Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from Grunio.
Personal information we collect
When you visit Grunio, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your browser, IP address, time zone and some of the cookies installed on your device. In addition, while you browse Grunio, we collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, which websites or search terms referred you to Grunio, and information about how you interact with Grunio. We refer to this automatically collected information as "Device Information".
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- "Cookies" are data files placed on your device or computer and often contain an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- "Log files" track the actions that take place on Grunio and collect data such as your IP address, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages and date/time stamps.
- "Web beacons", "tags" and "pixels" are electronic files that are used to record information about your visit to Grunio.
In addition, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through Grunio, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address and phone number. We refer to this information as "Order Information".
When we talk about "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we are talking about both Device Information and Order Information.
How do we use your personal information?
We typically use the Order Information we collect to fulfil orders placed through Grunio (including processing your payment information, arranging shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). In addition, we use this order information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen orders for possible risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide us with information or adverts related to our products or services.
We use the Device Information we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimise Grunio (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with Grunio, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
Sharing your personal information
We share your personal information with third parties to help us use your personal information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power this brokerage platform - you can read more about how Shopify manages your Personal Information used: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy . We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how Grunio visitors move around the web - 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.
Behavioural advertising
As described above, we use your personal information to provide you with targeted adverts or marketing communications that we think may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative's ("NAI") education page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work .
You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
In addition, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Do not track
Please note that we do not modify the data collection on Grunio and we do not apply the practice when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
Your rights
If you are a resident of Europe, you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you and to request that your personal data be corrected, updated or deleted. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact us using the contact details below.
In addition, if you are a resident of Europe, we note that we process your information to fulfil contracts with you (for example, if you place an order through Grunio), or to otherwise pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. In addition, your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
Retention of data
When you place an order through Grunio, we will retain your order information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
Amendments
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example, to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Contact us
For more information about our privacy policy, if you have any questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at contact.grunio@gmail.com