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Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase at globalproductnews.com
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Personal information we collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. When you browse the Website, we also collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, which websites or search terms referred you to the Website and information about how you interact with the Website. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often contain an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies and how to disable cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- Log files” track actions on the website and collect data such as your IP address, browser type, internet service provider, referring and exit pages, and date and time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “tags” and “pixels” are electronic files that are used to record information about how you browse the Site.
When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we also collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), e-mail address and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.
When we refer to “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we mean both Device Information and Order Information.
“By using our website, you (the visitor) consent to third parties processing your IP address to determine your location for currency conversion purposes. You also consent to this currency being stored in a session cookie in your browser (a temporary cookie that is automatically removed when you close your browser). We do this so that the chosen currency remains selected and consistent when you browse our website, so that prices are converted to your (the visitor's) local currency.
How do we use your personal information?
We generally use the order information we collect to fulfill orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and sending you invoices and/or order confirmations). In addition, we use this order information to:
- To communicate with you;
- To screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- If it matches the preferences you have communicated to us, to send you information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Data we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Website (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Website and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
Sharing your personal information
We share your personal information with third parties to assist us in using your personal information as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store - you can read more about how Shopify uses your personal information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the website - you can read more about how Google uses your personal data here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your personal information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
Behavioral advertising
As described above, we use your personal information to provide you with targeted advertising or marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) education page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can disable targeted advertising by using the following links:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
In addition, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out portal: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Do not track
Please note that if we see a “Do Not Track” signal from your browser, we will not change our website's data collection and usage practices.
Your rights
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to request that your personal information be corrected, updated or deleted. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact us using the contact information below.
If you are a European resident, please also note that we process your information in order to fulfill contracts with you (for example, if you place an order through the Site) or to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Please also note that your data will be transferred outside Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
Storage of data
If you place an order through the Site, we will retain your order information for our records until you ask us to delete that information.
Changes
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Contact us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at: info@globalproductnews.com