Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Bracedlets understands your concerns about privacy and your interest in knowing how your information is used and safeguarded, and we want to provide you with more information on these topics.  This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) describes the practices and policies related to our website located at www.Bracedlets.net, (the “Website”), including the types of personal information we collect on the Website, how we may use that information and with whom we may share it.  This Website is operated by Bracedlets, (hereinafter referred to as “Bracedlets,” or “we” or “us”).  Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to Bracedlets’s online information-gathering and sharing practices occurring on the Website, and does not apply to any of our practices conducted offline.  By visiting this Website, you are accepting the practices, policies and procedures described in this Privacy Policy, and you are further indicating that you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time; the date this Privacy Policy was last updated is stated at the end of this document. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us at retail@bracedlets.com.

 

SUMMARY

 The notifications provided by this Privacy Policy include:

•    What personally identifiable information we collect from you through the Website.

•    How we use the information we collect.

•    With whom the information may be shared.

•   The kind of procedures we employ in an effort to hinder the unauthorized access, use or disclosure of information you provide to us.

•    Information related to third-party websites.

•    The laws that apply to those accessing our Website from outside of the United States.

•    How you can learn about changes to our privacy policies, practices and procedures.

 

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal Information You Provide And How It Is Used: You may freely visit our Website anonymously and without being required to provide us with any personal information, and without being required to register.  Any personal information that we collect from you is always voluntary, for example if you purchase the Bracedlets we will require you to provide us with some personally identifying information (including, but not limited to, name, address, email, and in some cases tax ID #).  Personal information is data that can be used to identify or contact you.   

 

Non-Personal Information We Collect by Automated Means And How We Use It: We also may collect certain non-personal information (data in a form that does not support direct association with any specific person or individual) by automated means when you visit the Website.  If we do collect this information, we may use third-party tracking services, for example Google Analytics. The information collected may include usage information, such as the numbers and frequency of users to the Website, pages visited, web browsing histories, your location and device, social networking activities and similar data. When gathered, this this data is used in the aggregate, and not in a manner that is intended to identify you personally. This type of aggregate information may be shared with third parties at any time, including advertisers and marketers.  In addition to the third-party tracking services mentioned above, we also collect this information through various other means, including "cookies," "web beacons" and IP addresses.

 

HOW WE MAY SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We may disclose all of the information (described herein) that we collect, as stated in this Privacy Policy including in accordance with the terms set forth in this section.  We work with a variety of third-party partners in order to allow us to make the Website available to you, to host and store the information we collect from you, and to provide certain functionality and features, such as to process payment/donation transactions.  As an example, in order to process payment/donation transactions that occur on our Website, we work with Stripe, and therefore we will share information about you with them.  We may also share the information we collect from you with third-party marketers. Except as stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not reveal personally identifiable information about you to third parties for their independent use unless: (1) you expressly authorize Bracedlets to do so, (2) it is necessary to allow Bracedlets and its service providers or agents to provide services on Bracedlets’s behalf, (3) in order to provide products or services to you, (4) it is disclosed to entities that perform marketing or data aggregation services for Bracedlets, (5) it is necessary in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Bracedlets or the merger of Bracedlets into another entity or any consolidation, share exchange, combination, reorganization, or like transaction in which Bracedlets is not the survivor, (6) otherwise as Bracedlets is required or permitted to do so for any or all of the following reasons: (i) to comply with a subpoena, legal process, government request or any other legal obligation, (ii) to prevent, investigate, detect, or prosecute criminal offenses or attacks on the technical integrity of the Website or our network, and/or (iii) to protect the rights, privacy, property, business, or safety of Bracedlets, their partners and employees, the visitors of the Website, or the public.

 

 CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personally identifiable information about visitors to our Website that are less than 18 years of age. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 18 years of age and believe that they have disclosed personally identifiable information to us, please contact us at [please designate and address for all notices related to this policy] and be sure to include in your message the same user name and password and/or e-mail address that your child submitted, if applicable.                       . 

 

THIRD PARTY WEBSITE

We also may provide links to – and share functions with - a third-party social media sites and/or websites – such as Facebook, Twitter and others as a service to you, in order to provide you i) additional information and/or content related Bracedlets, or ii) additional venues in which you can learn about and discuss the activities of Bracedlets.  Please note that we have no affiliation with these other parties, and cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection, use, and disclosure practices of such third parties; we encourage you to review and understand their privacy practices and policies, if any, before using providing any personally identifying information to them.  We are not responsible for the content or information of these websites, any products or services that may be offered through advertisers or third parties, or any other use of the linked website. 

 

HOW WE ATTEMPT TO SAFEGUARD YOUR INFORMATION

We maintain – and ask that any third-party partners who may store information on our behalf to maintain - administrative, technical and physical safeguards for the Website designed to protect your personal information against theft, loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the personal information that we collect from you.  

 

YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR CHOICES

To the extent required by law, we provide you with reasonable access to the personally identifiable information you provide to us. Upon appropriate written request we will update or amend your information, but we reserve the right to use any information previously obtained to verify your identity or take other actions that we believe are appropriate and lawful. We will endeavor to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. We may decline to process requests that are unreasonably repetitive, require disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of others, are impractical, or for which access is not otherwise required by local law. Please note we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed from such locations. Finally, please note that we are not responsible for removing or deleting information from the databases of third parties (such as service providers) with whom we have shared information about you.

 

USE OF THE WEBSITE FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

We do not represent or warrant that the Website, or any part thereof, are appropriate or available for use in any particular geographic location. If you choose to access our Website, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations applicable in your jurisdiction. Please note that the Website is hosted in the United States and is governed by United States law. If you are visiting the Website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information will be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using the Website, you consent to your information being transferred to our facilities and to the facilities of those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.

 

PRIVACY QUESTIONS AND CONTACTING US

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or data processing, please contact us at retail@bracedlets.com.

 

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time. Please check back regularly to see if there have been any changes to this policy, which you can determine by reviewing the Effective Date listed below. By continuing to use the Website after those changes become effective, you consent and agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy. 

 

PRIVACY POLICY EFFECTIVE DATE This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 1, 2020.