Effective Date: 10/3/2022
This Privacy Policy applies to www.bestbullysticks.com owned and operated by Best Bully Sticks. At Best Bully Sticks, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how Best Bully Sticks collects and uses the personal information you provide on our web site: www.bestbullysticks.com. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information. We use the information we collect to assist us in processing orders. Please read on for more details about our Privacy Policy.
The Information We Collect: If you purchase a product from us, we request certain personally identifiable information from you on our order form. You must provide contact information which may include your name, residential and/or business address, shipping address, billing address, telephone number(s), email address and other information you choose to provide. As you navigate through and interact with the Web site, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment and patterns, including details of your use, including traffic data, location data, logs or other communication data and the resources that you access and use, and information about our device including your operating system, IP address, and other sign-on data. We do not store credit card numbers. For example, when you set up your account and/or make online purchases, you will be asked to provide information necessary to facilitate the transaction; when you enter our contests, sweepstakes or other promotions, you may be asked for information necessary to fulfill the promotion; when you post comments or other content on our site (e.g., Product reviews, Q&A forum), anything you post will be available to us as well as visitors to our site; when you post information about us on social networking sites, we may collect such information; when you contact our customer service representatives, we collect additional information you choose to provide our representatives. We also collect information about your pet(s), including name, breed, gender, birthdate, veterinary information and photos.
Our shopping cart is hosted on our third party service provider's platform. All of the information collected on these pages are collected by Best Bully Sticks. Our Privacy Policy governs the collection and use of this information. Our third party platform provider has no access or control to over this information.
We use this information for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you.
If you order a Gift Certificate for someone else we will collect their name, email address, and mailing address. We collect this information for the sole purpose of providing them with the gift certificate that you have purchased for them. We do not use this information for any other reason nor will we share this information with third parties. Your friend may contact us at info@bestbullysticks.com to request that we remove this information from our database.
We, along with our third party service providers, may automatically collect information about you. This information includes, and is not limited to, browser information, operating system information, device IP, device information, IP address and the date, time, length of stay, geo-location, IP address, referring website, specific pages accessed and other actions you take on our site.
We Do Not Share Your Personal Information: Best Bully Sticks does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information other than as disclosed within this Privacy Policy. This information is for our private records only. We restrict access to your orders to those employees who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. Personal information is not available to any third party via our website or through other means.
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.
Agents/Service Providers
We use other third parties such as a shipping company to fulfill orders, a third party shopping cart platform provider, and a credit card processing company to bill you for goods and services. We use Live Chat to assist you if you have questions while using our site or regarding your order. We will share your name, billing address, shipping address and credit card information as necessary for the third party to provide that service.
These third parties are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for promotional purposes.
Email A Friend
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site. Best Bully Sticks stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program.
Your friend may contact us at info@bestbullysticks.com to request that we remove this information from our database.
Updating/Accessing/Amending/Correcting Personally Identifiable Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update or delete it when you place another order on the site or by emailing our Customer Support at info@bestbullysticks.com or by contacting us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below.
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Spam Email and Use of Email Addresses: We make every effort to minimize the amount of email correspondence you receive from us. If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter(s), we will use your name and email address to send the newsletter to you. Out of respect for your privacy, you may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails, accessing the email preferences in your account settings page or you can contact us at info@bestbullysticks.com.
Blog
If you use the blog room on this Web site, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information including videos and photos you submit there can be read, collected, or used by other users of these blogs, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these blogs. To request removal of your personal information from our blogs, contact us at info@bestbullysticks.com. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.
Customer Testimonials/Reviews
We post customer testimonials and reviews on our web site, which may contain personally identifiable information. We do obtain the customer's consent via email prior to posting the testimonial or review to post their name along with their testimonial or review. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at info@bestbullysticks.com.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.
We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser's "help" file.
We set a persistent cookie to store your passwords, so you don't have to enter it more than once. Persistent cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site, such as storing items in your shopping cart.
Third Party Cookies
The use of cookies by third parties is not covered by our Privacy Policy. We do not have access or control over these cookies. These third parties use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site.
To opt-out of Google Analytics tracking click here.
To block all cookies, please reference these instructions or check Help in your browser to learn how to delete cookies or change the privacy level on your computer. If you do not wish to use services that block the use of cookies, please exit our website immediately.
If you reside within a member country of the European Union, you cannot buy from BestBullySticks.com. Please exit the site immediately. Please shop for our products on Amazon.com. If you have questions, please contact a customer service representative to confirm your ability to buy from our website.
Clear Gifs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)
Our third party advertising partner employs a software technology called clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs), that help us better manage content on our site by informing us what content is effective. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. We do not tie the information gathered by clear gifs to our customers' personally identifiable information.
Behavioral Targeting/ Re-Targeting
We partner with a third party ad network to either display advertising on our Web site or to manage our advertising on other sites. Our ad network partner uses cookies and Web beacons to collect anonymous information about your over time and across third-party Web sites or online services to provide you targeted advertising based upon your interests. If you wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving you targeted ads, you may opt-out by clicking Here. Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic ads.
Links to Other Sites
If you click on a link to a third party site, you will leave www.bestbullysticks.com and go to the site you selected. Because we cannot control the activities of third parties, we cannot accept responsibility for any use of your personally identifiable information by such third parties, and we cannot guarantee that they will adhere to the same privacy practices as www.bestbullysticks.com.
We encourage you to review the privacy statements of any other service provider from whom you request services. If you visit a third party website that is linked to www.bestbullysticks.com, you should read that site's privacy statement before providing any personally identifiable information.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL BEST BULLY STICKS, ITS EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, REPRESENTATIVES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AND AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH (i) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITES OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEB SITES, OR (ii) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE WEB SITES OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEB SITES, (iii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY PRODUCTS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM OUR WEB SITE; (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (v) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OUR WEB SITE; (vi) THE DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM AN ACT OF FORCE MAJEURE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTS OF GOD, NATURAL DISASTERS, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS, WARS, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS, SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, VANDALISM, TERRORISM, NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIES OR ANY REASONS BEYOND THEIR REASONABLE CONTROL; OR (vii) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO OUR WEB SITE, EVEN IF BEST BULLY STICKS OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEB SITE AND/OR SITE-RELATED SERVICES IS TO STOP USING THE WEB SITE AND/OR THOSE SERVICES.
APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE, SO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF BEST BULLY STICKS UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES FOR LIABILITIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIMITED SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).
AddThis/ShareThis Widgets
We use the AddThis and ShareThis widget on our site to allow you to share our site or blog posts with your friend's on social networking sites. Best Bully Sticks has no access or control over the privacy practices of the third party sites you wish to post links on.
Within these widgets you may tell your friend about our site. Your friend’s name and email address will be collected in order to allow you to invite your friend to visit our site. Our Privacy Policy does not govern the collection and use of the information collected within the widgets or any third-party service provider functions.
Surveys or Contests
From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our site. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information from you. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code).
We use this information to notify contest winners of prizes and to improve site functionality in the case of surveys.
Children
Our Web site is not intended for children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. No one under age 13 may provide any information to the Web site, including, for example, a name, telephone number or email address. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 12 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.
Security
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personally identifiable information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can email us at info@bestbullysticks.com.
When entering sensitive information such as your credit card number on our order forms, this information is SSL encrypted by our third party platform provider.
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Changes in this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes to this Privacy Policy or provide notice of such changes in routine marketing materials so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of this page. All amended terms automatically take effect after they are initially posted on this page, unless a change in any applicable law requires immediate amendment.
Your California Privacy Rights: If you are a California resident, you may have certain additional rights. California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by us to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please write, call or send an email to the below contact information.
RIGHT TO NON-DISCRIMINATION
TDBBS will not deny goods or services, charge you a different price, or provide a different level or quality of goods or services just because you exercised your rights under the CCPA.
However, if you refuse to provide your personal information or ask us to delete your personal information, and that personal information or sale is necessary for TDBBS to provide you with goods or services, we may not be able to complete that transaction.
“Do Not Track” Signals: We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” and similar signal, because the providers of those signals do not yet operate according to common, industry-accepted standard. For more information on Do Not Track, please visit www.allaboutdnt.com.
Questions
If there are any questions or concern regarding this privacy policy, including our compliance with California Civil Code Section 1798.83 may contact us using the information below:
1-877-483-5853
support@bestbullysticks.com
Best Bully Sticks, 5701 Eastport Blvd, Richmond, VA 23231 877.483.5853
