Introduction
Have you tried buying Birkenstock products and you were confused if you will give your personal information? Is it worth the risk? Birkenstock shoes are made in Germany. They provide shoes and sandals that make your feet feel comfortable while walking or standing up.
History
Birkenstock shoes were originated in Germany. Konrad Birkenstock in 1897 advanced the shape of footwear. He develop a concept where in the shape of the shoes should be in contour with the shape of the feet. This would provide greater comfort. He then develops the first bendable arch support inserted in their shoes. In 1966, Margot Fraser when vacationing in Germany, she encounters the brand of shoes. She was walking the entire day and wants a relief from her uncomfortable shoes. She really likes those products so she brings it to the United States to sell this brand of shoes.
When you buy Birkenstock shoes, you will fill out a form. They will collect data from you. Birkenstock information includes name, email address, shipping or billing address, phone number, credit card number and other personal questions that could identify you. When you visit their site or buy a pair of shoes they will use the Birkenstock information from you to easily get the transactions done. They maintain that record of information of the products you bought from online or from phone orders. This personal information is used in processing and fulfilling your order like the address where they would send your order. They will also use that information to give you notifications about your order as well as promotion for contest. Birkenstock shares your personal information to their service provider who takes care of their customer services. Examples of these service providers are the one who fulfils Birkenstock’s order, made their promotions and customer survey. The question with this, is it safe?
The Birkenstock Company place precautionary steps in insuring your personal information. May it be physical, electronic or managerial security system. They used Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to protect your information that a customer shares from the Internet. The good thing about giving this information is that when you purchase again Birkenstock products, you will not be typing again this needed information. And also rest assured your credit card information will be protected thoroughly. Birkenstock also automatically collect your information like your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your log-in username and password in their website as well as your email address, time zone setting, browser type, operating system, your purchase history, computer cookie numbers as well as date and time you visit their site and the products you view. This was automatic because when you enter on their site, the site will recognized your IP address. This information is deemed not personal information so the gathering can be automatically registered even without your consent. The mere fact that you open an account in their site and the used of their site is your consent to get that computer information. With regards to personal information you can still choose not to provide your personal information.
Tips
When giving your personal information on the Internet, please check the website first. If you can see an unbroken key or closed lock on your browser, it means Secure Sockets Layer is active. Also check on the URL address browser. If the address starts with "https," it means you are in a secure server.
