PRIVATE POLICY
Privacy Policy
PRIVACY STATEMENT
- We take your privacy seriously and this privacy statement explains how GeraldPetersInc.com
- (collectively, “we,” “us,” or “our”) collect, use, share and process your information.
- Collection and Use of Personal Data
- Personal data is information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify you. Personal data also
- includes anonymous data that is linked to information that can be used to directly or indirectly
- identify you. Personal data does not include data that has been irreversibly anonymized or
- aggregated so that it can no longer enable us, whether in combination with other information or
- otherwise, to identify you.
- Promoting safety and security
- We abide by the principles of legality, legitimacy, and transparency, use, and process the least data
- within a limited scope of purpose, and take technical and administrative measures to protect the
- security of the data. We use personal data to help verify accounts and user activity, as well as to
- promote safety and security, such as by monitoring fraud and investigating suspicious or potentially
- illegal activity or violations of our terms or policies. Such processing is based on our legitimate
- interest in helping ensure the safety of our products and services.
- Here is a description of the types of personal data we may collect and how we may use it:
- What Personal Data We Collect
- ⅰ. Data you provide:
- We collect the personal data you provide when you use our products and services or otherwise
- interact with us, such as when you create an account, contact us, participate in an online survey, use
- our online help or online chat tool. If you make a purchase, we collect personal data in connection
- with the purchase. This data includes your payment data, such as your credit or debit card number
- and other card information, and other account and authentication information, as well as billing,
- shipping, and contact details.
- ⅱ. Data about the use of our services and products:
- When you visit our websites, we may collect data about the type of device you use, your device's
- unique identifier, the IP address of your device, your operating system, the type of Internet browser
- that you use, usage information, diagnostic information, and location information from or about the
- computers, phones, or other devices on which you install or access our products or services. Where
- available, our services may use GPS, your IP address, and other technologies to determine a
- device's approximate location to allow us to improve our products and services.
- How We Use Your Personal Data
- Generally speaking, we use personal data to provide, improve, and develop our products and
- services, to communicate with you, to offer you targeted advertisements and services, and to protect
- us and our customers.
- ⅰ. Providing, improving, and developing our products and services:
- We use personal data to help us provide, improve, and develop our products, services, and
- advertising. This includes using personal data for purposes such as data analysis, research, and
- audits. Such processing is based on our legitimate interest in offering you products and services and
- for business continuity. If you enter a contest, or other promotion, we may use the personal data you
- provide to administer those programs. Some of these activities have additional rules, which may
- contain further data about how we use personal data, so we encourage you to read those rules
- carefully before participating.
- ⅱ. Communicating with you:
- Subject to your prior express consent, we may use personal data to send you marketing
- communications in relation to our own products and services, communicate with you about your
- account or transactions, and inform you about our policies and terms. If you no longer wish to
- receive email communications for marketing purposes, please Contact Us to opt-out. We also may
- use your data to process and respond to your requests when you Contact Us. Subject to your prior
- express consent, we may share your personal data with third-party partners who may send you
- marketing communications in relation to their products and services. Subject to your prior express
- consent, we may use personal data to personalize your experience with our products and services
- and on third-party websites and applications and to determine the effectiveness of our promotional
- campaigns.
- NOTE: For any of the uses of your data described above that require your prior express consent,
- note that you may withdraw your consent by contacting us.
- Definition of "Cookies"
- Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on web browsers. Cookies are widely
- used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones, and other devices.
- We also use other technologies, including data we store on your web browser or device, identifiers
- associated with your device, and other software, for similar purposes. In this Cookie Statement, we
- refer to all of these technologies as "cookies."
- Use of Cookies
- We use cookies to provide, protect, and improve our products and services, such as by
- personalizing content, offering and measuring advertisements, understanding user behavior, and
- providing a safer experience. Please note that the specific cookies we may use vary depending on
- the specific websites and services you use.
- Disclosure of Personal Data
- We make certain personal data available to strategic partners that work with us to provide our
- products and services or help us market to customers. Personal data will only be shared by us with
- these companies in order to provide or improve our products, services, and advertising; it will not be
- shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes without your prior express consent.
- Data Disclosure or Storage, Transfer, and Processing
- ⅰ. Fulfillment of legal obligations:
- Due to the mandatory laws of the European Economic Area or the country in which the user lives,
- certain legal acts exist or have occurred and certain legal obligations need to be fulfilled. Treatment
- of personal data of EEA residents ---As described below, if you reside within the European
- Economic Area (EEA), our processing of your personal data will be legitimized: Whenever we
- require your consent for the processing of your personal data such processing will be justified
- pursuant to Article 6(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) ("GDPR").
- ⅱ. For the purpose of reasonable implementation or application of this article:
- We may share personal data with all our-affiliated companies. In the event of a merger,
- reorganization, acquisition, joint venture, assignment, spin-off, transfer, or sale or disposition of all or
- any portion of our business, including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings, we
- may transfer any and all personal data to the relevant third party. We may also disclose personal
- data if we determine in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect our rights and
- pursue available remedies, enforce our terms and conditions, investigate fraud, or protect our
- operations or users.
- ⅲ. Legal Compliance and Security or Protect Other Rights
- It may be necessary—by law, legal process, litigation, and/or requests from public and governmental
- authorities within or outside your country of residence—for us to disclose personal data. We may
- also disclose personal data if we determine that for purposes of national security, law enforcement,
- or other issues of public importance, disclosure is necessary or appropriate.
- Children
- Our products and services are intended for adults. Accordingly, we do not knowingly collect, use, or
- disclose data from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected the personal data of a child
- under 16, or the equivalent minimum age depending on the jurisdiction, we will take steps to delete
- the data as soon as possible. Please immediately Contact Us if you become aware that a child
- under 16 has provided us with personal data.
- Your Rights
- We take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data is accurate, complete, and up to date.
- You have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data that we collect. You are also
- entitled to restrict or object, at any time, to the further processing of your personal data. You have
- the right to receive your personal data in a structured and standard format. You may lodge a
- complaint with the competent data protection authority regarding the processing of your personal
- data. To protect the privacy and the security of your personal data, we may request data from you to
- enable us to confirm your identity and right to access such data, as well as to search for and provide
- you with the personal data we maintain. There are instances where applicable laws or regulatory
- requirements allow or require us to refuse to provide or delete some or all of the personal data that
- we maintain. You may Contact Us to exercise your rights. We will respond to your request in a
- reasonable timeframe, and in any event in less than 30 days.
- Third-Party Websites and Services
- When a customer operates a link to a third-party website that has a relationship with us, we do not
- assume any obligation or responsibility for such a policy because of the third party's privacy policy.
- Our websites, products, and services may contain links to or the ability for you to access third-party
- websites, products, and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by
- those third parties, nor are we responsible for the information or content their products and services
- contain. This Privacy Statement applies solely to data collected by us through our products and
- services. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third party before proceeding to use
- their websites, products, or services.
- Data Security, Integrity, and Retention
- We use reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures designed to safeguard
- and help prevent unauthorized access to your data and to correctly use the data we collect. We will
- retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy
- Statement unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
- Changes to this Privacy Statement
- We may periodically change this Privacy Statement to keep pace with new technologies, industry
- practices, and regulatory requirements, among other reasons. Your continued use of our products
- and services after the effective date of the Privacy Statement means that you accept the revised
- Privacy Statement. If you do not agree to the revised Privacy Statement, please refrain from using
- our products or services and Contact Us to close any account you may have created.
- Contact Us
- If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement or its implementation, here is how you can contact us paul@paulmartstore.com