Privacy Policy-
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from our website, located at https://wendigoworks.com/ (referred to as the “Site”).
Collection of Personal Information
At Wendigo Works, we understand the importance of your privacy and the sensitivity of the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information when you visit our website or make a purchase through our Site.
We automatically collect certain information about your device when you visit our Site. This includes information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device. We also collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, the websites or search terms that referred you to our Site, and how you interact with our Site. This information is referred to as “Device Information.”
To collect Device Information, we use different technologies such as “log files” that track actions occurring on the Site, including your IP address, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps. We also use “web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” that are electronic files that record information about how you browse the Site.
When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through our Site, we collect specific information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”
In this Privacy Policy, the term “Personal Information” refers to both Device Information and Order Information collected by us.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We use the Personal Information we collect to fulfill your orders and provide you with the best possible service. This includes processing your payment information, arranging shipping, and sending you order confirmations and invoices. In addition to order fulfillment, we use your Personal Information for the following purposes:
- Communication: We use your Order Information to communicate with you about your orders and any questions or concerns you may have.
- Fraud prevention: We use Device Information, including your IP address, to screen for potential risk or fraud in connection with your orders.
- Site optimization: We use Device Information to generate analytics about how our customers browse and interact with our Site. This helps us to improve and optimize our Site, as well as to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns.
- Marketing: With your consent, we may send you email and text messages about our store, new products, and other updates that may interest you. Please note that you can opt out of receiving these messages at any time by following the instructions included in the message.
- Checkout reminders: If you opt in, we may send you text messages reminding you to complete your checkout. We will use webhooks to trigger the Checkout Reminders messaging system.
Sharing Your Information
We understand that your privacy is important, and we only share your personal information with third parties for the purposes described in this policy. We may share your Personal Information with third-party service providers who assist us with the services we provide to you. For example, we use Google Analytics to analyze how our customers use the Site, and we may also use other third-party providers to assist us with website hosting, payment processing, shipping, and email communications.
We may also share your personal information to comply with applicable laws and regulations or in response to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information that we receive. Additionally, we may share your information to protect our rights or the rights of our customers.
Please note that when you click on links on our Site, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
Targeted Advertising
We may use your Personal Information to deliver targeted advertisements or marketing communications that we believe may interest you. To learn more about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work
You have the option to 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 be aware that we do not change the way we collect and utilize data on our Site when we detect 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.
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.
Data Retention
We retain your Order Information for our records when you place an order through the Site, unless you request us to delete this information.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy practices, or if you would like to make a complaint, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can reach us via email at wendigoworks@protonmail.com