COMMON BANNER PRIVACY POLICY

 

Welcome to www.commonbanner.com (the “Website”), which is owned and operated by Common Banner LLC (collectively, with its agents, “Common Banner”, “we”, “our” or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how information about you is collected, used, transferred and disclosed by Common Banner. This includes when you access or use the Website, purchase a Common Banner product or service or otherwise contact, engage or interact with us, including, but not limited to, email, social media or using other online products or services. As used herein, Common Banner’s products and services are collectively referred to as “Products,” and the access or use of the Website, which includes the purchase of a Product, is collectively referred to as “Services.”

 

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. WHEN YOU ENGAGE IN THE SERVICES OR PROVIDE US WITH ANY INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE, TRANSFER AND DISCLOSURE OF THAT INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

 

Information We Collect

 

Information You Provide To Us

We collect information that you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you engage in the Services, fill out a form or survey, participate in a contest or promotion, sign-up for an email list, contact Common Banner, engage with our social media profiles and feeds and otherwise communicate with us. The type of information we may collect includes your:

 

• First and last name;

 

• Postal address (including billing and shipping addresses);

 

• E-mail address;

 

• Telephone number;

 

• Payment information;

 

• Social media usernames;

 

• Demographic information;

 

• Information about your interests and preferences; and

 

• Any other information you choose to provide.

 

We may combine the personal information you provide to us with the personal information we collect about you. We will use the combined personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy for as long as it is combined.

 

Automatic Information Collection

 

When you engage in the Services, we automatically collect certain information about you. Examples of the information we may collect includes the following.

 

Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: Common Banner uses cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about you, which may include, but is not limited to, log files, web beacons, tags, pixels, scripts, device identifiers and software development kits. Cookies are small data files stored on your device’s hard drive or memory when you use that device to engage in the Services. Your computer may be specially configured to reject cookies, and you should refer to your browser for more information. Some features of the Website and Services may not work properly if you choose to reject cookies, such as autofill. At this time, Common Banner does not respond to “do not track” settings.

 

Transaction Information: When you purchase a Product, we collect information about the transaction, which may include, but is not limited to, product details, purchase price, and the date and location of the transaction. Common Banner works with a third-party payment processor to process transactions.

 

Device and Usage Information: We may collect information about how you engage with the Services, which may include, but is not limited to, information about the browser, network and hardware type used, mobile network information, IP address and unique device identifiers. We may also collect information about your browsing behavior as it relates to the Services, which may include, but is not limited to, access times, page views, clickstream and page visited before navigating to the Services.

 

Information We Collect From Other Sources

 

We may obtain information about you from other, third-party sources, and combine it with the information we have collected about you.

 

Information We Derive Or Infer

 

We may derive inferences or draw information about you based on the information we collect. For example, we may infer certain products that you are interested in based on your past engagement with the Services. We may also use your IP address to draw inferences about the location of your device or computer.

 

How Information is Used and Shared

We may use the information we collect about you for one or more of the following purposes:

 

• Complete and fulfill your order, request or inquiry, for example, to communicate with you regarding your purchase, a return or to answer your questions, and to provide you with related service or assistance. This may include, but is not limited to, sending you receipts, shipping notices, experience surveys, invoices and confirmations.

 

• Send you important information. This may include, but is not limited to, information about the Website, Services, Products, Terms of Use and other administrative matters.

 

• Send you marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you. This may include, but is not limited to, information about upcoming opportunities, invitations, events and exclusive deals.

 

• Personalize your experience when you engage in the Services. This may include, but is not limited to, presenting opportunities, products and offers that are tailored to you.

 

• Personalize advertisements that you see on third-party platforms or websites.

 

• Allow you to participate in surveys, sweepstakes, contests or similar promotions and to administer these activities. Some of these activities have additional rules, which could contain additional information about how we use and disclose your personal information, so we recommend that you read these rules carefully.

 

• Allow you to communicate or interact when you engage in the Services.

 

• Enable our business purposes, which may include, but is not limited to, data analysis, audits, researching and developing new products or services, enhancing the Website, improving the Services, developing marketing strategies, identifying usage trends and determining the effectiveness of promotional campaigns. We may analyze aggregated demographic information and personal information for historical, statistical, and scientific purposes, and we may store personal information for your convenience should you return to the Website or engage in the Services in the future.

 

• Detect, investigate or help prevent security incidents, fraudulent transactions or other illegal activities, and protect the rights and property of Common Banner and others.

 

• As we believe to be necessary or appropriate to (a) comply with applicable law or legal processes; (b) investigate security breaches; (c) respond to requests from public or government authorities; (d) enforce our Terms of Use; (e) protect our operations; (f) protect our rights, privacy, safety, security and property, and that of you and others; and (g) allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.

 

Common Banner may disclose information about you, or permit others to directly collect information about you, in the following scenarios.

 

• With companies, vendors, consultants and service providers that help complete transactions, perform services on our behalf and support the Website and Services, which may include, but is not limited to, payment processing, order fulfillment, shipping and handling, marketing and advertising, social media, analytics, customer support, customer resource management (CRM), customer emails and communication, surveys and market research, web hosting, e-commerce, fraud prevention and Website security, among others.

 

• At your direction, including when you publicly participate in an interactive area of the Services or on social media pages or feeds that Common Banner controls, or when you publicly post, share or comment about the Website, Services or Products via a third-party website or platform.

 

• Between and among Common Banner and any future parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and other entities under common control or ownership.

 

• With our professional advisors, which may include lawyers, bankers, consultants, insurance professionals and accountants, among others, to obtain advice related to our business and strategy.

 

• In connection with and during negotiations of any merger, buyside acquisition, sellside acquisition (including all or a portion of Common Banner or its assets), financing, joint venture, corporate reorganization or bankruptcy.

 

• If we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulations or legal process.

 

• If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our Terms of Use or other policies.

 

• If we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of Common Banner and its employees, officers, directors, managers, members, affiliates and subsidiaries, our services providers, vendors, customers or any other person.

 

Advertising and Analytics Services Provided by Others

 

We may engage others to provide analytics services, serve advertisements and perform related services for us across the Internet, mobile applications and social media platforms. These entities may use cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, pixels, scripts, device identifiers, software development kits and other technologies to collect information, which may include, but is not limited to, browser, network and hardware type used, mobile network information, IP address, unique device identifiers, access times, page views, clickstream and page visited before navigating to the Services, among other information.  This information may be used to deliver advertising that targets your interests on other websites, mobile applications and social media platforms, and to analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content and to better understand your online activity. At this time, Common Banner does not respond to “do not track” settings.

 

For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative website (https://thenai.org/about-online-advertising/) or the Digital Advertising Alliances website (https://youradchoices.com/choices-faq#jr02).

 

Third-Party Interaction and Website Hyperlinks

 

Common Banner does not endorse or warrant any third-party products or services by virtue of any advertisement, information, material or content referred to, or included on, or linked from or to the Website. You also acknowledge that any links Common Banner provides to you is only for convenience, and you agree that Common Banner is not responsible for the content or links displayed on such websites to which you may be linked. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected on this Website and not to information collected on linked sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave this Website and to read the privacy statements of each and every linked site that collects your personal information.

 

You agree that Common Banner shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage incurred as a result of your dealings with or purchases from any third-party websites, organizations or individuals.  If there is a dispute between users on this Website, or between users and any third-party website, organization or individual, you understand and agree that Common Banner is under no obligation to become involved, and you hereby release Common Banner from any and all liability associated with such dispute.

 

Age Requirements      

We are committed to protecting the privacy needs of children and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children's online activities. We do not target our Website to persons less than 18 years of age and do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. When children aged under 18 use our Website, Services or Products, we recommend that they obtain permission from a parent or guardian and we recommend that the parents or guardians delete the cookies from their browser and take steps to minimize the data collected.

 

If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 13 years of age who you believe has otherwise provided personally identifiable information to Common Banner without your consent, please contact Common Banner at hello@commonbanner.com to have the information deleted.

 

If you believe that we may have inadvertently collected any personally identifiable information about a child aged 13 years or younger, please contact us at hello@commonbanner.com.

 

Retention Period

 

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to carry out the purpose for which we originally collected it and for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

 

The criteria used to determine our retention periods may also include:

 

• The length of time that you engage in the Services;

 

• The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you;

 

• Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example, certain laws require us to keep records of your transactions for a certain period of time before we can delete them); or

 

• Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory investigations).

 

Information Security

           
We use commercially reasonable methods to protect your personal information from unauthorized access and disclosure. While we consider these procedures to be adequate, there is still a risk that your personal information could be misappropriated. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information. If you have any questions about security relating to the Website or Services, you can send an email to us at the email address specified below.

 

Changes in this Privacy Policy

           
Common Banner reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. If Common Banner makes changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by either making a post on the Website, updating the date at the top of the Privacy Policy or sending you an email. Unless Common Banner states otherwise, the amended Privacy Policy will be effective immediately, and your continued engagement with the Website after we provide notice of amendment will confirm your acceptance.

 

Cross-Border Transfer

 

Common Banner is headquartered in the United States and the information we collect is governed by United States law. By engaging in the Services or sharing other information with Common Banner, via chat, email or otherwise, you consent to the processing, transfer and storage of information in the United States or other countries, which may not have the same rights and protections offered under United States law.

 

Your Privacy Rights and Choices

 

Cookies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. If you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could impact the availability and functionality of the Website and Services.

 

Marketing Communication: You may receive marketing emails from Common Banner. If you do not wish to receive these marketing emails, you may choose to opt-out by clicking “unsubscribe” in the email and then following the instructions.

 

If you opt-out of receiving marketing emails, Common Banner may still email you about important information, which may include, but is not limited to, information about the Website, Services, Products, Terms of Use and other administrative matters.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please email us at hello@commonbanner.com or write to the following address:

 

Common Banner LLC

222 S. Meramec Ave.

Suite 202-1077

St. Louis, MO 63105

 

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