Privacy Policy
SCT-Guilds (“Company” “we” or “our”) is committed to advising you of the right to your privacy, and strives to provide a safe and secure user experience. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store, share and use personal information, provided by you on our website. It also explains how we collect and use non-personal information. By accessing and using our website, you explicitly accept, without limitation or qualification, the collection, use and transfer of the personal information and non-personal information in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, as it affects your rights and liabilities under the law. If you disagree with the way we collect and process personal and non-personal information, please do not use this website.
1. Information You Provide and We Collect.
We collect general types of information about you when you visit
and use our website; examples include personal information,
demographic information, behavioral information, and indirect
information. Sometimes we collect combinations of these types of
information.
1.1 “Personal information” is information that can be used
to identify you or any other individual to whom the information
may relate. This is information which you to provide to us. Such
information may include your name, address, telephone number,
mobile number, payment source number or other personal information
you provide to us during the registration process, or in the
course of communicating with us about the products and services
provided on our website. We may collect this same information
about all other persons you provide to us. It is always your
choice whether to directly provide to us you’re Personal
Information. Please note that if you decline to provide us
Personal Information, then we may not be able to provide you with
certain products or services and you may not be eligible for
certain sweepstakes, contests, or other promotions we run.
1.2 “Demographic information” is information that may or
may not be unique to you in the sense that it refers to selected
population characteristics. Such information may include, but is
not limited to, zip code, mobile phone carrier, age, gender,
salary range, education and marital status, occupation, industry
of employment, personal and online interests. This information is
not Personal Information but may be linked to Personal Information
through the use of a cryptographic hash of an email address. In
such a case, your identity is not specifically provided.
1.3 “Behavioral information” is information which is
automatically collected pertaining to how you use our website, the
areas of our website that you visit, what services you access, and
information about your computer hardware and software, including
your IP address, geographic location, browser preference,
operating system type, domain names, times that you access the
internet, and other websites you have visited.
1.4 “Third party information” is information about you that
we acquire from a third party which may include personal,
demographic, behavioral and indirect information. This collection
may include, but is not limited to, first party cookies, third
party cookies, anonymous cookies, persistent identifiers, email
opt in and search engine keywords. We have no access or control
over these cookies and other tracking devices used by third party
advertisers and networks. We have no responsibility or liability
for the policies and practices of these parties.
1.5 “Web technology information” is information we
automatically collect from you when you visit our website. This
includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet
service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system,
date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. This information is
collected from the use of cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, log
files, local storage, and other similar mechanisms to
automatically collect information.
1.6 No Information Collected from Children. We will never
knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the
age of 13. If we obtain actual knowledge that we have collected
Personal Information about a child under the age of 13, that
information will be immediately deleted from its database. Because
it does not collect such information, we have no such information
to use or to disclose to third parties.
1.7 No sensitive health information is collected. We do not
collect information about past, present or potential future
medical conditions or treatments.
1.8 Credit Card Information and Bank Account Information.
We may, in certain instances, collect credit card number(s), bank
account information and related information, when you place an
order on our website. When the credit card or bank account
information is submitted to us, such information is encrypted and
is protected with SSL encryption software. We will use the credit
card information or bank account information for purposes of
processing and completing the transaction you requested. Such
information will be disclosed to third parties as necessary to
complete the requested purchase transaction.
2. Collection of Information Through Web Technologies.
2.1 Generally, we as well as third party vendors and
supporting advertisers use technologies such as cookies, web
beacons, pixel tags, log files, local storage and similar
mechanism to automatically collect information when you visit and
use our website. These technologies collect internet protocol (IP)
addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP),
referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or
clickstream data. This information is used to analyze trends,
administer our Website, track a user’s movements through our
website and gather demographic information about our entire user
base. We may receive reports based on these technologies on an
individual or aggregated basis.
2.2 Cookies. "Cookies” are a feature in your browser
software which places a small text file on your computer. We use
both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie
remains after you close your browser and may be used by your
browser on subsequent website visits. These persistent cookies can
be removed, but each web browser is different. Please review your
browser’s settings to learn how to manage your cookies. Our
services may also use web beacons (also known as clear gifs or
pixel tags), which are tiny graphics with unique identifiers that
are placed in the code of a webpage. If enabled, cookies store
small amounts of data on your computer about actions you take on
the pages of our website. Cookies assist us in tracking which of
our features you visit most often, and what content you viewed on
past visits. When you visit this website again, cookies allow us
to remember you’re your settings and may be used for
authentication. We may use cookies to keep track of the number of
return visits, accumulate and aggregate statistical information
generally pertaining to our website, and deliver specific content
to you based on your past viewing history. You can disable
cookies, although our website may not function properly for you.
Your browser preferences can be modified to accept or reject all
cookies, or request a notification when a cookie is set. You may
read more about cookies at http://cookiecentral.com. In order to
use all of the features and functionality of our website, you need
to accept cookies.
2.3 Third Party Cookies. We allow third-party companies to
use cookies, pixels or other similar technologies on our website
to collect and use demographic and behavioral information. This
includes hashed data, click stream information, browser type, time
and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over,
content viewed, search terms, location of the device, a cookie
identifier, communication type and browser information. These
third parties include advertisers, service providers,
affiliate-marketing networks and other companies with whom we
partner to provide certain offers, promotions or features
available on or through our website, or to display advertising on
our or a third party website. Such third parties may use cookies
to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of
interest to you, to track transactions and to assist us in
providing, evaluating, and improving our website, products and
services. Further, third parties may use information they directly
collect from you in combination with information we provide or
information they collect from another source. We do not have
access to or control of the third-party tracking technology. We
also use Google Analytics which is an analysis service also
provided by Google Inc. Google utilizes the data collected through
its cookies to track and examine the use of this website, to
prepare reports on its activities, and to share them with other
Google services. You may opt-out of the Google Analytics service
using Google’s Browser Add-available at
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/. Third party vendors,
including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior
visits to your website or other websites. Finally we use Google
AdSense service whose use of advertising cookies enables it and
its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our or
other websites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized
advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can opt
out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized
advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.)
2.4 Social Media Cookies. When our website includes social
media features. These features may collect your IP address, which
page you are visiting on our website, and may set a cookie to
enable the feature to function properly. Social media features are
either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our website.
Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy
policy of the company providing it.
2.5 Web Beacons. We use electronic images known as Web
Beacons (sometimes called single-pixel gifs, clear gifs or action
tags) which allow us to collect information about your visit to
our website, measure and improve the effectiveness of
advertisements and track delivery of advertising. Web Beacons
collect only a limited set of information including a cookie
number, time and date of page view, as well as a description of
the page on which the Web Beacon resides. We may also use Web
beacons in email messages sent to you. This allows us to determine
if you opened or acted upon the email messages. Because Web
beacons are the same as any other content request, you cannot opt
out or refuse them. However, they can be rendered ineffective by
either opting out of cookies or changing the cookie setup in your
browser.
2.6 Social Media Sharing. You may be given the opportunity
to register with us via third party accounts such as Facebook.
These services will authenticate your identity and may provide you
the option to share certain information (such as your name and
email address) with us. We may store the information you provide
us through such accounts and combine it with other information,
including Personal Information. Disabling your Facebook or other
such account may not terminate your account with us. Our services
may also include social media features, such as sharing widgets
provided by Facebook, Twitter, Google and Pinterest. These
features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting
on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to
function properly. Social media features and widgets are either
hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Services. Your
interactions with these features are governed by the privacy
policy of the company providing them.
2.7 User-Generated Content. We may offer features that
allow users to post comments, photos, video and other
user-generated content to public areas within our website which is
public facing. Your account name and photo may be associated with
the content and may be displayed publicly. Your user profile may
also link to your public profile from a third party account if you
registered with us through Facebook or other such service. Please
take note that your user profile and any user-generated content
that you post, including any Personal Information, are intended
for public consumption, will be publicly accessible and will not
be considered confidential. We may display user-generated content
on our website and in our marketing including comments and we or
our users may share such content with third party sites and
services.
3. How We Use Information Collected.
3.1 Providing Services and Products. We use the information
we gather on our website to provide you with the services and or
products you have requested. This may include passing your
information on to a third party to provide such services or
products. We do not control the privacy practices of these third
parties. If you have any questions or wish to remove your
information from the third party databases, you will need to
contact that party directly.
3.2 Improving Our Website. We use the information we gather
to respond to any inquires you make, operate and improve the
functionality of our website, and deliver the products and
services advertised on our website. Our services include the
display of personalized products, content, and advertising,
relating to your experience and interests. In addition, we use
this information to comply with all legal obligations and resolve
any disputes or concerns you may have.
3.3 Marketing. We also use the information you provide to
us to send you advertisements, promotions and content by third
parties that we think will be of interest to you. To provide this
service we may anonymize and aggregate information for different
purposes which include traffic flow, analysis usage, product
development, market analysis, reports and other insights.
4. Disclosure of Information to Others.
4.1 We will share your personal information with third
parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy
policy.
(i.) Product and Service Delivery. We share your information with
third parties who help us in the delivery of the products and
services you have requested. (ii.) Website Functionality. We share
your information with companies and individuals we employ to
perform technical functions on our behalf. Examples include third
parties who host our website, analyze our data, provide marketing
assistance, process credit card payments, and provide customer
service.
(iii) Third Party Products and Services. We share your information
with third parties who will provide you with their opportunities,
products or services. This includes your personal and non-personal
information, and includes your interests and preferences, so they
may determine whether you might be interested in their products or
services.
(iv.) Anonymous information. We share aggregated anonymous
information about you, combined with other persons using our
website with third parties, so that they can understand the kinds
of visitors that come to our website, and how those visitors use
our website. This includes demographic information and behavioral
information.
(v.) Legal Process. We disclose your information if legally
required to do so, or at our discretion, pursuant to a request
from a governmental entity, or if we believe in good faith that
such action is necessary to (a) conform to legal requirements or
comply with legal process; (b) protect our rights or property, or
our affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national
security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the
public.
(vi.) Acquisition or Merger. We may disclose and transfer your
information to a third party who acquires any or all of our
business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger,
consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our
assets. In the event we become the subject of an insolvency
proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, we or our
liquidator, administrator, receiver or administrative receiver may
sell, license or otherwise dispose of, such information in a
transaction approved by the court.
Third Party Collection and Use of Information.
Third parties collect and use information about you on or through our website in the following way: (i) Advertisers. Advertising agencies, advertising networks, and other companies who place ads on our website, may use their own cookies, Web beacons, and other technology, to collect information about you. We do not control the use of such technology and have no responsibility for the use of such technology to gather information about you. (ii) Hyperlinks. Our website and email messages sometimes contain hypertext links to websites owned by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other websites. These links are provided for your convenience and reference only. We do not operate or control any information, software, products or services, available on these third party websites. The inclusion of a link on our website does not imply any endorsement of the services, products or website, or its sponsoring organization. (iii) Analytics. As described above, we use third parties to monitor analyze and report on the traffic to, from and within our website and email messages.
6. Security.
We endeavor to safeguard and protect your information. When you submit information on our website, such information is protected both online and offline. We have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of personal information under our control. The servers in which we store your information are kept in a secure physical environment. The servers have industry standard firewalls. Access to such servers is password protected and access by our employees is limited. Currently, we use Secure Socket Layer software ("SSL") to protect data and to secure any transactions. SSL encrypts information including credit card number(s), and names and addresses, as they are transmitted over the Internet. Please be advised that, although we take commercially reasonable technological precautions to protect your data, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure; therefore, we cannot and do not warrant that your information will be absolutely secure. Any transmission of data at or through our website is at your own risk. However, access to your information is strictly limited and not accessible to the public.
7. Changes to Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to make material changes to the substance of this Privacy Policy. We will post those changes through a prominent notice on the website, so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it.
8. Your California Rights.
8.1 Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, California
residents who provide personal information in obtaining products
or services for personal, family, or household use are entitled to
request and obtain from us once a calendar year information about
the personal information we shared, if any, with other businesses
for their own direct marketing uses. If applicable, this
information would include the categories of customer information
and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we
shared customer information for the immediately prior calendar
year. If you are a California resident and want a copy of this
information, please submit a written request to us at the address
provided in the Introduction above. In your request, please
specify that you want a “Your California Privacy Rights Notice.”
Please allow 30 days for a response.
8.2 In addition California residents have the right to know
if we respond to do not track signals or cookies. We do not
respond to such signals or cookies.