Website Data Processing

Introduction

This Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make use of services from https://www.thesocialnerds.com (the “Site”).

Personal Information We Collect

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including, but not limited to, information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

Cookies:

These are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit All About Cookies.

Log files:

These track actions occurring on the Site and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

Web beacons, tags, and pixels: These are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally, when you utilize a form or attempt to utilize a form through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including, but not limited to, your name, website URL, email address, company name, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Form Information.”

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are referring to both Device Information and Form Information.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use the Form Information that we collect generally to contact people who willingly reached out through the Site. Additionally, we use this Form Information to:

Communicate with you.

• Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud.
• When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
• When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide your information with third parties.
• We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

Sharing Your Personal Information

• We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. We also 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: Google Privacy Policy. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: Google Analytics Opt-Out.

We may also share your information in the following circumstances:

• In response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal processes, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
• When we believe it is necessary to share information to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of “The Social Nerds’” terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
• In the event of business transfers, such as the sale or purchase of services, stores, or assets. In such transactions, visitor information is usually one of the transferred business assets. Also, in the unlikely event that “The Social Nerds” is acquired, or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information will be one of the transferred assets.
• Credit card information will never be disclosed by “The Social Nerds” and follows the conditions of use established by Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Amex, and PayPal.

Behavioral Advertising

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at NAI - Understanding Online Advertising.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by visiting the following links:

Facebook – Facebook Ad Settings

Google – Google Ad Settings

Bing – Bing Ad Personalization

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: About Ads - Opt Out.

Do Not Track

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.

Your Rights

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right or have any questions, please contact us through the contact information provided below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident, please note that we are processing your information to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site) or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests as listed above. Also, please be aware that your information may be transferred outside of Europe, including, but not limited to, Canada and the United States.

Data Retention

When you fill out a web form through the Site, we may maintain your Form Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by mail using the details provided below:

“The Social Nerds”

Attn: Legal Department

Allen, TX, 75013

United States