PRIVACY STATEMENT
Privacy Statement
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## Section 1 - Information We Collect
When you make a purchase from our store, we collect personal information that you provide, including your name, address, and email address. Additionally, we automatically receive your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address to help us understand your browser and operating system.
With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products, and other updates.
## Section 2 - Consent
**How do you obtain my consent?**
When you provide personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for delivery, or return a purchase, we imply your consent to collect and use it for that specific reason only. For secondary purposes, such as marketing, we will either ask for your explicit consent or provide you with an opportunity to opt-out.
**How do I withdraw my consent?**
If you change your mind after opting in, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you or for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your information at any time by contacting us at info@thespotsmoke.com or mailing us at:
THESPOTSMOKE.COM
5665 N Blackstone Ave.
Fresno, CA 93704.
## Section 3 - Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information if required by law or if you violate our Terms of Service.
## Section 4 - Shopify
Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored through Shopify’s data storage, databases, and the general Shopify application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.
**Payment:**
If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, Shopify stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After completion, 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, and Discover.
For more information, you may also want to read Shopify’s [Terms of Service](https://www.shopify.com/legal/terms) or [Privacy Statement](https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy).
## Section 5 - Third-Party Services
In general, 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 regarding the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.
We recommend that you read their privacy policies to understand how your personal information will be handled by these providers. Certain providers may be located in or have facilities in different jurisdictions than either you or us. If you proceed with a transaction involving a third-party service provider, your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.
For example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway in the United States, 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 of Service.
**Links**
When you click on links in 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.
## Section 6 - Security
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to ensure 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 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.
## Section 7 - Cookies
Here is a list of cookies that we use. We’ve listed them here so you can choose if you want to opt-out of cookies or not:
- _session_id, unique token, sessional: Allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc).
- _shopify_visit, no data held, persistent for 30 minutes from the last visit: Used by our website provider’s internal stats tracker to record the number of visits.
- _shopify_uniq, no data held, expires midnight (relative to the visitor) of the next day: Counts the number of visits to a store by a single customer.
- cart, unique token, persistent for 2 weeks: Stores information about the contents of your cart.
- _secure_session_id, unique token, sessional.
- storefront_digest, unique token, indefinite: If the shop has a password, this is used to determine if the current visitor has access.
## Section 8 - Age of Consent
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 and have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
## Section 9 - Changes to This Privacy Policy
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.
## Questions and Contact Information
If you would like to access, correct, amend, or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information, contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at info@thespotsmoke.com or by mail at:
THESPOTSMOKE.COM
Privacy Compliance Officer
5665 N Blackstone Ave.
Fresno, CA 93704.
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## SMS Communications
THESPOTSMOKE.COM respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This section explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information through SMS (Short Message Service) communications as part of our service offerings.
**Collection of Information**
- **Mobile Phone Number:** When you opt into our SMS communications, you voluntarily provide us with your mobile phone number. This number is used exclusively for sending text messages related to our products, services, and promotional offers.
**Use of Information**
- **Purpose:** Your mobile phone number will be used to send you periodic marketing and informational text messages, including updates about new products, special offers, and other notifications related to THESPOTSMOKE.COM.
- **Sharing with Third Parties:** We may share your mobile phone number with our SMS service providers for delivering the intended messages. These providers are prohibited from using your information for any purposes other than sending SMS messages on our behalf.
**Your Choices and Opt-Out**
You have the right to opt-out of receiving SMS communications from us at any time. Instructions for opting out are provided in each SMS message we send. Upon opting out, your mobile phone number will be removed from our SMS messaging list.
**Security**
We implement reasonable security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
**Changes to this SMS Disclaimer**
THESPOTSMOKE.COM reserves the right to modify this SMS disclaimer at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new disclaimer on this page or as otherwise required by law.
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