Updated Privacy Policy Section
This privacy policy sets forth how we handle your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) when you use our website. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with relevant US privacy law and information security standards.
Please read the following updated privacy policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your PII and how we will treat it, including the newly added SMS consent language.
Collection of Personal Information
We collect personal information from users who visit our blog, website, or app. This may include, but is not limited to, your email address, mailing address, and phone number, which we gather in order to enhance your experience.
Use of Personal Information
We use the information we collect:
- To provide customer support and handle service requests more effectively.
- To process transactions rapidly and securely.
- To request feedback on our services or products.
- To follow up with you after correspondence through various means including live chat, email, or phone inquiries.
SMS Consent
By providing us your phone number, you grant us express written consent to send you text messages related to our products and services. Here are the details regarding SMS consent:
- Express and Logged Consent for Promotional and Follow up Messaging: You agree to receive texts regarding specific purposes when submitting your mobile number to us.
- Clear and Specific Consent for SMS: Your consent must be explicitly for SMS, not implied within general communication opt-ins.
- Clear Calls-to-Action: We will explicitly state that you are opting into a messaging campaign without any deceptive language and will be clear about the program’s nature and source of messages.
- Ways to Collect Opt-in: You may provide your consent via different mediums, such as entering your number online, responding via email, or opting in via point-of-sale systems.
Protection of Personal Information
We take various measures to protect your personal data:
- Use of secured networks and SSL technology to encrypt sensitive information.
- Implementation of security measures to safeguard your personal information during your interactions with our site.
- Processing transactions through secure gateway providers.
Use of ‘Cookies’
We utilize cookies, which are small files that enable us to recognize your browser and capture certain information to enhance our services. You may choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings.
Third-Party Disclosure and Links
We do not sell or trade your PII to outside parties. We may include third-party products or services on our website, over which we have no control regarding their privacy practices.
Google Services
We comply with Google’s advertising principles and may use Google AdSense services, which use cookies to serve ads based on user behavior.
Documentation of Consent
To comply with regulatory requirements, we will log the following details regarding your consent for SMS messaging:
- Timestamp and medium of consent acquisition.
- Capture of the experience (language and action) used to secure consent.
- Specific campaign for which the opt-in was provided.
- IP address at the time of giving consent.
- Your phone number providing consent.
- Identity of the individual giving consent.
By using our site, you acknowledge and agree to this privacy policy, alongside the added provisions for SMS consent. We encourage you to contact us if you have questions or concerns about this policy or your personal information handling.
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