Baitstick Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2021
This Privacy Policy describes the types of information TL Media LLC d/b/a Baitstick collects at www.baitstick.com (the “Site”), how we use such information and to whom and under what circumstances we may disclose it. This Privacy Policy applies only to this Site and any other personal information obtained when you call, email, or otherwise communicate with Baitstick. By accessing the Site on any computer, mobile phone, tablet, or other device, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the policy, please do not use the Site.
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and will post the current version on the Site. We encourage you to periodically review our Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are using the information we collect.
Information That You Give Us
We explain here what categories of personal information we have collected, where we got it from, and with whom we have shared it:
| Category of Personal Information Collected | Source | Purpose for Collection | Categories of Recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
Contact information:such as name, address, and phone number | From users when the they visit the Site, call us, sign-up for emails or another service, or otherwise interact with us | To communicate with and respond to our customers about the products we sell or the work we do for them, including verification of identity or to meet legal obligations. | We may share this information with select marketing, information technology, or other service providers and partners. |
Browsing information:such as your IP address, MAC address or other device identifier, the kind of browser or computer you use, pages and content that you visit on the Site, what you click on, the state and country from which you access the Site, date and time of your visit, and web pages you linked to our Site from. | Our Site and your interactions with the Site, including through the use of cookies and other tracking technologies explained further below | To evaluate usage of the Site and improve performance and Client Services; to protect the security and integrity of the Site and our business, such as preventing fraud, hacking, and other criminal activity or to meet legal obligations. | Our service providers who help us with fraud protection and website analytics |
Payment information:name, card issuer and card type, credit or debit card number, expiration date, CVV code, and billing address | From our clients and their payment card issuers | Authorizing of credit card and other financial transactions for our clients and their users | Our service providers who process payments for us—they are prohibited from using personal information for any other purposes and are contractually required to comply with all applicable laws and requirements, which includes the Payment Card Industry Data Security standards |
Suspected crime information:details of your identity, image, name and address, suspected or alleged thefts, fraud, assault or other criminal behavior | From crime and fraud prevention agencies, from you, witnesses, and from the police | To protect users, the public and our business against risks and crime | Law enforcement and other governmental authorities in accordance with applicable law, and our professional advisors |
Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit the Site, we may collect certain information from you, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, MAC address, browser type, operating system, device-identifying information, the specific web pages visited during your connection, and the domain name from which you accessed the Site. In addition, we may collect information about your browsing behavior, such as the date and time you visit the Site, the areas or pages of the Site that you visit, the amount of time you spend viewing the Site, the number of times you return to the Site and other clickstream data. We may also use non-personal or aggregated information for statistical analysis, research, and other purposes.
Like many commercial websites, we analyze how visitors use our Site through what is known as “cookie” technology or similar tracking tools. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer when you access the Site and allows us to recognize you each time you visit the Site. We may use cookies to: (1) allow you to use the Site without having to re-enter your user name and password; (2) enhance or personalize your Site usage and shopping experience; (3) monitor Site usage; (4) manage the Site; and (5) improve the Site and our products and services, including providing you with interest-based ads. For more information on our advertising, see below: “Interest-Based Advertising.” If you choose, you can set your browser to reject cookies or you can manually delete individual cookies or all of the cookies on your computer by following your browser’s help file directions. However, if your browser is set to reject cookies or you manually delete cookies, you may have some trouble accessing and using some of the pages and features that are currently on our Site, or that we may put on our Site in the future. Note that browser-management tools for cookies are outside of our control and we cannot guarantee their effectiveness.
We may combine the information we collect through cookies, web beacons, or other technology tools with other information we have collected from you or information from other sources.
Your Choices
If you do not wish to receive communications from us about special offers and promotions, you can opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions contained in the messages you receive. Even if you opt-out of receiving these messages, we reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to the services we provide, and we may send you service announcements and administrative messages. We do not offer you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving those communications. For more information about interest-based advertising, including how you can manage advertising, please see below “Interest-Based Advertising.”
Disclosure of Information
In addition to disclosure as described above, we may disclose information collected from and about you as follows: (1) as necessary if we believe that there has been a violation of the Site Terms of Use or of our rights or the rights of any third party; (2) to respond to legal process (such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order) and provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as permitted by law, or otherwise as required by law; and (3) in the event that our company or substantially all of its assets are acquired, your personal information may be one of the transferred assets. We may also disclose your personal information with your express consent. We may share aggregate, non-personally identifiable information about Site users with third parties.
Please note that if you voluntarily submit any personal information for posting on the Site, such as a review or a blog post, the information becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by others, so you should use care before posting information about yourself online.
Interest-Based Advertising
We may use third-party advertising companies that use tracking technologies to serve our advertisements across the Internet. These companies may collect information about your visits to the Site and other website and your interaction with our advertising and other communications. These advertising companies serve ads on behalf of us and others on non-affiliated sites, and some of those ads may be personalized, meaning that they are intended to be relevant to you based on information collected about your visits to the Sites and elsewhere over time. Other companies may also use such technology to advertise on our Site.
You have the choice to tell us not to collect and use this information, and in some jurisdictions, we will only engage in interest-based advertising if you opt-in. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices concerning interest-based ads, visit:
http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ www.aboutads.info/choices
Security
We maintain reasonable and appropriate measures designed to maintain information we collect in a secure manner. We have taken certain physical, electronic, and administrative steps to safeguard and secure the information we collect from visitors to the Site. Even though we follow reasonable procedures to try to protect the information in our possession, no security system is perfect and we cannot promise, and you should not expect, that your information will be secure in all circumstances.
Children
The Site is not directed to children, nor do we knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of thirteen without verifiable parental consent. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us promptly as described below, and we will endeavor to investigate and delete such information from our systems.
Third Party Websites
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, such as social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, which may have privacy policies that differ from our own. We are not responsible for the activities and practices that take place on these websites. Accordingly, we recommend that you review the privacy policy posted on any external site before disclosing any personal information. Please contact those websites directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may change this privacy policy from time to time, including as required to keep current with rules and regulations, new technologies and security standards. When we do, we will post the change(s) on our Site. If we change the policy in a material and retroactive manner, we will provide appropriate notice to you.
Your California Privacy Rights
California law permits our users who are California residents to request certain information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. This request is free and may be made once a year. Baitstick does not share user personal information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes
Visitors from Outside the United States—Cross-Border Transfer
The Site is hosted in the United States. If you are visiting the Site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States or other countries in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The data protection and other applicable laws of the United States or other countries may not be as comprehensive as those laws or regulations in your country or may otherwise differ from the data protection or consumer protection laws in your country. Your information may be available to government authorities under lawful orders and law applicable in such jurisdictions. By using the Site and/or providing personal information to us, you consent to transfer of your information to our facilities as described in this Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we collect and use the information of our users, you can contact us, ATTN: Privacy Request.
If we need or are required, to contact you concerning any event that involves your information, we may do so by email, telephone, or mail. If you make a purchase, we will send you a confirmation email.
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