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Privacy Policy

Blue State Coffee values your privacy. First and foremost, we will never sell or rent your personal information to any outside organization.

Please carefully read our privacy policy to fully understand your rights and responsibilities in using the Blue State Coffee website and related services.

What kind of information we collect

When you visit http://bluestatecoffee.com and http://catalog.bluestatecoffee.com (hereafter collectively referred to as "website"), we may collect two different types of information from you. These types of information are explained in further detail below.

Personal information
When you create an account at our website, we collect a variety of personal information from you needed to create your account and/or process your order(s). This information may include your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, credit card information, and other details. All of this personal information we collect from you is "opt-in" - meaning that you must volunteer to provide it to us. We will never sell or rent any of this personal information to any outside organization for any reason without your express consent.

Non-personal information
When you visit our website, we may collect a variety of non-personal information from you and/or your computer during your visit. This information may include the names and number of pages you visit, your web browser, location, and other related data. This information is gathered for statistical purposes only and is never linked to any of your personal information.

Using cookies to collect information
During your visit to our website, we may set and access cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to process your orders, manage your account information, and optimize your experience on our site. We do not grant third-party access to our cookies.

What we do with the information we collect

Account information
We store personal information related to your account details so that we may store and manage your account, including your address book, order history, and re-ordering functionality. We will never sell or rent any of this personal information to any outside organization for any reason without your express consent.

Financial information
When you place single orders with us, we do not store your financial information (including including but not limited to your credit card account information). When you elect to place recurring orders via our website (which may be referred to as our "Coffee Club" program), we partner with a third-party financial service, PayPal, to process and store your financial information. In these instances, your financial information is subject to the policies of PayPal, Inc., and is not under the jurisdiction of this policy.

Confidentiality & Security
We limit access to your personal information to employees and authorized vendors who require reasonable access to such information in order to properly perform their jobs. At no time do employees have access to your financial information, including your credit credit card account information. We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in place to protect your information.

How to update or remove your information and/or account

How to update or remove your information
If you have created an account at our website, you may update and/or remove your stored personal information by logging into your account at http://catalog.bluestatecoffee.com/account.

How to remove your account
If you have created an account at our website, you may delete your account by contacting Bridie Clark via email at bridie@bluestatecoffee.com. Please note that when your account is deleted, you will no longer have access to manage your profile, your address book, or your order history.

Updating our privacy policy

When we update this privacy policy, we will notify you by updating the link at the bottom of the pages of our website to read "Privacy Policy (UPDATED)". We will also indicate the most recent update at the bottom of this policy.

Feedback on this policy

We welcome your feedback on this policy. Please direct your comments to Bridie Clark via email at bridie@bluestatecoffee.com.

Last updated September 7, 2006