Introduction
At Elmers® Rubber Cement, Rubber Glue, Glye, Spray Glue (‘Elmers‘, ‘we‘, ‘our‘, ‘us‘), we respect the privacy of our users and recognize the importance of protecting the personal information collected about you. This Privacy Policy summarizes what information we collect at elmer-s.shop (the “Site“), how we use and share the information we collect, and the steps we take to protect your privacy.
By visiting the Site, you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Privacy Policy. Your use of our Site, and any disputes arising from said use, is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.
What Information Do We Collect?
Information you provide directly to us:
- Account registration: We collect information you submit when you register for an account, including your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide during the registration process.
- Purchases: We collect information when you make a purchase, including your name, shipping and billing address, phone number, email address, payment information, and order details.
- Communication: If you contact us directly, we may receive additional personal information about you such as phone number, email address, the contents of a message or attachments that you may send to us, and other information you choose to provide.
Information automatically collected:
- Cookies and other tracking technologies: As is standard practice on many websites, we use cookies and other tracking technologies like pixels and web beacons to collect information about site visitors. These help us understand how our site is being used and improve your browsing experience. You can learn more about how we use these technologies below.
- Log data and device information: As you interact with our Site, we automatically collect server logs and other technical information about your device, browsing actions and usage patterns. This includes details like Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, operating system and other usage information about the use of our Site, including a history of the pages you view.
- Location information: We may determine the approximate location of your device from your IP address. We collect location information from your device with your consent to deliver location-specific information, advertisements and features.
- Third-party analytics: We use automated data collection technologies like Google Analytics to collect certain information about your use of our Site. This includes things like how often you visit, pages you view, clicks and purchases made, and other Site activity.
How Do We Use the Information Collected?
We use the information we collect for a variety of business purposes including:
- Provide, operate and maintain our Site.
- Improve your browsing experience by personalizing the Site and recommending products and services that may be of interest.
- Process transactions and send order information.
- Administer contests, sweepstakes or promotions.
- Display personalized advertisements and content.
- Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events.
- Perform analytics and conduct customer research.
- Send you text messages or push notifications.
- Detect and prevent fraud or misuse of our Site or services.
- Comply with our legal obligations.
- For any other purposes that we disclose at the time you provide personal information or are otherwise required by law.
How Do We Share Your Information?
Vendors and service providers: We may share your information with third party companies who perform services on our behalf, like payment processing, order fulfillment, email distribution, marketing, analytics, customer service and fraud prevention. These companies are obligated to protect your information and may only use it to perform services on our behalf.
Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a subpoena, court order or other legal process. We also reserve the right to disclose your information to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, violations of our Terms of Use, or as otherwise required by law.
Affiliates: We may share or transfer information we collect with any parent, subsidiaries or other companies under common control with us. If we are merged, acquired, sold or transferred, or in the event of bankruptcy, we may share or transfer your information in connection with said transaction.
Advertising partners: We partner with third party advertising companies who collect information about your activities on our Site and other websites to provide you with Elmers® Rubber Cement, Rubber Glue, Glye, Spray Glue targeted advertisements and marketing messages based on your interests. These companies act on our behalf and are obligated to protect your information.
Other parties when required by law or with your consent: In addition to the sharing described in this policy, we may share information with third parties when required by law or with your consent.
Your Choices & Rights
You have certain choices and rights related to the information we collect and how we use it. These let you request:
- Access to your personal data. You can request a copy of your personal data that we hold as well as information on what personal data of yours we are using, why we are using it and who we are sharing it with.
- Correction of any incomplete or inaccurate personal data we hold about you.
- Deletion of your personal data when there is no compelling reason for us to continue using or holding it. You can also ask us to delete your data if you have exercised your right to object to our use of your data (see below).
- Objection to specific uses of your personal data when we are relying on a legitimate interest to process your data. You can ask us to stop using your personal data for these activities at any time.
- Restriction of how we use your personal data when our use is unlawful and you prefer restriction over deletion. We will only hold your data while complaints are being investigated or a legal exemption applies.
- Transfer of your personal data to provide you copies in a commonly used format, or have it sent to a third party if we are relying on your consent or contract as the legal basis to process your data.
- Withdrawal of consent at any time when we are relying on your consent to process your personal data. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent withdrawal.
To submit a request, please contact our Privacy Officer at the contact information provided below. We will respond to requests within 30 days unless an extension is required for complex requests. We will only charge a reasonable fee to cover our administrative costs of providing the information for any excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded requests.
How Do We Protect Your Personal Information?
We take reasonable security measures to protect personal information collected via the Site against unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or destruction. This includes technical, administrative and physical safeguards like access controls, encryption and secured servers.
While we follow generally accepted standards and protocols to protect personal information, no method of storage or transmission is ever completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
Retention of Personal Information
We retain personal information as long as required to provide our services, comply with our business requirements, legal obligations and resolve disputes. We may retain some personal information for longer periods as required by law or contract.
When personal information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to securely delete or de-identify it. Retention requirements vary based on the type of data involved and the purposes for which it was collected. Contact our Privacy Officer if you have questions about a specific retention period.
International Data Transfers
We are headquartered in the United States and may store and process your information in the U.S., where we are subject to U.S. data protection laws. We may transfer personal information globally to our affiliates, vendors or partners. When we transfer your information internationally, we will protect it as described in this policy. We comply with legal frameworks governing international data transfers such as EU standard contractual clauses.
Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites like social media platforms that we do not control. When you click on third-party links, you leave our Site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
What are cookies? Cookies are small data files containing a string of characters sent by a website that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or use an app. Cookies allow sites to recognize your device and deliver, monitor and improve the performance of their services.
We use cookies and other technologies like pixels, tags and web beacons to perform essential services like authentication and security, store preferences, enable social media features, target advertising, analyze Site traffic and usage, and customize your browsing experience.
Types of cookies:
- Essential cookies are necessary for providing you with services and features available through our Site. Without these cookies, services like shopping carts cannot be provided.
- Performance and analytics cookies collect information about how you use our Site like which pages you visit most often. These cookies allow us to count visits, understand traffic patterns and see how users navigate the Site. This helps us improve your experience by providing faster load times and a customized experience.
- Functional cookies enable advanced website features and customize your experience. These cookies remember your preferences like text size, fonts and other customizable parts of web pages. They may also be used to provide services you request like viewing videos.
- Advertising cookies are used to display relevant promotions and advertising that match your interests. For example, if you search for a particular product, these cookies may be used to remind you later about that product. We also partner with third parties to display our ads to you on other websites based on your browsing history.
Managing cookies: Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their privacy and security settings. However, if you restrict or block certain cookies, some parts of our Site may not work properly. See your browser help documentation for more details.
Online tracking and advertising: We participate in interest-based advertising and online behavioral advertising to deliver you more relevant promotions and content. Through these technologies, we or our partners may collect information about your online activities over time on our Site and other websites.
We adhere to self-regulatory principles for online behavioral advertising through organizations like the Network Advertising Initiative. You can opt-out from targeted advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Your California Privacy Rights: If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information about cookies or other tracking technologies set by us or third parties through the Services. If you submit a request to [email protected], we will provide you a list of cookies along with the type of information we or third parties collect with those technologies. See the “Contact Us” section to submit a request.
Do Not Track: Currently, our systems do not recognize “Do Not Track” requests from internet browsers. Visit http://www.allaboutdnt.org to learn more about this emerging technology.
Privacy of Minors
Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not intentionally collect personal information from children. If you believe your child has provided us information without your consent, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to investigate and address this issue.
California Privacy Rights
Shine the Light Law: California residents have the right under California Civil Code Section 1798.83 to request from companies conducting business in California a list of all third parties to which the company has disclosed personal information about you for direct marketing purposes in the prior year, as well as the type of personal information disclosed. To request a copy of the information disclosure provided by Elmers® Rubber Cement, Rubber Glue, Glye, Spray Glue pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798.83, email [email protected].
California Consumer Privacy Act: If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you certain rights related to your personal information. This includes the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose and sell about you. It also gives you the right to access your data, request deletion of your data and opt-out of sales of your personal data.
These rights are subject to certain restrictions and exceptions under the law. Starting January 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will grant California consumers expanded privacy rights including the ability to limit our use and disclosure of their sensitive personal information.
To submit an information request or exercise your CCPA rights, you may contact us at:
Phone: 555-123-4567
Email: [email protected]
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this policy as needed to comply with relevant regulations and reflect any changes to our privacy practices. We encourage you periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Any changes to the policy will become effective when posted on our Site. Your continued use of our Site indicates acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the changes, you should discontinue using our Site.
How to Contact Us
Please direct any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or Elmers® Rubber Cement, Rubber Glue, Glye, Spray Glue privacy practices by contacting our Privacy Officer at:
Elmers® Rubber Cement, Rubber Glue, Glye, Spray Glue
Attn: Privacy Officer
123 Main Street
Anywhere, USA 101010
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 555-123-4567