PRIVACY POLICY
We want visitors to Gifford’s to know that we are as concerned as you are about the privacy of any personal information that you may provide to us through this Site.
When you visit Giffordsicecream.com, you are not required to provide any personal information unless you choose to do so. Our web server will recognize the domain name/IP address from which you are accessing this Site and certain other technical facts (such as the operating system and web browser that you are using), but not your e-mail address or other personally identifying information.
Personally identifiable information will not be collected unless you voluntarily send an e-mail message or fill out and send an online form. Your choice not to participate in these activities will not impair your ability to browse. However, it may impair your ability to access certain information or obtain a service online.
Giffordsicecream.com uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help us analyze how users use the Site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on their servers. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating how the Site is used, compiling reports on Site activity for us, and providing other services related to Site activity and Internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties when required to do so by law, or where third parties process the information for Google.
Gifford’s also advertises on the Internet. In doing so, we use third party vendors, including Google, to show our ads on a variety of sites on the Internet. These third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to the Site. Users may opt-out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page. You can opt-out of other third party vendor’s use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Site. The information generated by the cookie may also be aggregated and accessed by third parties who provide services related to the Site to us. By using Giffordsicecream.com, you consent to the processing of such data by Google and such third parties in the manner and for the purposes set forth above.