Privacy Policy
Effective as of January 1, 2022
Simple Overview
Install Gadgets believes privacy is a human right and should not be misused for the gain of others. We DO NOT share, sell, rent or trade your Personal Information OR Anonymous Data with third parties.
Your personal information is for our private records only. We restrict access to your orders to those employees who need to know that information for the purpose of providing products or services to you.
Exceptions to this policy would be explicitly one of the following reasons:
- 3rd party transactions required to process an order and/or provide a carrier with information to fulfill an order (credit card or shipping information)
- If you provided us with explicit request to share your information (no automatic “opt-in’s”)
- As required by law, such as to comply with reporting requirements, a subpoena, or similar legal process.
- 3rd party integrations such as social media “like” and “share” buttons.
Expanded Policy
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how Install Gadgets (“we” or “us”), our networks and other Services provided by us and our website, https://www.InstallGadgets.com, and related websites (the “Service”) use and collect data. This Policy describes the information we gather from you, how we use and disclose such information, and how we protect such information.
Install Gadgets respects your privacy rights and is committed to transparency in how we collect, use and share your personal information.
If you have any questions or concerns about your personal information or this Privacy Policy, email us at [email protected]
Personal Information We Collect
We collect personal information about users of our Service and our Website in the following ways:
- Personal information you may provide through the Service or otherwise communicate with us includes:
- Identity information, such as your first name, last name and username or similar identifier;
- Contact information, such as your postal address, email address and telephone number;
- Profile information, such as your username and password and preferences;
- Feedback and correspondence, such as when you respond to surveys, report a problem with the Service, receive customer support or otherwise correspond with us.
- Payment information, such as your credit card or other payment card information required for billing purposes. (Note that most payment information is handled by our 3rd party processors and is not revealed or stored on our servers)
- Transaction and usage information, such as how you use the Service and billing details.
- Marketing information, such as your preferences for receiving marketing communications and details about how you engage with such communications.
Information Automatically Collected
Our systems may automatically record certain information about your use of the Service, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the pages or features of the Service you viewed, the frequency with which you use the Service, the links you click on or use, and other statistics. We collect this information in server logs and by using cookies and similar tracking technologies for internal use only, in order to analyze trends, administer the website, gather demographic information about our user in aggregate.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
To provide the Service:
If you have an Install Gadgets account, we may use your personal information to operate, maintain, administer and improve the Service, to communicate with you regarding your account by sending you Service announcements, security alerts and administrative messages. We may also use your personal information to communicate with you regarding service-related questions and feedback and to better understand your needs and experience with the Service.
To send you marketing communications:
As it should be, our policy is to ask for permission first. We do not automatically opt users into marketing emails and will always provide our users the option to consent to receiving special offers, promotions and other marketing emails.
For security, compliance, fraud prevention and safety:
We may use your personal information as we believe appropriate to (a) investigate or prevent violation of the law or our Terms of Service; (b) secure the Service; (c) protect our, your or others’ rights, privacy, safety or property; and (d) protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity.
In some cases, we may ask for your consent to collect, use or share your personal information, such as when you let us post your testimonials or endorsements regarding the Service. If you gave us consent to post a testimonial to our site, but wish to update or delete it, please contact us at [email protected].
How We Share Your Personal Information
We do not share, sell, rent or trade your Personal Information OR Anonymous Data with third parties other than for the sole transactional purpose of fulfilling your order.
Provide and improve the Services:
For example, we use your personal information, such as your address and transaction details, to fulfill, validate, manage, deliver, and/or track your orders and transactions; process payments; process and verify returns and refunds; to provide and improve our Services. For example, we share your personal information with third parties who assist us with shipping, delivering, and fulfilling your orders; processing and responding to your inquiries; and processing your payments. These third parties are permitted to use your personal information ONLY to perform these tasks in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
To communicate with you:
For example, we use your personal information – such as your email address, telephone number, address, online usernames, and other contact information – to respond to your inquiries; to provide you with information about your account, purchases, transactions, and our Services; to conduct surveys, sweepstakes, contests, focus groups, and promotions; to engage with you over features such as product ratings or reviews; to provide you with our own marketing and advertising by email, and to otherwise communicate with you as needed or permitted to run our business.
To prevent fraud, comply with applicable law, protect our business, and other purposes:
For example, we may use your name, contact information, IP address, and other personal information to protect the security or integrity of the Services and our business; to prevent fraudulent activity; to investigate potential security incidents; to assist law enforcement; to protect our rights and/or the rights of third parties; and/or to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations.
We may sell or purchase assets during the normal course of business:
If another entity acquires our business and/or of any of our affiliates, personal information we have collected about you may be transferred to such entity.
How We Share Your Personal Information
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
Your Choices & Changes to Your Personal Information
If your personal information changes during your relationship with us you may update your information by updating your account profile or emailing us at [email protected]. All Install Gadgets account owners may review, update, correct or delete the personal information in their registration profile by logging into their account or by contacting [email protected].
Email Marketing Communications
We make every effort to minimize the amount of email correspondence you receive from us. Email information is considered your personal information and adheres to the same rules. We may send you occasional Install Gadgets marketing communications but will provide you with the ability to opt-out or unsubscribe from such communications. You may continue to receive other non-marketing emails such as important service notifications.
In some cases, we may ask for your consent to collect, use or share your personal information, such as when you let us post your testimonials or endorsements regarding the Service. If you gave us consent to post a testimonial to our site, but wish to update or delete it, please contact us at [email protected].
Tracking & Cookies
We DO NOT allow service providers and other third parties to use cookies and other tracking technologies to track your browsing activity outside of our online store or for any other purpose other than to provide you with a better user experience on our website. Any use of tracking information used outside of these terms is without our consent and in violation of our Privacy Policy.
We take extra steps to ensure our users privacy and make sure your data is not being captured for any purpose other than as described within our Privacy Policy. The tracking tools we do use, help us improve your shopping experiences, improve our operations, and save you from having to re-enter information each time you visit our Sites or Apps. Some of the tools we use are operated by third parties such as Google Analytics (which use cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information to understand the use of our Sites and Apps, and to report on activities and trends). You can learn about Google’s practices here (https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites), and you can remove Google Analytics from your browser by installing the Google Analytics browser add-on, available here (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
Any tracking notifications you receive may be inadvertent and could be a result of your own browser settings. Some browsers or operating systems allow you to adjust your settings to limit certain tracking or to decline cookies. You can refer to your browser’s or operating system’s website or “Help” section for more information on how to delete and/or disable cookies, and options for controlling your tracking preferences. Some browsers offer a “Do-Not-Track” feature. Although we try to make sure all integrations are responsive and honor your requests, some browsers may not properly communicate Do-Not-Track requests or headers. Please note, you may need to separately disable cookies on each browser and device you use to access the Services.
Cookies may set off “tracking” alerts on your browser. InstallGadgets.com DOES NOT use targeting cookies. The use of cookies on our website is solely to enhance your browsing and shopping experience white shopping on our website. We do not retain this data or use if for any other purpose other than as described here. We treat privacy of cookies in the same respect as personal information even though the cookies we use DO NOT store any personal information, such as your name, e-mail address, street address or phone number.
If you disable, delete, or block cookies, you may not be able to place orders or use all of the features on our Sites or Apps.
To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit https://www.allaboutdnt.com/.
Social Media Widgets
Our Service may include social media features, such as the Facebook “like” button and widgets, such as the “share this” button. These features are managed by 3rd parties and may collect your personal information and track your use of the Service. These social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly in the Service. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing such functionality.
Payment Information
Any payment card information you use to make a purchase on the Service is collected and processed directly by our payment processor, Stripe, Inc. and we never receive or store your full payment card information. Stripe, Inc. may use your Payment Information in accordance with its own privacy policy here: https://stripe.com/en-US/privacy.
Data Security
We use certain administrative and technical controls designed to improve the confidentiality, integrity and security of information we collect and maintain. However, please be aware that despite these measures, no e-commerce platform, website, application, or system is 100% secure. You should take reasonable steps to protect your personal information against unauthorized access to your password, phone, and computer by, for example, signing off after using a shared computer; choosing a unique password for each account that no one else knows or can easily guess; and keeping your log-in and password private. We are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or compromised passwords or for any activity on your account via unauthorized password activity.
Third Party Sites & Services
The Service may contain links to other websites and services operated by third parties, such as social media platforms, advertising services and other websites and applications. These links are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party. We do not control third party websites, applications or services, and are not responsible for their actions. Other websites and services follow different rules regarding their collection, use and disclosure of your personal information. We encourage you to read their privacy policies to learn more.
Children’s Privacy
The Install Gadgets website is a general audience site. Install Gadgets does not knowingly acquire or receive personal information from, children under the age of 16. If we learn any user of the Service is under the age of 16, we will take appropriate steps to delete the individual’s personal information and restrict the individual from future access to the Service.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. If we make changes to this Policy which materially change your rights or obligations, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you of the change. For example, we may send a message to your email address, if we have one on file, or generate a pop-up or similar notification when you access the Service for the first time after such material changes are made.
Any modifications to this Policy will be effective upon our posting of the new terms. Your continued use of the Service after the revised Policy has become effective indicates you have read, understood and agreed to the current version of this Policy.
Your Privacy Rights
Residents of California have the right to request what types of personal information we have shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes, and with whom we have shared it, during the preceding calendar year. Since we do not share this information, these requirements technically don’t apply, but regardless of your location, you may request a copy of any information we have retained by contacting us at [email protected].
Do you still have questions? If you have additional questions or wish to further discuss details of our privacy policy, please feel free to Contact Us.