Privacy Policy
Last updated: Jun 7, 2024 10:34 AM
We value your privacy very highly. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the acuo-bc.com Website (the “Website”) operated by Ben Blankenship (“us,” “we,” “our”) as this Privacy Policy contains important information regarding your privacy and how we may use the information we collect about you.
Your access to and use of the Website is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to everyone, including, but not limited to: visitors, users, and others, who wish to access or use the Website.
By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of the Privacy Policy, then you do not have our permission to access or use the Website.
What information we collect, where we get this information, how we use this information, what happens if we don’t have it, and the legal basis for processing this information
We collect any and all information that you enter on this Website. We collect the following information about you:
Identifying information – Name
Specific piece of information
Legal basis for processing this information
- The user has provided consent to the processing of their information;
- Processing is necessary to perform a contract with the user;
- Processing is necessary in order to take steps that the user has requested prior to entering into a contract;
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
Where we get this information
- Information submitted by the consumer;
- Tracking pixels;
- The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies.
How we use this information
- Analytics;
- Enforcing our Terms of Service;
- Marketing and advertising;
- Participation in surveys and contests;
- Performing services;
- Providing customer service;
- Verifying customer information.
What happens if we don’t have this information
- Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for participation in surveys and contests will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.
Identifying information – Postal / Shipping address
Specific piece of information
Legal basis for processing this information
- The user has provided consent to the processing of their information;
- Processing is necessary to perform a contract with the user;
- Processing is necessary in order to take steps that the user has requested prior to entering into a contract;
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
Where we get this information
- Information submitted by the consumer;
- Tracking pixels;
- The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies.
How we use this information
- Analytics;
- Enforcing our Terms of Service;
- Marketing and advertising;
- Participation in surveys and contests;
- Performing services;
- Providing customer service;
- Verifying customer information.
What happens if we don’t have this information
- Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for participation in surveys and contests will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.
Identifying information – Billing address
Specific piece of information
Legal basis for processing this information
- The user has provided consent to the processing of their information;
- Processing is necessary to perform a contract with the user;
- Processing is necessary in order to take steps that the user has requested prior to entering into a contract;
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
Where we get this information
- Information submitted by the consumer;
- Tracking pixels;
- The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies.
How we use this information
- Analytics;
- Enforcing our Terms of Service;
- Marketing and advertising;
- Participation in surveys and contests;
- Performing services;
- Providing customer service;
- Verifying customer information.
What happens if we don’t have this information
- Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for participation in surveys and contests will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.
Identifying information – Phone number
Specific piece of information
Legal basis for processing this information
- The user has provided consent to the processing of their information;
- Processing is necessary to perform a contract with the user;
- Processing is necessary in order to take steps that the user has requested prior to entering into a contract;
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
Where we get this information
- Information submitted by the consumer;
- Tracking pixels;
- The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies.
How we use this information
- Analytics;
- Enforcing our Terms of Service;
- Marketing and advertising;
- Participation in surveys and contests;
- Performing services;
- Providing customer service;
- Verifying customer information.
What happens if we don’t have this information
- Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for participation in surveys and contests will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.
Identifying information – IP address
Specific piece of information
Legal basis for processing this information
- The user has provided consent to the processing of their information;
- Processing is necessary to perform a contract with the user;
- Processing is necessary in order to take steps that the user has requested prior to entering into a contract;
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
Where we get this information
- Information submitted by the consumer;
- Tracking pixels;
- The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies.
How we use this information
- Analytics;
- Enforcing our Terms of Service;
- Marketing and advertising;
- Participation in surveys and contests;
- Performing services;
- Providing customer service;
- Verifying customer information.
What happens if we don’t have this information
- Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for participation in surveys and contests will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.
Identifying information – Email address
Specific piece of information
Legal basis for processing this information
- The user has provided consent to the processing of their information;
- Processing is necessary to perform a contract with the user;
- Processing is necessary in order to take steps that the user has requested prior to entering into a contract;
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
Where we get this information
- Information submitted by the consumer;
- Tracking pixels;
- The observation and recording of activities by the business, such as through the use of cookies.
How we use this information
- Analytics;
- Enforcing our Terms of Service;
- Marketing and advertising;
- Participation in surveys and contests;
- Performing services;
- Providing customer service;
- Verifying customer information.
What happens if we don’t have this information
- Our use of your data for analytics will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for enforcing our Terms of Service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for marketing and advertising will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for participation in surveys and contests will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for performing services will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for providing customer service will not be possible;
- Our use of your data for verifying customer information will not be possible.
With whom we share your personal information
We do not share your personal information with any third parties.
How we protect your information
We have implemented the following measures to protect and safeguard your personal information:
- Limiting the amount of personal information that we collect to strictly necessary only;
- Using ssl or other secure connection technologies when receiving or sending personal information beyond internal networks;
- Having comprehensive security policies and procedures;
- Screening all employees with access to personal information;
- Training our employees;
- Maintaining up-to-date software and safeguards.
Sale of your information
We do not sell your personal information.
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on your device by your browser. This Website collects cookies. Please visit our Cookie Policy to learn more about what cookies we collect, why we collect them, and how to change your cookie settings.
Children’s privacy
This Website is intended for use by a general audience and does not offer services to children. Should a child whom we know to be under 18 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond to that child to inform him or her that they cannot use this Website.
Analytics programs
This Website uses Google Analytics to collect information about you and your behaviors. If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
Information retention
We retain all of the information that we collect until we no longer need the information.
Direct marketing
We use the information that we collect about you for direct marketing purposes. Direct marketing is the act of selling products or services directly to consumers rather than through retailers. Residents of the European Union and/or the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom – You may, at any time, request that we cease to use your information for direct marketing purposes by emailing us at ben@acuo-bc.com.
Your rights
Depending upon where you reside, you may have the following rights with regard to your personal information:
The right to say no to the sale of your personal information.
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The right to request that we delete all or some of the personal information that we have collected on you.
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The right to ask us to transmit your personal information that we have collected on you to another provider (where technically feasible).
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The right to request that we amend any of the information that we have collected about you.
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The right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data.
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The right to request that we restrict the processing of your data.
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The right to lodge a complaint regarding our collection, sharing and processing of data with competent authorities in the proper jurisdiction.
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The right to stop receiving unwanted direct marketing.
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The right to receive the personal information that we hold about you in a portable and, to the extent feasible, a readily usable format that allows you to transmit this information to another entity.
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Exercising your rights
You may exercise the rights specified above by submitting a consumer request to:
Ben Blankenship
Owner
ben@acuo-bc.com
9196303281
181 Topsail Drive, Angier NC
United States
acuo-bc.com
We will need to verify your identity prior to effectuating your request. To verify your identity, you will need to provide us with the following information with your request:
- Name;
- Postal / Shipping address;
- Phone number;
- Email address.
Please note that we may be unable to process your request if you do not provide us with the above information.
We will respond to most consumer requests within 30 to 45 days of receipt, depending upon where you reside. However, some requests may take longer. We will notify you in writing if we need more time to respond. We have the ability to deny your request(s) if certain exceptions in the law apply. If we do deny your request, we will provide you with the reasons for such denial.
Accountability
The following person is accountable and responsible for our privacy practices and procedures:
Ben Blankenship
Owner
9196303281
ben@acuo-bc.com
You may lodge a complaint with us by contacting the person accountable and responsible for our privacy practices and procedures at the contact information above. Residents of Quebec may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Quebec by filling out this form or calling 1-888-528-7741. Residents of Canada may also lodge a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada by visiting this page or calling 1-800-282-1376.
Location of data processing
All data processing activities undertaken by us take place in United States.
Data Protection Officer
Ben Blankenship is our Data Protection Officer and may be reached via email at ben@acuo-bc.com.
Third-party websites
This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than us. We provide such hyperlinks for your reference only. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy or other practices of such websites. It is up to you to read and fully understand their Privacy Policies. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.
Do Not Track
Do Not Track is a preference you can set on your browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). You can either enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your browser.
Transferring Data
We plan to transfer data to the United States. This means that your information may be processed in a country outside of Canada and it may be accessible to law enforcement authorities and national security authorities of that country and jurisdiction.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the updated Privacy Policy to this website or application.
Questions
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at ben@acuo-bc.com.
