# Privacy policy

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/privacy-policy/
- Published: 2024-06-04T02:45:23+00:00
- Author: Mandi

**Privacy Policy**

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, 
and shared when you visit or make a purchase from vedicsmudge.com (the “Site”).

### Personal Information We Collect

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your
device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and
some of the cookies installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site,
we collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, the 
websites or search terms that referred you to the Site, and information about how
you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information
as “Device Information.”

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

 * **Cookies**: Data files placed on your device or computer that often include 
   an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies and how to
   disable them, visit [All About Cookies](http://www.allaboutcookies.org).
 * **Log Files**: Track actions occurring on the Site and collect data including
   your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages,
   and date/time stamps.
 * **Web Beacons, Tags, and Pixels**: Electronic files used to record information
   about how you browse the Site.

Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the
Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address,
shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address,
and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are referring
to both Device Information and Order Information.

### How Do We Use Your Personal Information?

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed
through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping,
and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use
this Order Information to:

 * Communicate with you
 * Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud
 * Provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services,
   in line with the preferences you have shared with us.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk
and fraud (in particular, your IP address) and more generally to improve and optimize
our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and
interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising
campaigns).

### Sharing Your Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal
Information, as described above. For example, we use WooCommerce to power our online
store — you can read more about how WooCommerce uses your Personal Information [here](https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy).
We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site—
you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information [here](https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/).

You can also opt out of Google Analytics [here](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws
and regulations, respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests
for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

### Behavioral Advertising

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted
advertisements or marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to
you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the
[Network Advertising Initiative’s (NAI) educational page](http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work).

You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:

 * [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads)
 * [Google](https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous)

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the [Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal](http://optout.aboutads.info/).

### Do Not Track

Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when
we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

### Your Rights

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information
we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated,
or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through 
the contact information below. Additionally, if you are a European resident, we 
note that we are processing your information to fulfill contracts we might have 
with you (for example, if you make an order through the Site) or otherwise to pursue
our legitimate business interests listed above.

Please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including
to Canada and the United States.

### Data Retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information
for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

### Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes
to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

### Minors

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16.

### Contact Us

 or by mail at:

Vedic Smudge
[Re: Privacy Compliance Officer]Unit 201, 1802 1st NW, Calgary, AB,
Canada, T2M 2T2