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Privacy Policy

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY Last updated: July 16, 2020

  1. INTRODUCTION Star Buds respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Star Buds. The term “you” refers to the user of the Website https://www.starbuds.us (the “Website”).

This Privacy Policy, including our Cookie Policy, describes what information we collect, how we collect it, how it is used, and with whom it may be shared.

Scope:

  • Applies to information collected:

    • On the Website

    • Through electronic communications between you and the Website

  • Does not apply to:

    • Offline data collection

    • Other websites, including those linked to or from our Website

By using the Website, you consent to this Privacy Policy and any updates we make.

  1. PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 21. We do not knowingly collect data from persons under 21. If you are under 21, do not use the Website or submit personal data. Contact marketing@starbuds.us if you believe we have collected data from someone under 21.

  2. TYPE OF DATA WE COLLECT (a) Communication Data: Name, email, phone number, and correspondence records (b) Tracking and Usage Data: Internet connection, access times, location data, device type, mouse clicks, cookies (c) Marketing Data: Preferences for marketing communications

  3. HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION (a) Directly from you (b) Automatically as you browse the Website (c) From third parties (e.g., business partners)

  4. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

  • Respond to inquiries and service requests

  • Provide and improve Website, products, and services

  • Customize your experience and deliver relevant ads

  • Administer roles related to employment or contracting

  • Ensure security and compliance

  • Fulfill legal or regulatory obligations

  • Perform analysis and research

  • Support transactions and prevent fraud

  • With your consent for additional uses

  1. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION We may share your information:

  • With affiliates, subsidiaries, and service providers

  • With buyers or successors in business transitions

  • To fulfill the purpose for which it was provided

  • As required by law or regulation

  • With your consent

  • To protect the rights or safety of Star Buds and others

  1. DATA RETENTION We retain your data as long as needed to fulfill purposes stated above, comply with legal obligations, or based on other legitimate business needs. Data may be anonymized for research.

  2. YOUR RIGHTS 8.1 Choices About Use:

  • Adjust browser settings to control cookies

  • Opt out of marketing emails via request to marketing@starbuds.us

8.2 Access and Correction:

  1. COOKIES Cookies and similar technologies help us understand Website use and improve functionality. See our Cookie Policy for details.

  2. THIRD-PARTY LINKS Our Website may link to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites. Review their respective policies.

  3. SECURITY We use measures to protect personal data. However, online transmission is not completely secure. Use the Website at your own risk.

  4. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY We may update this policy periodically. Updates will be posted to the Website. Continued use implies consent to updates.

  5. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS California residents have additional rights. See our California Privacy Notice for more.

  6. CONTACT Questions? Email marketing@starbuds.us

COOKIE POLICY Last updated: July 16, 2020

We use cookies, local storage objects, and similar technologies (collectively “cookies”) to enhance your experience on our Website.

  1. OVERVIEW Cookies collect information such as:

  • Website usage and navigation patterns

  • Device type and IP address

  1. WHY WE USE COOKIES

  • Understand audience behavior

  • Store user preferences

  • Speed up user interactions

  • Customize user experiences

  1. TYPES OF COOKIES 3.1 Strictly Necessary: Enable basic functionality 3.2 Performance: Analyze site usage 3.3 Functionality: Remember preferences 3.4 Targeting/Advertising: Provide relevant ads 3.5 Web Beacons: Track usage via small graphics

  2. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES Some cookies come from advertisers, ad networks, and third-party apps. We do not control their use.

  3. USER CHOICES You can manage cookie settings via your browser.

  4. DO NOT TRACK Our Website does not respond to Do Not Track browser signals.

  5. CALIFORNIA RIGHTS See our California Privacy Notice for your rights.

  6. CONTACT For questions, email marketing@starbuds.us

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE Last updated: July 16, 2020

This notice supplements our Privacy Policy and applies to California residents in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

  1. PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED We collect identifiers such as name, IP address, and email. Other categories (e.g., employment, biometric, geolocation) are not collected.

Sources include:

  • Directly from you

  • Automatically from Website use

  • Public records and service providers

  1. PURPOSES OF COLLECTION

  • Fulfill requests

  • Provide services

  • Ensure security

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Internal business analysis and development

  1. SHARING INFORMATION We may share information with:

  • Affiliates and service providers

  • Buyers in business transactions

  • Government authorities as required

No personal data has been sold or disclosed for a business purpose in the past 12 months.

  1. RIGHTS AND REQUESTS 4.1 Access and Data Portability: Request categories and specific pieces of data collected 4.2 Deletion: Request deletion with some exceptions 4.3 Request Submission:

4.4 Response Time: 45 days (may extend to 90)

  1. NON-DISCRIMINATION We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

  2. EMPLOYEE DATA CCPA rights do not apply to employment-related data used solely for HR purposes.

  3. CHANGES We reserve the right to update this notice. Continued use implies consent.

  4. CONTACT Questions? Email marketing@starbuds.us


General Terms of Service

Star Buds MD: Baltimore and its affiliates (the “Company”) is committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for its users. Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “Site” refers to the Company’s website, which can be accessed here. “Service” refers to the Company’s services accessed via the Site, in which users can browse our information and services, view educational material, view products, make appointments and place orders for pick up. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you, as a user of our Site or our Service.

 

By accessing our Site or our Service, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.

 

I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information.” Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. Personal Information includes your email, date of birth and contact information, which you submit to us through the registration process at the Site.

 

1. Information collected via Technology

To activate the Service you do not need to submit any Personal Information other than your date of birth. To use the Service thereafter, you do not need to submit further Personal Information, which may include: email, date of birth and contact information. However, in an effort to improve the quality of the Service, we track information provided to us by your browser or by our software application when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. We track this information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-Personal information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. For example, the Company may use cookies to collect the following information: location.

 

The Company may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies expire when you close your browser.

 

2. Information you provide us by registering for an account

In addition to the information provided automatically by your browser when you visit the Site, to become a subscriber to the Service you will need to create a personal profile. You can create a profile by registering with the Service and entering your email address, and creating a user name and a password. By registering, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

 

3. Children’s Privacy

The Site and the Service are not directed to anyone under the age of 21. The Site does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 21, or allow anyone under the age of 21 to sign up for the Service. In the event that we learn that we have gathered personal information from anyone under the age of 21 without the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us at contact@starbuds.us.

 

II. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION

Personal Information:

Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We do share Personal Information with vendors who are performing services for the Company, such as the servers for our email communications who are provided access to user’s email address for purposes of sending emails from us. Those vendors use your Personal Information only at our direction and in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

 

In general, the Personal Information you provide to us is used to help us communicate with you. For example, we use Personal Information to contact users in response to questions, solicit feedback from users, provide technical support, and inform users about promotional offers.

 

We may share Personal Information with outside parties if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to meet any applicable legal process or enforceable governmental request; to enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations; address fraud, security or technical concerns; or to protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of our users or the public as required or permitted by law.

 

Non-Personal Information:

In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns on the Site. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our discretion.

 

In the event we undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes to the Site so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check the Site periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.

 

III. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION

We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Your account is protected by your account password and we urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe by not disclosing your password and by logging out of your account after each use. We further protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing certain technological security measures including encryption, firewalls and secure socket layer technology. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.

 

IV. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user, the user can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional e-mail. You can also indicate that you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us in the “Unsubscribe” section of the Site. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out in the unsubscribe page of the Site, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.

 

V. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Site and the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third party website accessed by selecting a link on our Site or via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.

 

VI. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

The Company reserves the right to change this policy and our Terms of Service at any time. We will notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on our site. Significant changes will go into effect 30 days following such notification. Non-material changes or clarifications will take effect immediately. You should periodically check the Site and this privacy page for updates.

 

VII. CONTACT US

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, please contact us by sending an email.