This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from lustymonk.com (The "Site").
I. WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION
When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address, and email address. When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system. With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products, and other updates.
II. CONSENT
How we get your consent:
When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery, or return a purchase, we infer that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that reason only. If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason such as marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.
How you can withdraw your consent:
If after you opt in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your information at any time by contacting us at info@lustymonk.com or mailing us at:
Lusty Monk Mustard
29 Canoe Ln
Asheville, NC 28804
III. DISCLOSURE
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
IV. HOSTING PROVIDER
Our store is hosted on a third-party server. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored through their data storage, databases, and other third-party general application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.
Payment
If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then UltraCart stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted.
All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.
PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
For more insight, you may also want to read UltraCart’s Terms of Service here or their Privacy Statement on their website.
V. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use, and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, certain third-party service providers such as gateways and other payment transaction processors have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.
For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different justification the either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.
As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing the transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.
Sharing Your Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information as described above. For example, we use UltraCart to power our online store. You can view UltraCart's privacy policy here: https://www.ultracart.com/legal/privacypolicy.html.
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.
Links
When you click on links on our store, 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. Once you leave the store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer subject to this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.
VI. SECURITY
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.
If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with an AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.
VII. COOKIES
We use “cookies” on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site, For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.
VIII. AGE OF CONSENT
By using this site you represent that you are at least the age of the majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
IX. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we us and/or disclose it. If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so the we may continue to sell products to you.
X. QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
If you would like to access, correct, amend, or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information, contact us at info@lustymonk.com or by mail at
Lusty Monk Mustard
29 Canoe Ln
Asheville, NC 28804