Privacy Statement

PRIVACY STATEMENT 

Joseph A is committed to protecting your privacy and to adhering to U.S. Federal and state privacy laws and industry guidelines in order to protect your personal information.  This Privacy Statement describes what information Joseph A collects on this web site, how it uses that information, when it discloses that information, and how it protects that information.

 Information Collection and Use

Whenever you shop with Joseph A, we obtain from you information to process and complete your transaction.  This will include your name, address, telephone number, eMail address, and credit card number.  We also retain details of your specific product purchases and transactions to enhance your shopping experience, send you marketing and promotional materials, and help us improve our online store and available product and services. To improve and update our web site, we also may collect statistical and other non-personal information about your navigation through the web site and the services provided, such as the web pages visited, the date and time of your visit, and the functions you use.  Joseph A uses this information to understand what areas of its web site are most popular and which areas may require improvement.

Online Account Registration

Registering a username and password with our web site will make your online shopping faster and easier.  We can store your shipping address and billing information so that you don’t have to enter them each time you shop.  You also can save your shopping basket, check your order status, and review your order history.  Your registered information will be securely stored with us, and you can add, delete, or change your registered information at any time using your password.

 Disclosure of Information

 We may disclose your information acquired through the web site to third parties, but only:

(a) To contractors and third-party service providers that Joseph A uses to support its business, such as a company that distributes our catalogs.  In the event a third-party receives your information, Joseph A will direct such third-party to use the information only to assist Joseph A to execute its business functions;

(b) To respond to law enforcement requests, where required by applicable laws, court order, or governmental regulations;

(c) In the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, assignment or other transfer of the Joseph A business, in which case we will require any such buyer to agree to treat you information consistent with Joseph A’s security practices and use it only for the purposes for which the information was acquired; or

(d) In situations involving threats to the physical safety of any person.

Joseph A does not otherwise distribute, sell, rent, or trade your information to third-parties.  Joseph A will have no liability for disclosure of your information because of errors in transmission or the unauthorized intervention of third-parties. 

Protecting Your Information

Protecting your personal information is very important to us.  Joseph A stores your personal information in a secure location, not accessible to the public.  We also restrict access to your personal information to only those employees who need that information to provide products or services to you.  We also maintain reasonable physical, electronic, technical, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information, such as the use of firewalls, encryption for data transfers, and restricted access to data.  Joseph A periodically reevaluates, tests, and updates its security measures. 

During the shopping checkout process, we use Secure Socket Layering (“SSL”), industry-recognized encryption technology that ensures the safety and security of your online order.  When the letters “http” in the URL address change to “https,” the “s” indicates you are in a secure area employing SSL.

Making a credit card purchase is just as safe on our web site.  Our customer service associates are available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and can be contacted via email at contactus@josepha.com

Links to Other Sites

Joseph A may contain links to web sites operated by third-parties.  These links are provided solely as a convenience to users and should not be construed as an affiliation with or endorsement by Joseph A.  Joseph A has no control over, or responsibility for, the content, information on those other sites, including the security of those sites or the use of personal information collected on those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements and terms of use of any third-party site before submitting any personal information.

Children’s Privacy

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act imposes certain requirements on web sites directed at children under 13 that collect information on those children, and on web sites that knowingly collect information on children under 13. Joseph A is not directed at children under 13, and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13.

Cookies

We use "cookies" on this site.  A cookie is a piece of data stored on your computer to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors.  For instance, use of a cookie to identify your computer could obviate the need for you to enter your username and password each time you visited the site, thereby saving you time.  Cookies also can enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience using our site. Most web browsers can be configured to refuse cookies or to notify you when a web site attempts to send you a cookie.  You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser.  Please note that, if you opt-out or otherwise refuse cookies from our web site, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this web site 

Emails/Solicitations

We may send promotional eMails to you only if you have asked to receive them.  Each time you receive an eMail from us, you will be given the opportunity to “opt-out” or stop receiving them.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement was last updated on November 1, 2017.  We may make changes to this Privacy Statement at any time.  In the event of an important substantive change to how we use your information, how we protect your information, or with whom we share it, we will communicate any such changes by updating this page and by notifying you either by eMail, if you have registered your eMail address with us, or in writing. 

ADA Compliance

We are in the process of making our website ADA compliant under the WCAG 2.0 Standards

Contact Us

 If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact Joseph A via email at contactus@josepha.com