Pismo Ventures, LLC

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Privacy Policy 

 Pismo Ventures, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to protecting privacy and ensuring the security of information you submit to us. Our privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) informs you about how and why we collect any personal information about you, and how we use that information. Your accessing and continued use of our site signifies your explicit consent to these terms and conditions and data practices of our Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to the Company’s website(s) (“Website(s)”).

Registration

We do not require registration in order to browse on our site. To receive our emails, you must provide your email and name. Registered members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special sales, and our newsletter. You have the option to opt out from receiving these types of information, and you may unsubscribe at any time.

Information Collected and How it is Used

Information You Voluntarily Submit on the Website(s): We may collect personal information when you register with us, and when you use our services, such as you name and email address. This may occur when you submit a contact us form, submit a comment on a blog post, or subscribing to our newsletter.  Additionally, we may use your personal information as set forth in the registration section above.

Information We Collect from Others/Third Party Partners or Vendors: We may receive information about you from other sources. For example, if you use a third-party software through the site, such as an online store or a scheduling application, they may transfer information to us for fulfillment, etc.

Automatically Collected and Stored Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website(s). When you use the Website(s), the information we collect may include your IP address, operating system type, browser type, domain names, referring website, pages you viewed, access time, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website(s). We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website(s), such as links clicked.

Cookies: We may process information using cookies. A cookie is a small data file that we download to your computer, containing information about you to facilitate interaction with our site and services. Cookies make it possible for us to store contents of your shopping cart until you are ready to check out, and to recognize your browser when you visit. By doing this, we can personalize your visits and save you time during checkout. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted. If you reject the cookie, you may still use our site. However, in order to enjoy the benefits of being a registered user, your browser must be set to accept cookies.

 Use of Your Information

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

• To operate and maintain the Website(s);
• To send you promotional information, such as newsletters, surveys, and marketing material. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
• To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
• To respond to your comments or inquiries;
• To provide you with user support;
• To track and measure advertising on the Website(s);
• To process payment for purchases you make through the Website(s);
• To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Sensitive Personal Information

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website(s). This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

Your Rights Related to Your Personal Information

• Opt-out : You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us by using our Website(s) contact form to be removed from our mailing list.
• Amend/Change: You may contact us at hello to amend or update your personal information. You may also re-subscribe and update your subscription profile to update your personal information.
• Forget:  In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request using our Website(s) contact form
• Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

The Company will not rent, sell, or share your personal information with other people or non-affiliated companies except to provide products, services, and campaign opportunities that you have requested, or unless we have your explicit permission as agreed to in this Privacy Policy or otherwise. The Company may also contract with vendors to help us analyze traffic and usage of our Website(s), communicate with you about offers and services from us and to help us provide better services. These companies will not be provided any independent right to use or share personal information. We may share personal information without notice in order to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal service of process; or to establish or exercise our legal rights, protect the property of the Company and/or to defend against legal claims. The Company also may share personal information when we believe it necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law. In addition, we may transfer information about you if we are acquired by, reorganized or merged with another company. In that event, we will notify active registered users if there is a need to change this Privacy Policy.

Specific Third-Party Use

Additionally, the Company may use third-party service providers service various aspects of the Website(s). Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is subject to their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those sites you choose to link to from the Company before providing your personal information to them so that you can understand how those unaffiliated sites collect, use and share your information. Third-party service providers include but limited Google Analytics (this service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website(s). Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics).

Anonymous Info/Data

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

Publicly Visible Info

If you create a user profile on the Company Website(s) or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible. Affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales or visits for purposes of commissions.

Newsletters: On the Website(s), you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website(s) to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

Use of Information

The Company collects and uses your personal information to operate its Website(s) and to deliver its services.  The Company uses your personal information to fulfill your requests for products and services, to improve our services, to customize the advertising and content you see, and to contact you. The Company uses anonymous information, such as that pertaining to web pages viewed, to analyze trends, to track user’s movements, to provide a better website experience and to gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. The Company and its affiliates do not use this data in a manner that would identify you personally.

Updates to this Policy

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy for changes and to continually be informed of how your information is being protected.

Questions and Suggestions

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us using our Website(s) contact form.