Information we collect
Information you provide to us:
We collect the personal information you provide to us when you shop online or visit our website. The categories of information we may collect include:
- Personal Identifiers, including name, postal address, email address, and telephone number
- Commercial and Financial Information, including purchases and credit card or debit card number
We collect the personal information you provide to us when you use and communicate with us about our services. The categories of information we may collect include:
- Commercial and Financial Information, including purchases and credit card or debit card number
- Personal Identifiers, including postal address, name, email address, and telephone number
To the extent we process de-identified personal information, we will make no attempt to re-identify such data.
Information collected automatically:
We automatically collect internet or other electronic information about you when you visit our website, such as IP address, browsing history and interactions with our website. This data may be collected using browser cookies and other unique personal identifiers.
Browser Cookies. We use cookies to create a better experience for you on our site. For example, cookies prevent you from having to login repeatedly, and they help us remember items you’ve added to your cart. We also use third-party cookies, which are cookies placed by third parties for advertising and analytics purposes. You can control these cookies through your browser settings.
Do Not Track. Your browser settings may allow you to automatically transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to online services you visit. When we detect a Do Not Track signal, we place a U.S. Privacy String setting in your browser so that any third party who respects that signal will not track your activity on our website. We also respect the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, a user-enabled global privacy control that opts you out of the sale of personal information. GPC is supported by certain internet browsers or as a browser extension.
Media you share
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included.
Information from other sources
We may collect personal information about you from third-party sources, including Retail Partners.
How long we keep your data
We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it. For example, we will store order information for 7 years for tax and accounting purposes. This includes your name, email address and billing and shipping addresses.
We will also store comments or reviews, if you choose to leave them.
How we share and disclose information
Information Disclosed for Business or Commercial Purposes in the Last 12 Months, and Categories of Parties Disclosed To
We may disclose the following personal information about you when you shop online or visit our website:
| Personal Information Disclosed | Recipient (by Category) |
|---|---|
| Personal Identifiers | Payment Processors, Service Providers, Shipping Services, and Commerce Software Tools |
| Commercial and Financial Information | Payment Processors, Ad Networks, Service Providers, and Commerce Software Tools |
| Online Identifiers | Ad Networks, Service Providers, Data Analytics Providers, and Commerce Software Tools |
| Internet Activity | Ad Networks, Data Analytics Providers, Service Providers, and Commerce Software Tools |
We may disclose the following personal information about you when you use and communicate with us about our services:
| Personal Information Disclosed | Recipient (by Category) |
|---|---|
| Personal Identifiers | Shipping Services and Service Providers |
| Commercial and Financial Information | Service Providers |
| Online Identifiers | Service Providers |
| Internet Activity | Service Providers |
California Privacy Notice (CCPA)
This section provides additional information for California residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The terms used in this section have the same meaning as in the CCPA. This section does not apply to information that is not considered “personal information,” such as anonymous, de-identified, or aggregated information, nor does it apply to publicly available information as defined in the CCPA.
Collection and Disclosure of Personal Information
The personal information we collect is described above in Information we collect. The personal information we disclose for business or commercial purposes is described above in How we share and disclose information. The length of time for which we retain personal information is described above in How long we keep your data.
Business and Commercial Purposes for Collection
We collect personal information for the following business purposes:
- Advertising and Marketing
- Audit Current Interactions
- Provide Products or Services
We also “share” and “sell” (as defined in the CCPA) personal information for commercial purposes, including to advertise and market our products.
Information “Sharing” and “Selling”
We “share” certain personal information with third party ad networks for purposes of behavioral advertising, including: Commercial and Financial Information, Internet Activity, and Online Identifiers. This allows us to show you ads that are more relevant to you.
We use third party data analytics providers and this may be considered a “sale” of information under the CCPA.
You may opt-out of these data practices by submitting a Request to Opt-Out via email on our Contact Form using the Privacy Officer as the recipient.
CCPA Rights
Your CCPA rights are described below. You can make a Request to Know or a Request to Delete under the CCPA by submitting a request on our Contact Form using the Privacy Officer as the recipient.
Right to Know
You have the right to request to know the following about the personal information we have collected about you in the past 12 months:
- the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
- the categories of sources from which we collect personal information about you
- the business and commercial purposes for which we collect personal information
- the categories of third parties with whom we share the information
- the categories of personal information about you that we disclosed for a business purpose, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed that information for a business purpose
The information we would provide to you in response to a Request to Know Categories is contained in this Privacy Notice. To access the specific personal information we have about you, submit a Request to Know via the link above. If you make a Request to Know more than twice in a 12-month period, we may require you to pay a small fee for this service.
Right to Delete
You have the right to request that we delete any personal information about you that you have provided to us. We will permanently delete from our records any personal information that is not necessary for our business operations and direct our service providers to do the same.
We consider information to be necessary for our business operations if it is used to:
- Complete an obligation to you that you have requested
- Detect and resolve issues related to security or functionality
- Comply with legal obligations
- Enable solely internal uses
Right to Non-Discrimination
If you exercise your CCPA consumer rights:
- We will not deny goods or services to you
- We will not charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or penalties
- We will not provide a different level or quality of goods or services to you
Right to Opt-Out
You have the right to opt-out of any selling and sharing of your personal information.
You may exercise your right to opt-out by submitting a request on our Contact Form using the Privacy Officer as the recipient.
Request Verification
Before we can respond to a Request to Know or Request to Delete, we will need to verify that you are the consumer who is the subject of the CCPA request. Verification is important for preventing fraudulent requests and identity theft. Requests to Opt-Out do not require verification.
Typically, identity verification will require you to confirm certain information about yourself based on information we have already collected. For example, we will ask you to verify that you have access to the email address we have on file for you. If we cannot verify your identity based on our records, we cannot fulfill your CCPA request.
For a request that seeks specific personal information, we ask that you sign a declaration stating that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request, as required by the CCPA.
In some cases, we may have no reasonable method by which we can verify a consumer’s identity. For example:
- If a consumer submits a request but we have not collected any personal information about that consumer, we cannot verify the request.
- If the only data we have collected about a consumer is gathered through website cookies (i.e. the consumer visited our website but had no other interaction with us), we are unable to reasonably associate a requester with any data collected; therefore, we cannot verify the request.
Authorized Agent
A California resident’s authorized agent may submit a Request to Know or a Request to Delete under the CCPA by
Your CCPA rights are described below. You can make a Request to Know or a Request to Delete under the CCPA by submitting a request on our Contact Form using the Privacy Officer as the recipient.
Requests submitted by an authorized agent will still require verification of the person who is the subject of the request in accordance with the process described above. We will also ask for proof that the person who is the subject of the request authorized an agent to submit a privacy request on their behalf. An authorized agent that has power of attorney pursuant to California Probate Code section 4121 to 4130 must submit proof of statutory power of attorney, but consumer verification is not required.
Notice of Financial Incentive
At our discretion, we may periodically incentivize Consumers who sign up for our marketing emails/SMS by providing them a specified discount towards a purchase of a specified amount. A consumer provides their email address and/or phone number and consents to receive emails in exchange for a discount provided via coupon code. To opt in, a consumer must enter their email address and/or phone number into the form and submit it. A consumer may unsubscribe from our marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the email footer at any time. A consumer may unsubscribe from our marketing SMS by texting “STOP.” We calculate the value of the offer and financial incentive by using the expense related to the offer.
EEA/UK Privacy Notice (GDPR)
This section provides additional information for people in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom (UK). The terms used in this section have the same meaning as in the General Data Protection Regulation and the UK Data Protection Act (GDPR). The term “personal information” as used in this notice has the same meaning as “personal data” in the GDPR.
Collection and Disclosure of Personal Data
The personal data we collect is described above in Information we collect. The personal data we disclose for business or commercial purposes is described above in How we share and disclose information. The length of time for which we retain personal data is described above in How long we keep your data.
We may disclose your personal information to third party controllers for business purposes. To understand how these parties handle your data, please refer to their respective privacy policies.
Lawful Bases and Legitimate Interests
We process personal data on the following lawful bases:
- Complying with legal obligations
- Fulfilling contracts
- Consent
- Legitimate interests
Where we process personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests, we pursue the following interests: Organizing & Managing Data, Improving our Products & Services, Providing Customer Support, Sending Promotional Communications, Tracking Purchases & Customer Data, Delivering Targeted Ads, Operating our Website or Mobile Apps, Conducting Surveys, Data Storage, Fulfilling Customer Orders, Internal Business Operations, Processing Payments, and Creating Customer Profiles.
International Data Transfers
Ear Blings is not established within the EEA/UK and our website servers are located in the United States, which has not been the subject of an adequacy decision by European data protection authorities. By interacting with this website, you are transmitting your personal data to the United States.
Privacy Rights
Individuals in the EEA/UK have the following rights regarding their personal data. You can exercise your rights by submitting a request on our Contact Form using the Privacy Officer as the recipient.. Once you submit a request, we will verify your identity and process your request in most cases within 30 days.
Right to access. You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right of portability. You have the right to ask us to transfer your data to another party.
Right to rectification. You have the right to request that we rectify any incorrect information we have about you.
Right of erasure. You have the right to request that we erase (delete) any personal information we hold about you.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. You have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For more information, you can visit the Information Commissioner’s Office website at https://ico.org.uk/, or see a list of EU Data Protection Authorities at https://www.gdprregister.eu/gdpr/dpa-gdpr/.