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OUR PRIVACY POLICY

(Monthol Food Service Company, d/b/a Cozy Thai Bistro)

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I. Purpose and Services

Monthol Food Service Company, d/b/a Cozy Thai Bistro, its parent companies, affiliates, andsubsidiaries (collectively referred to as “The Company”, “we”, “our”, “us”) takes your privacy seriously. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to describe how information is obtained when you utilize and we operate our websites, social media platforms, applications, ordering services, andany other services affiliated with The Company (collective, “Services”). This Privacy Policy alsodescribes and details how that information is used and protected.

This Privacy Policy does not describe or apply to the collection of or use of information on other websites such as those accessed through or linked to by our website (cozythaibistro.com). If you do not agree with how your information is being collected, used, and protected, we respectfully request that you do not use our Services. Your access to and use of our Services constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy.

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II. Information Collected and Received

In choosing to utilize our Services, you understand that we receive, collect, and store any information, including personally identifiable information, that you provide when utilizing our Services. This includes, but is not limited to, information that you provide directly or indirectly, information that we collect and receive when you use our Services, information from third-party sources, and publicly and commercially available information. Types of information includes, but is not limited to, your full name, home and mobile telephone numbers, date of birth, e-mail addresses, website or platform login information, device information, internet protocol address, computer and connection information, payment information, residential and mailing information, purchase history, length of visit, and any other communications or personally identifiable information.

We may also collect your information through the use of cookies, session information, which includes length and content of page visits, response times, page interaction, web beacons, and other internet and web-based technologies.

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III. Use and Sharing of Information

We may use the information that we receive and collect for the purposes of providing our Services, improving our Services, for advertising and media, and for any other commercially-reasonable purposes. This includes, but is not limited to:

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  • Providing Services. Your information may be used in order to facilitate the creation and maintenance of user accounts, or the registration thereof, processing orders and transactions, delivery of merchandise and products, providing customer service, conducting follow-ups and surveys, providing updates to Services and technical support, and any other actions necessary to implement, facilitate, or provide our Services.

 

  • Improving Services. Your information may be used in order to develop and implement updated programs and processes involved in our Services, to collect feedback, to identify pages and content of interest to Service users, to create inferences based upon usage of our Services, to identify issues and malfunctions, to customize your experience based upon the information collected, and or any other actions involved in improving our Services.

 

  • Advertising and Media. Your information may be used in order to develop and cultivate mechanisms and means for effective advertising, marketing, and promotional content within our Services or the services provided by third parties. We may also use the information in order to communicate with you directly for such purposes or to personalize the content, advertising, and media that you see based upon information collected from you.

 

  • We may also disclose and share information with third parties to the extent that we have a good- faith belief that we are obligated by law to do so, such as to respond to claims, protect our users, and for the safety of The Company and our users. We may also disclose and share information with third parties in connection with certain business transactions or when such parties desire to provide information or services that may be of interest to you. Moreover, we may use the information for any other purposes that we describe to you or for which you provide your consent. In no event will we sell or market your data or information to marketers.

 

IV. Third Party Links, Use, and Access

Some of the content or Services on our websites and platforms may be provided by third parties that may or may not be affiliated with us. This includes for the purposes of providing content, advertising, measuring audience inferences, social networking, payment processing, analytics, and any other purposes necessary for providing our Services.

 

You may also find links to other webpages or platforms not owned by us while using our Services, or you may find links to our Services while utilizing webpages or platforms not owned by us. These links are not intended to create any endorsement or approval of those webpages or platforms, and we assume no liability for your information related to your use of any such webpages or platforms owned or operated by third parties regardless of their affiliation with us.

 

We may also obtain, access, transfer, and store your information through these third party companies and resources for the purposes of providing our Services. The third parties may also obtain, collect, use, and store your information in manners similar to, or in excess of, those described in this Privacy Policy. This includes, but is not limited to, the following third party platforms:

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  • Wix.com, Inc. Our website and platforms are hosted on the Wix.com platform, owned and operated by Wix.com, Inc., its parent companies, affiliates, and subsidiaries. In addition to the manners of collecting, using, storing, and protecting data that you agree upon within this Privacy Policy, your data may be collected,used, stored, and protected through Wix.com’s data storage, databases, and the general Wix.com applications. Wix.com stores your information and data on secure services behind a firewall. All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensurethe secure handling of credit card information by Wix.com’s store and its serviceproviders.

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  • Stripe, Inc. Our website and platforms are operated using Stripe.com’s payment processing systems and processes for the purposes of providing our Services. In addition to the manners of collecting, using, storing, and protecting data that you agree upon within this Privacy Policy, you agree to any and all privacy policies in effect by Stripe.com or Stripe, Inc. as such apply to the its use in providing our Services.

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You also agree to the applicable privacy policies for these and any other applicable third parties through which we may obtain, access, transfer, and store your information for the purposes of providing our Services. You should contact those companies directly regarding any privacy policy or opt-out questions and services. This includes any and all links to other websites or platforms that may be found when using our Services.

 

V. Protection and Retention of Information

We will make reasonable efforts to protect your information as required by applicable state and federal laws. We will also retain your information during your use and after you cease using our Services regardless of whether you delete or terminate any accounts involved therewith. We will retain your data in compliance with any retention obligations, limitations, or time frames imposed by state or federal law. If you would like your information disposed of or destroyed after you cease using our Services, you may contact us as provided in Article VIII below. To the extent that we are legal required to do so, we will make best efforts to comply with your request. If we are not legally required to do so, you understand that we may decline your request.

If you have reason to believe that we are not properly protecting or retaining your information, please contact us immediately and cease using our Services. We are not responsible for any further damage or harm suffered as a result of your continued use of our Services or failure to properly notify us after you have, or should have had, reason to believe that the protection or retention of your information has been compromised.

 

VI. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Per the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), we do not knowingly or intentionally collect, use, or disclose personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen years without prior parental consent, except as otherwise permitted by COPPA or

other applicable law. Our website and services are not directed to any children under the age of thirteen years, and children under the age of thirteen years should not use our website or services or provide personally identifiable information about themselves without prior parental consent.

 

VII. Revisions

We reserve the right to revise or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. In the event that we do so, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on our websites and platforms so that it is easily accessible to yourself and others. You should review the policy periodically to ensure that there have been no revisions as your continued use of our Services constitutes your agreement to our Privacy Policy.

When reasonably feasible, we will provide notification of our Privacy Policy changes via email. If you have not provided or choose not to provide an email that may be used for such purposes, you understand and acknowledge that you may not receive notification of Privacy Policy changes. We will continue to use any information collected in the manners authorized by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time that information was collected.

 

VIII. Contact Us

If you have any particular questions about this Privacy Policy, you should address them by sending an email to cozythai@gmail.com. Please include “Privacy Policy” in the subject line and very carefully describe your questions to allow for the most effective and expedient response.

In the event that you receive marketing emails or materials from us, you have the right to opt-out from receiving those emails and materials. If an “unsubscribe link” is included, you must use that link and follow the explicit instructions to unsubscribe. If there is not an “unsubscribe link,” or if you are responding to any other marketing material other than an email, please provide your written request to us at the following address:

Cozy Thai Bistro
232 South Allen Street

State College, PA, 16801

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Additionally, if you feel that you have certain rights and protections under applicable state or federal law as it pertains to your information, you should send a written request to the address above indicating what rights and protections those are and how you wish to exercise those. We will attempt to comply with your requests to the extent that we are required by applicable law and as soon as is reasonably possible. We may need to request additional information or authorization in the event of any of the above-referenced requests or correspondence. If your dispute is with any of the previously mentioned third parties, you should direct your request or correspondence to those parties.

 

Last Updated: August 13, 2020

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