This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared
when you visit or make a purchase from worldtobacco.us (the
“Site”).
Personal information we
collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect
certain information about your device, including 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. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device
Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following
technologies:
- “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.
- “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.
- “Web
beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you
browse the Site.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to
make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name,
billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers , 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). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- 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.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us
screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to
improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers
browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising
campaigns).
Sharing you personal
Information
We share your Personal Information with third
parties to help us use your Personal Information, 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 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.
Behavioural 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 using the links below:
- 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: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
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.
Your rights
If you are a
European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to
ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to
exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information
below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are
processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if
you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests
listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of
Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
Data
retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will
maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this
information.
Changes
We may update this
privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or
for other operational, legal or regulatory
reasons.
Minors
The Site is not intended
for individuals under the age of 21.
Contact us
For more information about our privacy
practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by
e‑mail or by mail using the details provided below:
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared
when you visit or make a purchase from worldtobacco.us (the
“Site”).
Personal information we
collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect
certain information about your device, including 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. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device
Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following
technologies:
- “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.
- “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.
- “Web
beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you
browse the Site.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to
make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name,
billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers , 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). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- 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.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us
screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to
improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers
browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising
campaigns).
Sharing you personal
Information
We share your Personal Information with third
parties to help us use your Personal Information, 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 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.
Behavioural 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 using the links below:
- 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: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
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.
Your rights
If you are a
European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to
ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to
exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information
below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are
processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if
you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests
listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of
Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
Data
retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will
maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this
information.
Changes
We may update this
privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or
for other operational, legal or regulatory
reasons.
Minors
The Site is not intended
for individuals under the age of 21.
Contact us
For more information about our privacy
practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by
e‑mail or by mail using the details provided below: