PRIVACY POLICY
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This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from bao--lan.com (the “Site”).
Through interaction with the website with a home page located at www.bao--lan.com (the "Site"), the Site, products and services offered from time to time through the Site, related social media sites, or other users of the Site It governs how baolan uses and protects the information it collects from its customers, visitors and users (collectively, "Users") (the Site, products, services and social media pages are collectively referred to as the "Services"). By accessing the Service, using the features of the Service and/or providing information, you are bound by these Terms of Use (https://bao--lan.com/pages/terms) ("Terms of Use") and all of the provisions of this Privacy Policy and.
Personal information we collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
The Site may also contain third-party cookies and similar tracking technologies, which may collect information about you through the Site and through other sites and online services, including social media platforms.
We typically use cookies, pixel tags, web beacons and other similar technologies for operational purposes, for website performance purposes, to enhance the functionality of the Site, and for advertising.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers [[INSERT ANY OTHER PAYMENT TYPES ACCEPTED]]), email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.
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When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
How do we use your personal information?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We also use it to further our legitimate interests in the operation of baolan's sites and businesses and/or where you have given your consent.
Specifically, baolan uses your personal information To provide, update, maintain and protect the Site. This includes using personal information to support the provision of the Site; to prevent or address service errors, security and technical issues; to analyze and monitor usage, trends and other activities; or to respond to your request. We may use your email address or phone number to send you communications (including, where required by law, as an alternative to mailing). If you communicate with us by email, we may retain the content of your email, your email address and our responses.
If required by applicable law, legal process or regulation. We may be required by law to process your personal information. In such cases, we will only handle your personal information in a reasonable manner.
To respond to your requests, comments and questions. If you contact us, we may use your personal information to respond to you.
To send emails and other communications. baolan may send service, technical and other administrative emails, messages and other types of communications. baolan may also contact you to inform you of changes to our products.
For billing, account management, and other administrative tasks We may need to communicate with you for billing, account management, and similar reasons, and we use account data to manage your account and track your bills and payments.
To help us investigate and prevent security issues and abuses.
For marketing purposes baolan may use the information it collects, including personal information, to market its products and services to new and existing customers and to understand its target audience. Your personal information may also be used to send marketing messages to you and we may provide such information to third parties to send you information about their products and services. If you are in the EEA, we may only provide you with such information if you have requested to receive such information. If you do not wish to receive these messages, you may opt out by following the instructions in the message or by contacting us as described at the end of this Privacy Policy.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
Sharing you 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 our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.They provide an online ecommerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored via Shopify's data storage, database and general Shopify application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall. Payment. Shopify stores your credit card data if you choose the direct payment gateway to complete your purchase. It is encrypted by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is only stored for as long as it is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. Your purchase transaction information is then deleted. All direct payment gateways are compliant with PCI-DSS standards administered by the PCI Security Standards Council, a joint initiative of Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and other brands. It helps to ensure the secure handling of credit card information by its service providers.
We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- 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.
We may provide your name, address, and other personal information (including your purchase history) to third party data warehouses, and this information may be provided to other companies by those third party data warehouses.
We share personal information with our shipping companies, credit card processing companies, email service companies, and other third parties who need it to place orders on our site. These third parties are prohibited from using your personal information for promotional purposes.
baolan may share the personal and other information it collects with service providers and other third parties in connection with marketing and business development.
We may sell personal information to third parties for inclusion in larger databases used by other third parties for marketing purposes, including direct marketing to customers.
Third Parties.
In some cases, this site may contain links to other sites. If you visit these sites, you will leave the Site. baolan is not responsible for the activities, security, privacy practices, or content of third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies posted on such third party sites.
baolan may use third party advertising companies to place and track advertisements on this and other sites. Third-party advertising companies may use non-personal information about your visit to the Site or other sites, collected through cookies, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies, to serve ads that may be of interest to you and to measure the effectiveness of their advertising
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.
In the event of a merger, divestiture, reorganization, restructuring, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of its assets, whether as a going concern or not, made as part of a bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, the Company may transfer personal information to the buyer or other successor, and in such case Personal information about our users is included among the transferred assets.
All information voluntarily shared by users through forums, comments, blog posts, etc. is public and your username may be visible to other users. baolan is not responsible for the possibility that information posted by users may be read by other users or that other users may send you unsolicited information.
We may post users' personal information for promotional purposes or to promote the site.
Service Providers :
To facilitate the provision of the Site and the products and services through the Site (collectively, the "Services"), to provide the Services on our behalf, to perform services related to the Site (as described above), to analyze our use of the Services We may employ third party companies and individuals ("Service Providers") to assist us and to assist with business development and marketing activities related to the Services.
These third parties may only have access to your personal information to perform these tasks on our behalf.
Data Transfer :
Your information, including personal information, may be transferred to and maintained on a computer located outside your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may be different from your jurisdiction.
Please note that if you are outside of Japan and choose to provide us with information, we will transfer the data, including personal information, to and from Japan for processing in Japan.
If you provide us with information in agreement with this Privacy Policy, you consent to these transfers.
baolan will take steps reasonably designed to handle your personal information securely in accordance with this Privacy Policy, as described below.
Behavioural advertising
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational 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
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, 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 alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
Your rights
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below. privacy@bao--lan.com
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
Request that we correct the personal information we hold about you. This will allow you to correct any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you, but we may need to verify the accuracy of any new information you have provided to us.
We may need to request certain information from you to verify your identity and to ensure your right to access your personal information (or to exercise your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that your personal information is not disclosed to those who are not entitled to receive it.
We may also contact you to ask for further information in connection with your request in order to expedite our response.
Data retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
We also retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (e.g., where we need to retain your personal information to comply with applicable law), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain usage information for internal analysis. However, this does not mean that the information is used to enhance security or improve the functionality of the Service, or that we are legally obligated to retain it for a longer period of time.
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Any such changes or updates will be effective upon the posting of the revised Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of the revised Privacy Policy will constitute your continued use of the Site.
Minors
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.
Communications opt-out
You may opt out of receiving marketing or other communications from us at any time by following the opt-out link or other unsubscribe instructions provided in any email message received, or by contacting us using the contact information provided below. If you wish to opt out by sending us an email to the address provided below, please include “Opt-Out” in the email’s subject line and include your name and the email address you used to sign up for communications in the body of the email. Note that, even if you opt out of receiving marketing communications from baolan, we will still send you order confirmations and other non-marketing related messages.
Edit or delete account
If your personally identifiable information changes, you may correct, update, or amend your account by making the desired changes on the account profile page found after you log-in at www.bao--lan.com. If you wish to delete/remove or deactivate your account on the Site, please contact us using the information provided below.
Consent
By accessing the Site, using the features of the Site, and providing information to us, you are bound by all of the terms of the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy.
Security
baolan implements security measures designed to maintain the security of your Personal Information. These security measures are implemented both during transmission of Personal Information and once received. The security of your Personal Information is important to us. Certain sensitive information submitted, such as credit card information, is encrypted using secure layer technology (SSL). However, no method of safeguarding information is completely secure. While we use measures designed to protect Personal Information, we cannot guarantee that our safeguards will be effective or sufficient. In addition, you should be aware that Internet data transmission is not always secure, and we cannot warrant that information you transmit utilizing the Services is or will be secure.
Contact us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e‑mail at privacy@bao--lan.com.
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