SECTION 1 - INFORMATION WE COLLECT

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We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information and purchase history. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, communications); payment details (including credit card information), comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations, and personal profile. This is referred to as “personal information”

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The following technologies are examples of some of the ways we collect personal information:

1. “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.

2. “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.

3. “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

 

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SECTION 2 - HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

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We use the personal Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations).  Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

1. Communicate with you;

2. Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud;

3. provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services;

4. us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address);

5. 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 and advertising/retargeting).

 

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SECTION 3 - HOW WE SHARE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

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We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above.  For example, we use Wix to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here:  https://www.wix.com/about/privacy.

 

We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site--you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information 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.

 

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SECTION 4 - THIRD PARTIES

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Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

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When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

 

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SECTION 5 - SECURITY

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Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

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All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our company 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.

 

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SECTION 6 - CHILDREN

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We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from children under 13 years of age, and no part of our Site is directed to children. If you learn that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of this Privacy Policy, then you may alert us at [amherstsoaps@gmail.com].

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SECTION 7 - INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF DATA

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Our Site is hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use our Site from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. Also, we may transfer your data from the U.S. to other countries or regions in connection with the storage and processing of data, fulfilling your requests, and operating the Site. By providing any information, including personal information, on or to the Site, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.

 

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SECTION 8 - CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

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We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.

 

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SECTION 9 - CONTACT INFORMATION

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Questions about the privacy policy should be sent to amherstsoaps@gmail.com.