Introduction
This website, and the various content, features and services offered on this website (collectively, the “Site”), is owned and/or operated by Village Market. This Privacy Policy describes how Village Market (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website or use our services.
Village Market is committed to protecting the privacy of our customers. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have about your information. By using the Site, you agree to accept the terms of this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use Agreement. If you do not or cannot agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
VII. Children’s Privacy
This Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 and Village Market does not knowingly collect or use any Personal Information from such children, with the exception of an email address used solely for reply purposes. If you are under the age of 13, do not submit any information to this Site.
IX. Consent
By accessing, browsing and/or using this Site, you consent to Village Market’s collection and use of your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy or any of its terms, you may not use the Site. Village Market reserves the right to modify and amend this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. All changes will be posted on the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this Agreement will mean that you accept those changes.
X. Miscellaneous
This Privacy Policy and the privacy practices of Village Market are subject exclusively to the laws of the State of Michigan within the United States. Village Market makes no representation that this Privacy Policy and our practices comply with the laws of any other country or jurisdiction. Visitors who use the Site and reside outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. If you reside outside of the United States, by using our Site, you consent to the transfer, processing and use of your information outside your country.
XI. Contact Us
If this Privacy Policy does not answer your questions about our data practices, please contact us at: www.villagemarket.net or Info@Villagemarket.net
I. What Personal Information Do We Collect?
“Personal Information” is any information that is not generally available to the public or which may be used to identify an individual such as your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, and credit card information.
When you log onto the site, our web server automatically recognizes your domain name, IP address, your computer’s operating system, browser information, clickstream patterns, your immediately preceding web address, dates and times that our Site is accessed, and purchases. We also keep records of the pages that you visit on the Site.
If you make a purchase on the Site, we require you to register for an account and provide Personal Information, which we will use to fulfill your order and for other purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy. At a minimum, said Personal Information shall include: your name, address, phone number, credit card information and account numbers and expiration dates, other payment information and “ship to” name and address. Your credit card information, account numbers and expiration dates are deleted promptly after your order is processed.
If you choose to subscribe to a mailing list, participate in special offers, sweepstakes or other promotions, or send questions or comments to us via e-mail, you may or may not be required to set up an account, but you will be required to provide Personal Information sufficient to complete the various endeavors, and for other purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who assist us with operating the Site and providing our services. These service providers are contractually obligated to keep your personal information confidential and secure and to use it only for the purposes we have authorized.
We will not sell your personal information to any third party.
If you send us an email or post a message on our message boards, we do collect your email address.
If you register for in-store rewards, you will be required to provide Personal Information, including your phone number, name, address and other information. If you do not wish to provide this information, you will not be eligible to participate in the rewards program.
We may also collect certain demographic information (such as gender or age) and information about your interests and preferences.
If you email the Site address to a third party, or if you send a link to any of the content on the Site, we will receive the email address of the third party. Likewise, if you make a purchase and send the goods to a third party, we will obtain the recipient’s name, address and certain other contact information. Village Market uses this information to carry out the transaction and for our own internal marketing purposes.
We do not automatically collect your name, address, phone number or email address, unless you have provided it to us on the Site. You can correct or change your Personal Information at any time by updating your profile on the Site.
II. Aggregate Information
Village Market collects general, non-personal, statistical information about the use of the Site, such as how many visitors visit a specific page on the Site, how long they stay on that page and which hyperlinks, if any, they “click” on.
We use this aggregate information in order to (a) determine which areas of the Site are most popular, (b) enhance the Site for visitors, and/or (c) describe the use of the Site to our existing or potential business partners, sponsors, advertisers or other third parties, or in response to a government request.
III. Cookies and Other Tracking Devices
Our web pages, as well as those of our partners, may utilize “cookies”, “flash cookies”, “pixel tags”, “clear gifs”, “web beacons”, “web bugs”, iFrames and/or other tracking technologies to collect information about website activity, to facilitate your shopping experience in our online store, to better manage and improve the Site, to make product recommendations to you, to customize the Site to your preferences and to otherwise market to you.
We may link the information we record using tracking technologies to Personal Information we collect at the Site for our and our partners’ internal and external marketing and advertising efforts.
IV. How Do We Use and Share Your Personal Information
We use your Personal Information to improve the Site, customize the Site to reflect your interests, and to modify the layout of the Site.
We use your Personal Information to send out Site update notices and recall notices.
We use your Personal Information to communicate with customers regarding their orders or accounts.
We use your Personal Information for marketing purposes and to promote special offers tailored to your interests. Our partners use your personal information for the same purposes.
We may disclose your Personal Information if required by law, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to prevent fraud or another illegal activity, to prevent imminent personal injury or to protect Village Market or another individual or business.
We share your Personal Information with strategic partners who perform credit card processing, order processing or delivery services for Village Market. We provide Personal Information to those businesses when that information is necessary for them to complete a requested transaction or otherwise perform their duties.
We may use your Personal Information in order to process and fulfill any purchases you make on the Site (including any customary follow-up or confirmation communications regarding such purchases).
We may use aggregated or anonymized information for any purpose, because it does not personally identify you.
We may use your Personal Information in connection with administering and facilitating Village Market’s rewards program. In doing so, we may share your Personal Information with third-party organizations that are affiliated with and which help facilitate our rewards program.
We may use your Personal Information in order to enter you into sweepstakes, establish an account, respond to your questions, send you promotional emails, or ensure compliance with our policies and applicable law.
We may send you periodic communications by e-mail, text, telephone, or regular mail, such as news updates, special promotional offers or information on our products or services which may be of interest to you.
If we use third-party advertisers on the Site, we may disclose your Personal Information to the third party in order to deliver banner ads on the Site. These third parties may also keep track of the pages that you visit while you are on the Site in order to customize future marketing advertisements to your interests.
From time to time we may use your Personal Information for new, unanticipated purposes. If we decide to change the way that we use your Personal Information, we will post the changes on the Site.
As Village Market develops, we may buy other businesses or their assets or sell our business assets. Customer information is generally one of the business assets involved in such transactions. In such cases, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise required by law, Village Market will not sell, rent or give information which identifies you personally to anyone.
V. Privacy Preferences/Opt-Out
You can change or update your Personal Information on the Site by accessing your account page. After you sign in, you can (a) change your personal profile, (b) unsubscribe from Village Market emails, and (c) manage your subscriptions to various promotions.
You can also opt out of receiving Village Market emails by visiting our unsubscribe page. Please allow sufficient time for your preferences to be processed.
VI. Security
Our site is compliant with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which is the prevailing industry standard.
We restrict access to your Personal Information to a limited number of Village Market team members who have a need to know such information.
Unfortunately, due to internet hackers, no data transmission over the Internet or stored on a server can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personal Information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your Personal Information. Any Personal Information that you provide is made available at your own personal risk.
If you create an account on the Site, you may be asked to choose a password for your account. Your online account information shall be protected by your password. We recommend that you do not disclose your password to any other person. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account, even if such activities are unauthorized.
Village Market
18330 Mack Ave
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Email: info@villagemarket.net
Last Updated January 13, 2025
