Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains how we collect, manage and protect the personal information that we collect through this website.
What information do we collect?
Not much, really. As you enter and browse the site, you leave your own trail. But Hootables does not collect or share information with any other source.
When you buy a Hootable owl, we typically ask for your name, email, phone, where the owl is going to live. We don’t collect this through the website, but at point of purchase.
Why? This information is added to a database on a password-protected computer. It is gathered just to keep track of the owl, its birthday and Hootable # and a geographic location for the owl. It’s gathered through a form that the buyer fills in and is for information purposes only.
For instance, the database allows us to find out how many owls are in Germany, or Switzerland, or Australia… just for information.
Purposes for collecting Personal Information
Hootables.ca collects personal information:
- to understand customer needs
- to communicate regarding specific orders
- to fulfill your requests for products, services or information. (for instance, Donna is frequently invited as a guest speaker and this can be done through this site)
- to protect the services, products or rights of Hootables, including integrity of not only the Hootables site but of the retail businesses who sell owls for us.
- to identify and solve technical problems
- to enable a written exchange of information
Limiting the Collection of Personal Information
We really limit the collection of personal information.
When you visit the Hootables.ca website, a cookie may be placed on your computer, or the cookie may be read if you have visited the site previously. If you choose not to have your browser to accept cookies, you may not be able to view all the text. It’s your choice.
Disclosure, Processing and Retention
Hootables does not sell, rent or disclose your personal information to anyone else. Should your personal information change, you can (but are not required to) notify us through the Contact Portion of this website, or by emailing Donna Douglas at donna@donnadouglas.com
Our purpose
Frankly, Hootables.ca exists to showcase our owls. We will ship anywhere should you respond to an owl we list on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/hootablesowls and thus would record your personal information NOT on the website but on the password protected database on our computer.
Our purpose is to knit really cute owls, sell them, and pay college tuition for students in crisis. It’s as simple as that!
Thank you for your continued interest and support.