PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 22, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretations and Definitions

Interpretations

The words within where the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions have the same meaning whether they are in plural or singular form.

Definitions

Per the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.

  • Affiliate means an entity that is outside of the Company control.

  • Business, for the purpose of CCPA/CPRA, refers to the Company as the legal entity that collects Consumer information and determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers information, or on behalf of which such information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of consumer information, that does business in the State of California.

  • CCPA and/or CPRA refers to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the "CCPA") as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the "CPRA").

  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Internet Merchants, LLC.

    For the purpose of the GDPR, the Company is the Data Controller.

  • Consumer, for the purpose of the CCPA/CPRA, means a natural person who is a California resident. A resident, as defined in the law, includes (1) every individual who is in the USA for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, and (2) every individual who is domiciled in the USA who is outside the USA for a temporary or transitory purpose.

  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website.

  • Country refers to: Georgia, USA

  • Data Controller, for the purposes of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), refers to the Company as the legal person which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data.

  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a tablet.

  • Do Not Track (DNT) is a mechanism allowing internet users to control the tracking of their online activities across websites.

  • GDPR refers to EU General Data Protection Regulation.

  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

    For the purposes of GDPR, Personal Data means any information relating to You such as a name, an email address, an identification number, location data, online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

    For the purposes of the CCPA/CPRA, Personal Data means any information that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with You.

  • Service refers to the Website.

  • Service Provider means any entity or person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used. For the purpose of the GDPR, Service Providers are considered Data Processors.

  • Third-party Social Media Service refers to any website a User can log in to or create an account to use the Service.

  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.

  • Website refers to this website.

  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the Company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

    Under GDPR, You can be referred to as the Data Subject or as the User as you are the individual using the Service.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First Name and/or Last Name
  • Phone number
  • Address, City, State, Postal code

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address, browser information, statistics about the pages of our Service that You visit, and other data.

If You decide to register through or otherwise grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, We may collect Personal data that is already associated with Your Third-Party Social Media Service's account.

You may also have the option of sharing additional information with the Company through Your Third-Party Social Media Service's account. If You choose to provide such information and Personal Data, during registration or otherwise, You are giving the Company permission to use, share, and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies are used to collect and track information. The technologies We use may include:

  • Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. If You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs).

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To manage Your Account
  • For the performance of a contract
  • To contact You
  • To provide You with offers and information about other goods, services
  • To manage Your requests to Us
  • To deliver targeted advertising to You
  • For business transfers
  • For other purposes

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers
  • For business transfers
  • With Affiliates
  • With business partners
  • With other users
  • With Your consent

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy including our legal obligations, dispute resolutions, legal agreements and policies enforcement, and internal analysis.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us; however, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute data security.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data

The Service Providers We use may have access to Your Personal Data. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process and transfer information about Your activity on Our Service in accordance with their Privacy Policies.

GDPR Privacy

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR

We may process Personal Data under the following conditions:

  • Your Consent
  • Performance of a contract
  • Legal obligations
  • Vital interests
  • Public interests
  • Legitimate interests

Under CCPA/CPRA, personal information does not include:

  • Publicly available information from government records
  • Deidentified or aggregated consumer information
  • Information excluded from the CCPA/CPRA's scope

Sources of Personal Information

We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:

  • Directly from You
  • Indirectly from You
  • Automatically from You
  • Other Sources

Use of Personal Information

We may use or disclose personal information We collect which may include the following examples:

  • To operate our Service and provide You with Our Service.
  • To provide You with support and to respond to Your inquiries.
  • To fulfill or meet the reason You provided the information.
  • To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.
  • As described to You when collecting Your personal information or as otherwise set forth in the CCPA/CPRA.
  • Other uses.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, use the email link below: