packaging market, Inc. and our affiliated service Shalane ("packaging market") respect your concerns about the privacy of Personal Data you may share with us. We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your Personal Data.
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, share, and otherwise process the Personal Data that we may collect about our customers, recipients of shipments, or those who access our website and social media pages.
Personal data consists of any information related to a natural person who can be directly or indirectly identified, especially by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one of several special characteristics, which expresses the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, commercial, cultural or social identity of these natural persons.
We may collect your Personal Data when you:
We may collect the following types of Personal Data from customers and other users of our website.
Like many websites, we use "cookies." A cookie is a piece of data stored on a user’s device containing information about the user’s visit to a website.
The cookies we use are of various types including:
You can change the user settings in your browser to prevent us from storing cookies on your device.
Our website, products, and services are not directed to children. We do not intentionally collect Personal Data regarding children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that we have collected Personal Data of a child under the age of 16, please contact us and we will remove the Personal Data as appropriate.
We process Personal Data that we collect or receive for the following legitimate purposes and interests:
We may share your Personal Data as follows:
We may retain Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection or as long as required to fulfill our legal obligations.
Depending on the geographical region in which you reside, you may have certain rights with respect to your Personal Data, including rights to:
To exercise your rights, please contact us by using the information in the “Contacting us” section, below. We try to respond to all legitimate, verifiable requests as quickly as possible and will contact you if we need additional information.
We take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect your Personal Data from loss, misuse, and inappropriate access. We use generally accepted data security practices such as firewalls and encryption. While we follow generally accepted standards to protect Personal Data, no method of storage or transmission is 100% secure. You are responsible for protecting your account credentials and devices.
Credit/debit card information and banking information for ACH payments that you input as part of your checkout process is transmitted directly to our secure merchant processor using their best practices and security. We do not keep or have access to full credit/debit card numbers or bank account identification for ACH processing during online checkout or at any other time. Our direct payment gateway provider adheres 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/debit card information by our store and its service providers.
Personal Data may be processed outside your jurisdiction, and in countries that are not subject to an adequacy decision by the European Commission or your local authority, and that may not provide for the same level of data protection as your jurisdiction. We ensure that the recipient of your Personal Data offers an adequate level of protection, for instance by entering into appropriate agreements and, if required, standard contractual clauses for the transfer of data as approved by the European Commission. We may ask you for your prior consent to such international data transfers.
Your data will be transferred to servers located in the United States for the purpose of producing, fulfilling, and servicing your orders.
We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, and other factors. If we do, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of our Privacy Policy.
To exercise your rights regarding your Personal Data, or if you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices.
Data Controller: packaging market , Inc. is the data controller for your Personal Data.
Personal Data We Collect: The Personal Data we collect is identified above in this Privacy Policy.
How and Why We Process Personal Data: The legal bases for which collect, use, transfer or disclose Personal Data are described above in this Privacy Policy. These legal bases include (1) performance of our contracts with customers; (2) provision of our products and services; (3) the operation of our websites; (4) the marketing, development, and improvement of our goods and services; (5) complying with legal requirements and obligations; and (4) the protection of our rights, those of our customers, and of other persons. We may process your Personal Data based on your consent, where required by law. If we request your consent, we will inform you of the intended purposes for which your information will be processed. Please note that if you choose to withdraw your consent, you may not be able to participate in or benefit from our programs, services and initiatives for which you provided consent. We also may use the information we obtain about you in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection.
Data Retention: We may retain Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection or as long as required to fulfill our legal obligations. International Data Transfers: If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, we may transfer your Personal Data to countries that are not subject to an adequacy decision by the European Commission and that may not provide for the same level of data protection as your jurisdiction, including the United States. We ensure that the recipient of your Personal Data offers an adequate level of protection, for instance by entering into appropriate agreements and, if required, standard contractual clauses for the transfer of data as approved by the European Commission. We may ask you for your prior consent to such international data transfers.