Pelican’s Snoballs USA Privacy Notice
Effective November 11, 2019
Your privacy is important to us. We provide this notice so you will be aware of (1) the types of personal information we may collect when you use our facilities or websites, (2) why we collect it, (3) how we use it, (4) how we protect it and (5) with whom we may share it. This notice also tells you to contact us with any questions or concerns.
Information You Provide
You provide us with personal information in the course of using certain features of our facilities or website. For example, if you seek information about a franchise, we may ask for your name, address, email address, birthdate, marital status, current employer, current salary, cash availability for investment, education, felony conviction record, charges filed record, and bankruptcy record. This enables us to fulfill your request. It also enables us to evaluate a franchisee application.
You may also choose to email us through the site, in which case we will receive your name, email address, and any other information you choose to include. We use this information to respond to your inquiry.
We may also add this information to our email lists. Depending on your status, your email is added to lists for monthly newsletters, marketing, company information etc. You may unsubscribe from the list at any time.
From time to time, we may modify features of our website. As a result of those changes, you may choose to submit other or additional personal information.
Cookies
At the moment, we do not use cookies on the site. However, we may do so in the future. Cookies are files or data stored on the computer or other device you used to access our applications and websites. Cookies can store information that allow our application or website to recognize whether a certain computer or device has been used to visit it in the past. They may enhance your online experience by saving your preferences or information you provide while using our applications or visiting our sites. They may also be used to provide you information of interest to you.
Information We Collect
When you access our website, we may collect information about your activities. This includes, but is not limited to, your activities on the website. In some cases, this information may be anonymous. In others, it may be tied to your account or other personal information you provide.
We may track your location based on your IP address, or the location of the device you are using. We may also use third-party analysts such as Google Analytics or WordPress to analyze user data. This analysis helps us assist you by directing your user experience toward areas likely to be of interest to you.
We will know which sections of the applications or website pages you visit as well as links you may choose to follow from the applications or websites. Depending on your browser settings, we may collect the URLs of referral or exit pages. We do not track your Internet activity beyond our site or referral/exiting pages.
We collect this information for analytics purposes so we can determine what features interest our users and potentially revise our features or the way they operate as a result. Any data we collect is stored indefinitely on the database.
For further information, or to prevent your data from being placed in participant lists under our control, please contact us using the procedures below. To prevent your data from being placed in participant lists controlled by third parties, please contact that party directly.
In general, we use your information to market, inform you about, provide, and improve our services. For example, we may use it to update you about company developments.
Pelican’s SnoBalls USA does not collect information on minors aged 15 or under.
If you want us to delete information about a minor which you have submitted already, you may contact us at:
ATTN: Noah Jenkins
Pelican’s SnoBalls USA
801 East Second Avenue,
Gastonia, N.C. 28054
Phone: 704-671-2012
Email: noah@psbusa.com
“Do Not Track”
Your browser settings may allow you to automatically transmit a “do not track” signal to websites and online services you visit. At this time there is no general agreement in the industry on how “do not track” should be applied. Like many other websites, our website and application are not configured to respond to “do not track” signals from browsers
Information We Share
If you provide information when using the website or application, or if we collect it as described above, we may share it with third party vendors, business partners, affiliates, service providers or contractors. These third parties assist us with activities such as communications and file management.
We do not authorize these third parties to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements.
We may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or (iv) in connection with an investigation of suspected illegal or fraudulent activity.
We further reserve the right to sell or share any information we maintain in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. We also reserve the right to share or sell information in the event we go through a corporate reorganization such as a merger, or through the bankruptcy process.
Protecting Personal Information
We maintain reasonable safeguards, such as administrative, technical and physical security measures, to protect your data. For example, we restrict physical access to employees and consultants. We use 2-Factor authentication on all admin acounts.
These measures are intended to prevent against loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the personal information you provide or information we collect through this website or application.
Please note that no method of transmitting or storing electronic data is ever completely secure. Therefore we cannot guarantee that your information will never be accessed, used or released in a manner that is inconsistent with this policy.
Links to Other Sites
We may provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites operate independently from Pelican’s Snoballs USA. We cannot control and are not responsible for their privacy practices or content.
As a result, this notice does not apply to any website linked to by our website. If you have questions about privacy practices of other sites, you should review their privacy notices or contact the site operator.
Changing Your Information and Contacting Us
If you would like to change your information or preferences, please contact us at noah@psbusa.com.
If you have questions regarding our privacy practices, or this Privacy Notice, or if you would like to have your information corrected or deleted, you may contact us at:
ATTN: Noah Jenkins
Pelican’s SnoBalls USA
801 East Second Avenue,
Gastonia, N.C. 28054
Phone: 704-671-2012
Email: noah@psbusa.com
Information for Users Outside the United States
If you are a user located outside the United States, please be aware that information we collect will be transferred to and stored on our servers in the United States. By using our website or application, you agree to the transfer and processing of your personal data in the United States. Please be aware that United States data protection laws may be different from the laws in your country of residence.
Choice of Law And Venue
By using our website or application, you agree that any claims or dispute arising out of or in connection with such usage will be handled exclusively in the state or federal courts sitting in Wake County, North Carolina, in the United States of America. You also agree that that such a court will apply the laws of the state of North Carolina, without reference to conflicts of law principles.
Changes to this Notice
Due to the changing nature of the Internet, this policy may be changed at any time. Therefore we ask that you visit our Privacy Policy often so that you are always fully informed.