Secure Shopping

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order online. Orders placed on makingendsmeet.com or makingendsmeetky.com are encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology so that your transactions are safe and protected. SSL is a technology used to ensure the security of online business. It employs the essential functions of mutual authentication, data encryption and data integrity for secure transactions. All supplied sensitive information, including credit card information, is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Payment Gateway database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and they are required to keep the information confidential. In order for SSL security to work, you must use an SSL enabled browser. To double check for security, look at the URL (web address) of your browser. If you have accessed a secure server, the first characters of the address in that line should change from “http” to “https.”

NEVER email us your credit card information because email is not encrypted and is not considered a secure means of transmitting sensitive information. We cannot be held liable for any damage, loss, and/or infringement should you insist to use email in sharing your credit card information with us. If you still have any concerns about ordering electronically, feel free to call us at (502) 633-5427 during our business hours and you can place your order over the phone. You can also come to our store to make your purchase. However, please note that special online prices MAY NOT apply when you purchase online items over the phone and/or at our store.  
   

Collecting and Storing Your Personal Information

We collect personal information that you submit to us voluntarily through makingendsmeet.com or makingendsmeetky.com in the following ways:

      1.When you place an order through this website, we collect your credit card information in order to
         process payment and shipping of the product(s) you order.  However, we-Making EndsMeet,Inc.,
         makingendsmeet.com, makingendsmeetky.com- do not store your complete credit card information. 
         We only store the last four digits of your credit card number for future reference.  We contract with a 
         trustworthy payment gateway company called Authorize.net who has the capability and the technology in 
         securely storing your complete credit card information. 
         For more information about Authorize.net, please visit www.authorize.net.

     2.When you sign up online to receive our newsletter, store sale flyers and/or information about special savings,
        we will collect your e-mail address, your full name and, on an optional basis, your interests and postal address.

     3.When you contact us by e-mail, we will collect your name, e-mail address and any information contained in the 
        e-mail you send us. 

We also collect Personal Information through the use of technology, without you submitting that information, as follows:

     1.As you navigate our website, certain information may be collected passively, including your Internet 
        protocol address, browser type, domain names, access times, and operating system. 

     2.We also use Cookies--small files that a website or its service provider transfers to your computer hard
        drive through your web browser--(if you allow) that enables the website or service provider's system to recognize
        your browser, as well as capture and remember certain information and navigational data like
        Uniform Resource Locators (URL), in order to gather information regarding the date and time of your
        visit the solutions and information for which you searched and which you viewed. 
        This type of information is collected to make our services and solutions more useful to you.
        We also use this feature to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. 

     3.If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can
       choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. Like most websites, if you turn your cookies off, some
       of our services may not function properly. However, you can still place orders with us over the telephone. Make
       sure you agree with our Terms and Conditions and Online Purchase Policy when you order our online 
       merchandise over the phone.

     4.Finally, we may receive Personal Information about you from other sources like postal mail, telephone or fax.
        We may add this information to the information we have already collected from you via our Web site in
        order to improve the products and services we provide.    

 
How We Use and Share Your Personal Information

We use your personal information to better serve you. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties whom we contract and who assist us in operating makingendsmeet.com or makingendsmeetky.com, in conducting our business, and/or in servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep your personal information confidential. We contract with trustworthy service providers in managing and maintaining our customer information databases. They DO NOT use your personal customer information for any other purpose. We only deal with service providers that have outstanding privacy and security policy.    

We may release your information when we are required by law to do so, and/or when we believe release is appropriate to comply with and/or to enforce all of our online policies. Other than these situations, we do not disclose and/or sell any of your personal identifiable information to third parties (such as for marketing, advertising, and/or other purposes).
 
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:   

      1.To process transactions
           Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other 
           company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the aforementioned purposes. 

      2.To send you emails and order confirmation
           The email address you provide for order processing will only be used to send you information and updates 
           pertaining to your order.

      3.To notify you  
           We would like to notify you about our company news, updates, our products, services, in-store and online sales,
           and/or special events at Making Ends Meet store and  makingendsmeet.com or makingendsmeetky.com.

      4.To improve our customer service and your shopping experience
           We may occasionally contact you via e-mail, postal mail, and/or telephone in order to learn more about
           your shopping preferences and experiences. This information will be used to help us improve our customer
           service and enhance your online and in-store shopping experience.

You have a choice to not receive and/or to discontinue receiving any kind of e-mails and/or newsletters from us. If you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future e-mails and/or newsletters from us, you can do so on your own. We have included, in every e-mail and newsletter, instructions on how to unsubscribe from our e-mail and/or newsletter list. (However, when you place any order online, you may still receive phone calls and/or e-mail from us in order to confirm your purchase and/or if we have any questions regarding your order.)  

  

California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
 

Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.
 

 
Links to Third Party Websites

At our discretion, we may include and/or offer third party products and/or services on our website. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). These third party websites have separate and independent terms of use and privacy policies. We recommend that you read their online policies before proceeding further. Your access to these third party websites is at your own risk. We have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked websites.
 

Contacting Us and Updating Your Information