1. What Information Do We Collect?

• Personal Information You Disclose to Us:
  We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as:
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Username
  You must ensure that this information is true, complete, and accurate, and notify us of any changes.
• Information Automatically Collected:
  We automatically gather certain information when you visit or use our services. This may include:
  • Log and Usage Data: Information about your activity, including IP address, browser type, and pages viewed.
  • Device Data: Details about the device you use, such as IP address, device identification numbers, and operating system.
  • Location Data: Information about your device’s location, which may be precise or imprecise. You can opt out of location tracking by adjusting your device settings.
  We also use cookies and similar technologies for data collection.
• Google API Usage:
  We comply with the Google API Services User Data Policy, including Limited Use requirements when handling information from Google APIs.

2. How Do We Process Your Information?

We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our services, communicate with you, ensure security and fraud prevention, and comply with legal obligations. We may also process your information with your consent for other purposes.

• We process your personal information for various reasons, including:
  • Service Delivery: To provide the services you request.
  • User Support: To respond to your inquiries and address any issues.
  • Administrative Communication: To send you updates about our products, services, and policy changes.
  • Order Management: To fulfill and manage your orders, payments, and exchanges.
  • User Communication: To facilitate communication between users if you choose to use those features.
  • Feedback Requests: To solicit your feedback regarding your use of our services.
  • Marketing Communications: To send you marketing materials based on your preferences (you can opt out at any time).
  • Service Protection: To ensure the safety and security of our services, including fraud prevention.
  • Usage Trends: To analyze how our services are used to enhance user experience.
  • Vital Interests: To protect an individual’s vital interests, such as preventing harm.

3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely on to Process Your Information?

We process your personal information only when necessary and based on valid legal grounds, such as consent, legal compliance, contractual obligations, protection of rights, or legitimate business interests.

• Applicable to EU and UK Residents:
  Under the GDPR, we may rely on the following legal bases:
  • Consent: We process your information with your permission for specific purposes. You can withdraw consent at any time.
  • Performance of a Contract: We process your information to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing requested services.
  • Legitimate Interests: We may process your information for our legitimate business interests, provided these do not outweigh your rights. Examples include:
    • Sending special offers and discounts.
    • Analyzing service usage to improve our offerings.
    • Diagnosing issues and preventing fraud.
  • Legal Obligations: We process your information to comply with legal obligations, such as cooperating with law enforcement or defending our legal rights.
  • Vital Interests: We may process your information to protect your or another person’s vital interests in critical situations.
• Applicable to Canadian Residents:
  We may process your information with express or implied consent for specific purposes. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
  In some exceptional cases, we may process your information without consent, including:
  • When it is clearly in the individual’s interests and timely consent cannot be obtained.
  • For fraud detection and prevention.
  • For business transactions under certain conditions.
  • For legal compliance, such as court orders.

4. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

We may share your information in specific situations and with the following categories of third parties.

• Third-Party Service Providers:
  We may share your personal data with third-party vendors, contractors, or agents who perform services on our behalf and require access to that information. We have contracts in place to safeguard your data, ensuring they only process your information as instructed and do not share it elsewhere.
• Categories of Third Parties:
  • Ad Networks
  • Affiliate Marketing Programs
  • Website Hosting Service Providers
  • Social Networks
  • Data Analytics Services
• Situations Requiring Information Sharing:
  • Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information during negotiations for a merger, sale of assets, financing, or acquisition of our business.
  • Other Users: If you share personal information publicly on our services (e.g., comments or contributions), it may be viewed by other users and become publicly accessible.

5. Affiliate Marketing

• Affiliate Links:
  Our website includes affiliate links to third-party products and services. When you click on these links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission from the sale. The use of affiliate links helps support the costs of running our website.
• Tracking and Data Sharing:
  To facilitate affiliate marketing, we may use cookies and tracking technologies to monitor your interactions with affiliate links. This tracking allows us to credit affiliate partners for referrals. The data collected for these purposes is managed in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the practices of our affiliate partners.

6. What Is Our Stance on Third-Party Websites?

We are not responsible for the safety of any information you share with third parties linked to our services.

Our services may include links to third-party websites, online services, or advertisements that are not affiliated with us. We do not guarantee the safety or privacy of any data you provide to these third parties and are not liable for any loss or damage resulting from their use.

Links to third-party websites do not imply endorsement by us. Any data collected by these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Notice. We are not responsible for their content, privacy, or security practices. We recommend reviewing the policies of any third-party websites and contacting them directly with any questions.

7. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We may use cookies and similar technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to gather information about your interactions with our services. These technologies help maintain security, prevent crashes, fix bugs, save preferences, and support basic functions.

We also allow third parties and service providers to use tracking technologies for analytics and advertising, which may include managing and displaying tailored advertisements based on your interests or sending reminders for abandoned shopping carts.

If applicable laws consider these tracking technologies a “sale” or “sharing,” you can opt out by following the instructions in the section “Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?”

For specific details on our use of cookies and how to refuse certain cookies, please refer to our Cookie Notice.

• Google Analytics:
  We may share your information with Google Analytics for tracking and analyzing service usage. To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, visit Google Analytics Opt-out. For more on Google’s privacy practices, please see the Google Privacy & Terms page.

8. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We keep your information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice, unless required by law to retain it longer.

We retain your personal information only for the time needed to achieve the purposes specified in this Privacy Notice. If a longer retention period is mandated by law (e.g., for tax or accounting purposes), we will comply with those requirements.

When we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it. If deletion is not possible (such as when stored in backup archives), we will securely store the information and prevent further processing until deletion is feasible.

9. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

We strive to protect your personal information through various security measures.

We have implemented reasonable technical and organizational security measures to safeguard your personal information. However, no electronic transmission or storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot assure you that unauthorized parties will not be able to access or misuse your information.

While we take significant steps to protect your data, the transmission of personal information to and from our services is at your own risk. We recommend accessing our services only in a secure environment.

10. What Are Your Privacy Rights?

Depending on your location, you have rights that give you greater access to and control over your personal information.

If you are in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, or certain US states, you may have the following rights under applicable data protection laws:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal information.
• Rectification: Request corrections to your information.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information.
• Restriction: Request to limit how your information is processed.
• Data Portability: Request to transfer your information to another service.
• Objection: Object to the processing of your personal information.
• Automated Decision-Making: Not to be subject to decisions made solely by automated means.

More:

• Withdrawing Consent: If we process your information based on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time. This will not affect the legality of processing before withdrawal.
• Opting Out of Marketing Communications: You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link provided in the emails or by contacting us. We may still send service-related communications.
• Cookies: Most web browsers accept cookies by default, but you can adjust your settings to reject or remove them. Note that this may affect certain features of our services.

For questions about your privacy rights, you can email us at contact@beyondtheblanks.com.

11. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

We do not currently respond to Do-Not-Track (DNT) signals from web browsers or mobile applications.

Most browsers and mobile devices have a DNT feature that allows you to indicate your preference not to have your online activities tracked. However, there is no standard technology for recognizing DNT signals at this time, so we do not respond to them.

In compliance with California law, we clarify that we do not currently honor DNT signals, but if a standard is established in the future, we will update this Privacy Notice to reflect that practice.

12. Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?

Residents of certain U.S. states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia) have specific rights regarding their personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, and withdraw consent for processing their data.

• Categories of Personal Information We Collect:
  We have not collected any personal information from the categories specified in the laws over the past twelve months.
• Your Rights Include:
  • Right to know if we are processing your data.
  • Right to access and receive your data.
  • Right to correct inaccuracies.
  • Right to request deletion.
  • Right to obtain a copy of your data.
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights.
  • Right to opt-out of targeted advertising and profiling.
• Exercising Your Rights:
  You can exercise your rights by contacting us at contact@beyondtheblanks.com or through our website.
• Request Verification:
  We will verify your identity when you submit a request. If necessary, we may ask for additional information to confirm your identity.
• Appeals:
  If we decline your request, you can appeal our decision via email. If denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.
• California “Shine The Light” Law:
  California residents can request information about personal data disclosed to third parties for marketing purposes within the past year.

13. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?

Yes, we will update this Privacy Notice as necessary to comply with relevant laws.

We may update this Privacy Notice periodically. Changes will be indicated by a revised “Updated At” date at the top. If there are material changes, we may notify you by posting a notice or sending a direct notification. We encourage you to review this notice regularly to stay informed about how we protect your information.

14. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, please reach out via:

• Email: contact@beyondtheblanks.com

15. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect from You?

You may have the right to request access to, correct inaccuracies in, or delete the personal information we collect from you, depending on the applicable laws of your country or state of residence in the US.

You can also withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law.

To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please visit: contact@beyondtheblanks.com.