Privacy Policy
Lonestarstogies.com and Elite Cigars and Accessories
respects each individual’s right to personal privacy. We will collect
and use information through our web site only in the ways disclosed in
this statement. This statement applies solely to information collected
at Lonestarstogies.com and Elite Cigars and Accessories.If you have any concerns or questions regarding this privacy policy or the use of private information, please contact us.
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If you continue to use this site after such changes you are accepting the modifications made to this policy. We do recommend that you periodically check these terms and conditions and to contact us if you have any questions.
If you use this site, you are accepting the terms and conditions in this privacy policy, and we will have the right to use your information as described in this privacy policy.
Legal Purchase Age
You must not provide us with any of your personal information if you are not the legal age to purchase tobacco in the jurisdiction in which you reside and (if different) in the jurisdiction in which you are using to access this site. We do not intend to collect any personal information from any individuals under the legal purchase age or market tobacco products to anyone under the legal purchase age. If we receive notice or believe that someone under the legal age to purchase tobacco has provided us with personal information we will make every reasonable efforts to remove such personal information from our files.
Information Collection
Lonestarstogies.com and Elite Cigars and Accessories collects information through our web site at several points. We collect the following information about primary visitors: when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter(s), and respond to a survey or communication such as e-mail.
You can choose which personal information you provide to us. We only collect personal information you choose to provide. Where possible, we will enable you to select how we will use this information.
Lonestarstogies.com uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file that our web server places on a user’s computer hard drive to be a unique identifier. Cookies enable the lonestarstogies.com website track usage patterns and deliver customized content to users. Our cookies expire within 30 – 90 days after they are placed. Our cookies do not collect personally identifiable information. Users may choose to block cookies, they may still use our web site, and however they may be limited in some of the areas in the web site.
We may collect, use or disclose any personal information you have provided if permitted by law or required to do so by law or where we believe such action is needed in order to protect or defend us or other third parties against negligence, error, theft, breach of contract, fraud and other illegal or harmful activity, to comply with our audit and security requirements, and to audit compliance with or corporate procedures, policies, legal and contractual obligations.
Information Usage
The information collected by lonestarstogies.com and Elite Cigars and Accessories will be used to contact the user about services, special deals, a newsletter and/or procedures on our site for which they have expressed a personal interest.
This information may be used to create customer profiles based on browsing or purchasing history. We do store this information in our database for any subsequent future orders. We will not supplement information collected at our web site with data from other sources. Also, we will not trade or sell this gathered information to any third parties.
We do share necessary data with shipping companies and merchant services any information required to process orders placed by registered users at this site. This is a necessary step to completing an order and we will do so with the up most regards to user’s privacy and security.
Registered users may receive additional announcements from us about products, services, special deals, and/or a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications.
Data Storage and Security
Lonestarstogies.com and Elite Cigars and Accessories have taken several steps to protect user information. Credit card numbers submitted to us through our web site are for payment purposes only. We have physical, electronic, and procedural security in place to protect and secure the information we collect. Also, we do not store credit card information without use consent.
We also utilize industry standard secure encryption technology to reasonably assure the privacy and security of the credit card numbers from each individual who places orders through us.
Links
Our site may contain links or references to other web sites and content outside of our control. Please be aware that we have no control over these sites and our privacy statement does not apply to any of these sites. We encourage you to view the privacy statements and terms and conditions of linked or referenced sites that you choose to enter.