Privacy Policy

This document was last updated on March 31, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from https://www.faircollective.co (the “Site”). YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY USING THE SITE OR SITE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING POLICY IN ITS ENTIRETY, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR THE SITE SERVICES.

What data we collect and how

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect and process 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

“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.

How we use cookies

faircollective uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

  • Keeping your products in the shopping cart
  • Keeping you signed in
  • Remembering preferences

What types of cookies we use

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

  • Functionality> – faircollective uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies may be used.

How we manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Log files

“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

“Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

By using our products or services

We collect and process personal information that you provide to us (name, gender, date of birth, email, phone number, billing and shipping addresses, etc.) by using our products and services. We refer to this information as “Provided Information”.

For example:

  • When you register for a faircollective account.
  • When your subscribe to our newsletter.
  • When you fill out a comment, review, survey, etc. form.

faircollective may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:

  • The merchants we partner with (the brands, etc. which sell products via faircollective).
  • E-Commerce platforms we partner with, such as Shopify.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about “Device Information” and “Provided Information”.

How we use your data

We use the 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).
  • Screen for potential risk or fraud.
  • Communicate with you.
  • 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).
  • When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

Sharing your data

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example:

We share your Device Information with third parties to help us run faircollective reliably and to understand how our users use the site:

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and jurisdictions, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

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.

How we store your data / International transfer

Security

faircollective stores your data securely.

Storage location and international transfer

Your data may be transferred to and stored in Switzerland, the European Union, Canada and/or the United States.

Retention

If you would like more information about our data retention policy / how long we keep your data, please contact us through the contact information below.

Your data protection 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.

Privacy policies of other websites

The faircollective website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

The faircollective website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

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.

Contact

If you have any questions about faircollective’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email: contact@faircollective.co

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