Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how DACM Digital, LLC dba August McGregor, 3140 Airway Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (support@augustmcgregor.com)(collectively, "DACM," "August McGregor" "we" or "us") collect, use and share information about you and the choices that are available to you with respect to our handling of your data. This policy applies to information we collect when you interact with us online (e.g., through our website or other online products and services) or offline (e.g., when you interact with customer support) or otherwise interact with us as described below. Our online and offline services and interactions with you are collectively referred to as “Services” in this Privacy Policy.

This policy has been activated at the launch of our ecommerce business on September 21, 2018.

 

Essential Information We Collect

In operating our store, it is essential for us to capture some information about your device, such as your IP address and information related to your visit when you browse our store. For example, this might include time-stamp, the last page or product you visited, the indication that you logged in. We do that in order to:

● remember who you are after you log in so that you do not need to authenticate at each click;

● monitor if our website is running with the high performance we are dedicated to providing;

● let you browse between products without having to start back from the home page at each click;

● remember if you put something in your shopping cart before you decide to checkout; and

● control that your data is processed securely.

We call the information mentioned above “essential information” and we collect it through the use of cookies. Cookies are small text files that most websites uses. A website places cookies in the web browser and then reads the information collected through the cookies every time the user performs an action. We use cookies. Without enabling this mechanism and this kind of cookies (first-party cookies), we could not provide you with the smooth experience that you expect while you are navigating.

 

SMS  Marketing

Should you opt-in for SMS communication from August McGregor, your mobile phone number will not be shared or sold to any other party. Text messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system or other technology. Namely, August McGregor currently uses Klaviyo for managing SMS communication with its community, audience and customers. Your consent to receive autodialed marketing text messages is not required as a condition of purchasing any goods or services. If you have opted in, the Service provides updates, alerts, information, promotions, specials, and other marketing offers (e.g., cart reminders) from August McGregor via text messages through your wireless provider to the mobile number you provided. Message frequency varies. Text the single keyword command STOP to [insert your sending number] to cancel at any time. You'll receive a one-time opt-out confirmation text message.  For Service support or assistance, text HELP or email support@augustmcgregor.zendesk.com.

Order Information You Expressly Provide

If you buy something from our store, we will need more specific information about you. To fully process your order and ship the merchandise you selected, we need your personal data such as your first and last name, your email address, phone number, and your shipping and billing address. We also use your contact and order information to send you communication related to the processing of your order. We will ask you to provide this information in our “checkout page” before letting you finalize your purchase with the payment.

 

Accounts

You can sign up for an account if you’d like. This will help confirm your interest in our store, but also provides you the ability to view previous orders in your history. It should also make shopping with us a little easier because we will remember your information and, when you decide to buy our products, you do not have to provide all of your information over again -- you just have to log-in. Before registering your account, we will ask you to expressly provide your consent to this privacy policy. Only if you give us your consent, we will open your account. We also provide you the possibility to easily withdraw your consent and delete your account. Just connect with us by writing ecom@augustmcgregor.com. 

 

Partial Purchases

If you have started to buy one of our products, but have not completed the purchase, you may have provided partial information, such as your email. In that case, we might send you an email to remind you about your interest. If you are not comfortable in receiving further emails of this kind, we will give you an opportunity to opt-out simply by clicking the 'unsubscribe' link found at the bottom of each and every email communication of this kind. Your privacy means a lot to us and we will stop sending you these communications right away.

 

Reviews

If you have completed a purchase, we will send you an email to ask you to review the product you bought as well as your experience on our web site. We want to be sure that whether you love your purchase or have a complaint, you can share your opinion with other customers.

 

Personalization

We also use some specific information related to your visit, such as the timestamp of your visit, the page or the product you viewed, where you are coming from (if you came to our store because you clicked on an advertisement or you just opened our direct link). This is very similar to the “essential information,” but we use it to provide you with a personalized experience. The information on your visit provides us with insights on your interests and allows us to send you relevant communications. We capture this information through cookies, called a "beacon," that we allow you to block. 

 

Similarly, we also may use "pixel tags" and other technologies on our Site to collect usage, demographic, and geographic location data, which allow us to count users who have visited certain pages of the Sites, to deliver branded services, and to help determine the effectiveness of promotional or advertising campaigns.

Some internet browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome) offer their own opt outs for interest-based advertising. The ad networks and ad service providers we participate with may not recognize these opt outs. Read below on third-party advertisers and resources on how to opt out of interest-based advertising.

 

Third parties, including advertisers, may collect information, potentially including personal information, about your activities over time and across different websites when you use the Sites. Those third parties may use cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, mobile application advertising identifiers and other technologies. Those third parties may also provide August McGregor with information and reports about data collection, ad response measurement, analytical information, and assist with delivery of relevant marketing messages and advertisements.

Collection of your information by third parties is not governed by this Privacy Policy. Please consult the privacy policies of those third parties to determine how they collect and use your information. Many third-party advertisers and some web browsers and mobile devices allow you to opt out of third-party advertising. Information and resources regarding how to opt out of interest-based advertising are available from the Digital Advertising Alliance at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

  

How Do We Process Your Information?

We use an external provider to run our store, BigCommerce. BigCommerce is based in the US and is a participant in the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and committed to providing best-in-class service and data protection. You can check its participation in the Privacy Shield here on the official site of The International Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. Department of Commerce. Through BigCommerce, we also use other, highly specialized external providers to provide the most competitive services. For example: Zonos is a third-party application used to power our international shipping quotes and fulfillment

● Payment: ​Our store is PCI-DSS compliant (a very strict industry standard with requirements for the security of credit card information), but we want to use accredited companies to process your credit card information. Our payment provider is ServeFirst and is powered through Authorize.net payment gateway, one of the most trusted online payment managers. 

● Shipping: ​We integrate with a number of shipping companies to fulfill your orders. Fulfillment is handled by USPS, UPS, FEDEX, DHL.

Partnering with highly specialized external companies allows us to focus on what we do best: selling great products.

 

How Can You Control Your Personal Data?

If you are one of our customers who is in the EU, and we are specifically selling our products to the Member State where you are located, you have specific rights that we are honored to enforce without undue delay: Access, Correct, Erasure, Port, Object. If you cannot exercise your choice on your account page or if you do not have an account with us, please reach out to us, at the contact details at the bottom of this page. We will be more than happy to help.

 

How Long Do We Keep Your Data?

We keep your data for as long as you have an account with us. We also keep some data for security investigation. Most importantly, we have specific obligations for fraud detection and tax reasons. Therefore, we might need to retain certain data even if you ask to delete it.

 

Do We Have Any Legal Obligations When Handling Your Data?

Many. We might need to share your personal information to comply with applicable legal obligations, i.e. fraud protection and tax reasons.

 

Any Update?

If we update our Privacy Policy to reflect a change or improvement of our services or a new legal obligation, we will publish the new version on our website, and we will make it clear on our home page at www.augustmcgregor.com so it will be visible as you enter our store.