Tea & More Online LLC Privacy Policy
Effective Date
of Current Policy: April , 2021
1. PURPOSE
At Tea &
More online, LLC. (“Tea & More online”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) we recognize
that privacy is very important and we greatly value the privacy of our
customers and website users. We respect your interest in knowing how
information about you is processed. In this Privacy Policy (“Policy”), we
describe how we collect, use, and disclose information that we obtain about
users of our website, www.ImperfectFoods.com (the “Site”), our mobile
application (the “App”), and the available through our Site and App
(collectively, the Site, the App and the available therein are the “Services”).
The Privacy
Policy explains our online and offline information practices, the kinds of
information we may collect, how we intend to use and share that information,
and how you can opt-out of a use or correct or change such information. All
other terms not defined in Section 14 or otherwise herein will have the
meanings set forth in the Terms.
2. SCOPE
This Policy
applies to Personal Information that is Processed by Tea & More in the
course of our business, including on Tea & More websites (each a ”Site”),
mobile applications, and other online, offline or in-store offerings (together
with any and all future online and offline offerings operated by or on behalf
of Tea & More, the ”Services”). ”Personal Information” is any information
relating, or reasonably capable of being linked, directly or indirectly, to an
identified or identifiable natural person or household. All individuals whose
responsibilities include the Processing of Personal Information on behalf of Tea
& More are expected to protect that data by adherence to this Policy.
3. TRANSPARENCY/NOTICE – TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
The types of
Personal Information we may collect (directly from you or from Third-Party
sources) and our privacy practices depend on the nature of the relationship you
have with Tea & More and the requirements of applicable law. Some of the
ways that Tea & More may collect Personal Information include:
- You may provide Personal Information directly to
Tea & More through interacting with the Services, participating in
surveys, during events, and requesting products, Services, or information.
- As you navigate the Services, certain passive
information may also be collected about your visit, including through cookies
and similar technologies as described below.
We endeavor to
collect only that information which is relevant for the purposes of Processing.
Below are the ways we collect Personal Information and how we use it.
3.1 TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Tea & More
collects Personal Information regarding its current, prospective, and former
clients, customers, users, visitors, guests, and Employees (collectively
”Individuals”).
- Information You Provide Directly to Us. When you
use the or engage in certain activities, such as registering for an
account with Imperfect Foods, requesting or information, or contacting us
directly, we may ask you to provide some or all of the following types of
information:
- Purchases. When you purchase products from Tea & More
online store, you must provide us with Personal Information, such as your
name, email address, and mailing address that are associated with your
debit/credit card. Please note that we do not store credit/debit card
numbers.
- Communications with Us. We may also collect Personal
Information from you such as email address, phone number or mailing
address when you choose to request information about our products and
Services, register for a newsletter or loyalty program that we may offer
from time to time, contact customer service or otherwise communicate with
us.
- Surveys. From time to time, we may contact you to
participate in online surveys, product or service reviews, or in-person
interviews and focus groups. If you do decide to participate, you may be
asked to provide certain information which may include Personal
Information. All information collected from your participation in our
surveys or interviews is provided by you voluntarily. We may use such
information to improve our products, Sites and/or and in any manner
consistent with the policies provided herein.
- Posting on the Site. We collect information you post through
the Site. For example, when you interact with other users or the Site by
posting a review or other materials, the Site will collect the information
you provide in such submissions, including any Personal Information. If
you choose to submit content to any public area of the Site, such content
will be considered ”public” and will not be subject to the privacy
protections set forth herein. - Automatic Data Collection. We may
collect certain information automatically through our or other methods of
web analysis, such as your Internet protocol (IP) address, cookie
identifiers, mobile advertising identifiers, and other device identifiers
that are automatically assigned to your computer or device when you access
the Internet, browser type, operating system, Internet service provider,
pages that you visit before and after using the Services, the date and
time of your visit, the amount of time you spend on each page, information
about the links you click and pages you view within the Services, and
other actions taken through use of the such as preferences. To the extent
devices transmit location data through GPS, Bluetooth, or WiFi signals, we
may also collect this data.
- Promotion and Give Imperfect Foods. Occasionally
we will partner with third parties on social media and online channels to
sponsor give Tea & More and promotions. Terms and conditions will
accompany each give Tea & More and promotion, and it is the
responsibility of all entrants to read the terms and conditions and
privacy policies carefully. If you choose to share your information in
order to participate in a give Tea & More or promotion, your entry
information may be shared with such third parties.
- Information from Other Sources. We may
receive information about you from other sources, including through
Third-Party and organizations, which may supplement information provided
by you. This supplemental information can allow us to verify information
that you have provided to Tea & More and enhances our ability to
provide you with information about our business, products, and Services.
For example, if you access Third-Party services, such as Facebook or
Twitter, to login to the or to share information about your experience
with Imperfect Foods, we may collect information from these Third-Party in
accordance with the authorization procedures and privacy settings you
establish with such services.
3.2 HOW TEA & MORE USES YOUR INFORMATION
We acquire,
hold, use, and Process Personal Information about Individuals for a variety of
business purposes, including:
- To Provide Products, Services, or Information
Requested: Tea & More may use information about
you to fulfill requests for products, Services, or information, including
information about potential or future Services, including to:
- Generally manage Individual information and accounts;
- Respond to questions, comments, and other requests;
- Support the tracking and recovery of your Tea & More and/or other
products;
- Provide access to certain areas, functionalities, and features of Tea
& More Services. - Administrative Purposes: Tea &
More may use Personal Information about you for its administrative
purposes, including to:
- Measure interest in Tea & More Services;
- Develop new products and Services;
- Ensure internal quality control;
- Verify Individual identity;
- Communicate about Individual accounts and activities on Tea &
More and systems, and, in Tea &
More discretion, changes to any Tea & More policy;
- Send email to the email address you provide to us to verify your account
and for informational and operational purposes, such as account
management, customer service, or system maintenance;
- Process payment for products or purchased;
- Process applications and transactions;
- Comply with regulatory requirements, including collecting and using
information relating to adverse effects you have experienced when using
our products;
- Prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities;
- Enforce our Terms and Conditions. - Marketing Tea & More Products and Services: Tea &
More may use Personal Information to provide you with materials about
offers, products, and that may be of interest, including new content,
products, or Services. Tea & More may provide you with these materials
via online social platforms, websites, phone, text/SMS, postal mail,
facsimile, or email, as permitted by applicable law. Such uses include:
- To tailor content, advertisements, and offers;
- To notify you about offers, products, and that may be of interest to
you;
- To provide to you and our sponsors;
- For other purposes disclosed at the time that Individuals provide
Personal Information; or
- Otherwise with your consent.
You may
contact us at any time to opt-out of the use of your Personal Information for
marketing purposes, as further described in Section 5 below.
- Research and Development: Tea &
More may use Personal Information to create non-identifiable information
that we may use alone or in the aggregate with information obtained from
other sources, in order to help us to optimally deliver our existing
products and or develop new products and Services. From time to time, Tea
& More may perform research (online and offline) via surveys. We may
engage Third-Party service providers to conduct such surveys on our
behalf. All survey responses are voluntary, and the information collected
will be used for research and reporting purposes to help us better serve
Individuals by learning more about their needs and the quality of the
products and we provide. The survey responses may be utilized to determine
the effectiveness of our Services, various types of communications,
advertising campaigns, and/or promotional activities. If an Individual
participates in a survey, the information given will be used along with
that of other study participants. We may share anonymous Individual and
aggregate data for research and analysis purposes.
- Direct Mail, Email and Outbound Telemarketing: Individuals
who provide us with Personal Information, or whose Personal Information we
obtain from third parties, may receive periodic emails, referral offers,
newsletters, mailings, or phone calls from us with information on Tea
& More or our business partners’ products and or upcoming special
offers/events we believe may be of interest. We offer the option to
decline these communications at no cost to the Individual by following the
instructions in Section 5 below.
- Mobile Devices: From time
to time, Tea & More may provide that are specifically designed to be
compatible and used on mobile devices. Tea & More will collect certain
information that your mobile device sends when you use such Services, like
a device identifier, user settings and the operating system of your
device. Mobile versions of Tea & More
may require that users log in with an account. In such cases,
information about use of mobile versions of the may be associated with
user accounts. In addition, Tea & More may enable Individuals to
download an application, widget, or other tool that can be used on mobile
or other computing devices. Some of these tools may store information on
mobile or other devices. These tools may transmit Personal Information to
Tea & More to enable Individuals to access user accounts and to enable
Tea & More to track use of these tools. Some of these tools may enable
users to email reports and other information from the tool. Tea & More
may use personal or non-identifiable information transmitted to Tea &
More to enhance these tools, to develop new tools, for quality improvement
and as otherwise described in this Policy or in other notices Tea &
More provides.
- Anonymous and Aggregated Information: Tea &
More may use Personal Information and other information about you to
create anonymized and aggregated information, such as de-identified
demographic information, de-identified location information, information
about the computer or device from which you access Tea & More
Services, or other analyses we create. Anonymized and aggregated
information is used for a variety of functions, including the measurement
of visitors’ interest in and use of various portions or features of the
Services. Anonymized or aggregated information is not Personal
Information, and Tea & More may use such information in a number of
ways, including research, internal analysis, analytics, and any other
legally permissible purposes. We may share this information within Tea
& More and with third parties for our or their purposes in an
anonymized or aggregated form that is designed to prevent anyone from
identifying you.
- Information Submitted Via Services: You agree
that Tea & More is free to use the content of any communications
submitted by you via the Services, including any ideas, inventions,
concepts, techniques, or know-how disclosed therein, for any purpose
including developing, manufacturing, and/or marketing goods or Services.
Tea & More will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact
that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) you
grant us permission to do so; (b) we first send notice to you that the
materials or other information you submit to a particular part of a
Service will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c)
we are required to do so by law.
- Sharing Content with Friends or Colleagues: Tea &
More may offer various tools and functionality. For example, Tea &
More may provide functionality on its that will allow you to forward or
share certain content with a friend or colleague. Email addresses that you
may provide for a friend or colleague will be used to send your friend or
colleague the content or link you request, but will not be collected or
otherwise used by Tea & More or any other third parties for any other
purpose.
- Other Uses: Tea &
More may use Personal Information for which we have a legitimate interest,
such as direct marketing, individual or market research, anti-fraud protection,
or any other purpose disclosed to you at the time you provide Personal
Information or with your consent.
3.3 COOKIES, PIXEL TAGS/WEB BEACONS, AND ANALYTICS
INFORMATION
We, as well as
third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on our
Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies (”Technologies”)
to automatically collect information through the Services. We use Technologies
that are essentially small data files placed on your computer, tablet, mobile
phone, or other devices (referred to collectively as a ”device”) that
allow us to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact
with our sites, services, applications, messaging, and tools, and to recognize
you across devices to automatically collect information through the Services.
- Cookies: Cookies are
small text files placed in visitors’ computer browsers to store their
preferences. Most browsers allow you to block and delete cookies. However,
if you do that, the Site may not work properly.
- Pixel Tags/Web Beacons: A pixel tag
(also known as a web beacon) is a piece of code embedded on the Site that
collects information about users’ engagement on that web page. The use of
a pixel allows us to record, for example, that a user has visited a
particular web page or clicked on a particular advertisement.
- Analytics: We may also
use Google Analytics and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest
Reporting and other providers to collect information regarding visitor
behavior and visitor demographics on some of our Services, and to develop
website content. Google Analytics data is not tied to any Personal
Information. For more information about Google Analytics, please
visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.
You can opt out of Google’s collection and Processing of data generated by
your use of the by going to http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Our uses of
such Technologies fall into the following general categories:
- Operationally Necessary: We may use
cookies, web beacons, or other similar technologies that are necessary to
the operation of our sites, services, applications, and tools. This includes
technologies that allow you access to our sites, services, applications,
and tools; that are required to identify irregular site behavior, prevent
fraudulent activity and improve security; or that allow you to make use of
our functions such as shopping-carts, saved search, or similar functions;
- Performance Related: We may use
cookies, web beacons, or other similar technologies to assess the
performance of our websites, applications, services, and tools, including
as part of our analytic practices to help us understand how our visitors
use our websites, determine if you have interacted with our messaging,
determine whether you have viewed an item or link, or to improve our
website content, applications, services, or tools;
- Functionality Related: We may use
cookies, web beacons, or other similar technologies that allow us to offer
you enhanced functionality when accessing or using our sites, services,
applications, or tools. This may include identifying you when you sign
into our sites or keeping track of your specified preferences, interests,
or past items viewed so that we may enhance the presentation of content on
our sites; and
- Advertising or Targeting Related: We may use
first-party or third-party cookies and web beacons to deliver content,
including ads relevant to your interests, on our sites or on third party
sites. This includes using technologies to understand the usefulness to
you of the advertisements and content that has been delivered to you, such
as whether you have clicked on an advertisement.
If you would
like to opt-out of the Technologies we employ on our sites, services,
applications, or tools, you may do so by blocking, deleting, or disabling them
as your browser or device permits.
3.4 THIRD-PARTY SITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
The Site may
contain links to other websites and other websites may reference or link to our
Site or other Services. These other domains and websites are not controlled by
us, and Tea & More does not endorse or make any representations about
Third-Party websites or social media platforms. We encourage our users to read
the privacy policies of each and every website and application that they
interact with. We do not endorse, screen or approve, and are not responsible
for the privacy practices or content of such other websites or applications.
Visiting these other websites or applications is at your own risk.
The Site and our other may also contain links and interactive features with
various social media platforms. If you already use these platforms, their cookies
may be set on your device when using our Site or other Services. You should be
aware that Personal Information which you voluntarily include and transmit
online in a publicly accessible blog, chat room, social media platform or
otherwise online, or that you share in an open forum may be viewed and used by
others without any restrictions. We are unable to control such uses of your
information when interacting with a social media platform, and by using such
you assume the risk that the Personal Information provided by you may be viewed
and used by third parties for any number of purposes.
4. ONWARD TRANSFER – TEA & MOREMAY DISCLOSE YOUR
INFORMATION
4.1 INFORMATION WE SHARE
We may share
your information as described in this Policy (e.g., with our Third-Party
service providers; to comply with legal obligations; to protect and defend our
rights and property) or with your permission.
- We Use Vendors and Service Providers. We may
share any information we receive with vendors and service providers. The
types of service providers (processors) to whom we entrust Personal
Information include service providers for: (i) provision of IT and related
services; (ii) provision of information and you have requested; (iii)
payment processing; (iv) customer service activities; and (v) in
connection with the provision of the Site. Tea & More has executed
appropriate contracts with the service providers that prohibit them from
using or sharing Personal Information except as necessary to perform the
contracted on our behalf or to comply with applicable legal requirements.
- Business Partners. Tea & More may share
Personal Information with our business partners, and affiliates for our
and our affiliates’ internal business purposes or to provide you with a
product or service that you have requested Tea & More may also provide
Personal Information to business partners with whom we may jointly offer
products or services, or whose products or we believe may be of interest
to you. In such cases, our business partner’s name will appear, along with
Services name. Tea & More requires our affiliates and business
partners to agree in writing to maintain the confidentiality and security
of Personal Information they maintain on our behalf and not to use it for
any purpose other than the purpose for which Tea & More provided them.
- Displaying to Other Users. The content you
post to the Site may be displayed on the Site. Other users of the Site may
be able to see some information about you, such as your name if you submit
a review. We are not responsible for privacy practices of the other users
who will view and use the posted information.
- Marketing. Interest-Based Advertising and
third party marketing. Through our Services, Tea & More may allow
Third-Party advertising partners to set tracking tools (e.g., cookies) to
collect information regarding your activities (e.g., your IP address,
page(s) visited, time of day). We may also share such de-identified
information as well as selected Personal Information (such as demographic
information and past purchase history) we have collected with Third-Party
advertising partners. These advertising partners may use this information
(and similar information collected from other websites) for purposes of
delivering targeted advertisements to you when you visit non-Tea &
More related websites within their networks. This practice is commonly
referred to as “interest-based advertising” or “online behavioral
advertising”. We may allow access to other data collected by the Site to
facilitate transmittal of information that may be useful, relevant,
valuable or otherwise of interest to you.
- Disclosures to Protect Us or Others (e.g., As
Required by Law and Similar Disclosures). We may access, preserve,
and disclose your Personal Information, other account information, and
content if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (i) comply
with law enforcement or national security requirements and legal process,
such as a court order or subpoena; (ii) respond to your requests; (iii)
protect yours’, ours’ or others’ rights, property, or safety; (iv) to
enforce Tea & More policies or contracts; (v) to collect amounts owed
to Tea & More; (vi) when we believe disclosure is necessary or
appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection
with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal
activity; or (vii) if we, in good faith, believe that disclosure is
otherwise necessary or advisable.
In addition, from time to time, server logs may be reviewed for security
purposes – e.g., to detect unauthorized activity on the Services. In such
cases, server log data containing IP addresses may be shared with law
enforcement bodies in order that they may identify users in connection
with their investigation of the unauthorized activities. - Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. If
we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence,
reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of company assets, or
transition of service to another provider, then your information may be
sold or transferred as part of such a transaction as permitted by law
and/or contract. Should such an event occur, Tea & More will endeavor
to direct the transferee to use Personal Information in a manner that is
consistent with the Policy in effect at the time such Personal Information
was collected.
4.2 DATA TRANSFERS
All Personal
Information collected via or by Tea & More may be stored anywhere in the
world, including but not limited to, in the United States, in the cloud, on our
servers, on the servers of our affiliates or the servers of our service
providers. Your Personal Information may be accessible to law enforcement or
other authorities pursuant to a lawful request. By providing information to
Imperfect Foods, you consent to the storage of your Personal Information in these
locations.
5. OPT-OUT
5.1 E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS
If you receive
an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link found at the bottom
of the email to opt-out of receiving future emails. We will process your
request within a reasonable time after receipt. Note that you will continue to
receive transaction-related emails regarding products or you have requested. We
may also send you certain communications regarding Tea & More and our and
you will not be able to opt out of those communications (e.g., communications
regarding updates to our Terms and Conditions or this Policy).
5.2 DO NOT TRACK
Do Not Track
(”DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. DNT
is a way for users to inform websites and that they do not want certain
information about their webpage visits collected over time and across websites
or online services. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals
or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
5.3 COOKIES AND INTEREST-BASED ADVERTISING
As noted
above, you may stop or restrict the placement of cookies on your computer or
remove them from your browser by adjusting your web browser preferences. Please
note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications.
However, on many mobile devices, application users may opt out of certain
mobile ads via their device settings.
The online
advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt-out of
receiving targeted ads from our data partners and our other advertising
partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these,
and also learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy,
at www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp,
or http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ and www.aboutads.info/choices/.
You can also choose not to be included in Google Analytics here.
To be clear,
whether you are using our opt-out or an online industry opt-out, these
cookie-based opt-outs must be performed on each device and browser that you
wish to have opted-out. For example, if you have opted-out on your computer
browser, that opt-out will not be effective on your mobile device. You must
separately opt-out on each device. Advertisements on Third-Party websites that
contain the AdChoices link and that link to this Privacy Policy may have been
directed to you based on anonymous, non-Personal Information collected by
advertising partners over time and across websites. These advertisements
provide a mechanism to opt-out of the advertising partners’ use of this
information for interest-based advertising purposes.
6. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
If you are a
California resident, please review these additional privacy disclosures, which
provide a summary of how we collect, use, and disclose Personal Information
about you and explain your rights under California law.
6.1 CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT, USE, AND
DISCLOSE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES
We collect the
following categories of Personal Information as described in Section 3.1 (Types
of Personal Information We Collect) above:
- Identifiers, such as name, email address, mailing
address, phone number, and IP address.
- Commercial information, such as records of
purchases and payment information.
- Internet or other electronic network activity
information, such as log data and information about the devices and
computers you use to access the Services.
- Geolocation data, such as GPS, Bluetooth, or WiFi
signals, where you have allowed access to that information.
- Electronic, visual, or similar information, such
as photos.
- Other information you provide, such as responses
to surveys or messages to customer service.
- Inferences drawn from any of the above, including
about the content or ads that may be of interest to you.
We collect
this Personal Information from you, your devices, third parties, or as
otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. We use these categories of Personal
Information as described in Section 3.2 (How Tea & More Uses Your
Information) above. We disclose these categories of Personal Information for
the business purposes described in Section 4.1 (Information We Share) above.
California law
requires that we provide transparency about Personal Information we ”sell,”
which for the purposes of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), broadly
means scenarios in which Tea & More has shared Personal Information with
partners in exchange for valuable consideration. In the preceding 12 months, we
have “sold” the following categories of personal information: name, email
address, phone number. For information about opting out of the use of your
information for these purposes, please visit the Tea & More Privacy
Center.
6.2 YOUR RIGHTS AS A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT
Under the
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to
request access to or deletion of their Personal Information, to request
additional details about our information practices, to opt out of the ”sale” of
Personal Information, if applicable, and to not be discriminated against. Below
we explain how you may exercise these rights.
- Access: You may request access to the specific
pieces of Personal Information we have about you. You may also request
additional details about our information practices, including the
categories of Personal Information we collect, the sources of information,
the types of third parties we share information with, the types of
Personal Information we share for business purposes, and details about the
information we have sold, if any. You may request access by visiting
the Tea & More Privacy Center or emailing info@teamoremio.com
- Deletion: You may review, modify and request
deletion of your Personal Information by making a deletion request when
you visit the Tea & More Privacy Center or emailing info@teamoremio.com
Upon receipt
of your request to exercise your rights to access and edit or delete your
Personal Information, we will verify your identity to protect your security and
privacy. After submitting a request, you will be required to verify your
request via email so please monitor your email for a verification code. Note
that even if we honor your request to delete your information, we may retain
certain information as required or permitted by law, such as to ensure that we
can honor our product warranty.
6.3 SHINE THE LIGHT
If you are a
California resident, you also have the ability to ask us, once per year and
free of charge, for a notice identifying the categories of Personal
Information, as defined by California Civil Code Section 1798.83, we share with
third parties for their direct marketing purposes and the contact information
for such third parties. If you would like a copy of this notice, please email
us at info@teamoremio.com Tea & More only shares Personal Information
with third parties for their own marketing purposes as described herein or as
you may consent.
7. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We take steps
to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this
Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100%
secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you
provide to us. We do not accept liability for unintentional disclosure.
By using the
Site or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we may communicate
with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues
relating to your use of the Site. If we learn of a security system’s breach, we
may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on the Site or
sending an e-mail to you. You may have a legal right to receive this notice in
writing.
8. RETENTION
Tea & More
retains the Personal Information we receive as described in this Policy for as
long as you use our or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was
collected, provide our products and services, resolve disputes, establish legal
defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our
agreements, and comply with applicable laws.
9. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
We do not
knowingly collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from children under 13
(and in certain jurisdictions under the age of 16) years of age, and no part of
the Site is directed to children under the age of 13 (and in certain
jurisdictions under the age of 16). If you learn that your child has provided
us with Personal Information without your consent, you may alert us
at info@teamoremio.com If we learn that we have collected any Personal
Information from children under 13 (and in certain jurisdictions under the age
of 16), we will promptly take steps to delete such information and terminate
the child’s account.
10. INTERNATIONAL USERS
By using the
Site, you will transfer data to the United States. By choosing to visit the
Site, utilize the or otherwise provide information to us, you agree that any
dispute over privacy or the terms contained in this Privacy Policy will be
governed by the law of the State of California and the adjudication of any
disputes arising in connection with Tea & More or the Site will be in
accordance with the Terms.
If you are
visiting from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data
collection and use, please note that you are agreeing to the transfer of your
information to the United States and processing globally. By providing your
Personal Information, you consent to any transfer and processing in accordance
with this Policy.
11. OTHER RIGHTS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION
11.1 CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND PRACTICES
- Revision to the Privacy Policy. We may
revise this Privacy Policy in our sole discretion, so review it
periodically. If you continue to visit this Site and use the made
available to you after such changes have been made, you hereby provide
your consent to the changes.
- Posting of Revised Privacy Policy. If there
are any material changes to this Policy, Tea & More will notify you by
email or as otherwise required by applicable law. We will post any
adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this web page, and the revised
version will be effective immediately when it is posted (or upon notice as
applicable). If you are concerned about how your information is used,
bookmark this page and read this Privacy Policy periodically.
- New Uses of Personal
Information. Additionally, before we use Personal Information for any
new purpose not originally authorized by you, we will endeavor to provide
information regarding the new purpose and give you the opportunity to
opt-out. Where consent of the Individual for the Processing of Personal
Information is otherwise required by law or contract, Tea & More will
endeavor to comply with the law or contract.
11.2 COMPLIANCE
This Policy
shall be implemented by Tea & More and all its operating divisions,
subsidiaries and affiliates. Tea & More has put in place mechanisms to verify
ongoing compliance with Privacy Shield Principles and this Policy. Any Employee
that violates these privacy principles will be subject to disciplinary
procedures.
12. DEFINITIONS
The following
capitalized terms shall have the meanings herein as set forth below.
- ”Agent” means any entity that Processes Personal
Information pursuant to the instructions of, and solely for, Tea &
More or to which Tea & Morediscloses Personal Information for use on
its behalf.
- ”Employee” refers to any current, temporary, permanent,
prospective or former employee, director, contractor, worker, or retiree
of Tea & Moreor its subsidiaries worldwide.
- ”Personal Information” is any information
relating to, or reasonably capable of being linked, directly or
indirectly, to an identified or identifiable natural person or household
(”Individual”).
- ”Process” or ”Processing” means any operation
which is performed upon Personal Information, whether or not by automatic
means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage,
adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by
transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or
combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
- ”Sensitive Data” or ”Sensitive Personal
Information” is a subset of Personal Information which, due to its nature,
has been classified by law or by policy as deserving additional privacy
and security protections. Sensitive Personal Information includes Personal
Information regarding EU residents that is classified as a ”Special
Category of Personal Data” under EU law, which consists of the following
data elements: (1) race or ethnic origin; (2) political opinions; (3)
religious or philosophical beliefs; (4) trade union membership; (5)
genetic data; (6) biometric data where Processed to uniquely identify a
person; (6) health information; (7) sexual orientation or information
about the Individual’s sex life; or (8) information relating to the
commission of a criminal offense.