Privacy Policy

China Flair Tea Company Inc. (“China Flair”) respects your privacy and has established our privacy policy to protect our customers’ personal information. We have created this privacy policy statement to inform you about the purpose of collecting, and the manners in which we use and disclose your personal information.

Collection of personal information

Personal information on this website is collected by China Flair and certain of its affiliated companies or contract service providers.

What personal information does China Flair collect?

China Flair collects information that customers provide when participating in optional activities and services, such as subscriptions and shopping. If you elect to engage in these activities, China Flair will collect personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, and other personal information.

If you elect to purchase any products or services we may offer on or through our website, your personal information including your credit card information will be collected by PayPal, a leading online payments processing company, to process your payment. China Flair does not collect or retain your credit card information. Please note that China Flair is not responsible for PayPal’s privacy policies. You are recommended to review the privacy policy of PayPal’s website.

China Flair and our web servers may use cookies and log the IP/Internet address of your computer. China Flair does not use this information to identify you personally. We may use this non-identifying data for statistical analysis and to improve our services.

How is personal information used?

China Flair collects your personal information to support your participation in the activities you select and to process product purchases. Your personal information may also be used to keep you informed about articles, product arrivals, promotional offers and other products and services of China Flair if you elect to subscribe to these notifications.

The disclosure of personal information

China Flair will not sell or disclose to third parties any personal information we collect, except as described herein or as you otherwise consent. In the normal course of business China Flair may disclose some information with our service providers, such as home address information to our delivery service providers, or third party systems support specialists who keep our systems operational. Each of our service providers are bound to protect the privacy of our customer information and may only use such information for the purposes of performing services on our behalf.

China Flair may provide your personal information when required by law to comply with laws or regulations of a governmental or regulatory body, or in response to a subpoena, warrant, or other legally valid enquiry or order.

How do we protect your privacy?

We use technological and physical safeguards to protect our customers’ personal information against unauthorized use and disclosure. Access to personal information by China Flair representatives and associates is strictly limited to the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. China Flair will keep your personal information only for as long as it remains necessary or relevant for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy or as legally required.

Your consent

By voluntarily providing us with your personal information, you will be deemed to have consented to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by China Flair and its agents for the purposes and manners of use described above.

What are your privacy choices?

You may refuse to offer your personal information to us. You may also withdraw your consent to the use of your personal information at any time (excluding purchase history information), subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by contacting China Flair through the contact address, and e-mail address provided below.

You also have the right to review and update your personal information and privacy preferences at any time by contacting China Flair at:

China Flair Tea Company Inc.
Attn: Privacy Officer
P.O. Box 32515
Richmond, British Columbia
V6X 3S1
Canada

E-mail: info@chinaflairtea.com

Please provide your name, address, and/or e-mail address when you contact us. We may have to contact you to clarify any information or instructions that are unclear.

Changes in our Privacy Policy

China Flair reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. If we change the manner in which personal information is used from the manner stated at the time it was collected, users will have a choice as to consenting or refusing consent on the different use of their information.

If at any time you limit how your personal information will be used in accordance with the arrangements outlined in the Privacy Policy, China Flair will not change your preference in this regard without your express consent.

Whenever we update this Privacy Policy, we will change the date on the statement below to indicate that revisions were made.

This Privacy Policy and the privacy practices described in this statement are subject to the provisions of all applicable legislation and regulations.

October 26, 2006