PRIVACY POLICY

WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT CALIMET
AT CALIMET, OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CUSTOMERS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. THAT IS WHY WE WORK HARD TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY AND SECURITY. WE PREPARED THIS PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY TO EXPLAIN HOW WE COLLECT, USE, PROTECT, AND DISCLOSE INFORMATION AND DATA WHEN YOU USE THE CALIMET WEBSITE AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SITES”) AND WHEN YOU SHOP AT OUR STORES OR OTHERWISE INTERACT WITH CALIMET. WE COLLECT CUSTOMER SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN AN EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE DETAILS ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTESTS, AND PROMOTIONS AND FOR OTHER REASONS DESCRIBED BELOW.
THIS PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY APPLIES TO PERSONAL INFORMATION, DEFINED AS INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES, RELATES TO, DESCRIBES, IS CAPABLE OF BEING ASSOCIATED WITH, OR COULD REASONABLY BE LINKED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITH A PARTICULAR CONSUMER OR HOUSEHOLD.

WHEN YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING FROM CALIMETCO.COM, AS PART OF THE BUYING AND SELLING PROCESS, WE COLLECT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU GIVE US SUCH AS YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.

WHEN YOU BROWSE OUR STORE, WE ALSO AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE YOUR COMPUTER’S INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE US WITH INFORMATION THAT HELPS US LEARN ABOUT YOUR BROWSER AND OPERATING SYSTEM.

EMAIL MARKETING (IF APPLICABLE): WITH YOUR PERMISSION, WE MAY SEND YOU EMAILS ABOUT OUR STORE, NEW PRODUCTS, PROMOTIONS, EVENTS, SHOWS, AND OTHER UPDATES.

HOW DO YOU GET MY CONSENT?
WHEN YOU PROVIDE US WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLETE A TRANSACTION, VERIFY YOUR CREDIT CARD, PLACE AN ORDER, ARRANGE FOR A DELIVERY OR RETURN A PURCHASE, WE IMPLY THAT YOU CONSENT TO OUR COLLECTING IT AND USING IT FOR THAT SPECIFIC REASON ONLY.

IF WE ASK FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR A SECONDARY REASON, LIKE MARKETING, WE WILL EITHER ASK YOU DIRECTLY FOR YOUR EXPRESSED CONSENT, OR PROVIDE YOU WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY NO.

HOW DO I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT?
IF AFTER YOU OPT-IN, YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT FOR US TO CONTACT YOU, FOR THE CONTINUED COLLECTION, USE OR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION, AT ANYTIME, BY CONTACTING US AT INFO@CALIMETCO.COM

WE MAY DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IF WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO DO SO OR IF YOU VIOLATE OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

THE HOST:
OUR STORE IS HOSTED ON GODADDY. AND WOOCOMMERCE PROVIDE US WITH THE ONLINE E-COMMERCE PLATFORM THAT ALLOWS US TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO YOU. YOUR DATA IS STORED THROUGH GODADDY’S DATA STORAGE, DATABASES AND THE GENERAL GODADDY & WOOCOMMERCE APPLICATION. THEY STORE YOUR DATA ON A SECURE SERVER BEHIND A FIREWALL.

PAYMENT:
WE ACCEPTED PAYMENT WITH PAYPAL BRAINTREE. YOUR PAYMENT DATA IS ENCRYPTED THROUGH THE PAYMENT CARD INDUSTRY DATA SECURITY STANDARD (PCI-DSS). YOUR PURCHASE TRANSACTION DATA IS STORED ONLY AS LONG AS IS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE YOUR PURCHASE TRANSACTION. AFTER THAT IS COMPLETE, YOUR PURCHASE TRANSACTION INFORMATION IS DELETED.

ALL DIRECT PAYMENT GATEWAYS ADHERE TO THE STANDARDS SET BY PCI-DSS AS MANAGED BY THE PCI SECURITY STANDARDS COUNCIL, WHICH IS A JOINT EFFORT OF BRANDS LIKE VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS (PLUS ADDITION 3.5% FEE) AND DISCOVER. PCI-DSS REQUIREMENTS HELP ENSURE THE SECURE HANDLING OF CREDIT CARD INFORMATION BY OUR STORE AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS.

IN GENERAL, THE THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS USED BY US WILL ONLY COLLECT, USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO ALLOW THEM TO PERFORM THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO US. HOWEVER, CERTAIN THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUCH AS PAYMENT GATEWAYS AND OTHER PAYMENT TRANSACTION PROCESSORS, HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVACY POLICIES IN RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TO THEM FOR YOUR PURCHASE-RELATED TRANSACTIONS. FOR THESE PROVIDERS, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ THEIR PRIVACY POLICIES SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE MANNER IN WHICH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE HANDLED BY THESE PROVIDERS.

IN PARTICULAR, REMEMBER THAT CERTAIN PROVIDERS MAY BE LOCATED IN OR HAVE FACILITIES THAT ARE LOCATED A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION THAN EITHER YOU OR US. SO IF YOU ELECT TO PROCEED WITH A TRANSACTION THAT INVOLVES THE SERVICES OF A THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER, THEN YOUR INFORMATION MAY BECOME SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OF THE JURISDICTION(S) IN WHICH THAT SERVICE PROVIDER OR ITS FACILITIES ARE LOCATED.

AS AN EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN CANADA AND YOUR TRANSACTION IS PROCESSED BY A PAYMENT GATEWAY LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES, THEN YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION USED IN COMPLETING THAT TRANSACTION MAY BE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER UNITED STATES LEGISLATION, INCLUDING THE PATRIOT ACT. ONCE YOU LEAVE OUR STORE’S WEBSITE OR ARE REDIRECTED TO A THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE OR APPLICATION, YOU ARE NO LONGER GOVERNED BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR OUR WEBSITE’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

LINKS – WHEN YOU CLICK ON LINKS ON OUR STORE, THEY MAY DIRECT YOU AWAY FROM OUR SITE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRIVACY PRACTICES OF OTHER SITES AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THEIR PRIVACY STATEMENTS.

TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, WE TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS AND FOLLOW INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT INAPPROPRIATELY LOST, MISUSED, ACCESSED, DISCLOSED, ALTERED OR DESTROYED.

IF YOU PROVIDE US WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION, THE INFORMATION IS ENCRYPTED USING SECURE SOCKET LAYER TECHNOLOGY (SSL) AND STORED WITH A AES-256 ENCRYPTION. ALTHOUGH NO METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OVER THE INTERNET OR ELECTRONIC STORAGE IS 100% SECURE, WE FOLLOW ALL PCI-DSS REQUIREMENTS AND IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL GENERALLY ACCEPTED INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

COOKIES ARE SMALL FILES SAVED TO YOUR COMPUTER. COOKIES CAN BE USED FOR SEVERAL IMPORTANT PURPOSES. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY ALLOW US TO DISTINGUISH YOU FROM OTHER USERS ON OUR WEBSITE WHICH HELP US TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A GREAT ONLINE EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS IMPROVE OUR WEBSITE. COOKIES ALLOW US TO GAUGE WHERE OUR VISITORS COME FROM (I.E. GOOGLE), RECOGNIZE AND COUNT THE NUMBER OF VISITS TO OUR SITE, AS WELL AS HOW VISITORS MOVE AROUND THE SITE. COOKIES HELP US TO IMPROVE NOT ONLY THE WAY OUR WEBSITE WORKS BUT TO ENSURE YOU FIND WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR EASILY AS WELL.

CALIMET USES PERSISTENT COOKIES EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH ONE OF OUR THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS. WE ALSO USE OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS PIZEL TAGS OR WEB BEACONS. THESE TECHNOLOGIES ASSIST US WITH YOUR REQUESTS AND MAKE YOUR BROWSING EXPERIENCE EASIER (I.E. BY REMEMBERING WHICH LANGUAGE YOU PREFER) THIS WAY YOU ENJOY AS SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE. PERSISTENT COOKIES ASSIST US WITH UNDERSTANDING HOW YOU USE OUR WEBSITE. IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO TARGET YOU WITH SPECIFICALLY TAILORED ADVERTISING BASED ON YOUR VISIT(S) ALONG WITH CARRY OUT BUSINESS ANALYTICS, OTHER STATISTIC ACTIVITIES AND TRAFFIC.

DEPENDING ON YOUR BROWSER’S SETTINGS, YOUR COMPUTER MAY ALERT YOU WHEN A COOKIE IS BEING PLACED ON YOUR COMPUTER. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO ACCEPT THE COOKIE IS BEING PLACED ON YOUR COMPUTER. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO ACCEPT THE COOKIE OR NOT OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO TURN OFF COOKIES VIA YOUR BROWSER’S SETTING. IF YOU DO DECIDE TO TURN OFF YOUR COOKIES YOU MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF THE FEATURES THAT MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE EASIER AND SOME SERVICES MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO OUR THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS, ADVERTISERS, ADVERTISING NETWORKS AND PLATFORMS, AGENCIES AND PATTERNS THROUGH THESE TECHNOLOGIES, AND HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THESE THIRD PARTIES WITH THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR USE OF COOKIES BUT LATER CHANGE YOUR MIND YOU CAN SIMPLY OPT OUT AT ANY TIME BY GOING THROUGH YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS. YOUR BROWSER SETTING WILL ALSO ALLOW YOU TO DELETE THE COOKIES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET AND CHANGE YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS TO BLOCK ALL OR PART OF ANY FUTHER COOKIES. YOU CAN START WITH THESE SITES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR BROWSER’S PRIVACY CONTROLS:

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COOKIES YOU CAN DO SO BY VISITING WWW.ALLABOUTCOOKIES.ORG, THIS SITE INCLUDES ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION OF BROWSERS.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IF YOU DISABLE OF REJECT COOKIES, SOME FEATURES AND SERVICES MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU DISABLE OR REJECT COOKIES, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND ASSOCIATE YOU WITH YOUR PURCHASE, IF YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE A PURCHASE USING THE CALIMET GUEST ACCESS CHECKOUT FEATURE RATHER THAN LOGGING INTO YOUR CALIMET ACCOUNT.

BY USING THIS SITE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR STATE OR PROVINCE OF RESIDENCE, OR THAT YOU ARE THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR STATE OR PROVINCE OF RESIDENCE AND YOU HAVE GIVEN US YOUR CONSENT TO ALLOW ANY OF YOUR MINOR DEPENDENTS TO USE THIS SITE.

WE MAY COMBINE YOUR INFORMATION, INCLUDING USAGE DATA, WITH INFORMATION FROM THIRD PARTIES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AND PROVIDE YOU OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT WE BELIEVE MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU. IN ADDITION, FROM TIME TO TIME, WE MAY ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE OR ENTITLES WHOM WE BELIEVE TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND WHOM WE HAVE ASKED TO COFIRM THAT THEIR PRIVACY PRACTICES ARE CONSISTENT WITH OURS. IN THIS CONTEXT, WE MAY DISCLOSE TO THIRD PARTIES YOUR USAGE DATA AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US, SO LONG AS COMBINED AND USED IN AGGREGATE FORM AND IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT IDENTIFY YOU.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THIS PRIVACY POLICY AT ANY TIME, SO PLEASE REVIEW IT FREQUENTLY. CHANGES AND CLARIFICATIONS WILL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR POSTING ON THE WEBSITE. IF WE MAKE MATERIAL CHANGES TO THIS POLICY, WE WILL NOTIFY YOU HERE THAT IT HAS BEEN UPDATED, SO THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT, HOW WE USE IT, AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, IF ANY, WE USE AND/OR DISCLOSE IT.

IF OUR STORE IS ACQUIRED OR MERGED WITH ANOTHER COMPANY, YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW OWNERS SO THAT WE MAY CONTINUE TO SELL PRODUCTS TO YOU

FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT US VIA EMAIL: INFO@CALIMETCO.COM
CLICK HERE TO READ OUR COMPANY TERMS AND POLICIES
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THIS POLICY WAS LAST UPDATED ON JUNE 20, 2023