PRIVACY POLICY

OUR PRIVACY POLICY EXPLAINS HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND THE WAY WE USE IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT ALL INQUIRIES TO: SHOP@THEBUTTONDOWNSTORE.COM.  WHEN YOU VISIT OUR SITE, WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU IN ORDER TO CONTACT YOU, FULFILL YOUR ORDERS AND CARRY OUT RESEARCH TO IMPROVE OUR SITE AND SERVICES. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED  MAY ALSO BE USED TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU OR CONTACT YOU ABOUT OFFERS OR PRODUCTS YOU MAY FIND INTERESTING.

TWO TYPES OF INFORMATION MAY BE ASKED TO BE PROVIDED WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE: PERSONALY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION AND NON-PERSONALY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.

PERSONALY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION INCLUDES CONTACT INFORMATION (NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, SHIPPING ADDRESS, ETC.) AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CREDIT CARD NUMBER, EXPIRATION DATE, ETC.). THIS INFORMATION IS USED TO FULFILL YOUR ORDERS, FOR BILLING PURPOSES AND TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU IN THE EVENT WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH COMPLETING YOUR ORDER. IN ANY EVENT, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO USE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND ANY OTHER PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US TO RESPOND TO AND CONNECT BY SENDING YOU MARKETING MATERIALS FOR OUR OWN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION WITH OUTSIDE PARTIES WHO WISH TO MARKET OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO YOU.

NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION COMPRISES TRACKING TECHNOLOGY LIKE COOKIES OR PIXEL TAGS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO TRACK THE BEHAVIORS OF VISITORS ON OUR WEBSITE. THEY TELL US THINGS LIKE THE NAME OF YOUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, THE COMPUTER’S IP ADDRESS, THE KIND OF BROWS SOFTWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEM THAT YOU USE, THE DATE AND TIME THE WEBSITE WAS ACCESSED, THE WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF ANY, FROM WHICH YOU WERE DIRECTED TO OUR WEBSITE, THE WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF ANY, THAT YOU WILL EXPLORE AFTER YOU LEAVE FROM OUR WEBSITE, YOUR HOME PAGE CUSTOMIZATION PREFERENCES AND OTHER COMPARABLE TRAFFIC-RELATED DATA. THIS INFORMATION HELPS US BETTER OUR WEBSITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, APPLICATIONS, CONTENT AND FEATURES THAT WE OFFER THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. WE DO NOT USE NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN ANY WAY TO BUILD OR MAINTAIN A PERSONAL PROFILE OF YOU OR COLLECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FROM YOU. OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION COLLECTED ON OUR SITE ARE VERY COGNIZANT OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY. YOUR INFORMATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO NEED IT IN ORDER TO PERFORM THEIR JOB. APPROPRIATE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO PREVENT LOSS, MISHANDLING AND ALTERATION OF YOUR INFORMATION. CONTRACTORS AND OUTSIDE COMPANIES WHO WORK WITH US ARE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY OUR STRICT PRIVACY STANDARDS THROUGH THEIR CONTRACTS WITH US. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO 100% SECURITY GUARANTEE WHEN IT COMES TO ANY SECURITY SYSTEM, OR SYSTEM OF TRANSMITTING DATA OVER THE INTERNET. CONSEQUENTLY, WHILE WE USE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE SYSTEMS TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF OUR SERVERS, THE CHANNELS BY WHICH INFORMATION IS TRANSFERRED BETWEEN YOUR COMPUTER AND OUR SERVERS, OR ANY INFORMATION GIVEN TO US OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE. ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU MAKE AVAILABLE TO US IS DONE SO ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

YOU MAY CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE EMAILS FROM US. IF YOU DID NOT OPT OUT OF OUR EMAIL DATABASE, WE WILL USE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND YOU EMAILS WHICH MAY APPEAL TO YOU. EMAILS WILL PROBABLY COMPRISE OF INFORMATION REGARDING OUR PRODUCTS OR OFFERINGS. TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THESE EMAILS, PLEASE EMAIL SHOP@THEBUTTONDOWNSTORE.COM  OR HIT THE UNSUBSCRIBE BUTTON AND CONSIDER IT TAKEN CARE OF. IF WE ARE ENGAGED IN A MERGER OR OTHER TRANSFER OR DISPOSITION OF ANY PART OF OUR BUSINESS, WE RETAIN THE RIGHT TO ACCESS, HAND OVER OR DISCLOSE ANY AND ALL INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT FROM OUR WEBSITE’S VISITORS, OR THAT WE OTHERWISE COLLECT IN RELATION TO THE WEBSITE, TO THE PARTY OR PARTIES ENGAGED IN THE TRANSACTION AS PART OF THAT TRANSACTION.

YOU MAY REQUEST TO ACCESS AND REVISE YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BY E-MAILING US AT SHOP@THEBUTTONDOWNSTORE.COM. WE WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH REASONABLE ACCESS TO ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO US WITHIN 30 DAYS AT NO COST. IF WE CANNOT MEET THAT TIMEFRAME, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A DATE BY WHICH THE INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. IF FOR SOME REASON ACCESS CANNOT BE GRANTED, WE WILL OFFER AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY ACCESS HAS BEEN DENIED.  OUR PRIVACY POLICY IS REVISED PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE IT COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE LAW. IF WE MAKE ANY MATERIAL CHANGES IN OUR PRIVACY PRACTICES, YOU WILL BE MADE AWARE BY A NOTICE POSTED ON OUR SITE NOTIFYING USERS OF THE CHANGE, AND WE WILL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO SPECIFY CHANGES IN THE PRIVACY POLICY AREA OF OUR SITE. WE SUGGEST YOU CHECK OUR SITE OCCASIONALLY FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS POLICY. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL IF WE ARE GOING TO USE YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN A MANNER DIFFERENT FROM THAT STATED AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION THROUGH OUR SITE.

THERE ARE EMAIL LINKS LOCATED ON THE CONTACT PAGE AND OTHER AREAS OF OUR SITE THAT LETS YOU CONNECT TO US DIRECTLY WITH ANY QUERRIES OR REMARKS YOU MAY HAVE.  THIS LINK MAY ALSO BE USED TO REQUEST UPDATES AND ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. WE GO THROUGH EVERY MESSAGE AND DO OUR BEST TO ADDRESS YOUR NEED. WE MAY FILE YOUR REMARKS TO TWEAK OUR SITE OR OUR PRODUCTS, OR WE MAY REVIEW AND DISCARD THE INFORMATION. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL ONLY BE IMPARTED WITH THIRD PARTIES AS PERMITTED BY OUR PRIVACY POLICY. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT AND CANNOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PRIVACY PRACTICES OF ANY WEBSITES THAT YOU ACCESS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND THAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES EXCLUSIVELY TO THE INFORMATION WHICH WE COLLECT THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. WE URGE YOU TO READ THE PRIVACY PROCLAMATIONS OF ALL THE DESTINATION WEBSITES WHICH YOU VISIT.

ADVERTISING

ADVERTISEMENTS PRESENTED TO YOU ON OUR SITE AND ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET MAY BE TAILORED TO YOUR TASTES AND PREFERENCES, BASED ON LEARNED INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AS YOU USE OUR WEBSITES AND THE WEB IN GENERAL. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PARTAKE IN THIS, PLEASE EMAIL US AT  SHOP@THEBUTTONDOWNSTORE.COM TO OPT-OUT. OUR SITE MIGHT INCLUDE THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING AND LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES. WE DO NOT MAKE AVAILABLE ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE CUSTOMER INFORMATION TO THESE ADVERTISERS OR THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES. THESE THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND ADVERTISERS, OR INTERNET ADVERTISING COMPANIES WORKING ON THEIR BEHALF, SOMETIMES USE TECHNOLOGY TO SEND (OR "SERVE") THE ADVERTISEMENTS THAT SHOW UP ON OUR SITE DIRECTLY TO YOUR BROWSER. THEY AUTOMATICALLY OBTAIN YOUR IP ADDRESS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THEY MAY ALSO USE COOKIES, JAVASCRIPT, WEB BEACONS (ALSO KNOWN AS ACTION TAGS OR SINGLE-PIXEL GIFS) AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR ADS AND TO CUSTOMIZE ADVERTISING CONTENT. WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OVER COOKIES OR OTHER FEATURES THAT THEY MAY USE, AND THE INFORMATION PRACTICES OF THESE ADVERTISERS AND THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES ARE NOT GOVERNED BY OUR ADVERTISING POLICY. PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM DIRECTLY FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PRIVACY PRACTICES. IN ADDITION, THE NETWORK ADVERTISING INITIATIVE OFFERS VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT INTERNET ADVERTISING COMPANIES (ALSO CALLED "AD NETWORKS" OR "NETWORK ADVERTISERS"), INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO OPT-OUT OF THEIR INFORMATION COLLECTION.

THE BUTTONDOWN STORE LLC. MIGHT ALSO SHOW TARGETED ADVERTISING BASED ON PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT USERS. ALTHOUGH THE BUTTONDOWN STORE LLC. DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ADVERTISERS, ADVERTISERS (INCLUDING AD-SERVING COMPANIES) MAY ASSUME THAT USERS WHO INTERACT WITH OR CLICK ON A TARGETED ADVERTISEMENT MEET THE TARGETING BENCHMARKS USED TO DISPLAY THE AD (FOR EXAMPLE, USERS WHO LIKE SLACKS). SAVED CARD DETAILS WILL NEVER BE DISCLOSED TO THIRD PARTIES AND WILL ONLY BE USED TO FULFILL YOUR ORDER, USING OUR PAYMENT PARTNER'S SYSTEMS.

EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2020