I AGREE that by interacting with the website collectivegoods.com ("Site"), I am accepting those terms, conditions and practices set forth in this Privacy Policy and that I FURTHER AGREE to the application of this Privacy Policy to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of all of my personal information as described below.
Imagine Nation Books, Ltd. dba Collective Goods ("Company") may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time acting in its sole discretion. All changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this Site. I AGREE that my continued use of this Site shall constitute my acceptance of all such modifications, without reservation.
Information that I provide to Company:
I understand and agree that Company can collect my email address and certain demographic information, such as city and country along with unique identifiers, such as a user name and my password. In addition, I understand that I may provide additional personal information to Company from time to time, such as when I contact Company's customer services representatives. Other information collected by the Site is described below.
I also understand that the Company wants me to feel confident whenever I use the Site that the Company is focused on the security of my personal information and that the Company will follow processes and procedures that are designed to protect my personal information. However, I also acknowledge that the Company cannot promise and I do not expect that my personal information will remain secure in every circumstance.
How is Information Collected
Information I agree to provide: In order to customize the Site, for my use, I will first complete the online registration form to set up my account. During registration, I will be asked to give contact information (such as email address), demographic information and unique identifiers.
We may collect the following information:
For the exhaustive list of cookies we collect, see List of cookies we collect.
Information I agree to have automatically collected by the Site: The Site's servers automatically record information about my use on one of its interactive features, such as when I use "Schedule an Event" and the frequency and size of my data transfers. Information displayed or clicked in these Site features interface is also recorded. If I am logged in the Site may associate that information with my account.
How Company Uses My Information
I understand and agree that the Company can store and maintain my information in order to best provide up to date interactive, marketing and promotional purposes- and to provide me with a superior user experience.
For example, the Company may use my personal information to:
Evaluate Site usage by analyzing and otherwise using personal information and related data;
The information collected on the Site is stored in a manner that the Company determines is appropriate for the nature of the data that it collects, and the need to fulfill any of my online requests.
Use of My Information by Third Parties
Generally, my personal information is not provided to third parties for their own use, unless specifically authorized by me or unless under the control of Company. The Company does not share, sell, rent, or trade individual personal information with third parties for their own promotional purposes.
I understand and agree that the Company may from time to time aggregate my personal information for use by various third parties.
I permit the Company to disclose my personal information to third parties:
(a) in order for the Company to comply with the law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental requests;
(b) when the Company must enforce or apply the terms of any of Company's policies or user agreements;
(c) when the Company must protect the rights, property or safety of Company, or any of Company's employees, customers, users, or others,
(d) if Company becomes involved in a sale, merger, acquisition, or any other form of transfer, personal information may be provided to the entities and advisors involved subject to a confidentiality agreement
(e) for use by third party providers of products and services to the Company.
How does Company Secure My personal Information.
The Company takes significant measures to prevent unauthorized distribution or access to personal information. Specific technologies used by the Company can vary, but include firewalls, encryption during transmission and other technical or procedural measures.
How Do I Opt Out
I understand that I have the option to opt out of providing certain information or data, from being contacted by or receiving information from the Company, its sponsors, advertisers, affiliates and/or strategic partners, and to choose how the Company uses my information and data. I agree to exercise my opt out option by sending an e-mail with my request to customerservice@collectivegoods.com. You may also log into "My Account" at the top of the website and select "Manage My Subscriptions". You may also click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of our email campaigns.
Who Do I Contact If I Have Questions
Please contact company at help@collectivegoods.com or call 888-516-3431.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.
| COOKIE name | COOKIE Description |
|---|---|
| CART | The association with your shopping cart. |
| CATEGORY_INFO | Stores the category info on the page, that allows to display pages more quickly. |
| COMPARE | The items that you have in the Compare Products list. |
| CURRENCY | Your preferred currency |
| CUSTOMER | An encrypted version of your customer id with the store. |
| CUSTOMER_AUTH | An indicator if you are currently logged into the store. |
| CUSTOMER_INFO | An encrypted version of the customer group you belong to. |
| CUSTOMER_SEGMENT_IDS | Stores the Customer Segment ID |
| EXTERNAL_NO_CACHE | A flag, which indicates whether caching is disabled or not. |
| FRONTEND | Your session ID on the server. |
| GUEST-VIEW | Allows guests to edit their orders. |
| LAST_CATEGORY | The last category you visited. |
| LAST_PRODUCT | The most recent product you have viewed. |
| NEWMESSAGE | Indicates whether a new message has been received. |
| NO_CACHE | Indicates whether it is allowed to use cache. |
| PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART | A link to information about your cart and viewing history if you have asked the site. |
| POLL | The ID of any polls you have recently voted in. |
| POLLN | Information on what polls you have voted on. |
| RECENTLYCOMPARED | The items that you have recently compared. |
| STF | Information on products you have emailed to friends. |
| STORE | The store view or language you have selected. |
| USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE | Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies. |
| VIEWED_PRODUCT_IDS | The products that you have recently viewed. |
| WISHLIST | An encrypted list of products added to your Wishlist. |
| WISHLIST_CNT | The number of items in your Wishlist. |
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Security
The Site has security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, alteration or unauthorized disclosure of your information and data under CG's control. When the Site is accessed using Netscape Navigator, or Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0 or higher, Secure Socket Layer technology protects information using both server authentication and data encryption to help ensure that your information and data are safe, secure, and available only to you. CG also implements an advanced security method based on dynamic data and encoded session identifications, and hosts the Site in a secure server environment to help prevent interference or access from outside intruders.
Online Protections
We use 128 bit SSL security during checkout and anytime you enter personal information on our website. When SSL is active you will notice a closed lock in your browser bar. The closed lock indicates you are on a secure section of our website. If you click on this image, a small pop-up window displaying website security information will appear. This display indicates that your personal information is transmitted in encrypted.