Privacy Policy

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Privacy policy

Knife Sharpening by Povinelli (knifesharpeningbypovinelli.com) Privacy Policy:

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from our website (knifesharpeningbypovinelli.com).

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit knifesharpeningbypovinelli.com, there is certain information we automatically collect about your device. This information includes 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. This automatically collected information, in our reference, is catalogued as “Device Information.” We collect this information to improve and optimize the user experience on our website and the service we offer.

Other information you provide that may be collected include:
- First and Last Name
- Mailing Address
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
If you purchase products and services on knifesharpeningbypovinelli.com, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

- “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.

- “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. 

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

 

Furthermore, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, shipping address, billing address, payment information (including credit card numbers, Apple Pay details, PayPal account name, and Android Pay details), email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”

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

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We use the Order 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). Moreover, we use this Order Information to:
communicate with you; screen our orders for possible risk or fraud; and when in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with advertising or information relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen and monitor for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to better optimize our website. We may also from time to time use Device Information to run online behavioral retargeting marketing campaigns.

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, if we use Shopify or Amazon to power our online store (s)--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site--you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also 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, or to otherwise protect our rights.

BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING 

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by:

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
OTHER - through the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out platform or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out platform

THIRD PARTY PIXELS AND COOKIES

 

When you visit our website, log in, register, or open an email, ad beacons, cookies, and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with information they or others have about you, including your email address. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email addresses. You may opt out of receiving this email advertising by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout.

MINORS
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.

CHANGES
We may update or revise this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, alterations to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons; or for no reason at all.

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.

DATA RETENTION
When you place an order through knifesharpeningbypovinelli.com, we will retain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you would like to make a complaint, or if you have questions, please reach out to us by email at generationsofsharpknives@hotmail.com.

Effective: April 2nd, 2023