Privacy Policy

 OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY

Etoile values our customers and respects your privacy. This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes the personal information we collect about you, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and when we share it with third parties. Our Policy also describes the choices you can make about how we collect and use your information. By providing your personal information to Etoile, using our Website (as defined below), or while in our store location(s), you are consenting to the manner in which we collect, use, disclose, protect and otherwise manage that information.

If our information practices change, we will post an updated version of the Policy on the Etoile Website (“Website”). You may exercise your choices about how we collect and use your information consistent with this Policy at any time. If you have any questions about our Policy, please contact us as described in the section below entitled, "How do I contact you?"

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

WHAT KIND OF PERSONAL INFORMATION DOES ETOILE COLLECT?

We may collect personal information from you, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, or credit card number when you visit our Website, place an order online, by phone, or in one of our store location(s), save your information with us online, contact us with a question or concern, or participate in a contest, promotion, or survey. We may also receive such information if you access our Website with your log-in credentials from a social networking site such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. (and in such cases, in accordance with the terms of use and privacy policy of such social networking site). We also maintain a record of your product interests and the purchases you make online, in our store location(s), or by phone. We may combine all of this information with information about you that we acquire from our joint marketing partners and from unrelated third parties.

In addition, if you use different devices (such as your home computer, laptop, mobile device, personal digital assistant and/or smartphone) to access our Website, we may be able to associate you with each of your devices. For example, our sites may allow you to access your favorite items or shopping cart via an email link that is unique to your account. By clicking on the link, you will be automatically signed into your account in order for you to continue your shopping experience where you left off. If you choose to click the email link on a new device, we may be able to associate your current device with your account information.

HOW DOES ETOILE USE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may use your personal information in the following ways:

  • To process and fulfill your order, including sending you emails to confirm your order status and shipment;
  • To communicate with you and to send you information by email, postal mail, telephone, text message, or other means about our products, services, contests, and promotions, unless you direct us not to contact you with promotional communications;
  • To administer and fulfill our contests and other promotions;
  • To help us learn more about your shopping preferences;
  • To help us address problems with and improve our site design, products and services;
  • To enhance your shopping experience through our Website, Catalog or Store location(s);
  • To analyze trends, usage, activities and statistics;
  • Link or combine with information we get from others to help understand your needs and provide you with better service;
  • To protect the security or integrity of our Website and our business; and/or
  • To contact you if necessary.

We are based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. By accessing or using our websites or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the U.S. and other countries.

DOES ETOILE SHARE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may share your personal information in the following ways:

  • We may share your information with third parties including our agents, service providers, and consultants as needed for them to provide business-related services to us. Such third parties may manage our customer information and perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, payment processing, order fulfillment, fraud monitoring, identity verification, processing credit card payments, email or mail delivery and administration, promotion fulfillment, surveys or data analysis, etc. We ask third parties with whom we share your information to confirm that their privacy practices are consistent with ours and applicable law and we provide them with only the information they need in order to perform their services for us.
  • We may share your information or combine your information with publicly available information when we team up with other promotional partners to jointly offer or provide products, services, contests, or promotions to our customers, or otherwise to enhance and personalize your shopping experience.
  • Your personal information may be disclosed in connection with your social sharing activity, such as if you log into your customer account from your social media account. By connecting your customer account and your social media account, you authorize us to share information with your social media account provider, and you understand that the use of the information we share will be governed by the social media site’s privacy policy.
  • We may share your information to comply with laws or regulations or in response to a valid subpoena, order, or government request, or to protect your rights, the rights of Etoile and others.

In the event of a sale or merger of Etoile, our customers' personal information and other information we have collected as described in this Policy may be among the transferred business assets.

HOW DO I OPT OUT OF RECEIVING PROMOTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS?

Etoile wants to communicate with you only if you want to hear from us. If you prefer not to receive promotional information, such as information about special offers and sales events, those instructions are set forth below. All email we send to you includes an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each email. If you no longer wish to receive emails from Etoile, please click the unsubscribe link included in the footer of all our emails; this will take you to an online form where you will be given a menu of choices regarding our communications and for opting out of receiving further communications, including emails, from us.

Should you no longer wish to receive our catalogs or other mail from us, you can go to the Etoile Website, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on “Contact Us”; this will take you to a page with a form that you can complete. When you click the down arrow next to “Topic”, a drop-down box will appear; please select “Opt Out/Unsubscribe”; in your message please include the address where you no longer wish to receive catalogs.

Please note that when you make an online purchase from us, we will continue to confirm your order status and shipment by email, even if you have previously unsubscribed. We may also need to contact you via telephone, email or postal mail with questions or information regarding your order.

HOW DOES ETOILE PROTECT KIDS' PRIVACY?

Etoile is concerned about the privacy and safety of children when they use the Internet. We will never knowingly request or collect personal information online from anyone under the age of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent. Our Website is a general audience site and is not targeted to or intended for use by children. If you are a parent and believe we may have inadvertently collected such information from your child, please notify us immediately by sending an email to bonjour@etoilehome.com.

WHAT ABOUT LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES?

For your convenience and information, our Website and emails may contain links to other sites, which may have privacy policies that differ from our own. We are not responsible for the content or practices of any linked site. We recommend that you review the privacy policy of any site that you access through our Website.

HOW DOES ETOILE USE ONLINE ADVERTISING?

We may use third-party advertising companies to place Etoile ads on third party sites that link back to our Website. Please note that these companies may use information about your visit to our Website in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. In the course of serving advertisements on third party sites that link to our Website, these companies may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please visit https://networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp.

HOW DOES ETOILE USE COOKIES?

We use "cookies," which are small data files that are stored on your computer’s hard drive when you visit a website or app. Cookies enable you to shop on our Website and may be used in a variety of ways to enhance or personalize your online browsing and shopping experience. For example, we may use cookies to enable you to use certain Website features, remember the items in your shopping cart, store your preferences, recognize you when you return to our Website, track your orders, and monitor and maintain information about your use of our Website. Cookies may also be used to collect transaction information needed by a script or loyalty program to which you have authorized us to provide your personal information. (See the section above entitled, "Does Etoile share my information?")

You can set your browser not to accept cookies or to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the opportunity to decide whether or not to accept it.

 

HOW CAN I UPDATE MY ACCOUNT INFORMATION?

You may update, correct or delete your online account information at any time by logging into your account and navigating to the "My Account" page or by contacting us. You can also contact us if you wish to deactivate your online account or to request that we delete your personal information, but note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes. We may also retain cached or archived copies of information about you for a certain period of time.

HOW DO I CONTACT YOU?

For questions about our Privacy Policy, to make choices about receiving promotional communications, to update your personal information, please visit the “Contact Us” link in the footer of the website and fill out the form.