Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 19, 2023
Introduction
Chipply, Inc. a Delaware Corporation and its affiliated entities (hereinafter, collectively, “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) has created this privacy statement (“Privacy Policy”) for the users of our websites (“you” or “your”) and to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy.
This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we may collect from or about you both online (through our Websites) and offline (e.g., via the phone, email, conferences, or other correspondence), and our practices for collecting, using, storing, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information. For example, this Privacy Policy applies to information that you may provide when you visit our websites that link to this policy including, without limitation, www.chipply.com and www.manage.chipply.com (collectively, the “Websites”). While this Privacy Policy describes how we treat personal information we collect from the Websites, please be aware that additional terms and conditions may apply to the use of the Websites.
This Policy does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Policy. This Policy may change from time to time (see "Changes to Our Privacy Policy"). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically for updates.
Children Under the Age of 13
Our Websites are not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under thirteen, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under thirteen without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under thirteen, please contact us per the contact information at the end of this Policy.
Company as a Service Provider
To extent we process personal information on behalf of a business, we may collect personal information subject to our contractual obligations. When we act as a service provider, we follow the instructions of our business clients on how to process personal information on your behalf. The below provisions of this Privacy Policy do not apply to the personal information that Company processes pursuant to its contractual obligations with businesses.
Information We Collect About You
Information you provide to us. We may collect personal information about you when you provide it to us while registering for an account or using or interacting with the Websites. You may be required to register in order to be granted access to certain information, services, and/or products on the Websites.
We may collect the following personal information when you provide it to us:
· Your name;
· Your title;
· Your company name;
· Your e-mail address;
· Your mailing address;
· Your telephone number;
· Location data;
· Internet or other similar network information;
· Records or copies of your correspondence;
· Account/payment information if you use any portion of the Websites for the exchange of payments; and
· Employment information.
We may also receive messages or content you submit that contain personal information when you use the Websites, as well as other information that may personally identify you that you submit to us. If you choose to respond to a survey we conduct, we will collect your responses. If you use, sign up, apply, or enroll for our services, we may collect such information.
Information we collect automatically. As you use our Websites, we may use technologies that collect certain information about you automatically. We may collect, among other things, your IP address, location, device type, date and time of visit, operating system, browser type and version, activities on the Websites, and information about how you use the Websites. If you are visiting the Websites via a mobile device, we may also collect your mobile device’s unique device ID and information about how you use the Websites. We may also collect information about what you download and upload to the Websites. For more information on how the Websites uses cookies, please see the below section titled “Use of Cookies.”
Information we receive from other sources. From time to time, we may also receive information about you from our third-party service providers, affiliates, customers, and partners, including our marketing, conference, and advertising partners and social media networks. We may also receive information from third-party analytics on the Websites that allows us to improve our Websites.
We may also collect information about you from publicly available sources, including on public areas of the Website, or transmitted to other groups or users of the Website or third parties.
How We Use Your Information
The personal information that you provide to Company may be stored, processed, and used by Company and its affiliates for the following purposes:
· To present our Websites and its contents to you;
· To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us, including updates, notifications, and details of any offers or promotions;
· To provide you with notices about your account;
· To assist us in improving our products, services, or the content of the Websites;
· To contact you to participate in a market research survey so that we can gauge customer satisfaction and develop better products;
· For our own internal marketing and research purposes;
· To analyze information for trends and statistics;
· To comply with our legal obligations or requests from law enforcement and government agencies;
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To verify or obtain payments;
· To enforce or protect the terms of our services, rights, property, safety, or that of our users or third parties;
· As part of due diligence for, or the consummation of, a transaction involving the merger, sale, divestiture, or other transaction involving the equity or assets of Company;
· To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
· In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and
· For any other purpose with your consent.
Use of Cookies
As you navigate through and interact with our Websites, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services.
The technologies we may use for this automatic data collection include:
Cookies. A “cookie” is a small text file stored locally in the computer used to access the Websites, and contains information relating to your past use of the Websites. A cookie does not extract any personal information, nor can it be used to read any other personal information on your computer. Many improvements and updates to the Websites are based on the data collected through cookies, such as total number of visitors and pages viewed. For example, our Websites include cookies used by Google Analytics Advertising Features. You may disable the use of cookies by the Websites, but this will limit the functionality available to you on future visits. For more information on how Google Analytics collects and processes data, please see http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/technologies/ads/.
Web Beacons. Pages of our Website and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
Links to Other Websites
The Website may contain links to other websites or may otherwise provide access to other sites that are not operated or controlled by Chipply, Inc. a Delaware Corporation. Chipply, Inc. a Delaware Corporation is not responsible for the information collected on any such sites, the privacy policies or terms of use on those sites. We encourage you to review any privacy policies or terms of use posted on any of these sites. You agree to look solely to the third party site owners in the event of any claims related to use of your information on those sites and waive any such claims against Chipply, Inc. a Delaware Corporation.
Disclosure of Your Information with Third Parties
Chipply, Inc. a Delaware Corporation may disclose your information with third parties as follows:
· To our dealers, partners, and service providers that assist us in providing services offered through the Websites, including, but not limited to, services related to technical maintenance, database management, or advertising and marketing research. For example, we may include our dealers, Google Analytics, Stripe, and our other business partners, e.g., third-party software, designers, and manufacturers that we work with to provide support for our merchants;
· With our affiliates;
· To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including in response to any government or regulatory request;
· To enforce or apply our terms of use and agreements, including for billing and collection purposes;
· As part of due diligence for, or the consummation of, a transaction involving the merger, sale, divestiture, or other transaction involving the equity or assets of Company;
· In accordance with the consent you’ve provided; or
· If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Chipply, Inc. a Delaware Corporation, our dealer, customers, or others.
We may share aggregate, de-identified information with others, including affiliated and non-affiliated companies, for any legal purpose.
Your Choices
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. However, if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the features of the Websites or services you visit. Information on deleting or controlling cookies can be found at www.aboutcookies.org.
You can opt out of Google Analytics by:
· Changing your settings at Google’s Ad Settings at: http://www.google.com/settings/ads
· Installing an opt-out browser add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
· Adjusting the settings on your web browser: See http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/technologies/managing
Our Websites do not respond to “Do Not Track” requests.
Opt-Out. If you do not wish to have your email address used by the Company to promote our own or affiliated third parties’ products or services, you can opt-out by checking the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data (the order form or registration form or at any other time by logging into the Website and adjusting your user preferences in your account profile by checking or unchecking the relevant boxes or by sending us an email stating your request to teamchipply@chipply.biz. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions. This opt out does not apply to information provided to the Company as a result of a product purchase, warranty registration, product service experience or other transactions.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Website like message boards. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of the Website.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Websites. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by email to the email address specified in your account or through a notice on the Website home page. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Websites and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
Business Change
In the event that Chipply, Inc. a Delaware Corporation is acquired or merged into another company, or any other similar business transition, your personal information will be disclosed and transferred to the new entity. Note that this Policy may then be amended in accordance with the new company’s business practices.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: teamchipply@chipply.biz or 262-202-8129.