Privacy Policy
ANK is committed to respecting your privacy and recognizing your need for appropriate protection and management of contact information you share with us (the phrase "Personal Information" means any information by which you can be contacted or personally identified, such as your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, etc.). The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what information we may collect from you, how we use such information, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to review, correct and opt out of our use of the information. This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect about you in our stores and through our websites or any mobile applications. By using our website or sharing your contact information with us, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
We collect Personal Information when you choose to provide it to us. This includes times when you do the following:
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Use our website
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Purchase products on our website
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Register an account on our website
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Subscribe to a service (such as our email or catalog)
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Communicate with us
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Participate in contests, sweepstakes and promotions
Cookies
When you visit our web site, we send one or more cookies to your computer or other device. We may also use cookies in emails that you receive from us. A cookie is a small data file that is placed on the hard drive of your computer when you visit a web site. A session cookie expires immediately when you end your session (i.e., close your browser). A persistent cookie stores information on the hard drive so when you end your session and return to the same web site at a later date the cookie information is still available. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service when you visit our web site and other web sites of interest to you. We also use cookies to remind us of who you are, tailor our products, services and advertising to suit the personal interests of you and others, estimate our audience size, assist our online merchants to track visits to and sales at our web sites and to process your order, track your status in our promotions, contests and sweepstakes, and/or analyze your visiting patterns.
Certain of our Service Providers may use cookies and collect information on our behalf. They are prohibited by our contract with them from sharing that information with anyone other than us or our other Service Providers. In addition, we or certain of our Service Providers, in connection with the services that they provide to us, may work with third parties who may use cookies to collect information to tailor advertising for you and others elsewhere on the Internet and on our web sites, and to assist in reminding us of who you are. If you would like to opt out of accepting cookies altogether, you can generally set your browser to not accept cookies or to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. However, certain features of our web sites or other services may not work if you delete or disable cookies.
Children’s Privacy
We do not willingly collect or use personal information from children under the age of 13. Our web site is a general audience site, and we urge parents/guardians to participate in their children’s online activities via parental control or web filtering technology. Children under the age of 13 should always ask for parental consent before providing any contact information online. If you learn that your child has provided personal information without your parental consent, please contact us so that we can promptly delete any such information.
Third Party Websites and Social Media
Our Site may contain links to other websites, and other websites may reference or link to our Site. These other domains and websites are not controlled by us and are governed by their own Privacy Policies. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each and every website and application that they interact with. We do not endorse, screen or approve, and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other websites or applications. Visiting these other websites or applications is at your own risk.
Our Site also contains links and interactive features with various social media platforms. If you already use these platforms, their cookies may be set on your device when using our Site. You should be aware that Personal Information which you voluntarily include and transmit online in a publicly accessible blog, chat room, social media platform or otherwise online, or that you share in an open forum may be viewed and used by others without any restrictions. We are unable to control such uses of your information when interacting with a social media platform, and by using such services you assume the risk that the Personal Information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties for any number of purposes.
