Privacy PolicyUpdated on 2/1/22
Your information privacy is extremely important to us. We have prepared this Privacy Policy to explain how we collect, use, protect, and disclose information and data when you use the twinkleintime.com website and any subdomains (collectively, “Site”). This Privacy Policy also explains your choices for managing your information preferences, including opting out of certain uses of your Personal Information (defined below). This Privacy Policy applies to all users of the Site. The Site is provided by AndAlways, LLC.
BY USING THE SITE, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
Managing Your Information Preferences
You can opt out of receiving marketing e-mails from us through the unsubscribe/opt-out feature in our marketing e-mails. If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your Personal Information, please e-mail us at the same address. California users under the age of 18 may request the removal of their content or information publically posted on the Site by e-mailing us at the same address. Please note that some of the user content that appears on our Site may bbe stored and controlled by third party providers; thus, complete and comprehensive removal of the content may not be possible.
Information We Collect-Personal Information
We collect information that personally identifies you, such as your name, location, address, phone number, mobile phone number, e-mail, credit or other payment card number, and other personally identifiable information that you choose to provide us with or that you choose to include in your account (“Personal Information”). You may be asked to provide us with Personal Information when you register with the Site, make a purchase, sign up for e-mail newsletters, text alerts, and at other times.
Usage Data and Site Activity
We automatically collect information regarding the actions you take on the Site (“Usage Data”). For example, each time you use the Site we automatically collect the type of Web browser you use, your operating system, your Internet Service Provider, your IP address, the pages you view, and the time, location, and duration of your visits to the Site. We use this information to help us understand how people use the Site, to personalize the content you will see on the Site, send email and SMS notifications and to enhance the services we offer.
Cookies and Anonymous Identifiers
We use cookies (a small text file placed on your computer to identify your computer and web browser) and may use anonymous identifiers (a random string of characters that is used for the same purposes as a cookie). We use cookies and other anonymous identifiers to analyze use of and improve the Site and as described in the “Interest-Based Advertising and Online Tracking” section of this Privacy Policy. Most web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent, however, certain features of the Site may not work if you delete or disable cookies. Some of our Service Providers (defined below) may use their own cookies, anonymous identifiers, or other tracking technology in connection with the services they perform on our behalf.
We use Google Analytics on the Site to collect Usage Data, to analyze how users use the Site, and to provide advertisements to you on other websites. For more information about how to opt out of having your information used by Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
How We Use Information and When We May Share and Disclose Information Generally
We use Personal Information for internal purposes only, including to process your orders and payments, send you alerts about your account, to improve the Site, to notify you of new products or services, and to otherwise communicate with you about our company. We will not disclose Personal Information to third parties, including for their direct marketing purposes, without your consent, except as explained in this Privacy Policy. We may disclose to third parties, certain Usage Data regarding the Site. However, in such cases, your Usage Data is aggregated with the Usage Data of others and does not identify you individually. We may also combine Personal Information and Usage Data with publicly available information and information we receive from or cross-reference with our Service Providers (discussed below) and others. We use that combined information to enhance and personalize the experience of you and others on the Site, to communicate with you about our products, services, and events that may be of interest to you, and for other promotional purposes.
Personal Information You Make Available to Others
By using the Site you may make certain of your Personal Information available to others. For example, when you post a comment or a photo on the Site other users may see your name (first name and last name), the city you live in and other information that you choose to make available to others.
If you choose to use the Site with a social networking plug-in or other functions, such as Facebook Comments, we may share certain information with that service, and that service may share certain information about you with us. We use that information for any of the reasons explained in this Privacy Policy as well as to make your experience on the Site more personal and interactive. For example, we may allow you to post comments to the Site using Facebook Comments. Please be aware that if you use this functionality, Facebook may make any of your Facebook profile information available to other users on our Site. If you do not want this information sharing or use to occur, please do not use any of the Facebook or other social networking functions on the Site. It is important to remember that we do not control the privacy practices of Facebook or any other third party services. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these services before connecting to them, whether through the Site or otherwise.
Service Providers
From time to time, we may establish a business relationship with other businesses whom we believe trustworthy and who have confirmed that their privacy practices are consistent with ours (“Service Providers”). For example, we may contract with Service Providers to provide certain services, such as hosting and maintenance, data storage and management, and marketing and promotions. We only provide our Service Providers with the information necessary for them to perform these services on our behalf. For instance, we disclose Usage Data to Service Providers who associate it with an e-mail address in order to send personalized e-mails to you. Each Service Provider must agree to use reasonable security procedures and practices, appropriate to the nature of the information involved, in order to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Service Providers are prohibited from using Personal Information other than as specified by us.
Interest-Based Advertising and Online Tracking
We may allow third-party companies, including Google, to serve ads and collect certain anonymous information when you visit the Site. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g. click stream information, web browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to the Site and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie to collect this information. Our systems do not recognize browser “Do Not Track” signals, but several of our Service Providers who utilize these cookies on our Site enable you to opt out of targeted advertising practices. To learn more about these advertising practices or to opt out of this type of advertising, you can visit www.networkadvertising.org or www.aboutads.info/choices. We also provide you with additional tools to opt out of marketing from us. You can learn about this in the “Managing Your Information Preferences” section of this Privacy Policy above.
Other Transfers
We may share Personal Information and Usage Data with businesses controlling, controlled by, or under common control with our company. If our company is merged, acquired, or sold, or in the event of a transfer of some or all of our assets, we may disclose or transfer Personal Information and Usage Data in connection with such transaction. You will have the opportunity to opt out of any such transfer if, in our discretion, it will result in the handling of your Personal Information in a way that differs materially from this Privacy Policy.
Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement
We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials and private parties to enforce and comply with the law. We may disclose Personal Information and any other information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties if, in our discretion, we believe it is necessary or appropriate in order to respond to legal requests (including court orders and subpoenas), to protect the safety, property, or rights of our company or of any third party, to prevent or stop any illegal, unethical, or legally actionable activity, or to comply with the law.
Be Careful When You Share Information with Others
Please be aware that whenever you share information on any public area of the Site, that information may be accessed by others. In addition, please remember that when you share information in any other communications with third parties, that information may be passed along or made public by others. This means that anyone with access to such information can potentially use it for any purpose, including sending unsolicited communications.
Security
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security of information transmitted to us. However, no data transmission over the Internet or other network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect information transmitted on or through the Site, we cannot and do not guarantee the security of any information you transmit on or through the Site, and you do so at your own risk.
Links
Our Site may contain links to other websites or allow others to send you such links. A link to a third party’s website does not mean that we endorse it or that we are affiliated with it. We do not exercise control over third-party websites. You access such third-party websites or content at your own risk. You should always read the privacy policy of a third-party website before providing any information to the website.
Children’s Privacy
The Site is intended for users who are 13 years old or older. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received Personal Information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete such information from our records.
Processing in the United States
Please be aware that your Personal Information and communications may be transferred to and maintained on servers or databases located outside your state, province, or country. If you are located outside of the United States, please be advised that we process and store all information in the United States. The laws in the United States may not be as protective of your privacy as those in your location. By using the Site, you are agreeing that the collection, use, transfer, and disclosure of your Personal Information and communications will be governed by the applicable laws in the United States.
Privacy Policy Changes
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will inform you by posting the revised Privacy Policy on the Site. Those changes will go into effect on the “Revised” date shown in the revised Privacy Policy. By continuing to use the Site, you are consenting to the revised Privacy Policy.
Please print a copy of this privacy policy for you records and PLEASE check the Site frequently for any changes.