntarily Provide
We collect and store information that you enter into this Web site. For example, information will be collected when you register on our Web site when you sign up to receive emails, newsletters, or other promotional communications when you contact us with online inquiries, and/or when you otherwise voluntarily submit or provide information to us. The information we collect that you provide to us may include but is not limited to: names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, account and log-in IDs, passwords, demographic information, and information regarding interests and preferences. This information is used to provide you the information you have requested regarding products and services and for administrative and analytical purposes. For example, the information is used to provide emails, newsletters, and other communications you have requested and to provide customer service. This information also may be used to contact you about sales, product recommendations, special offers, and new site features from Carpet Station and other selected vendors, unless you have opted not to receive promotional communications in connection with this Web site. When you opt not to receive emails, newsletters, or other promotional information, we collect and store certain information, such as your email address, in order to comply with your preferences regarding such materials.
Information We Automatically Collect
Like many Web sites, we use technologies to collect and store certain other information automatically whenever you interact with this Web site. For example, we collect your IP address, browser information, and reference site domain name every time you visit this Web site. We also collect information regarding customer traffic patterns and site usage. This information is used to analyze and improve this Web site and to provide our customers with a fulfilling shopping experience.
Also, like many Web sites, we use “cookies”, which are files stored on your computer’s hard drive by your browser. The information that we collect and share is anonymous and not personally identifiable. It does not contain your name, address, telephone number, or email address. Cookies help us to identify a user and to optimize their log-in, account management, and shopping experience. Most browsers accept cookies automatically but allow you to disable them. We recommend that you leave cookies “turned on” so that we can offer you a better experience on this Web site.
With Whom Do You Share Information?
We do not share with others any personal information that you provide to us through this Web site or through our Customer Service Department, except with your consent or as described in this Privacy Policy. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information is information that you provide to us that personally identifies you, such as your full name, address, email address, phone number, and credit card information.
We engage third parties to perform services in connection with the operation of our business. Examples of these services include but are not limited to, operation of our Web site(s), fraud protection, marketing, and promotional activities, Web site evaluation, data analysis, and, where applicable, data cleansing. We may provide personal information to these third parties, but we authorize them to use this information only in connection with the services they perform on our behalf.
We, or those with whom we have shared information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, may release personal information if we believe in good faith that: the law or legal process requires it; we have received a valid administrative request from a law enforcement agency; or such release is necessary or advisable to protect the rights, property or safety of Carpet Station, or any of our respective affiliates, business partners, customers or others.
We may share non-personal information with our marketing partners, advertisers, and others from time to time. Examples of such non-personal information include the number of users who visited this Web site during a specific time period or purchased a specific product through this Web site. This information is shared in an aggregated form.
We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you, including personal information, in connection with the sale or transfer of all or a portion of the business or assets of Carpet Station to a third party.
What Happens When I Link To or From Another Web Site?
This Web site may contain links to other Web sites operated by Carpet Station and/or Web sites operated by third parties. Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy do not apply to information gathered through these other Web sites, including Web sites operated by Carpet Station showroom dealers. We encourage you to be aware of this when you leave this Web site and to read the privacy policies of each and every Web site that you visit.
If you have accessed this Web site through a link from certain of our advertising or marketing partners, this Web site may include a frame of the applicable advertising or marketing partner. Nevertheless, the information you provide to us through these framed Web pages is collected by us, and our use of this information is governed by this Privacy Policy.
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 21, 2009. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by notifying guests of the existence of a new privacy policy. This policy is specific to this site.