This Privacy Policy is effective as of November 18, 2023.
This Privacy Policy applies to the website ExceptionallyBlack.com (the “Website”) and is owned and operated by Exceptionally Black LLC (“Exceptionally Black,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit or use our Website.
Collection of Personal Information
We collect personal information about you when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you:
- Create an account on our Website
- Sign up for our newsletter
- Contact us through our contact form
- Purchase products or services from us
The personal information we collect may include your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, payment information, and other information you voluntarily provide to us.
Use of Personal Information
We may share and disclose Information in the following ways or for any other purpose disclosed at the time of collection:
With your consent. We may disclose Information when you provide us with your consent to do so.
Legal and law enforcement purposes. We may disclose Information in response to legal process, for example in response to a court order or a subpoena, or in response to a law enforcement agency’s request. We also may disclose such Information to third parties: (i) in connection with fraud prevention activities, (ii) where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, (iii) in situations that may involve violations of our terms of use or other rules, (iv) to protect our rights and the rights and safety of others, and (v) as otherwise required by law.
Change of control. We may transfer Information in the event of a business transaction, such as if we or one of our business units or our relevant assets are acquired by, sold to, or merged with another company or as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or a business reorganization.
Service providers. Organizations that perform services for us may have access to Information to help carry out the services they are performing for us, such as, but not limited to, creation, maintenance, hosting, and delivery of our Sites, products, and services, conduct marketing, handle payments, email and order fulfillment, administer contests, conduct research and analytics, or customer service.
Linked sites. Some of our Sites contain links to other sites, including Social Media Sites, whose information practices may be different from ours. Information you submit to other sites will be governed by the other sites’ privacy policies and terms.
Advertising networks. We may share certain information with parties to provide advertising to you based on your interests. For more information, please see our Ad Choices section below.
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.
Embedded Content from other Websites
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.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
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 visit our login page, 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.
How Long We Retain Your Data
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.
Data Security
We use reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no security system is perfect, and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.
Your Choices
You have the following choices regarding your personal information:
- You can opt out of receiving promotional materials from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any promotional email.
- You can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by contacting us at privacy@exceptionallyblack.com.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
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.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on our Website. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about our practices.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@exceptionallyblack.com.
