Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to deck-specialist.com and Deck Specialist and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Deck Specialist include deck-specialist.com and DS. The DS website is a news and magazine site. By using the DS website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, DS may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
| - | First and Last Name |
| - | Mailing Address |
| - | E-mail Address |
| - | Phone Number |
| - | Job Title |
We collect billing and credit card information if you purchase DS's products and services. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
We do not collect your personal information unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include (a) registering for an account, (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by one of our partners, (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties, (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
DS collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver your requested services.
DS may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from DS and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
DS does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
DS may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to DS, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
DS may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on DS or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of DS; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of DS, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by DS. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the DS website.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for such other sites' content or privacy practices. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
DS secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. DS uses the following methods for this purpose:
| - | SSL Protocol |
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet that are beyond our control and (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
| • | Delete your personal information from our records; and |
| • | Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records. |
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
| • | Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us; |
| • | Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity; |
| • | Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; |
| • | Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law; |
| • | Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act; |
| • | Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent; |
| • | Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us; |
| • | Comply with an existing legal obligation; or |
| • | Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information. |
Children Under Thirteen
DS does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, DS may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from DS or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from DS, you may opt out of such communications by Click on the Unsubscribe Link at the bottom of every one of our emails. Or ... email us directly and ask to be removed from the mailing list: info@deck-specialist.com.
Changes to this Statement
DS reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in how we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
DS welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that DS has not adhered to this Statement, please contact DS at:
Deck Specialist
151 Kalmus Dr, J3-200
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Email Address:
info@deck-specialist.com
Telephone number:
(949) 231-0797
Effective as of January 01, 2024