Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 9, 2022
This Privacy Policy sets out how The Grandpa Soap Company ("The Grandpa Soap Co." or "we/us") uses and protects the personal information you provide when visiting our website www.grandpasoap.com (our "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Collecting and Using your Personal Data
Personal Data
While using Our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain information that can be used to contact or identify you. The personal information ("Personal Data") we may collect includes, but is not limited to:
- An email address
- Payment Information
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
- Usage Data (collected automatically when using the Site)
Usage Data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When you access the Site by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site or when you access the Site by or through a mobile device.
Information from Third-Party Social Media Sites
Our Site allows you to create an account and log in through the following third-party social media sites:
If you decide to register through or otherwise grant us access to a Social Media site, we may collect Personal Data already associated with your Social Media account, such as your name, email address, activities, or contact list. If you choose to provide such information during registration or otherwise, you are giving us permission to use, share, and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and store certain information. The technologies we use may include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Site.
- Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Site may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences or activity on our Site. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as Browser cookies. For more information, read "Where can I change the settings for disabling, or deleting local shared objects?"
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Site and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email, and for other related website statistics.
Use of your Personal Data
We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Site, including to monitor usage.
- To manage your account, including your registration as a user of the Site.
- Purchase and delivery of products and services, including taking and handling orders, delivering products, processing payments, and communicating with you about orders and promotions.
- To contact you, including by email, telephone, SMS, or other electronic communication regarding updates, purchases, or security notices.
- To provide you with news, special offers and general information about goods, services, and events similar to those you have purchased or inquired about, unless you have opted out.
- To manage your requests, including providing responses.
- To deliver targeted advertising to you, using your information to develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests and/or location.
- For business transfers, including to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets.
- For other purposes, including data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, and improving our Site, products, and marketing.
We may share your Personal Data in the following situations:
- With Site service providers, including to monitor and analyze the use of our Site, show advertisements, process payments, and contact you.
- For business transfers, in connection with any merger, sale of assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
- With affiliates, who are required to honor this Privacy Policy, including our parent company and any subsidiaries or joint venture partners.
- With business partners, to offer you certain products, content, or promotions.
- With other users, when you share Personal Data or interact in public areas of the Site. Such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Site.
- With your consent.
Payments
Our Site includes products and services for purchase using third-party payment processors. We will not store or collect your payment card details, which are provided directly to our third-party payment processors. These processors adhere to PCI-DSS standards as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.
Communications and Opting Out
We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any or all of these communications by following the unsubscribe link in any email we send or by contacting us at info@grandpabrands.com. This opt out does not apply to communications regarding a product purchase, product service experience, or other transactions.
Retention of your Personal Data
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, and to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when used to strengthen security or improve Site functionality, or when we are legally obligated to retain it longer.
Transfer of your Personal Data
Your Personal Data is processed at our operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. This information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Your submission of Personal Data and your interaction with the Site represent your agreement to this transfer and processing in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Disclosure of your Personal Data
Business transactions
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend our rights or property
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public
- Protect against legal liability
Security of your Personal Data
The security of your Personal Data is important to us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Some content or applications on the Site, including advertisements, may be served by third parties who may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
Our Site does not respond to Do Not Track ("DNT") signals. You can enable or disable DNT by visiting the preferences or settings page of your web browser.
Children's Privacy
Our Site is not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Links to Other Websites
Our Site may contain links to other websites that we do not operate. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party's website. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every website you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site prior to the change becoming effective. You should review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:
- By email: info@grandpabrands.com
- The Grandpa Soap Co., 1820 Airport Exchange Boulevard, Erlanger, KY 41018
- (859) 647-0777