Privacy policy

Thank you for using the Masala Bling, LLC website, including any other content we may create or otherwise facilitate in any way by Masala Bling, LLC (“Company”). All such content or services, (collectively, “Service”) is the exclusive property of Masala Bling, LLC (“Company,”) which may be referred to herein as “we,” “us,” or “our”). 

Please read this privacy policy to better understand what data we collect from you and how we store that data (i.e. where we are the Controller). This privacy policy is intended to meet our duties as a Controller of Transparency under European data protection legislation known as the “GDPR” or “General Data Protection Regulation.” By providing us with your data, you warrant to us that you are over 18 years of age.

Information Collected:

We collect personal information that you provide to us when you create an account through our Service, such as name, address, contact information, passwords, payment information, and security data. Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit our website or otherwise access our Service indirectly, like through a third party.

We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to the Company and its employees who need to know such information in order to provide products and services to you and ensure compliance with legal obligations. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural protections that comply with federal regulations to guard your non-public personal information.

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the website and/or Service. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our website or Service and other technical information.  This information is primarily needed to maintain the security (e.g. fraud detection) and operation of our website and Service, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes. 

If you post a comment on our Service, we may collect additional data, such as the time of your comment (in addition to your login time and duration on the Service), as well as the content of your post. 

Any information that you choose to share on the Services through public forums, such as our blog, will be available publicly. Please be careful about what you share. Please do not post public comments containing personal information about yourself or others. 

Any personal data you voluntarily add, though the Service, or Premium Content, may be shared publicly in an anonymized way, where possible, or non-anonymized if the data (e.g. screenshots of your comments) if such data is commercially difficult to anonymize. You consent to us sharing such data by using the Service, and or Premium Content. In our sole discretion, we reserve the right to use such content and/or any other materials submitted by you to us, or shared with us through social media (such as through the use of hashtags) in connection with your participation in our Service, and/or our marketing or promotional efforts, without compensation to you at any time, now or at any time in the future.

When Your Data is Collected and Why:

The following table describes the data that we may collect from you during your use of our Service. 

Technical Data:

We may, from time to time, use tracking methods that record specific information from your browser or device. This information may contain your language settings, log files, web beacons, pixel tags, internet protocol address, specific browser, internet service provider, operating system, and dates, times, and duration of your use of our Service. Collecting this data allows us to improve the Service and provide a better user experience. To further this goal, we may implement cookies, which are small files that your device saves during your use of our Service. These files will track your usage patterns, which will enable us to create a better experience for you. 

There are different kinds of cookies we may send to your device:

• “Essential cookies” help confirm our Service is functioning correctly. 
• “Analytical cookies” help confirm usage patterns on our Service, such as which of our pages are most popular with our users. 
• “Functional cookies” help confirm your preferences when using the Service, such as what language you use for the Service. 
• “Persistent cookies” survive your session on our Service, although you can always delete these cookies through your web browser.
• “Session cookies” do not survive your session on our Service and are temporary. Once your session is over, these cookies will expire.

We may also collect “pixel tags,” which is a tiny image that can confirm to us, through a web page or an email, when you have accessed a particular page or email. Examples of the third-party services we may use to collect this data include Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Shopify. 

You can read more about the individual privacy policies of these third-party services here:

SHOPIFY

https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy 

GOOGLE

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US 

FACEBOOK

http://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084

http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other#applications

http://www.facebook.com/policy.php

More on Marketing:

We do not currently share your personal data with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without first obtaining your consent. We may, however, provide non-personal data to third parties to help facilitate the function of our Services. We may also use data you provide to us, such as your interest in other services we offer when you purchase a product from us, to market other Services we believe will interest you. You can always opt-out of these marketing communications by following the opt-out link in the applicable marketing message, or by contacting us at privacy@masalabling.com

Cross-Border Data Transfers: We process data both inside and outside of the United States, and we rely on legal mechanisms to lawfully transfer data across borders. Countries where we process data, such as the United States, potentially have less protective laws than the privacy protections of your own country. We are aware of July 16, 2020, ruling by the European Court of Justice and the September 8, 2020 opinion by the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework. We will continue to wait for guidance from the European Commission, Swiss FDPIC, and the US Government regarding how to best protect your data in the event of cross-border transfers. Although this decision by the CJEU invalidated the use of Privacy Shield, SCCs remain in place and we may transfer data from the EU, EEA, and Switzerland using SCCs. 

Data We Do Not Collect: 

We do not collect any sensitive data about you. Sensitive data refers to data that includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data. We do not collect any information about criminal convictions and offenses. You can read more about this data here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rules-business-and-organisations/legal-grounds-processing-data/sensitive-data/what-personal-data-considered-sensitive_en

Your Rights:

You have several rights to your private information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time. We do not delete any anonymous data and may use it in the future to conduct aggregate analysis on the performance or trends of our Service. Please do not use our Service if you do not want us to store such data indefinitely.

In some regions, like the European Economic Area, you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws.  These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. To make such a request, please contact us at privacy@masalabling.com. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.  

If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal. You can withdraw your consent by deleting your account if you have one, or otherwise email us at privacy@masalabling.com

If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm

Contact Us:

If you have questions or comments about this policy, email us at privacy@masalabling.com