Privacy Policy

In short, Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center does not sell or give away any personal information obtained from you, the user.

Use of Information

We understand and respect the importance of maintaining your privacy and keeping your information confidential. We will only collect information from you when you have knowingly provided it to us, such as subscribing to our newsletter. All information collected is used solely for the purpose of processing orders, accepting donations or to inform our email subscribers and customers of special offers. We will not sell, share, or rent any personal information with any other companies or third parties without your authorization.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number) on our order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer (SSL) technology.

We follow accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

If you have any questions about security on our website, please call us or email us.

Credit Card Information

For safety, we do not store your credit card information. It does have to be saved, however, in case you need a refund or to change your order. When entered on our secured payment page your credit card number is sent through Braintree, verified, and your order is processed. Braintree is the leading provider of secure online transaction services. During the checkout process, look for the https (the “s” added on to the normal http), which tells you a web page is secure. We also use a third-party shipping provider to ship the products ordered on the site.

Registration

In certain use cases a user must complete a registration form to finalize checkout. During registration, you will be required to provide your contact information, which includes your name, email address, telephone number, and street address. This information is used to provide you with services such as automated order status updates via email.

Ordering

Most of the information collected in the registration process will be used to process orders. During the order process, you will have to provide financial information such as your credit card number, expiration date. This information is used for billing purposes and to fulfill your order. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this contact information to get in touch with you.

To properly process your credit card information, we must share your personal and financial information with the merchant bank for authorization and approval. This process is protected by an enhanced security system. See the Security section below for more details on security measures and procedures. We do not share your personal and financial information with any third parties.

Cookies

A “cookie” is a small data file stored on your computer by our website that gives you a numeric user ID and stores certain information about your activity on the site. Cookies let us know if you are a previous customer and allow certain features, such as our shopping cart, to work properly. Most web browsers will automatically accept cookies and will also allow you to disable them if you choose to. We recommend that you keep cookies enabled while shopping to take full advantage of our site’s features.

Browsing Behavior

We track anonymous usage statistics – what pages are being viewed, what terms are being searched for, etc. We don’t know who is doing what though. This information helps us improve the website for you by spotting popular content, places people get confused, etc. We won’t know that you searched for “FSAC Trucker Hat” but we will know somebody searched for ” FSAC Trucker Hat.” The program we use is Google Analytics; you may visit Google’s website for more details.

Questions or Comments

If you have any questions or comments regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@sawtoothavalanche.com