PRIVACY POLICY

The following links explain how to access cookie settings in various browsers:

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•    Cookie settings in Firefox
•    Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
•    Cookie settings in Google Chrome
•    Cookie settings in Safari (OS X)
•    Cookie settings in Safari (iOS)
•    Cookie settings in Android

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To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

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The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.

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You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.

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Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as www.allaboutcookies.org.

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Additionally, please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain uses of your information by these parties, please follow the instructions in the “Behavioural Advertising” section above.

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Sharing Personal Information

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We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, as described above. For example:

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•    We use Wix (Wix Stores) to power our online store. You can read more about how Wix uses your Personal Information here: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy.
•    We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

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Behavioural Advertising

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As described above, we may use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For example:

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•    We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
•    We may share information about your use of the Site, your purchases, and your interaction with our ads on other websites with our advertising partners. We collect and share some of this information directly with our advertising partners, and in some cases through the use of cookies or other similar technologies (which you may consent to, depending on your location).

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For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

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You can opt out of targeted advertising by You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:

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•    FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
•    GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
•    BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

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Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

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Do Not Track

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Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
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Your rights

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GDPR

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If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below.

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Your Personal Information will be initially processed in Ireland and then will be transferred outside of Europe for storage and further processing, including to Canada and the United States. For more information on how data transfers comply with the GDPR, see Wix’s Privacy and Security Hub: https://www.wix.com/manage/privacy-security-hub.

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Lawful basis

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Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we process your personal information under the following lawful bases:

•    Your consent;
•    The performance of the contract between you and the Site;
•    Compliance with our legal obligations;
•    To protect your vital interests;
•    To perform a task carried out in the public interest;
•    For our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

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Automatic Decision-making

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If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to object to processing based solely on automated decision-making (which includes profiling), when that decision-making has a legal effect on you or otherwise significantly affects you.

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We do not engage in fully automated decision-making that has a legal or otherwise significant effect using customer data.

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Our processor Wix Stores uses limited automated decision-making to prevent fraud that does not have a legal or otherwise significant effect on you.

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Services that include elements of automated decision-making include:

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•    Temporary denylist of IP addresses associated with repeated failed transactions. This denylist persists for a small number of hours.
•    Temporary denylist of credit cards associated with denylisted IP addresses. This denylist persists for a small number of days.

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CCPA

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If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below.

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If you would like to designate an authorized agent to submit these requests on your behalf, please contact us through the address below.

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Retention

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Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. 

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All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

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Minors

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The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of sixteen (16). We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the address below to request deletion.

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Changes

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We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

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Contact

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We may contact you to notify you regarding your account, to troubleshoot problems with your account, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our company, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail.

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If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, you are invited to contact us through the contact information below.

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For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at hello@thetinybookco.com or by mail using the details provided below:

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The Tiny Book Co.™
PO Box 1221
Oakville RPO Lakeshore West
Oakville, Ontario
Canada L6K 0B3

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If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you have the right to lodge your complaint with the relevant data protection authority. You can contact your local data protection authority, or our supervisory authority below:

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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
30 Victoria Street
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
K1A 1H3

Last updated: 1 October 2024

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The above Privacy Policy applies to orders placed directly with The Tiny Book Co.™ through our website, by phone or email, and at markets or events where we are a participating vendor. Our Resellers and other hosted online platforms may have their own privacy policies.