What information does Apple Awards Inc. collect?
All information Apple Awards Inc. collects is primarily in the interest of accurate order processing. When you Register on our online store as a new customer, you will be asked to provide some personal information, such as first & last name, billing address, shipping address, a contact e-mail address and telephone number. This information is used only for the purposes of processing and shipping your order, and will never be disclosed to any party outside of internal channels necessary to ship and process your order in a timely manner.
Is it safe to use my credit card online?
Apple Awards Inc. takes the security of your personal information very seriously. Our secured socket layer (ssl) uses the latest, industry-standard 128-bit encryption technology to ensure that your personal information (especially your name, address and credit card number) stays out of the wrong hands, and cannot be read or intercepted as it travels to our payment processing system.
Look for the https:// and the closed lock symbol in the address bar of your browser when you checkout – this is your assurance that your information is secure.
Apple Awards does not process your card during the ordering process. Credit Card numbers remain on our secure server and are immediately encrypted once they are received by our staff. Your credit card number will not contain more than the last 4 numbers when used in an e-mail. Once your order is complete your credit card will then be charged through our QuickBooks enterprise book keeping software (PCI Compliant) where the number is also encrypted and stored for future purchases. Only the last four digits of your Credit card number will be visible to staff & users of the software. All paper forms of your information are retained for 3 years and are kept in a locked building under supervision and accessible by Apple Awards Inc. employees only.
Disclosure to third parties
Apple Awards Inc. will not disclose your contact details or payment information to any third parties.
Use of E-mail Address
Apple Awards Inc. will only use your e-mail address to correspond with you regarding your orders or requests with us. We will also use your e-mail to correspond with you through a newsletter that is sent every month. This e-mail will include only information regarding Apple Awards incorporated, its products and service. You will have the option to opt-out of this newsletter through our unsubscribe option available on all newsletters.
Information collected and used for remarketing
Apple Awards Inc. utilizes remarketing to ensure that our products reach the right customers. When you visit Apple Awards’ website Google stores a cookie on your computer for thirty days, which does not identify you or store information about you. This cookie identifies your computer browser so that you can view advertisements about Apple Awards and our products on Google and Google affiliated sites. It also allows others with similar viewing patterns on the Internet to view our advertisements when they view Google and Google affiliated sites. After 30 days the cookie expires and will not be on our marketing list unless you return to the Apple Awards site. If you wish to opt out of Google’s use of cookies, you can visit the Ads Preferences Manager at
https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/.
You can also opt out of third-party vendor’s use of cookies by going to the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at
https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.
Advertisements used by third-party vendors
Apple Awards Inc. gives third-party vendors, including Google, the rights to display our advertisements on different sites across the Internet, as well as use cookies to provide ads to individuals who have previously viewed the Apple Awards site.