Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is for the purpose of informing you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive via our website (the “Site”) from users of our Service. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site. Your use of the Site following any such notice will signify and constitute your assent to and acceptance of such revised Privacy Policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, capitalized terms used herein have the same meaning as in our Terms of Service.
1. Information
We Collect. Our primary goals in collecting information are to provide and improve our Service, to administer your orders, to communicate with you, and to enable users of the Site to enjoy and easily navigate the Site. When you wish to contact us, create an account on the Site, edit account details, purchase products or services via the Site, or when you join our mailing lists, we will ask you for personally identifiable information. This refers to information about you that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Information”).
2. Information from Social Networking Sites
Our Service may include interfaces that allow you to connect with social networking sites (each an “SNS”). If you connect to an SNS through the Site, you authorize us to access, use and store the information that you agreed the SNS could provide to us based on your settings on that SNS. We will access, use and store that information in accordance with this Policy. You can revoke our access to the information you provide in this way at any time by amending the appropriate settings from within your account settings on the applicable SNS.
3. Information Automatically Collected
When you visit our Site, some information is automatically collected. For example, when you visit our Site your computer’s operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access times, browser type and language, and the Site you visited before our Site are logged automatically (“Usage Information”). We also collect information about your usage and activity on our Site.
A. Cookies. We may automatically collect information using “cookies.” Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a Site. Among other things, cookies help us improve our Site and your experience. We use cookies to see which areas and features are popular and to count visits to our Site. We use two broad categories of cookies: (1) first party cookies, served directly by us to your computer or mobile device, which are used only by us to recognize your computer or mobile device when it revisits our Services; and (2) third party cookies, which are served by service providers on our Services, and can be used by such service providers to recognize your computer or mobile device when it visits other sites.
B. Web Beacons. We may collect information using Web beacons. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used on our Site or in our emails. We use Web beacons to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and to tell if an email has been opened and acted upon.
C. Local Shared Objects. We may use local shared objects, also known as Flash cookies, to store your preferences such as volume control or to display content based upon what you view on our Site to personalize your visit. Third party partners provide certain features on our Site and display advertising based upon your Web browsing activity using Flash cookies to collect and store information. Flash cookies are different from browser cookies because of the amount of, type of, and way in which data is stored. Cookie management tools provided by your browser usually will not remove Flash cookies. Learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for certain Flash cookies.
D. Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to better assist us in understanding how the Site is used. Google Analytics will place cookies on your computer that will generate information that we select about your use of the Site, including your computer’s IP address. That information will be transmitted to and stored by Google. The information will be used for the purpose of evaluating consumer use of the Site, compiling reports on Site activity for our use, and providing other services relating to Site activity and usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Please note that by doing so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Site. The use of cookies by Google Analytics is covered by Google’s Privacy Policy, available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
4. Use of Information
We use your Personal Information collected for the purposes described in this Policy. Specifically, we may use your Personal Information to: ● operate and improve our Site, Products, and the Site; ● understand you and your preferences to enhance your experience; ● track, collate and analyze your use of our Site, Products, and the Site; ● process and deliver contest entries and rewards; ● respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service; ● provide and deliver products and services you request; ● to send you related information, including confirmations, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages; ● facilitate your participation in participate in surveys, promotional offers, contests or sweepstakes; ● communicate with you about new contests, promotions, rewards, upcoming events, and other news about products and services offered by us and our selected partners; and ● link or combine it with other Personal Information we get from third parties, to help understand your needs and provide you with better service.
5. Sharing of Information
We do not share your Personal Information with third parties except in the following circumstances:
● Affiliates and Subsidiaries. We may share your Personal Information with our affiliates and subsidiaries with the understanding that they will treat such information consistent with this Privacy Policy.
● Third Party Service Providers. We may share your Personal Information with our third-party vendors, consultants and other service providers who work for us and need access to your information to provide you with products, services, or information that you request. For example, we use Mailchimp (https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/) to facilitate our email communications.
● Other Third Parties. We may share your Personal Information with appropriate third parties if we believe it is necessary, in our reasonable discretion, to (i) comply with laws or to respond to lawful requests and legal process, including to respond to requests from public and government authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (ii) protect the rights and property of us, our agents, customers, members, and others including to enforce our agreements, policies and terms of use.
We may also share aggregated anonymous or de-identified information. When we use the term “anonymous data”, we are referring to data and information that does not permit you to be identified or identifiable, either alone or when combined with any other information available to a third party. We may create anonymous data from the Personal Information we receive about you and other individuals whose Personal Information we collect. Anonymous data might include analytics information and information collected by us using cookies. We make Personal Information into anonymous data by excluding information (such as your name) that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We use this anonymous data to analyze usage patterns in order to make improvements to our Services.
6. Payment Card Information
We do not collect, store, or process any payment card information. Instead, we rely on credit card processors to facilitate payment card transactions.
7. Email Opt-Out and Disabling Cookies
You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the instructions in those emails. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as emails about your accounts or our ongoing business relations.
Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Site.
8. Third Party Sites and Links
Our Services may contain links to third-party sites and features. This Policy does not cover the privacy practices of such third parties. These third parties have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their sites, features, or policies. Please read their privacy policies before you submit any data to them.
9. Children’s Information
The Site is not directed at and does not knowingly collect, process, or store Personal Information of children under the age of 13.
10. Information Security
We take reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative steps to help protect Personal Information against loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure. Unfortunately, no transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure.
11. Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request information from us regarding the way we share certain categories of personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes, in addition to the rights set forth above. Under California law, you have the right to send us a request at the designated address listed below to receive the following information:
(a) The categories of information we disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year; (b) the names and addresses of the third parties that received the information; and (c) if the nature of the third party’s business cannot be determined from their name, examples of the products or services marketed.
Also, please note that we have not yet developed a response to browser “Do Not Track” signals, and do not change any of our data collection practices when we receive such signals. We will continue to evaluate potential responses to “Do Not Track” signals considering industry developments or legal changes.