California Privacy Notice
California Privacy Notice
If you are a resident of California, this notice applies to you and supplements the MAKERS GARAGE Privacy Policy located here. This notice is intended to provide certain information to you as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).
When we use the term “personal information” in this notice, we are referring to information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you or your household such as your real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. Personal information does not include publicly-available information and certain other information that is regulated by other applicable laws.
Information We Collect
In the last twelve (12) months we have collected the following categories of personal information from consumers:
Category | Examples |
Identifiers | Your name, email address, address, hometown, social media page information, payment and payment card information, gender, date of birth, phone number, billing address, login and account information, and IP address |
Personal Information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). | Your name, address, and phone number. Some Personal Information included in this category may overlap with other categories |
Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. | Your gender preferences |
Commercial information | Your purchase history and information about products and services that you have considered purchasing |
Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, personal preferences including marketing and cookie preferences, unique identifiers, and information |
Geolocation data | Information about your physical location collected from geolocation features on your device, including your IP address |
Inferences drawn from the above | Information about your preferences |
Categories of Sources
We collect personal information directly from you when you provide it to us through our website, when you visit our stores, attend our events, and when you interact with us through social media. When you visit our website, some information is also automatically generated and collected. We also receive information from social media sources such as Facebook.
Our Business Purposes for Collecting Personal Information
- To sell products and perform services, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, and processing payments
- To respond to requests and communications from you
- To improve our website and our services
- To send you updates about our company
- For targeting marketing campaigns
- To inform you about our products and services and to gather feedback from you on our website and services
- To better understand your interactions with our website and communications in order to personalize our marketing communications
Third Parties We Share Personal Information With
- You, your authorized representatives, legal agents, and other persons acting on your behalf or to whom you ask, instruct, or authorize us to disclose your personal information
- Our contracted service providers who provide a service to or on behalf of us, such as analytics service providers, payment processors, email service providers, marketing partners, and website partners
- Our auditors, consultants, accountants, attorneys and others providing professional advice to us
- Applicable governmental, regulatory, supervisory, law enforcement, tax or similar authorities or industry bodies
- Any other person or entity we reasonably think is customary, necessary or advisable for the business purposes disclosed in our Privacy Policy or to whom we are obliged by applicable law or regulation to make the disclosure
- Any other party where we have obtained your consent
Your Rights
Right to Know
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection of your personal information. Such information shall cover the 12-month period preceding our receipt of your request. Upon our receipt of your verified request, we will provide you with the following:
- The categories of personal information we have collected about you
- The categories of sources from which we have collected your personal information
- Our business or commercial purpose(s) for collecting or selling your personal information
- The categories of third parties with whom we have shared your personal information; and
- The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our disclosures and sales of your personal information. Such information shall cover the 12-month period preceding our receipt of your request. Upon our receipt of your verified request, we will provide you with the following:
- The categories of personal information we have collected from you
- The categories of personal information we have sold about you and the categories of third parties to whom we sold such information, by category or categories of personal information for each category of third parties to whom the personal information was sold; and
- The categories of personal information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose
Right to Opt-Out
We do not sell your personal information, however, we are required to let you know that you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information at any time if we ever engage in such activity.
Right to Delete
You have the right at any time to request that we delete your personal information. However, in some cases we cannot delete all or some of your personal information as required or permitted by applicable laws.
Right to Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA, such as denying you products and services, charging you different rates or prices including use of discounts or penalties, or suggesting or providing a different level of service or quality of products to you. We may offer you financial incentives such as programs, benefits, or other similar offerings, including payments to you as compensation, related to the collection, retention, or sale of your personal information. We also may offer price and services differences related to the collection, retention, or sale of your personal information.
How to contact us to exercise your rights:
To submit a request to exercise your “Right to Know” or “Right to Delete” rights provided in this notice, please contact us at [email protected]. We will evaluate the request and take action where required to do so.
We will confirm receipt of your request within 10 business days and will provide information about how we will process your request. We always aim to respond to your request as soon as we can, within the timeframes permitted under the CCPA. If we are not able to respond to your request within 45 days, we will let you know that we may require additional time (up to 90 total days).
Verification of Requests and Authorized Agents
We may have to verify your identity when you contact us to exercise your “Right to Know” or your “Right to Delete.” Our verification process may vary depending on the nature of your request.. However, generally, we will verify your request by asking you to:
- Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized agent.
- Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.
We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm that the personal information relates to you. You may also use an authorized agent to exercise your rights on your behalf. If you wish to use an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, unless you have provided the authorized agent with power of attorney, we may require that: (1) you provide your authorized agent signed permission to do so; (2) you verify your identity; and (3) you confirm that you have provided the authorized agent permission to submit the request. We may deny any request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been authorized by you to act on your behalf Your authorized agent may make a request on your behalf by contacting us at [email protected].