1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Snark and Snuggle ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information when you use our website snarkandsnuggle.com (the "Site") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site. By accessing or using our Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect information that you provide directly to us, information we obtain automatically when you visit our Site, and information from third-party sources.
Information You Provide to Us:
• Contact Information: When you sign up for our newsletter, request information, or complete forms on our Site, we collect personal information, such as your name and email address.
• Payment Information: When you make a purchase or engage in a transaction, we collect payment information, including credit card numbers, billing addresses, and other financial information. We use payment processors who maintain the highest level of PCI-DSS compliance, and we do not store complete credit card information on our servers.
• Communications: If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you, such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
Information We Collect Automatically:
• Usage Information: We collect information about your interactions with our Site, including the pages or content you view, your searches, and other actions on our Site.
• Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access our Site, including device type, operating system, browser type, IP address, and unique device identifiers.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
• Provide, maintain, and improve our Site
• Process transactions and send related information
• Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Communicate with you about products, services, offers, and events offered by us
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
• Comply with legal obligations
4. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION
We may share personal information in the following situations:
• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with your consent or at your direction.
5. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
For All Users:
• Access: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Opt-out: You may opt-out of marketing communications at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the emails.
For California Residents:
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the following additional rights:
• Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell about you.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit our use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information.
• Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
In the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information: identifiers, commercial information, internet activity, geolocation data, and inferences. We have disclosed these categories of personal information for business purposes to service providers.
For Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah Residents:
Under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Connecticut Data
Privacy Act (CTDPA), and Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), residents of these states have certain rights:
• Right to Access: You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your personal data and to access such data.
• Right to Correct: You have the right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to delete personal data provided by or obtained about you.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain a copy of your personal data in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format.
• Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the processing of personal data for purposes of (i) targeted advertising, (ii) the sale of personal data, or (iii) profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
We do not sell personal information or process personal information for targeted advertising as defined by these laws.
For European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and Switzerland Residents:
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
• Right to Access: You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed and to access that data.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to have inaccurate personal data rectified and incomplete personal data completed.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to have your personal data erased in certain circumstances.
• Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another controller.
• Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including processing for direct marketing.
• Right to Not be Subject to Automated Decision-Making: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
6. DATA SECURITY
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Site.
7. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Our Site is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will promptly delete that information. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
8. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Types of Cookies We Use:
• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the operation of our Site.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors and analyze Site performance.
• Functionality Cookies: Allow our Site to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.
• Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our Site, the pages you visit, and the links you follow to deliver relevant advertisements.
Cookie Management:
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Site may become inaccessible or not function properly.
Do Not Track:
We currently do not respond to "Do Not Track" signals from your web browser due to the lack of an established industry standard. However, you can manage your cookie preferences as described above.
9. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date above.
10. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Snark and Snuggle LLC
11. STATE-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
California:
California residents may request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please write to us at the address above.
California residents under 18 who are registered users of the Site have the right to request removal of unwanted data that they publicly post on the Site. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California.
Nevada:
Nevada residents have the right to opt out of the sale of certain "covered information" collected by operators of websites or online services. We currently do not sell covered information, as "sale" is defined by Nevada law, and we don't have plans to sell this information.
Maryland:
We comply with Maryland's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), which requires reasonable security procedures and practices to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, modification, or disclosure.
In the event of a data breach involving personal information of Maryland residents, we will comply with Maryland's notification requirements.
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