Effective Date: January 1, 2024

This website is operated by Buddha Bhaang LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect from or about you when you access and use this website, and how we use, disclose, and secure the information collected.

By accessing and using this website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy, and you agree with our collection and processing of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, so you should review this page each time you visit. If we update the Privacy Policy we will, at a minimum, post the updated Privacy Policy here. Your use of this website and provision of information after we publish any changes constitutes your agreement to such changes.

Types of Information Collected

We collect information that identifies you personally (referred to herein as “personal information”), and we may collect other information from and about you, when you access and use the website. We collect information that you voluntarily provide, and we collect certain information automatically when you access and interact with the website. We may also receive personal information about you from third-parties in connection with any transaction arising out of your use of the website. The categories of information we may collect include the following:

Contact Information, such as an individual’s first and last name, mailing address, email address, and phone number.

Registration Information you provide when you create an account with the website, such as your email address and a password you create to login to the website.

Order Information collected when you make a purchase through the website, including products ordered and Contact Information for the purchaser and recipient. We do not collect and store payment information (such as credit card number, expiration date, and security code), but such information is collected, processed, and stored by our payment processor, Authorize.net. We associate Order Information with your Registration Information.

Demographic Information, such as your date of birth, interests, tastes, and preferences.

Other Information you provide, such as comments, photos, and videos.

Information Collected Automatically when you access and use the website, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, device information, browser type, operating system type and version, referring domain, log files, the pages, content or features you visit or use, and the time and duration of your visits. For more information about how we and our analytics and advertising partners use cookies and other technologies to collect information when you access and use this website, see the Use of Cookies section below.

Use of Information Collected

We may use the information we collect from and about you to:

• Provide and improve the website;
• Verify your identity or age and restrict access to the website;
• Process, ship, and fulfill your orders and respond to your inquiries and requests;
• Communicate with you;
• Provide information and notices you are entitled to receive;
• Conduct surveys and promotions;
• Personalize and enhance your experience when visiting the website;
• Perform analytics pertaining to use of the website and display relevant advertising;
• Improve our products and services and develop new products and services;
• Comply with and enforce applicable laws and our policies and terms; and
• Prevent misuse of the website, protect our intellectual property rights or the rights of others, and protect our business, users, and third parties.

We may combine any of the information we collect. In addition, we may create deidentified and/or aggregated data that does not reasonably identify you, which we may use and disclose for any purposes.

Disclosure of Information

We share your personal information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, and we may share information with other parties or allow them to collect personal information from you. For example:

• We share personal information with entities that perform services on our behalf, such as: website development and hosting; system security; identity verification; order fulfillment and shipping; payment processing; email transmission; data analytics; and advertising.
• We use Shopify to power our online store. When you make a purchase through the website, your payment information may be collected, processed, and stored by Shopify. You can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.
• We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, to enforce the website Terms of Service, to protect the security or integrity of the website, to protect our rights and property or the rights and property of others, to protect against potential liability and defend against legal claims, and to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding underage use or purchase of our products, illegal activities, or suspected fraud. We may also share personal information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
• Analytics and advertising providers may collect personal information from you, as further described in the Use of Cookies section below.
• We share personal information with other users of the website if you post comments, reviews, or other content that contain personal information or submit such content for posting in publicly accessible areas of the website.
• We may share personal information with our parent company and affiliates, and with other parties in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate restructuring, reorganization, financing, or other business transaction, or in the event of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding.
  
  Use of Cookies

We and our analytics and advertising providers use cookies and other technologies to collect information about your use of the website. A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our website to enhance loading speeds and enhance your user experience. We and our providers generally use the following types of cookies and other technologies:

• Strictly Necessary. These help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. A website cannot function properly without these cookies.

• Preferences. Also known as functional cookies, these are used to recognize you when you use a website and enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks.

• Statistics. Also known as analytics or performance cookies, these are used to improve the website and understand how you use and interact with the website.

• Advertising. These cookies are set by our advertising partners and are used to track users across websites and display ads that are relevant and engaging for the user.

We use the following cookies to optimize your experience on our website and to provide our services.

Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Store

Name	Function
_ab	Used in connection with access to admin.
_secure_session_id	Used in connection with navigation through a storefront.
cart	Used in connection with shopping cart.
cart_sig	Used in connection with checkout.
cart_ts	Used in connection with checkout.
checkout_token	Used in connection with checkout.
secret	Used in connection with checkout.
secure_customer_sig	Used in connection with customer login.
storefront_digest	Used in connection with customer login.
_shopify_u	Used to facilitate updating customer account information.

Reporting and Analytics

Name	Function
_tracking_consent	Tracking preferences.
_landing_page	Track landing pages
_orig_referrer	Track landing pages
_s	Shopify analytics.
_shopify_s	Shopify analytics.
_shopify_sa_p	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.
_shopify_sa_t	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.
_shopify_y	Shopify analytics.
_y	Shopify analytics.

 

The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as www.allaboutcookies.org.

If you access this website from a different device, login with different credentials, or change web browsers, you will need to opt-out again.

Additionally, please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain uses of your information by these parties, please follow the instructions in the Interest-Based Advertising section below.

Interest-Based Advertising

Our advertising providers may use cookies and other technologies to collect personal information about an individual user's online activities over time and across different Internet services when an individual uses our website. We may allow third parties to use such technologies to display advertisements for our products and services on this website and other sites you visit and to track visitor behavior on our website and other websites.

The website may deliver advertising using the vendor DoubleClick, a Google company, or any other similar vendor or service provider. You can read about how DoubleClick uses cookies, use Google’s controls for blocking certain ads, or use Google’s Ad Settings Page to control how DoubleClick personalizes your ad experience.

The website may also use Google Analytics to track your use of the website. You can use this browser add-on provided by Google to opt-out of such tracking.

You can also opt out of the use of your personal information for interest-based advertising in the following ways:

• Visit the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) and/or Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) websites where you can opt-out of interest-based ads served by participating DAA and NAI members. Note, however, that not all advertising providers participate in the DAA and NAI.
• Block third party cookies in your browser settings.
• Use privacy browsers or ad-blocking browser plug-ins.

Do Not Track

Please note that because there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to “Do Not Track” signals, we do not alter our data collection and usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser.

Your Privacy Rights

If you have created an account with the website, you can update or delete certain information by logging in to your account. You can also unsubscribe from marketing email messages at any time using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in an email. Please note, however, that if you opt-out of marketing email messages you may continue to receive non-commercial communications that we are entitled to send.

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 provides you with certain rights with respect to your personal information. Please review our California Privacy Notice.

Nevada residents have a right to submit a verified request directing a website operator to not make any “sale” of covered information collected about a consumer for monetary consideration to a person for such person to license or sell the information to additional persons, subject to certain exceptions. We may engage in the “sale” of covered information, as that term is defined.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

This website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third party websites. Third party websites have their own privacy policies and terms, and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their practices. You should review the privacy policy and terms posted at any website you access through this website.

INFORMATION SECURITY

We strive to implement commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical security measures to protect your personal information. No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, however, so we cannot guarantee or warrant the absolute security of your personal information.

Contact

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at hello@buddha-bhaang.com.