Privacy Policy

 

Beaches Sandbox respects the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.beachessandbox.com including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

 

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.

 

You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted. 

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COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

 

PERSONAL DATA

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Beaches Sandbox site, such as online chat and message boards and subscription to newsletters and promotional emails. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

 

DERIVATIVE DATA

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

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FINANCIAL DATA 

Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g. valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase, order, return, exchange, or request information about our services from the Site. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processor, you are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.

 

DATA FROM SOCIAL NETWORKS

User information from social networking sites, such as Facebook, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok, including your name, your social network username, location, gender, birth date, email address, profile picture, and public data for contacts, if you connect your account to such social networks.

• Mobile Device Data: Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the Site from a mobile device.

• Third-Party Data: Information from third parties, such as personal information or network friends, if you connect your account to the third party and grant the Site permission to access this information.

• Data From Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys: Personal and other information you may provide when entering contests or giveaways and/or responding to surveys.

 

USE OF YOUR INFORMATION 

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

• Administer sweepstakes, promotions, and contests.

• Assist law enforcement and respond to subpoena.

• Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or with third parties.

• Create and manage your account.

• Deliver targeted advertising, coupons, newsletters, and other information regarding promotions and the Site to you.

• Email you regarding your account or order.

• Enable user-to-user communications.

• Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the Site.

• Generate a personal profile about you to make future visits to the Site more personalized.

• Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site.

• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.

• Notify you of updates to the Site.

• Offer new products, services, and/or recommendations to you.

• Perform other business activities as needed.

• Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.

• Process payments and refunds.

• Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site.

• Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.

• Respond to product and customer service requests.

• Send you a newsletter.

• Solicit support for the Site.

 

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows: 

 

BY LAW OR TO PROTECT RIGHTS 

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

 

THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS 

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. 

 

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS 

With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.

 

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS

If you interact with other users of the Site [and our mobile application], those users may see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity, including sending invitations to other users, chatting with other users, liking posts, following blogs.

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ONLINE POSTINGS 

When you post comments, contributions or other content to the Site, your posts may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Site in perpetuity.

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THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISERS 

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information about your visits to the Site and other websites that are contained in web cookies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

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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.

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BUSINESS PARTNERS 

We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.  

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OTHER THIRD PARTIES 

We may share your information with advertisers and investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. We may also share your information with such third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.

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TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES (COOKIES & WEB BEACONS)

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected using tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser’s settings to notify you each time a cookie is tendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.

 

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy posted on the Site, which is incorporated into this Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Cookie Policy.

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INTERNET-BASED ADVERTISING 

Additionally, we may use third-party software to serve ads on the Site, implement email marketing campaigns, and manage other interactive marketing initiatives. This third-party software may use cookies or similar tracking technology to help manage and optimize your online experience with us.

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SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

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POLICY FOR CHILDREN

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data, we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

 

CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES 

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy./Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. If you set the DNT signal on your browser, we will respond to such DNT browser signals.

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OPTIONS REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION - ACCOUNT INFORMATION

You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:

• Logging into your account settings and updating your account.

• Contact us using the contact information provided below.

 

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete 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 Use and/or comply with legal requirements.

 

EMAILS AND COMMUNICATIONS 

If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from us, you may opt-out by:

• Noting your preferences at the time you register your account with the Site.

• Logging into your account settings and updating your preferences.

• Contact us using the contact information provided below.

If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

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PRIVACY POLICY

Beaches Sandbox is committed to respecting the personal information of its visitors and supporters. Personal information collected or provided by telephone, email, in-person or online are governed by this privacy policy. Please review the privacy policy so that you understand how information that you provide will be used. Your comments are always welcome.

 

Types of information: name, address, email, phone number, age, gender, marital status, credit card and banking information.

 

This information is collected to process transactions, and to fulfill visitor and donor benefits, and enables the organization to better understand and serve you. Beaches Sandbox will limit the information collected for those purposes unless we have obtained your consent to do otherwise.

 

Personal information is used to provide information about programs and funding needs, to thank supporters and issue tax receipts, to invite visitors to special events, to sell registrations/tickets/subscriptions, to solicit donations, to personalize promotional offers, to communicate opportunities to volunteer, to promote other information that may be of interest to you. 

 

To prevent unauthorized access and appropriate use, access to personal information is restricted to authorized personnel who require this information to perform their duties. 

 

Visitors are entitled to access their personal information held by Beaches Sandbox. You may only access personal information about yourself, with an exception made for legal guardians of minors. Requests for personal information will be responded to within thirty (30) days. Beaches Sandbox will provide this information at no cost, but there may be costs associated with transcription, reproduction or transmission that will be charged to the person making the request. Please make your request in writing to info@beachessandbox.com.

 

Any visitor who has engaged with Beaches Sandbox, its booking system, ticketing system etc. will be considered as doing business with the organization, providing consent to be added to a newsletter list. To opt-out, please check the “unsubscribe” button.

 

LAST UPDATED JULY 2024.