SIDE SPARK LLC
WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY AND COOKIE POLICY
Introduction
Side Spark LLC, a limited liability company of the State of Missouri, respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. Side Spark sells digital products only, including educational and informational digital kits designed to help users explore small business ideas.
This Privacy Policy (this “Privacy Policy” or this “Policy”) describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website https://www.sidesparkkit.com (our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
This Policy applies to information we collect:
· On this Website.
· In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
· Through any digital products, downloadable kits, or files you obtain from this Website.
· When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, if those applications or advertising include links to this Policy.
· Through a sign-up sheet, digital form, or other clear indication that you wish to receive Our digital communications.
It does not apply to information collected by:
· Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries); or
· Any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
Children Under the Age of 16
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at the address below.
California residents under 16 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Please contact us at sales@sidesparkkit.com for more information.
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:
· By which you may be personally identified, such as name, e-mail address, telephone number (if provided), or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (“personal information”).
· That is about you, but does not individually identify you; and/or
· About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.
We collect this information.
· Directly from you when you provide it to us.
· Automatically, as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.
Information You Provide to Us.
The information we collect on or through our Website may include:
· Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of purchasing digital products, subscribing to our email newsletter submitting a contact form, or requesting further information about our products or services. We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with our Website.
· Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.
· Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
· Details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the delivery of your digital product orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order through our Website. Payment information is processed by our third-party payment processor as of currently, Stripe, and is not stored directly by Side Spark.
· Your search queries on the Website.
You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “posted”) on public areas of the Website, or transmitted to other users of the Website or third parties (collectively, “User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. [ Side Spark uses commercially reasonable measures to protect your Personal Information, but we cannot represent, warrant, and/or guarantee that personal information will remain secure.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies.
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. Our Website is hosted on Squarespace, and we use Squarespace's built-in analytics to understand how visitors use our Website. The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
· Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data, and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
· Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.
The information we collect automatically may include personal information, or we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
· Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
· Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
· Speed up your searches.
· Recognize you when you return to our Website.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
· Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
· Analytics and Tracking Tools. We use analytics services to collect and analyze information about how visitors use our Website. These tools may place cookies or use similar technologies to track your browsing activity and preferences. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for these tools, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
· Web Beacons. Pages of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications on the Website may be served by third parties, including content providers and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information, or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services.
We do not control the tracking technologies used by these third parties or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. For information about how you can opt out of receiving targeted advertising from many providers, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
· To present our Website and its contents to you.
· To fulfill digital product orders and deliver purchased content to you.
· To process payments and manage your account in connection with digital product orders.
· To collect information about how users interact with our Website to help us understand usage patterns and preferences.
· To analyze website performance, identify areas for improvement, and ensure the site runs smoothly for all visitors.
· To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
· To send newsletters and updates to you and Company affiliates.
· To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
· To provide you with notices about your account, including expiration and renewal notices.
· To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
· To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide through it.
· To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website.
· In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
· For any other purpose with your consent.
We may also use your information to contact you about our digital products and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please check the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data (the order/registration form), or you may opt out at any time by emailing us at sales@sidesparkkit.com.
We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to understand our audience and improve our marketing efforts.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify any individual without restriction. We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide, as described in this privacy policy:
· To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
· To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business, including our payment processor (currently Stripe), our email marketing platform, our website hosting and ecommerce platform (currently Squarespace), and the analytics tools provided through that platform.
· To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Company’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Company about our Website users is among the assets transferred. In such event, we will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website of any change in ownership or use of your personal information.
· To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
· For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
· With your consent.
We may also disclose your personal information:
· To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
· If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Company, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
· Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
· Disclosure of Your Information for Third-Party Advertising. We do not sell or share your personal information with unaffiliated third parties for their own promotional purposes. If this practice changes in the future, we will update this Policy and provide you with an opt-out mechanism. You may contact us at any time with questions at sales@sidesparkkit.com.
· Promotional Offers from the Company. If you do not wish to have your contact information used by the Company to promote our own or third parties' products or services, you can opt out by checking the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data (the order/registration form) or by sending us an email stating your request to sales@sidesparkkit.com. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may use the unsubscribe link included in the email or send us a return email asking to be removed from future email distributions.
· Targeted Advertising. Side Spark does not currently deliver targeted or behavioral advertising on its Website. If this changes in the future, we will update this Policy and provide you with an opt-out mechanism. You may contact us at any time with questions at sales@sidesparkkit.com.
Side Spark does not currently participate in interest-based or third-party advertising programs. If you have questions about how third-party services used on our Website (such as analytics providers) may collect information, please refer to those providers' privacy policies or contact us at sales@sidesparkkit.com.
Nevada residents who wish to exercise their sale opt-out rights under Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A may submit a request to this designated address: sales@sidesparkkit.com. However, please know we do not currently sell data triggering that statute’s opt-out requirements.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the Website home page and, where practicable, by sending an email to the address associated with your account. The date the Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this Policy to check for any changes.
Contact Information
We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns about this Privacy Policy and Site. You can reach us at: