PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: Nov 01, 2019

Thank you for visiting our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected on the 22 DEGREES website., and its affiliates,  (the “Company,” “we,” or “us”), data collection forms, and through any location where the Privacy Policy is posted (collectively referred to herein as the “Site”). This Privacy Policy also explains the choices you have about the way this information is collected and used. 

Your use of the site is also expressly subject to our Terms of Use, available at http://www.22degrees.co/terms-of-use

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BECAUSE BY ACCESSING THE site AND/OR CREATING AN ACCOUNT WITH US, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE COLLECTION, USE, DISCLOSURE, TRANSFER AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OR OTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED BY US AS A RESULT OF SUCH USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SITE.

1. INFORMATION COLLECTED

When you use our site, we collect your personal information and non-personal information. The types of information we collect from you depends on the site and the features you use on the site. Personal information refers to information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular person. Non-personal information refers to information that does not identify an individual personally, and may include technical information. Please note that over time, non-personal information may become personal information due to regulatory developments, technological advancements or the co-mingling of personal and non-personal information. The various types of information we collect from you may include:

  • Purchase Information: We may collect your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, telephone number, when you make a purchase. This information is used to provide the products and services that you have ordered or requested, to process and ship orders, to send order and shipping confirmations (or other transactional information) and/or to provide customer service. We do not store credit card or credit card expiration date information on our website, this information is transferred to our payment gateway partners at time of purchase, depending on which payment type you use our payment gateways utilize: Stripe, Paypal, Venmo, Apple Pay. For information on the privacy policies please refer to each of the 3rd party payment gateway platforms websites for more information on their terms.

  • Information for Communications: We may collect your name, email address if you sign up to receive promotional emails or newsletters from us. This information may be used to contact you about sales, special offers and new features available through the site.

  • Information Relating to Inquiries: We may collect your name and email address if you contact us with a question about our site or services.

  • Usage Information: We may collect usage information passively, while you are visiting or interacting with the site. We call this “passive” collection since you may not know that this information is being collected when you visit or interact with the site. This information may consist of the following items: website visitors’ IP address, IP address-related information, system Media Access Control address, network configuration information, network device information, browser plug-in type and versions, and operating system.

2. COOKIES AND OTHER SESSION IDENTIFIERS

Like many site, we, and third parties we allow, utilize a technology called "cookies." A cookie is a piece of information that is placed on your browser when you access the site. In many cases, the information collected using cookies (and related technologies) are used in non-identifiable ways, without any reference to personal information. For example, we use information we collect about users of the site to optimize our site and to understand traffic and usage patterns. In other cases, we associate the information we collect using cookies and related technologies with personal information. In that case, this Privacy Policy governs how we use that information.

Cookies help provide additional functionality to the site and help us to more accurately analyze usage of the site. For instance, the site may set a cookie on your browser that allows the site to remember you during future visits. We use cookies to monitor and to maintain information about your use of the site. Cookies are also used to track the identity of the website you visited immediately prior to visiting the site; other than that, we do not track information about your use of other websites. Cookies also allow us to hold selections in a shopping cart when a user leaves the site without checking out. Cookies are not used on the site to store your account information as this information is stored securely on a server. When you log in at the site with your username and password, we will assign you a secure session ID. The server then passes your information to you through this secure session ID. Cookies may be session cookies (i.e., last only for one browser session) or persistent cookies (i.e., continue in your browser until they are deleted or expire). Some of the cookies we use may be flash cookies or Adobe cookies. While they are harmless, they may contain demographic information and depending on your browser these cookies may not normally be deleted when your cookies are deleted. Please check your browser to determine where these types of cookies are stored and how they may be deleted.

Squarespace Analytics and Cookies — Squarespace Analytics uses cookies to report on user interactions on our website.

Squarespace Cookie Policy / About the cookies Squarespace uses

Google Analytics — To help facilitate the delivery of relevant content, we use Google Analytics and have implemented all Google Advertising Features, including Remarketing, Impression Reporting, Demographics, and Interest Reporting. Google Analytics uses cookies to report on user interactions on our website. We use the data collected for optimizing marketing, refining advertising, and generally making advertising more effective. To learn more about Google Analytics privacy practices and opt-out mechanisms, please visit the Google Analytics Security and Privacy Principles page at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en. Google also provides a complete privacy policy and instructions on opting-out of Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dloage/gaoptout.

Third Party Advertisers — We may use advertisers, third-party ad networks, and other advertising companies, to serve advertisements on our site and on third-party website. Please be advised that such advertising companies may gather information about your visit to our site (such as through cookies, web beacons and other technologies) to enable such advertising companies to market products or services to you, to monitor which ads have been served to your browser and which web pages you were viewing when such ads were delivered. Depending on the particular advertising services they provide, these third-party advertising companies may employ first-party cookies or third-party cookies. Unlike third-party cookies, first-party cookies are hosted on the Company's servers. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp or http://preferences.truste.com/truste/. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT COVER THE COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION BY SUCH ADVERTISING COMPANIES.

While we recommend that you leave cookies turned on as they allow you to take advantage of some of the features of the site, you have the ability to control the use and moderation of our cookies. However, if you elect not to allow cookies to be placed as provided herein, you may not be able to use or to enjoy all of the services and features of the site. Specifically, you can configure the settings on your browser (i) to receive notifications when you are receiving new cookies, (ii) to disable cookies or (iii) to delete cookies. Please refer to your Web browser's help section for information on how to do this.

3. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED

We may use the information we collect as necessary and to fulfill your requests, including in the following ways:

Access and Use: If you provide personal information in order to obtain access to or use of the site or any functionality thereof, we will use your personal information to provide you with access to or use of the site or functionality and to monitor your use of the site or specific functionalities.

Internal Business Purposes: We may use your personal information for internal business purposes including, without limitation, to help us improve the content and functionality of the site, to better understand our users, to improve the site, to protect against, identify or address fraudulent activities, to manage your account and to provide you with customer service and to generally manage the site and our business.

Marketing: We may use your personal information to contact you for certain marketing and advertising purposes, including, without limitation, to inform you about offers, contests or surveys which may be of interest to you and to display content and advertising on or off the site which may be of relevance to you. If you wish to change or update your personal information or to change your subscription preferences, you may do so as provided herein. We also use your personal information for other marketing reasons, such as administering our loyalty programs.

Specific Reason: If you provide personal information for a certain reason, we may use the personal information in connection with the reason for which it was provided. For instance, if you contact us by email, we will use the personal information you provide to answer your question or to attempt to resolve your issue and will respond to the email address from which the contact came.

Aggregated Information: In an ongoing effort to better understand and to serve the users of the site, we (either directly or working in concert with our marketing services providers) may conduct research on our customer demographics, interests and behavior based on personal information and other information that has been provided or received by us. For example, we may combine information about visitors to the site to determine how best to target our marketing and the products that we offer in certain areas of the country. This research may be compiled and analyzed on an aggregate basis and this aggregate information does not identify you personally and is not classified or treated as personal information under this Privacy Policy.

4. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

 We may share the information described in Section 1 above to the following categories of third parties in the following circumstances:

Order Fulfillment and Fraud Protection:  If you choose to make a purchase on the site, we may collect from you your credit card number, billing address and other information related to such purchase, and we may use such collected information in order to fulfill your purchase. We may also provide such information, or other personal information provided by you, to unaffiliated third parties as necessary to complete your purchase (for example, to process your credit card). In addition, we may share your personal information with fraud protection services to assist us in preventing fraud and protecting our customers from credit card fraud.

Agents, Consultants and Related Third Parties: As noted above with respect to our eCommerce service provider, we sometimes engage other companies to perform certain business-related functions on our behalf so that we can focus on our core business. Examples of these services include, but are not limited to, payment processing and authorization, fraud protection and credit risk reduction, product customization, order fulfillment and shipping, marketing and promotional material distribution, website evaluation, data analysis and, where applicable, data cleansing. In connection with services those partners provide for us, we may provide or otherwise give them access to certain personal information. We employ a vetting process to assess our partners’ data protection practices.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law (including, without limitation, responding to a subpoena or request from law enforcement, court or government agency) or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary (i) to comply with a legal obligation, (ii) to protect or defend our rights, interests or property or that of other customers or users, (iii) to act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the site or the public or (iv) to protect against legal liability or potential fraud, as determined in our sole discretion.

5. YOUR CHOICES AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

You have several choices available when it comes to your personal information. We will honor the choices you make regarding your personal information. You may also write to us at the address provided herein to update your contact information or to change your subscription preferences. In addition, you may:

 Limit the  Personal Information You Provide: You can use the site and limit the personal information you provide either by disabling cookies or by not making a purchase with us. If you choose to limit the personal information you provide and/or to disable cookies, you may not be able to use certain functionalities of the site. For instance, in order to purchase goods and services on the site, payment and shipping information must necessarily be provided.

Manage Your Subscription Preferences: We may send your information by email. Our newsletters are managed by MailChimp and will always have an “unsubscribe” link in the newsletters or promotional emails.

Opt Out of Marketing Emails and Texts: For email marketing, you will have an opportunity to change your subscription preferences by clicking on an "unsubscribe" hyperlink contained in all promotional emails sent by us or on our behalf. Please note that while we honor all subscription requests as timely as possible, it may take up to ten (10) business days to become effective. Please be aware that even if you opt-out of receiving future promotional communications, you may, if you utilize the eCommerce features of the site, be sent certain transactional communications related to the purchase or shipment of items purchased. Thus, if you order online, we will send you an email confirming your order and may need to contact you by phone, email or regular mail if we have questions about your order. Additionally, an opt-out will not remove you from messages that we are required to send under relevant laws or regulations. 

Social Media & Other Public Platforms: You may also manage the sharing of certain personal information with us when you connect with us through a social media platform or application, such as through Facebook Connect. Please refer to the privacy settings of the social media website or application to determine how you may adjust your permissions and manage the interactivity between us and your social media platform(s) or application(s). That said, we want you to be aware that when you post information to public forums, including publicly viewable social media platforms, that information will become available to all who access such platform pages. PLEASE BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN DISCLOSING ANY INFORMATION IN CHAT ROOMS, FORUMS AND OTHER PUBLIC POSTING AREAS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE BY OTHERS OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU DISCLOSE IN CHAT ROOMS, FORUMS AND OTHER PUBLIC POSTING AREAS.

If you are located in the United States, you have the following individual rights: 

  • You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect about you, as well as the categories of sources from which such information is collected, the purpose for collecting such information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share such information.

  • You have the right to request information about our sale or disclosure for business purposes of your personal information to third parties.

  • You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. ( We do not sell your personal information to third parties)

  • You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information.

  • You have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising any of these rights.

If you would like to exercise one or more of the above rights, you can contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. LINKING TO OR FROM ANOTHER WEBSITE

The site may contain links to other website not operated or controlled by us (the "Third-Party site"). The policies and procedures set forth herein do not apply to any Third-Party site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such Third-Party site. We are not responsible for the actions of these Third-Party site; rather, the owners and operators of all Third-Party site are responsible for all personal information provided, collected, maintained, stored or otherwise disclosed on those site, if any. The links on the site do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed the Third-Party site, including their privacy policies, if any. If you have any questions about how these Third-Party site’ use your personal information, we strongly encourage contacting those site directly for information on their privacy policies and practices. 

If you have accessed the site through a link from certain of our advertising or marketing partners, the site may include a frame of the applicable advertising or marketing partner. Nevertheless, the information you provide to us through these framed Web pages is collected by us, and our use of such information is governed by this Privacy Policy.

9. HOW WE RESPOND TO DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS

Please note that our site do not support “Do Not Track” browser settings and do not currently participate in any “Do Not Track” frameworks that would allow us to respond to signals or other mechanisms from you regarding the collection of your personal information.

10. INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM CHILDREN 

Protecting the privacy of children is extremely important to us. The site are directed toward a general audience and are not directed at nor intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or intend to collect personal information from anyone who is under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you should not provide any personal information to us. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide personal information through the site. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

11. ACCESSING THE SITE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

If you are visiting our site from outside the United States, please be aware that you are sending information (including personal information) to the United States where our servers are located. We will hold and process your personal information in accordance with privacy laws in the United States and this Privacy Policy. Please note that privacy laws in the United States may not be the same as, and in some cases may be considered less protective than, privacy laws in other countries. United States privacy laws may provide more limited recourse mechanisms, including dissimilar or, at times, weaker data protection rights. Therefore, by providing your personal information, you consent to the use of your personal information for the uses identified in this Privacy Policy and to the transfer of your personal information to the United States as indicated above, in accordance with applicable law.

12. CHANGES REGARDING THIS PRIVACY POLICY

The site and our business may change from time to time. As a result (and for other business and/or technological reasons), it may be necessary for us to make changes to this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update, change, amend or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide any personal information. 

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy (as determined by us), we will post a notice on the site notifying users of the changes and providing an opportunity for you to take action relative to those changes prior to their implementation. In some cases, we also may send an email notifying registered users of upcoming changes.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on the date indicated above. Your continued use of the site after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy become effective shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised and then-current Privacy Policy.

13. CHOICE OF LAW

This Privacy Policy has been made in, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any conflict of law principles. The parties acknowledge that this Privacy Policy evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce. Notwithstanding the provision in the preceding paragraph with respect to applicable substantive law, any arbitration conducted pursuant to the terms of this Privacy Policy shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-

14. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California can obtain certain information about the types of personal information that companies with whom they have an established business relationship have shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. In particular, that law provides that consumers may request a copy of the personal information that we hold about you. Consumers may also request information regarding the categories of personal information that have been shared with third parties, the names and addresses of those third parties and examples of the types of services or products marketed by those third parties. To request either a copy of the information maintained by us about you or to request a copy of the information disclosure provided by us during the preceding calendar year pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, please contact us via email http://www.22degrees.co/contact or by writing us at the address at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. Please allow 30 days for a response.

15. CONTACTING US

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy or privacy practices, please send an email message: http://www.22degrees.co/contact


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