Broadside Stands LLC - Privacy Policy 

Introduction: At Broadside Stands LLC, we value your privacy and strive to protect your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, Broadsidestands.com.

What Information We Collect: When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site, and information necessary to process your purchases. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer support. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information about an identifiable individual (including the information below) as “Personal Information”. See the list below for more information about what Personal Information we collect and why.

• Device information
• Purpose of collection: to load the Site accurately for you, and to perform analytics on Site usage to optimize our Site.
• Source of collection: Collected automatically when you access our Site using cookies, log files, web beacons, tags.
• Disclosure for a business purpose: shared with our processor Shopify
• Personal Information collected: version of web browser, IP address, time zone, cookie information, what sites or products you view, search terms, and how you interact with the
• Order information
• Purpose of collection: to provide products or services to you to fulfill our contract, to process your payment information, arrange for shipping, and provide you with invoices and/or order confirmations, communicate with you, screen our orders for potential risk or fraud, and when in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
• Source of collection: collected from you.
• Disclosure for a business purpose: shared with our processor Shopify
• Personal Information collected: name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address, and phone number.

Sharing Personal Information: We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, as described above. For example:

• We use Shopify to power our online store. 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, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Using Personal Information: We use your personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes:

• Offering products for sale.
• Processing your orders.
• Shipping and fulfillment of your order.
• Sending newsletters or promotional materials.
• Monitoring and analyzing usage patterns and trends to improve the user experience.
• Responding to customer service requests. 

Retention: When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the ‘Your rights’ section below.

Disclosure of Your Information:We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties. However, we may disclose your information to:

• Comply with legal obligations.
• Protect against or investigate fraudulent or illegal activity.
• Support external processing by trusted third parties based on our instructions and compliance with this Privacy Policy.

Selling Personal Information: Our Site does NOT sell Personal Information, as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). 

CCPA: If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below. If you would like to designate an authorized agent to submit these requests on your behalf, please contact us at the address below.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We believe in being clear and open about how we collect and use data related to you. In the spirit of transparency, this section of the Privacy Policy provides detailed information about how and when we use cookies on our website. Broadside Stands LLC, through its Shopify platform, utilizes various types of cookies to enhance the user experience and optimize our website's performance. We use cookies to improve user experience, for analytics, and for advertising purposes, as outlined below. You have the option to decline or accept these cookies.

General Cookie Information: A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Site. We use a number of different cookies, including functional, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login and region selection). This means you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor. 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. 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 “Behavioral Advertising” section below.

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.

Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the website's operation. They allow you to navigate the site and use its features. The types of cookies used are the following:

• User-Centric or Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. They track user behavior, ensuring users can access features and secure areas on our website.
• Functional Cookies:
  • Security Cookies: Used to detect unauthorized access or potential abuses during a session. They enhance the security of the webpage and identify irregularities such as multiple failed login attempts.
  • Authentication Cookies: These ensure users are recognized as authentic during their site visits, enabling access to authorized content across pages.
  • Multimedia Cookies: Temporary cookies that enhance audio and video playback. They optimize image quality, load speed, and buffering indicators.
  • User Interface Cookies: Persistent cookies storing user preferences for various site services.
  • Load-balancing Cookies: These help in efficiently redirecting users to appropriate pages by identifying the same server in a pool during a session.

• Analytics Cookies: Utilized to gather data about how users interact with our site. This information helps us understand user preferences, site performance, and areas for improvement.
• Advertisement and Social Media Cookies: These cookies are used to provide targeted advertisements relevant to users and to integrate social media functionalities, enabling features like sharing directly to social platforms.
• Duration Cookies: The duration of each cookie varies. Some cookies remain only for the duration of your session, while others may persist to remember your preferences for future visits until they expire or you delete them. For specific duration details, users can refer to Shopify’s official documentation or contact Broadside Stands LLC directly.
• Third-party cookies: Our website may also use third-party cookies from companies with whom we have partnered to provide certain services. Please note that the third-party's privacy policy governs the use of these cookies.

Specific Cookie Details:

Name		Function	Duration
_ab		Used in connection with access to admin.	2y
_secure_session_id		Used in connection with navigation through a storefront.	24h
_shopify_country		Used in connection with checkout.	session
_shopify_m		Used for managing customer privacy settings.	1y
_shopify_tm		Used for managing customer privacy settings.	30min
_shopify_tw		Used for managing customer privacy settings.	2w
_storefront_u		Used to facilitate updating customer account information.	1min
_tracking_consent		Tracking preferences.	1y
c		Used in connection with checkout.	1y
cart		Used in connection with shopping cart.	2w
cart_currency		Used in connection with shopping cart.	2w
cart_sig		Used in connection with checkout.	2w
cart_ts		Used in connection with checkout.	2w
cart_ver		Used in connection with shopping cart.	2w
checkout		Used in connection with checkout.	4w
checkout_token		Used in connection with checkout.	1y
dynamic_checkout_shown_on_cart		Used in connection with checkout.	30min
hide_shopify_pay_for_checkout		Used in connection with checkout.	session
keep_alive		Used in connection with buyer localization.	2w
master_device_id		Used in connection with merchant login.	2y
previous_step		Used in connection with checkout.	1y
remember_me		Used in connection with checkout.	1y
secure_customer_sig		Used in connection with customer login.	20y
shopify_pay		Used in connection with checkout.	1y
shopify_pay_redirect		Used in connection with checkout.	30 minutes, 3w or 1y depending on value
storefront_digest		Used in connection with customer login.	2y
tracked_start_checkout		Used in connection with checkout.	1y
checkout_one_experiment		Used in connection with checkout.	session
checkout_session_lookup		Used in connection with checkout.	3w
checkout_session_token_<<token>>		Used in connection with checkout.	3w
identity-state		Used in connection with customer authentication.	24h
identity-state-<<token>>		Used in connection with customer authentication.	24h
identity_customer_account_number		Used in connection with customer authentication.	12w
_landing_page	Track landing pages.			2w
_orig_referrer	Track landing pages.			2w
_s	Shopify analytics.			30min
_shopify_d	Shopify analytics.			session
_shopify_s	Shopify analytics.			30min
_shopify_sa_p	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.			30min
_shopify_sa_t	Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.			30min
_shopify_y	Shopify analytics.			1y
_y	Shopify analytics.			1y
_shopify_ga	Shopify and Google Analytics.			session
customer_auth_provider	Shopify analytics.			session
customer_auth_session_created_at	Shopify analytics.			session

 

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 example:

• We 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.
• We share information about your use of the Site, your purchases, and your interaction with our ads on other websites with our advertising partners. We collect and share some of this information directly with our advertising partners, and in some cases through the use of cookies or other similar technologies (which you may consent to, depending on your location).
• We use Shopify Audiences to help us show ads on other websites with our advertising partners to buyers who made purchases with other Shopify merchants and who may also be interested in what we have to offer. We also share information about your use of the Site, your purchases, and the email address associated with your purchases with Shopify Audiences, through which other Shopify merchants may make offers you may be interested in.

Targeted Advertising: For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at https://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
• BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads]

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: https://optout.aboutads.info/.

User Choice: Users can choose to disable cookies through their browser settings. However, doing so might affect the functionality and features of our website. For more details on managing and deleting cookies, users are encouraged to refer to the 'Help' section of their browsers.

User Consent: By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy. Most browsers allow you to choose whether to accept cookies or not. If you do not wish to have cookies placed on your device, please set your browser preferences to reject all cookies before accessing our website.

Changes to this Cookie Policy: We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically. 

Data Protection: We employ various measures to protect your information, including using SSL certificates, secured networks, and encrypted data storage. 

User Rights: Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your personal data. Please contact us if you wish to exercise these rights.

Third-Party Websites: Our website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites. We recommend reviewing those sites' privacy policies.

Children's Privacy: Our website is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the address below to request deletion.

Changes to this Privacy Policy: We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the date on this policy and/or providing other notifications.

Contact: For more information about our privacy practices, or if you have questions or concerns, please contact us using the contact information provided on our website or at broadsidestands@gmail.com located at 1132 Ridge Rd Unit C Pottstown PA 19465.