Last Updated: May 24, 2018
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from Whimsy Clips (the “Site”).
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect the following:
Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect:
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 include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, which includes:
We refer to this information as “Order Information.”
We collect and store your email address when you opt-in to our newsletter or opt-in to receive email notifications when products are updated. With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.
Customer Accounts:
When you register with our site by creating an account we collect and store your name, email address, and billing address. You may log into your account to edit your information. Your credit card number is not stored in your account. Each time you make a purchase you must enter your credit card number, we do not store this information. If you wish to close your account you can email us at privacy@whimsyclips.com. We will respond to closure requests within 30 days.
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for delivery, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above.
We rely on a small number of trusted third-party providers to help us fulfill our obligations, to store and deliver content electronically, to manage and maintain services and to store data. Third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.
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.
Whimsy Clips uses Mailchimp to send our newsletters. Within Mailchimp we collect and store data such as your name and email address. We may also utilize technology that allows us to track the clicks and open rate of our newsletters.
All email subscribers must manually subscribe to our newsletter. We also utilize the double-opt in feature, which requires each subscriber to confirm their subscription to our newsletter before being added.
OPT OUT
You may opt out of Whimsy Clips newsletter by following the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email. You may also contact us at privacy@whimsyclips.com to notify us that you no longer wish to receive our newsletter.
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records, to provide a service and fulfill our obligations to you, to fulfill our legal obligations. If you would like to close your account or no longer wish for us to use your information you may email us to place a request. However, we will retain information for legal purposes, to protect our intellectual property, to enforce our rights under our license agreements. You may email us at privacy@whimsyclips.com
We will respond to closure requests within 30 days.
PAYMENT
Whimsy Clips utilizes a third-party payment processor to process payments. Personal information used to process a payment is transferred to the third-party payment processor and is governed by their privacy policy.
All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence. This site is not intended for customers under the age of 18.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
We do not specifically market to children under 13.
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 the contact form located here.
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