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PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: 10th day of May, 2024

www.therhodeislandmermaid.com (the "Site") is owned and operated by The Rhode Island Mermaid LLC. The Rhode Island Mermaid LLC is the data controller and can be contacted at:

therhodeislandmermaid@gmail.com
(401) 647-6459

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Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy (this "Privacy Policy") is to inform users of our Site of the following:

The personal data we will collect;
Use of collected data;
Who has access to the data collected; and
The rights of Site users.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.

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Consent
By using our Site users agree that they consent to:

The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.
When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.

You can withdraw your consent by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email.

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Legal Basis for Processing

Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes.
Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

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Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

  • First and last name;

  • Email address;

  • Phone number; and

  • Payment information.

This data may be collected using the following methods:

  • Creating an account;

  • Joining our email list;

  • Making a purchase; and

  • Submitting an inquiry form.

  • How We Use Personal Data

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Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.

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The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:

  • Communication; and Order fulfillment.


Who We Share Personal Data with:

  • Employees


We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

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Third Parties
We may share user data with the following third parties:

  • Printify


We may share the following user data with third parties:

  • All information provided regarding a retail purchase online


We may share user data with third parties for the following purposes:

  • To properly fulfill orders which they are responsible to fulfill


Third parties will not be able to access user data beyond what is reasonably necessary to achieve the given purpose.

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Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

If the law requires it;
If it is required for any legal proceeding;
To prove or protect our legal rights; and
To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.


If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.

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How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved.

You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.

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How We Protect Your Personal Data
This website is compliant with the highest Payment Card Industry Data Standards, supported by anti-fraud protection, to safeguard payment info and protect transactions.

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While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.


Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.

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How to Opt-Out of Data Collection, Use or Disclosure
In addition to the method(s) described in the How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected section, we provide the following specific opt-out methods for the forms of collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data specified below:

you can opt our of the use of your personal data for marketing emails. You can opt-out by clicking unsubscribe at the bottom of any marketing email.


Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

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