Privacy policy
Last updated: September 9, 2024
BUCKHEAD CANDY TOO LLC: Privacy Notice
Buckhead Candy Too LLC and its affiliates (collectively, "BCC") respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice applies to our use of personal information that we may collect about consumers, including at our stores and via the websites and mobile and other applications that link to this notice (collectively, the "Site"), such as buckheadcandycompany.com. This Privacy Notice describes the types of personal information we obtain about consumers, how we may use the information, with whom we may share it, and the choices available regarding our use of the information. The notice also describes the measures we take to safeguard the personal information and how individuals can contact us about our privacy practices.
Information We Collect
Information We Obtain About You
We obtain certain personal information in connection with the products and services we provide. The types of personal information we obtain include: Contact information, such as your name, email and postal address, and telephone number; account information, such as online password and other log-in details used to access the Site; payment information, such as name, billing and delivery address and payment card details, including card number, expiration date and security code, which is collected and stored by us and by our third-party payment processor and which we transmit to certain other third parties, including companies that evaluate fraud and fraudulent transactions; geolocation information and other general location information; commercial information about the products or services you purchased, requested, obtained or considered, including your online order history, and your service or parts requests; device and online activity information described in the “Information We Obtain by Automated Means” section below; and other personal information contained in content you submit to us, such as through our "Contact Us" feature or customer support tools (such as the automated live chat feature or Customer Care Account) on our Site.
Information We Obtain by Automated Means
When you interact with our Site or open our emails, we, our partners, our advertisers, and third party advertising networks obtain certain information by automated means, such as through cookies, web server logs, web beacons, session replay software, scripts, device or browser fingerprinting, tracking software and other technologies. A "cookie" is a text file that websites send to a visitor's computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify the visitor's browser or to store information or settings in the browser. A "web beacon," also known as an Internet tag, pixel tag or clear GIF, links web pages to web servers and their cookies and may be used to transmit information collected through cookies back to a web server. “Session replay software” tracks a visitor’s activities on websites, including keyboard strokes, page scrolling, and mouse/pointer locations, movements, and clicks.We may use these automated technologies to collect information about your equipment, browsing actions, and usage patterns. The information we obtain in this manner may include your device IP address, identifiers associated with your devices, types of devices connected to our services, web browser attributes and characteristics, device attributes and characteristics, language preferences, referring/exit pages, clickstream and page-scroll data and other information about your interactions with our Site, and dates and times of website visits. These technologies help us (1) remember your information so you will not have to re-enter it; (2) track and understand how you use and interact with our products and services; (3) tailor the Site around your preferences; (4) measure the usability of our Site and the effectiveness of our communications; (5) provide customer support, and (6) otherwise manage and enhance our Site.Your browser may tell you how to be notified when you receive certain types of cookies or how to restrict or disable certain types of cookies. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to use and enjoy all of the features of our Site. For mobile devices, you can manage how your device and browser share certain device data by adjusting the privacy and security settings on your mobile device.
How We Use the Information We Collect
We may use the information we obtain about you to:Provide our products and services (including delivery, repairs, and customer service) to you; provide technical support; establish and manage your BCC account and profile; process and fulfill claims and orders in connection with our products and services and keep you informed about the status of your order; advertise and market our products and services; notify you about contests and promotional events, administer your participation in these contests and events, and notify you in the event you are a winner; administer your participation in surveys and market research; personalize your experience with our Site; communicate with you and provide customer support (such as by email, text, call and in other ways); provide customer support services through our automated chat feature and maintain transcripts of chat communications; send you offers or other marketing or promotional materials on behalf of BCC; perform analytics (including market and consumer research, trend analysis and financial analysis); operate, evaluate, develop, manage and improve our business (including operating, administering, analyzing and improving our products and services; developing new products and services; managing and evaluating the effectiveness of our communications; performing accounting, auditing, billing reconciliation and collection activities and other internal functions); contact you to conduct surveys or market research; verify your identity and protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other criminal activity, claims and other liabilities; and comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and policies, including this Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use and Terms of Sale.We also may use the information we collect about you in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection and obtain your consent if required by applicable law.Third-Party Analytics ServicesWe use third-party web analytics services on our Site, such as Google Analytics. The service providers that administer these services use automated technologies to collect data (such as IP addresses, cookies and other device identifiers) to evaluate use of our Site. To learn more about Google Analytics and how to opt out, please visit https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Online Tracking and Interest-Based Advertising
On our Site, we and our partners may collect information about your online activities to identify you and provide you with advertising about products and services tailored to your interests. You may see our ads on other websites or mobile apps or receive our ads by mail because we participate in advertising networks (such as Google AdWords and Google AdSense) and other partnerships. We use ad networks and other partners that allow us to target our messaging to users considering demographic data, users' inferred interests and browsing context. These advertising partners track users' online activities over time by collecting information through automated means, including through the use of cookies, web server logs, web beacons and other similar technologies. These partners use this information to show ads that may be tailored to individuals' interests, to track users' browsers or devices across multiple websites, and to build a profile of users' online browsing activities and contact information. The information our advertising partners may collect includes data about users' visits to websites that participate in the relevant ad networks, such as the pages or ads viewed and the actions taken on the websites. This data collection takes place both on our websites and on third-party websites that participate in the ad networks or partners’ programs. This process also helps us track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts. This activity may be considered “targeted advertising” under certain state laws.Our Site are not designed to respond to "do not track" signals received from browsers. To learn how to opt out of interest-based advertising please visit Digital Advertising Alliance opt out and Network Advertising Initiative opt out.
Information Sharing
We do not sell or otherwise share personal information we collect about you except as described in this Privacy Notice. We may share all of the categories of personal information described in this Privacy Notice with our (1) affiliates and subsidiaries and (2) service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as order fulfillment and delivery, fraud prevention, marketing and payment card processing, automated chat providers, and other service providers that provide financing for BCC purchases.In addition, we may share information we collect on our Site about you with other third parties for those parties' own purposes that are not marketing-related, such as for fraud prevention or security services, to build or improve the quality of the services they provide to us, or to help protect against illegal activity. This information includes contact information, account information, payment information, location information, commercial information, device and online activity information, and other categories of personal information described in this Privacy Notice.We also may disclose information about you (1) if we are required to do so by law or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena);(2) in response to requests by government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities; (3) to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights; (4) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical or other harm or financial loss; (5) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; or (6) otherwise with your consent.We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a merger, acquisition, joint venture, reorganization, divestiture, dissolution or liquidation).
Your Choices
We offer you certain choices in connection with the personal information we obtain about you. To update your preferences, limit the communications you receive from us, or submit a request, please contact us as specified in the How to Contact Us section of this Privacy Notice. Depending on where you reside, you may have the right to (1) request access to the personal information we maintain about you; (2) request that we correct or delete your personal information; and (3) opt out of the processing of your personal information for purposes of targeted advertising, certain profiling or the sale of your personal information. In addition, subject to applicable law, you may receive, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, certain of your personal information that you have provided to us and may have the right to have this information transmitted to another company, where it is technically feasible. To submit an access, correction or deletion request, please contact us as specified in the How to Contact Us section below.
Other Online Services and Third-Party Features
Our Site may provide links to other online services for your convenience and information, and may include third-party features such as apps, tools, payment services, widgets and plug-ins (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube or Instagram buttons). These online services and third-party features may operate independently from us. The privacy practices of the relevant third parties, including details on the information they may collect about you, is subject to the privacy statements of these parties, which we strongly suggest you review. To the extent any linked online services or third-party features are not owned or controlled by us, BCC is not responsible for these third parties' information practices.
How We Protect Personal Information
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use.
Children's Personal Information
The Site are directed toward a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 years of age. BCC does not knowingly collect or use information from children under 13 obtained through the Site. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will promptly delete the information from our records. If you believe that a child under the age of 13 may have provided us with personal information, please contact us as specified in the How To Contact Us section of this Privacy Notice.
Updates to Our Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our personal information practices. We will post a notice on our Site to notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Notice and indicate at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Notice, you may email us at info@buckheadcandycompany.com.