Privacy Policy 

General

At Manhattan Fruitier, we understand the importance of privacy for our customers. We want to transparently convey how we gather personal information through our website, mobile application, and social media platforms (collectively referred to as "this website"), and how we utilize, share, and safeguard that information. Your use of our services and viewing of this website implies your consent to the information collection, use, and disclosure practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. Throughout this Privacy Policy, "Manhattan Fruitier," "us," or "we" pertains to Manhattan Fruitier, including its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Users Outside the United States

Portions of this website are hosted on our computer servers in the United States. If you access this website from outside the United States, please be aware that any personal information collected through this website may be transferred to the United States or other countries with privacy laws that differ from those in your home country. By using this website or providing any personal information, you are consenting to the transfer of your personal information outside your home country.

Types of Information Gathered

We may collect personal information through various means, including: (i) Voluntary information you provide during website features, such as registration (detailed in the "Registration" section below). (ii) Details obtained when you purchase, order, or request information about our products and services via our website, mobile site, or mobile applications. (iii) Information gathered during your website visits, participation in interactive features, or as described in the "Cookies" section below. (iv) Data collected when you place online orders or purchase gift cards. (v) Information obtained during transactions that necessitate the collection of data mandated by law (e.g., age-restricted purchases). (vi) Details acquired when you subscribe to our emails, mobile messages, or social media notifications (covered in the "Social Media Notification" section below). (vii) Information gathered when you engage in contests, sweepstakes, surveys, or focus groups (explained in detail under the "Surveys and Polls" section below). (viii) Personal input, including comments, product reviews, suggestions, or other feedback you provide. During such activities, we may collect non-publicly available personal information that can identify you, such as your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, birth date, and financial details like credit card numbers.

Registration

To enhance your experience on our website and provide tailored benefits, we may request certain information such as your name, email address, and zip code. Our aim is to furnish you with valuable information, and the more relevant details we have about you, the better we can achieve this goal.

We offer an electronic newsletter and may introduce similar products in the future. Subscribing to our electronic newsletter requires specific information to customize it according to your preferences. During the registration process, we will seek details such as your name, email address, zip code, and other specified information. Additionally, you may be invited to share insights into your interests, encompassing your preferred articles, types of gifts you send, and related topics. This information allows us to deliver a personalized electronic newsletter tailored to your interests. The more details you provide, the better we can curate a newsletter that aligns with your preferences.

Social Media Notification

To enable our push notification and other mobile communication services, we may gather and store device IDs to uniquely identify each mobile device registering for our service. This includes device tokens from iOS devices, Live IDs from Windows devices, and similar identifications from devices on other platforms. While these IDs cannot be traced back to you directly, they are linked to a specific device, ensuring individual use. Information collected may encompass actions taken on the website, location-related data, internet protocol addresses, mobile device models, carrier details, operating systems of mobile devices, and other non-personally identifiable information.

Surveys and Polls

Occasionally, users of the website may be invited to engage in voluntary surveys and polls. Throughout this process, you might be requested to provide personal details such as demographic information and lifestyle preferences. It's important to note that participation in these surveys is entirely optional, and you have the freedom to decide whether or not to disclose this information.

Cookies

We utilize cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect and store specific types of information each time you interact with our website through your computer or mobile device. This information encompasses the pages you visit, your origin web address, the type of browser/device/hardware used, details about purchases and the checkout process, search terms, and IP-based geographic location. This data aids in tailoring your website experience and enhancing the relevance of our marketing messages. It also enables features like storing items in your cart between visits. Importantly, this information is only used in an aggregated form that does not personally identify you.

Use of Information

We may utilize information obtained through the website, mobile applications, and social media to: (i) Manage and fulfill purchases, orders, payments, returns, exchanges, and information requests. (ii) Deliver coupons, mobile coupons, newsletters, in-store messages, emails, and mobile messages, including push notifications or other mobile communications. (iii) Send marketing communications and provide information about products, services, and promotions. (iv) Enhance the effectiveness of our website, stores, mobile experience, and marketing endeavors. (v) Conduct research and analysis, including focus groups and surveys. (vi) Administer sweepstakes and contests. (vii) Safeguard against fraudulent transactions and monitor for theft. (viii) Assist law enforcement and respond to subpoenas.

Sharing of Information

We are committed to safeguarding your personally identifying information and will not sell or share it with other individuals or nonaffiliated companies, except for the purposes described above or as mandated by law. When collaborating with certain business partners to offer requested services not provided directly by us, we may share personal information with them. However, this sharing is contingent upon their commitment not to disclose the information to third parties or use it for solicitation.

Additionally, we may share aggregate data collected from the website, which does not personally identify any party, with our research partners. Periodically, we may also share this type of data with other business partners.

Furthermore, disclosure of specific information may occur in response to governmental requests, court orders, legal requirements, or to protect our or others' rights, property, or safety. Importantly, we do not provide information to these agencies or companies for marketing or commercial purposes.

Information from Public Forums

Please be aware that any information you submit in a blog, chat room, social network, or other public forum may be read, collected, or utilized by us and other users. This includes the potential personalization of your experience on our website. It is important to note that you bear responsibility for the information you disclose in these forums, and such information is not covered by the protections outlined in this privacy policy.

Privacy of Mobile Applications

Our mobile applications offer various functionalities, allowing you to create recipient lists, search or add products to favorites, check prices or product availability, and engage in a range of other activities and services. Additionally, these applications automatically collect specific information, such as the type of mobile device you use, unique device identifiers (UDID), the identifier assigned to your device, IP address, mobile operating system, and details about your mobile internet browsers.

Additionally, our mobile applications gather precise location information from your device, contingent upon your explicit permission. This location data may be obtained through technologies like GPS, Wi-Fi, or cell tower proximity. We, along with our service providers, use and store this information, combined with other location-based data provided by you during mobile application registration, to enhance location-based services, such as store-specific features, search results, and other content. You can cease the collection of information by our mobile applications by uninstalling them, and you have the option to opt-out of granting us access to your location data at any time by adjusting permissions on your mobile device.

Updating Personal Information

We acknowledge that you may wish to alter or access your personal information. To facilitate such requests, you can send an email to privacyandterms@mfruit.com expressing your desire to opt-out. In addition, you retain the option to unsubscribe from our newsletter and promotional emails through the provided opt-out link in the email.

Changes to Privacy Policy

This document was last updated on May 1, 2015. We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time, with any revisions being posted on this website. We recommend periodically reviewing this privacy policy for any updates to stay informed about how your information is handled.

California Residents

In accordance with California law, residents with an established business relationship may opt out of our disclosure of their personal information to third parties, which includes our affiliates, for marketing purposes. If you prefer that we do not disclose your personal information to third parties, including our affiliates, please email your opt-out request to privacyandterms@mfruit.com.

Children

Parents should always supervise their children's online activities. Our website is not intended to collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen. To comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, we request that children under the age of thirteen refrain from providing any personal information on this website. If a child under thirteen has unintentionally provided personal information, we ask that a parent or guardian contact us promptly at privacyandterms@mfruit.com.

Links

This website includes links to other websites over which we do not have control. While we have made careful selections in choosing our linked partners, we cannot be held responsible for the privacy practices of any linked site. It is advised that you review the privacy policy of each linked website to comprehend how they collect, store, and safeguard your personal information. This privacy policy pertains solely to information collected through our website. Furthermore, when you browse, other websites may independently place cookies on your computer, and we do not have control over cookies placed by third parties whose links are featured on our website.

Security

We have taken extensive measures to implement physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in order to protect the personal information collected through this website. These measures include adherence to relevant federal regulations and the potential use of industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption. The aim is to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, or modification of personal information. While we make every effort to safeguard your personal information, it's important to note that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, while we strive to protect your information, we cannot assure or warrant the security of any data transmitted to or from our websites, and such transmissions are undertaken at your own risk.

Third Party Pixels and Cookies

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this policy, we and/or our partners may employ pixels and pixel tags, as well as place, read, or use cookies to collect information from your device and/or internet browser. These cookies do not contain personally identifiable information, but it's conceivable that our third-party business partners could merge them with other data to potentially identify your email address or other personal information. For instance, these cookies might reflect de-identified demographic or other data linked to information you voluntarily submitted to us (e.g., your email address), which we may share with a data provider solely in hashed, non-human readable form.

By using our service, you consent to us and our third-party partners storing, selling, porting, combining with other data, monetizing, utilizing, and otherwise using either (i) the personally indefinable information about you that we share with them, or (ii) the personally identifiable information they discover and/or identify as described above.

Visitors can express their preferences for display advertising through platforms like the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out platform or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out platform.

Additionally, we and/or our partners may use cookies for delivering personalized advertising emails. These cookies help identify visitors of our advertisers’ websites and facilitate sending personalized emails based on their browsing experience. We and/or our partners leverage cookies, pixels, and other tracking technology to associate certain internet-related information (e.g., your Internet Protocol address and web browser) with specific online behaviors, such as opening emails or browsing websites. This information is used to tailor ads or content and may be shared with our partners.

Questions and Comments

We value your feedback and are eager to address any questions or concerns you may have. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us at:

mfruit.com/help