Information we collect and how we use it: Registration information - When you fill out our order or quote forms we ask for your personal information so that we can provide you with the service. Some of the information we require may include your name, credit or debit card number, card expiration date, card verification number (CVN), address, phone number, and email address. This information allows us to process payments and protect users from fraud. In some cases, we may also ask you to send us additional information or to answer additional questions to help verify your information. The information we collect is stored in association with your order or account. Information obtained from third parties - In order to protect you from fraud or other misconduct, we may obtain information about you from third parties to verify the information you provide. For example, we may use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your credit or debit card information and address match the information that you provided to us. Transaction information - When you use our order form to conduct a transaction, we collect information about each transaction, including the transaction amount, the names of the seller and buyer, and the type of payment used. Information about your use of the service – In order to protect you from fraud, phishing, and other misconduct, we may collect information about your interaction with the service to help validate your identity or detect potentially fraudulent conduct. For example, in some circumstances we may try to determine service usage patterns (such as how quickly you type) so that we can try to detect and prevent unauthorized attempts to access your account (such as automated hacking attacks, or the use of stolen usernames or passwords). Any such information we collect will only be used to detect and prevent fraud or other misconduct, unless you explicitly grant us permission to use it in another manner. Cookies - When you access a webpage, we may send one or more cookies - a small file containing a string of characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking user trends. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Log information - Our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. User communications - When you send email or other communication to us, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services. Links - We may present links in a format that enables us to keep track of whether these links have been followed. In addition to the above, we use the information we collect to: Perform auditing, research and analysis in order to maintain, protect and improve our services; ensure the technical functioning of our network; and develop new services. We process personal information on our servers in the United States of America and in other countries. In some cases, we process personal information on a server outside your own country. We may process personal information to provide our own services. In some cases, we may process personal information on behalf of and according to the instructions of a third party, such as our advertising partners. Information sharing: We will not sell or rent your personal information to companies or individuals outside of China Garden II. In addition, we will only share your personal information with other companies or individuals outside of China Garden II in the following circumstances: As necessary to process your transaction and maintain your account. As with any credit card payment, if you process a credit card transaction through the service, we need to share some information (for example, your name and credit card number) with the banks and other entities in the financial system that process credit card transactions. To detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues. We have your consent. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of any sensitive personal information. We provide such information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies or other trusted businesses or persons for the purpose of processing personal information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information based on our instructions and in compliance with this Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. We have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of China Garden II, its users or the public as required or permitted by law. If you are using a credit card issued by the merchant you are making a purchase from (a “private label credit card”), that merchant will receive your entire credit card number in association with your purchase. We may share aggregated non-personally identifiable information with third parties. For example, we may disclose that a certain percentage of our users have a billing address in a particular geographic area, or that a certain percentage of users use a particular type of credit or debit card. However, if we do share this aggregated information, we do not include personally identifiable information without your explicit opt-in consent or in the limited circumstances described above. If China Garden II becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of their assets, we will provide notice before personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy. Information security: We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical and technical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data. For example, your credit card number will always be stored in an encrypted form (except when you provide it to us in a communication outside of our web page interface). The security of your account also depends on keeping your account password confidential, and you should not share your account name or password with anyone. If you do share your account information with a third party, they will have access to your account and your personal information. Sharing Between Affiliates: The information we collect, including information obtained from third parties, is shared between China Garden II and its subsidiaries to operate the service. Neither China Garden II nor its subsidiaries will share your information with others except as described in this Privacy Policy. We provide you with the right to opt out of certain sharing between China Garden II and its subsidiaries.Specifically, you may choose to opt out of: The sharing between China Garden II and its subsidiaries of information that does not pertain to your transactions or experiences with China Garden II (e.g., information we may obtain from third parties to verify your identity), and The use by China Garden II of information shared between China Garden II and its subsidiaries. Please remember, regardless of whether you choose to opt out of this sharing or not, we will never sell or rent your personal information, and we will not share your personal information with anyone outside of China Garden II or its subsidiaries except as described in this Privacy Policy. Also, if you wish to exercise either of the above options, you can let us know through our contact page. Changes to this policy: Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Policy without your explicit consent. We will post any Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including notification in your account interface or email notification). Each version of this Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date, and we will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review. If you have any questions about this Policy, please feel free to contact us through our website or write to us at Privacy Matters, c/o Houston China Garden II, 1602 Leeland St. Houston TX 77003. China Garden II and its subsidiaries adhere to the U.S. safe harbor privacy principles of Notice, Choice, Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity, Access and Enforcement, and are registered with the U.S. Department of Commerce's safe harbor program.