Effective Date: April 29, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to BraidGoals.com (the “Website”), owned and operated by Zara (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and users (“you,” “your”). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website, https://braidgoals.com/, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Website includes:
- Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name and email address, that you voluntarily give to us when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Website, such as subscribing to newsletters, posting comments, or contacting us via our contact form or email ([email protected]).
- Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Website, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Website.
- Data From Cookies and Similar Technologies: We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Website to help customize the site and improve your experience. When you access the Website, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Website.
3. How We Collect Information
We collect information:
- Directly from You: When you provide it to us (e.g., signing up for a newsletter, leaving a comment, contacting us).
- Automatically: As you navigate through the site (e.g., usage details, IP addresses, information collected through cookies).
4. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Website to:
- Operate and maintain the Website.
- Respond to your comments, questions, and provide user support.
- Send you newsletters, promotional information, or other updates if you have opted-in to receive them.
- Improve the Website and user experience through analysis of usage patterns.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Website.
- Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
5. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
- By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
- Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. (e.g., hosting provider, analytics provider like Google Analytics, email marketing service if used).
- Third-Party Advertisers: We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Website. These companies may use information about your visits to the Website and other websites contained in web cookies to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
- Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites following your use of the Website. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience. For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our [Optional: Link to a separate Cookie Policy, if you have one].
7. Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
8. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law (for example, for tax or accounting purposes).
9. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
- The right to opt-out: You have the right to opt-out of marketing communications we send you at any time. You can exercise this right by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in the marketing emails we send you or by contacting us.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
10. Children’s Privacy
BraidGoals.com is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or 16, depending on jurisdiction – choose one or the higher standard). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 (or 16). If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a user under the age of 13 (or 16), we will delete the information from our records. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us at [email protected].
11. Third-Party Websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Website, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Effective Date” and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact Zara at:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://braidgoals.com/