INTRODUCTION

This website ethicallyhip.com (the "Site") is owned and operated by Peak Management Consultants Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively "Peak Management").  Your privacy is a serious matter to Peak Management and this information covers the policy governing our information collection and management practices.

Please note that by accessing, browsing, or in any other way utilizing the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and accepted the privacy policy outlined herein.  Peak Management reserves the right to amend this privacy policy, at any time, in its sole discretion.  Accordingly, this privacy policy may have changed since you last used the Site.  We encourage you to read what follows carefully, as you are responsible for understanding the privacy policy that applies to information collected through the Site.

While Peak Management strives to take all reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, it cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit using the Site.  Please keep this in mind when providing information through the Site as any electronic communication between you and Peak Management through the Site is completely at your own risk.

Peak Management reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions and privacy policy outlined herein at any time in its sole discretion.

PRIVACY POLICY

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal information is information about an identifiable individual.  Peak Management maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect the personal information it collects or is provided about its customers.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

You may browse the Site without providing any personal information but at various places, Peak Management may ask for personal information.

COLLECTION AND USE OF OTHER INFORMATION

The Site automatically collects information by way of electronic means, such as the Internet domain name (“IP Address”) assigned to your computer or browser software when you are on the Internet.  We may use IP Addresses to obtain data for purposes of improving the design or content of the Site.  We may also use the data to analyze and improve our services and in connection with internal administrative and planning activities.

USES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Peak Management uses the personal information that you provide it, or authorize it to collect, to gauge customer preferences so as to improve the quality of its services.  In this respect, we use personal information to tailor the design and content of the Site to better reflect our customer’s interests and preferences.

We also use personal information for marketing and promotional purposes which may include sending you updates on special events, such as exclusive contests and added-value sampling events and advance notice of new arrivals, promotions and store openings.

If you subscribe, you will be asked to provide personal information including your email address and birth date, which Peak Management will use to send you the marketing and promotional materials, such as invitations to added-value events and the other materials and notices described above.

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Peak Management will not provide, transfer, sell or rent your personal information to an unrelated third party unless Peak Management is sold or merges with another company, in which circumstances, Peak Management may disclose your personal information to our purchaser or the new company formed of the merger, or Peak Management is required by law to provide access to your personal information, for example in connection with legal proceedings.

POLICY ON CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Peak Management does not knowingly collect from or use personal information about children (minors younger than 13) other than information provided solely by the parent or legal guardian when completing our membership forms within our store or at special events.  If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe we may have inadvertently collected such information from your child, please notify us immediately by email at admin@ethicallyhip.com  

TERMS OF USE

Please note that by accessing, browsing, or in any other way utilizing the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions outlined herein.  Peak Management reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time, in its sole discretion.  Accordingly, these terms and conditions may have changed since you last used the Site.  We encourage you to read what follows carefully, as you are responsible for understanding the terms and conditions to which you are bound by accessing the Site.  If you do not agree to accept such terms and conditions without modification, you should not access, browse or otherwise use the Site.

You agree that your use of the Site is governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia , without giving effect to any principles of conflict of law.  You agree that any claim brought against Peak Management will be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction in British Columbia .  Peak Management has made all reasonable attempts to comply with all legal requirements known to it in creating and maintaining the Site, but makes no representations that any materials on the Site are necessarily acceptable or available in any jurisdiction.  If you choose to access the Site from any location other than British Columbia, you do so on your own initiative and you are solely responsible for complying with any applicable local laws.  If any part of this agreement is invalid or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever under applicable law, the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining provisions.

As a condition of your use of the Site, you represent and warrant to Peak Management that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is illegal or in any way prohibited by the terms and conditions described herein.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Peak Management harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, arising from or related to your use of the Site.

DISCLAIMER

Peak Management provides the website content "as is" and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.  Peak Management specifically disclaims all warranties and conditions of any kind including, but not limited to, all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.  Peak Management does not warrant that the content of the Site will be accurate, uninterrupted or otherwise error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site or server upon which it resides are free from viruses or any other harmful components.  Your use of the Site is completely at your own risk.  Under no circumstances will Peak Management, its affiliates, employees or agents be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected to the use of the Site, the materials on the Site, a delay or inability to use the Site or otherwise arising in connection with the Site, whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even if Peak Management has been advised of the possibility of any such damages.

From time to time, there may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, and or availability.  We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES AND SERVICES

To the extent that this Site contains links to outside services and resources, the availability and content of which Peak Management does not control, any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any link thereto, should be directed to the particular outside service or resource.

COPYRIGHT

All copyrighted and copyrightable materials on this Site, and all related logos, designs, text, graphics, pictures, photographs, sound files and other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof (“Materials”) are ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright 2008 Peak Management Consultants Ltd.  Except as permitted herein, none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Peak Management.  Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute and download the Materials on this Site for personal, non-commercial, and informational use only.  You may not, without the permission of Peak Management, (a) copy, publish, or post any Materials on any computer network or broadcast or publications media, (b) modify the Materials, or (c) remove or alter any copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials.

TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS

All logos, and the products and services described in this Site, including without limitation, ETHICALLY HIP ™ and ETHICALLY HIP & DESIGN ™ are trademarks, service marks or registered trademarks of Peak Management, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Peak Management.  In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of Peak Management, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Peak Management.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you need additional information about our terms and conditions of use and privacy policy or our personal information management practices, or if you want to access the personal information that Peak Management has collected about you, inform us of any personal information we have that you believe is incorrect or incomplete, or have us investigate concerns about our personal information practices, please contact us by email at admin@ethicallyhip.com .