Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 28, 2024
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Bear & Otter Outdoors (“Bear & Otter Outdoors”, “Bear & Otter”, “we”, “us”, “our”)! We believe visitors should fully understand our privacy policy and how we may use any information gathered during their visit. This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your information when you use the website or services (collectively, the “Service”) and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
We use your Personal data to provide and improve the Services. By using the Services, you acknowledge you have read and understood the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and that you agree with them. You warrant and represent that you are at least 18 years old and that you have the legal authority to enter into this Privacy Policy as an individual or on behalf of your employer. If you do not agree with the privacy practices described in this Privacy Policy, you may not use the Services.
UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
BEAR & OTTER OUTDOORS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE WEBSITE AND THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AT ANY TIME. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR CHANGES.
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
Account means a unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of Bear & Otter Outdoors. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by Bear & Otter to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of Bear & Otter, to perform services related to the Service or to assist Bear & Otter in analyzing how the Service is used.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or Bear & Otter Outdoors, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
When purchasing Products, you agree to provide the information requested on the Website completely and accurately. Such information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Age
Credit card or debit card information (via third party payment processors) to process payments for Products or Services
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.
Usage Data may include information such as your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We may use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. The technologies we use may include:
Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your Device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit Bear & Otter Outdoors, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).
Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Cookies Administered by Third-Parties
We use Google Analytics to assist us in knowing how our website is used by website visitors. For more information, please see Google Privacy Policies. Other third-party cookies may be administered by our partners and service providers and are not covered in this Privacy Policy. We have no control or access to these cookies, which are used to aid in website navigation.
Collected from Public Information or Third-Party Pages
We may collect Personal Data from publicly available sources or from third-parties.
We maintain a social media presence on multiple platforms, including, but not limited to, Instagram and Facebook. Communicating with us on those platforms is done at your own risk. Interactions on those platforms are governed by the respective platforms privacy policies. We are not responsible for the interactions of others using those platforms, nor for those platforms policies or actions.
USE OF PERSONAL DATA
Bear & Otter Outdoors may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain our Service including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage your Account: to manage your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to you as a registered user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services you have purchased or of any other contract with us through the Service.
To contact you: To contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.
To manage your requests: To attend and manage your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Bear & Otter Outdoors will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Bear & Otter Outdoors will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at Bear & Otter Outdoors's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to—and maintained on—computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by our submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Bear & Otter Outdoors will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that we assist in deleting the Personal Data that we have collected about you.
Our Service may give you the ability to delete certain information about you from within the Service.
You may update, amend, or delete your information at any time by signing in to your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage your personal information. You may also contact us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us.
Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA
We do not share or sell your Personal Data with third-parties. We may disclose your personal information with the following parties:
Business Transactions
If Bear & Otter Outdoors is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, Bear & Otter Outdoors may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
Bear & Otter Outdoors may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of Bear & Otter Outdoors
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability
SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA
The security of your Personal Data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us by visiting this page on our website.