Revised: August 22, 2018
Who we are
Thank you for choosing to be a part of the BAM! Tape™ community. Our website address is: https://bamtape.com. BAM! Tape™ is owned and operated by Bamboo Shed, part of the Appknack LLC (“Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) family. We are committed to protecting your personal information as well as your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns in regard to our policy or our practices related to your personal information, please contact us at service@bambooshed.com.
In this privacy notice, we describe our privacy policy. We seek to explain to you, as clearly as possible what personal information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to downloading, editing and/or deleting your personal information. We hope that you will take the time to read through our privacy policy, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our services.
This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our BAM! Tape™ website and/or any related services, sales, marketing or events. (We refer to them collectively in this privacy policy as the “Sites”).
We may update this privacy policy to stay compliant with relative laws. The updated version will be indicated by a “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
The Summary: We collect personal information that you provide to us such as name, address, contact information, passwords and security data, payment information, shipping information and social media login data.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering and/or expressing your interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, participating in activities or otherwise contacting us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us, the choices you make and the products and features that you use. The personal information that we collect can include the following:
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
We collect your first and last name, email address postal address, phone number, and other similar contact data. We will not use the contact form information for marketing purposes.
Credentials
We collect passwords, password hints, and similar security information used for authentication and account access.
Cookies
The Summary: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to collect and store your information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Policy.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Our Store
What we collect and store:
- Name
- Address
- Phone
- City/State/Zip
- Unique payment identifier
- Payment provider identifier
Please review the privacy policies of our payment gateways. Our third party payment gateways include:
While you visit our site, we’ll track:
Products you’ve viewed: we’ll use this to, for example, show you products you’ve recently viewed
Location, IP address and browser type: we’ll use this for purposes like estimating taxes and shipping
Shipping address: we’ll ask you to enter this so we can, for instance, estimate shipping before you place an order, and send you the order!
We’ll also use cookies to keep track of cart contents while you’re browsing our site. Refer to our Cookies description above.
When you purchase from us, we’ll ask you to provide information including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details and optional account information like username and password. We’ll use this information for purposes, such as, to:
Send you information about your account and order
Respond to your requests, including refunds and complaints
Process payments and prevent fraud
Set up your account for our store
Comply with any legal obligations we have, such as calculating taxes
Improve our store offerings
Send you marketing messages, if you choose to receive them
If you create an account, we will store your name, address, email and phone number, which will be used to populate the checkout for future orders.
Order information like what was purchased, when it was purchased and where it should be sent, and
Customer information like your name, email address, and billing and shipping information.
Our team members have access to this information to help fulfill orders, process refunds and support you.
We accept payments through PayPal. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to PayPal, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information.
Please see the PayPal Privacy Policy for more details.
Embedded content from other websites
The Summary: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third-party providers who advertise but are not affiliated with our Site.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this privacy policy. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the site. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions or concerns regarding their privacy policy.
Analytics
The Summary: Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit our Site. We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms and other outside sources.
Information Automatically collected. We automatically collect certain information when you visit , use or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URL’s, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Information collected from Other Sources. We may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public data bases, joint marketing partners, social media platforms (such as Facebook) as well as from other third parties. Examples of the information we receive from other sources include: social media profile information (your name, gender, birthday, email, current city, state and country, user identification numbers for your contacts, profile picture URL and any other information that you choose to make public), marketing leads and search results and links, including paid listings (such as sponsored links).
Who we share your data with
The Summary: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to protect your rights or to fulfill business obligations.
We only share and/or disclose your information in the following situations:
Compliance with Laws. We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, government request, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process such as in response to a subpoena or court order (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
Merchandise. We may disclose your information in connection with any purchases or other types of merchandise transfers that you request through the site.
Vital Interests and Legal Rights. We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
Business Transfer. We may share your information in connection with, or during negotiations of any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.
With Your Consent. We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
How long we retain your data
The Summary: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlines in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements).
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible(for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your information and isolate it from further processing until deletion is possible.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
The Summary: You may review, change, request a copy of and/or delete your personal data from this Site at any time.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can log in to your account, go to “Settings” and update your account.
Terminating Account. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Service and/or comfy with legal requirements.
Opting Out of Email Marketing. If you have opted in to receive marketing emails from us, you can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below (How can you contact us about our privacy policy?). You will then be removed from the marketing email list. However, we will still need to send you service related emails that are necessary for the administration and use of your account.
Do California residents have specific privacy rights?
The Summary: Yes, if you are a resident of California, then you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
California Civil code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine the Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclose to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately proceeding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below (How can you contact us about our privacy policy?).
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California and have a registered account with the site, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Site. T request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below (How can you contact us about our privacy policy?), and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Site, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.
Where we send your data
The Summary: We may transfer, store and process your information in countries other than your own.
Our servers are located in the U.S.A. If you are accessing our Site from outside, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored and processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom we may share your personal information. (See “Who we share your data with” above.)
If you are a resident in the European Economic Area, then these countries may not have data protection or other laws as comprehensive as those in your country. We will however take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy and applicable law.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How can you contact us about our privacy policy?
If you have questions or comments about this privacy policy, you may email us at service@bambooshed.com or by post to:
Appknack LLC
Attention: Data Control Officer
P.O Box 254
Boise, Idaho 83701 U.S.A.
Additional information
How we protect your data
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Site is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.
Do we collect information from minors?
The Summary: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Site, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Site. If we learn that the personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact our Data Protection Officer.
What data breach procedures we have in place
Personal data breaches can include:
- Access by an unauthorized third party;
- Deliberate or accidental action (or inaction) by a controller or processor;
- Sending personal data to an unintended recipient;
- Lost or stolen computing devices containing personal data;
- Unauthorized alteration of personal data; and
- Loss of availability of personal data.
In the event of a personal data breach we will implement the following procedures:
Personal data breach notification: Data controller to supervisory authority
When the personal data breach or suspected data breach affects personal data that is being processed by us, the following actions are performed by the Data Protection Officer:
- We will establish whether the personal data breach should be reported to the Supervisory Authority.
- We will establish the risk to the rights and freedoms of the data subject affected by the processing activity affected by the data breach.
- If the personal data breach is not likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of the affected data subjects, no notification is required. However, the data breach will be recorded into our Data Breach Register.
- The Supervisory Authority will be notified no later than in 72 hours, if the personal data breach is likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of the data subjects affected by the personal data breach. Any possible reasons for delay beyond 72 hours will be communicated to the Supervisory Authority.
Personal data breach notification: Data controller to data subject
We will assess if the personal data breach is likely to result in high risk to the rights and freedoms of the data subject.
If yes, the Data Protection Officer will notify, with undue delay, the affected data subjects.