Privacy Statement
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SECTION 1 - WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?
When
you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling
process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name,
address and email address.
When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet
protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us
learn about your browser and operating system.
Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails
about our store, new products and other updates.
SECTION 2 - DISCLOSURE
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
SECTION 3 – BIG CARTEL
Our
store is hosted on Big Cartel. They provide us with the online e-commerce
platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.
Your data is stored through Big Cartel’s data storage, databases and the
general Big Cartel application. They store your data on a secure server behind
a firewall.
Payment:
If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then Big
Cartel stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card
Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is
stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction.
After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted.
All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed
by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like
Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information
by our store and its service providers.
For more insight, you may also want to read Big Cartel’s Terms of Service
(https://www.bigcartel.com/legal/terms) or Privacy Statement (https://www.bigcartel.com/legal/privacy).
SECTION 4 - THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
In
general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and
disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the
services they provide to us.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and
other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in
respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your
purchase-related transactions.
For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you
can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by
these providers.
In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have
facilities that are located a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So
if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a
third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the
laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are
located.
As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed
by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal
information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure
under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.
Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website
or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our
website’s Terms of Service.
Links
When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage
you to read their privacy statements.
SECTION 5 - SECURITY
To
protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow
industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused,
accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.
If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is
encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with an AES-256
encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic
storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement
additional generally accepted industry standards.