Privacy Policy

FTBL SZN PRIVACY POLICY

At FTBL SZN (“FTBL SZN”) we believe it is important for you to understand what types of information we are collecting and what may happen to that information when using our website (the “Site”) and related applications and resources (collectively, the “Service”). This Privacy Policy is designed to explain FTBL SZN’s policies and procedures with respect of collection, use and disclosure by FTBL SZN of information about you in connection with the Service. This Privacy Policy has a limited scope and applies only to the Service. This Privacy Policy may include examples but is not intended to be restricted in its application to such examples, thus ‘including’ means ‘including without limitation.’ This Privacy Policy details how we safeguard the privacy of our on-line users and does not apply to information that may be collected by us off-line.

By accessing the Service, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as explained in this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the FTBL SZN Terms of Service, which can be accessed at http://www.ftblsnz/pages/terms-of-use. Your use of the Service and any information you provide through the Service is subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.

WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY

How we collect information about you
How we use or share information about you
How we safeguard information about you
How you can update your information
How we use mailing lists and how you can unsubscribe
Your California Privacy Rights
Other matters related to the information we collect about you

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

We collect information about you in a variety of ways in connection the Service.

REGISTRATION. To use some features and resources available through the Service, a user must complete our registration process. During registration, a user is required to provide certain categories of information, which may include personally identifiable information and other information about you such as your name, address, e-mail address, social network account information, password, user type, birthdate, gender, phone number, and how you heard about FTBL SZN.

PAYMENT INFORMATION. If you choose to complete certain payment transactions through the Service, you may be required to provide additional information such as checking account number, credit/debit card number, expiration date, and billing information.

OPTIONAL INFORMATION. At various other points during your use of the Service, you may have the option to provide additional information related to you. For example, you may wish to create a post, comment on another user’s post or share a post with a friend, relative or another person, or you may wish to utilize social network integrations of the Service. For voluntary activities like these you have the choice about whether to disclose the information necessary to use these features of the Service.

ANONYMOUS POSTS. In some cases, the Service may allow you to make “anonymous” posts. This means that your post will not include your user name; however, FTBL SZN still collects and retains the user names associated with anonymous posts and if you violate the FTBL SZN Terms of Service or applicable law, FTBL SZN reserves the right to disclose your user name or take other actions such as disabling your account or your ability to make anonymous posts.

PASSIVE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. In addition to the information which you actively provide to us by methods such as completing our registration process, commenting on, or sharing a post, we collect information about how you interact with the Service. We collect passive information for purposes such as testing and improving user experience with the Service and the compilation of demographic data and related usage information for internal purposes and for disclosure to third parties such as advertisers and business partners. The types of passive information we collect include, without limitation, certain standard information sent by your browser, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your device ID, your browser type and capabilities and language, your operating system, the date and time you access the Service, and the referring website from which you linked to the Service. We also collect information related to your behavior within the Service (such as pages viewed, links clicked, and other actions taken within the Service). We also may utilize special links, electronic images or other objects embedded within the Site—sometimes referred to as web beacons or tracking pixels—to collect information that helps determine and analyze how you and other visitors use the Site. If you have provided us with personal information through registration or other voluntary means, we may connect your personal information with passive information collected through our Site and use the combined information to help determine your potential interests in certain products, services or information and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

COOKIES. Information related to your interactions with the Service may be collected and stored by us in small data files—commonly referred to as cookies—that are placed onto your device by our servers. We may use temporary session cookies, which are terminated when you close your current session, to store certain personal information you provide for purposes of administering that session and facilitating transactions requested by you during that session. We also may use persistent cookies, which remain saved on your device after your current session is closed, to store information related to your interactions with the Service to facilitate future sessions. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being placed on your device. Each browser is different, but generally users can remove cookies by following directions provided in the browser’s “help” file. Please note that, if you reject cookies or disable cookies, some features of the Service may not function properly.

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FROM MINORS. The Service is intended for a general audience and it is not intended for children under the age of 13. Use of the Service is prohibited for anyone under the age of 13. If you are between 13 and 18 years of age, you must secure authorization from your parents or legal guardian before using the Service. FTBL SZN abides by federal law and the guidelines set up by the Federal Trade Commission regarding youth privacy and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Although the Service may contain information that may be of interest to children, the Service is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age 13.

USE AND SHARING OF INFORMATION

Your personal information is instrumental in our future growth. We use the personal information we collect for various purposes, including:

Presenting demographic information for use on our website and to sponsors and business donors for financial support.
Determining where we will conduct events or open new chapters.
Improving the effectiveness of our website, marketing endeavors and service offerings.
Completing purchase and return transactions.
Providing customer support.
Notifying you of product recalls or providing other information concerning your purchases.
Sending you direct mail offerings.
Sending you email communications about our products, services, and promotions.
Identifying your product and service preferences, so that you can be informed of new or additional products, services, and promotions that might be of interest to you.
Conducting sales and donation financial analyses
Improving merchandise selections and the overall customer experience

We will not knowingly use, share, or otherwise transfer information about you other than in accordance with the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy. Additionally, we may use, share, or otherwise transfer information about you for other purposes for which we have obtained your consent. Your consent may be implied, deemed (using an opt-out mechanism) or express. Express consent can be given orally, electronically or in writing. Implied consent is consent that can reasonably be inferred from your action or inaction. Regardless of your decision regarding the sharing of your personal information, we may share demographic data and related usage information in an aggregated or anonymized manner intended to remove or obscure any personal information which can identify any individual user.

We may use information about you in order to deliver products and services to you and to customize the Service to your interests and enhance your overall experience with the Service. We try to recognize you using various methods, including having you log in with your username and your password. Once we recognize you, your experience may be customized for you so that you can see what interests you the most. In addition, as described above, we utilize passive information to learn more about how you interact with the Service. This passive information may be combined with other information and used for purposes such as enhancing your experience using the Service, improving the Service, testing, and enhancing security and compilation of demographic data and related usage information for our internal purposes and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

In the event that we sell, assign or transfer some or all of our business to a successor or acquirer, we may sell, assign or transfer all of your information, regardless of your status, to such successor or acquirer.

From time to time, we may decide that it is more efficient to use third parties to perform specific functions related to the Service. If we use a third party to perform specific functions (such as fulfilling orders or sending communications to our users on our behalf), then information (such as contact information) may be shared with that third party to the extent necessary for that third party to perform that function. We authorize these third-party service providers to use personally identifiable information only for the purpose of providing the specific services requested by us. Third party service providers covered by this paragraph do not include third party sites, applications or services that are accessed via links within the Service, which are governed by a more specific provision below.

If you opt-in to a feature that allows third parties to contact you, personal information about you (such as your contact information and other information collected during your visit to the Service) may be shared with data aggregators, marketers, and other organizations (possibly in the form of list rental).

The Service may include various features and functionality that enable users to post, access and share information across the FTBL SZN community, other social networks and other websites and online services, such as comments, message boards or chat areas, where users can post information and communicate with one another. Please be aware that these posts and communications are being made publicly available online and you do so at your own risk.

While we strive to protect the personal information of our users, we may use, share, or otherwise transfer your personal without your knowledge or consent if required by applicable law or regulatory requirements or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary or appropriate.

SECURITY

We have security measures in place to help protect against the unauthorized access of personally identifiable information under our control. We utilize both online and offline security methods, including firewalls, passwords, and restricted physical access to the places where your information is stored to help protect personally identifiable information. Our staff is trained to comply with our security procedures, and our security procedures are regularly reviewed and revised as we deem necessary.

HOW YOU CAN ACCESS AND UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION

We endeavor to make sure that any personal information in our possession is as accurate, current, and complete as necessary for the purposes for which we use that information. If you want to review, verify, or correct your personal information, please contact us using the contact information set out below. We reserve the right not to change any personal information and instead append any alternative information the individual concerned believes is appropriate. To some extent, we rely on individuals to update their own personal information. Unless an individual advises us of these important changes, we may have no way of knowing about them.

MAILING LISTS AND HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE

With your personal information, we may contact you through direct mail, e-mail or phone. If you do not wish to receive marketing communications, or if you wish that we do not share your personal information with outside companies, please e-mail us at FTBL SZN help@ftblszn.com with “Unsubscribe” in the subject heading. Please be sure to include your full name, address, phone number and e-mail address, as well as the specific changes you would like to make. This will enable us to correctly identify you in our system and accurately process your request.

We will take appropriate steps to modify your preferences with respect to our marketing communications. It may take up to 10 business days to process your email request, during which period you may continue to receive marketing communications from us. Please be aware that, even if you have opted out of receiving marketing communications from us, we may still contact you for customer service issues, product information, service or reminder notices or recalls. We may also need to contact you with questions or information regarding your order, such as order status, shipment, or refunds.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California have the right to request from a business, with whom the California resident has an established business relationship, certain information with respect to the types of personal information the business shares with third parties for direct marketing purposes by such third party and the identities of the third parties with whom the business has shared such information during the immediately preceding calendar year. To make such a request, please write to us at PO BOX 76, DuPont, WA 98327.

OTHER PROVISIONS

Your use of the Service indicates an acceptance of the terms of the Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update or amend this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any revised version of this Privacy Policy on our website, and we encourage you to refer to it on a regular basis. The changes contained in any such revised version of this Privacy Policy will be effective from the time such revised version is posted unless otherwise specifically stated therein.

This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights or impose upon FTBL SZN any rights or obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by the privacy laws of such individual’s jurisdiction, as applicable. Privacy legislation or an individual’s right to privacy may differ from one jurisdiction to another. The rights and obligations described in this Privacy Policy may not apply to all individuals or in all jurisdictions. Should there be, in a specific case, any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and the applicable privacy laws of such individual’s jurisdiction, this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to give effect to, and comply with, such privacy laws.

Please be aware that, by accessing our Service, you acknowledge that our servers are currently located in the United States and that the various communications necessarily result in the transfer of information across international boundaries. By accessing the Service and communicating electronically with us, you consent to the processing and transfer of your personal information as set out in this Privacy Policy. Personal information collected by us may be stored and processed in the United States of America or any other country in which we maintain facilities. Personal information collected by us may be transferred among our various divisions and affiliated companies around the world, which may involve transfer from countries within the European Economic Area to countries outside the European Economic Area. By choosing to access the Service, you consent to any such transfer, storage, or processing of personal data outside of your country.

This Privacy Policy applies solely to the information collected by us on-line through the Service and does not apply to any website, application, or service other than the Service. The Service contains links to other websites, applications and services provided by third parties that we do not own, or control and we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of those third parties. Similarly, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of any other websites, applications, and services from which you linked to our Service. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Service and to read the privacy policies of each third party that may be providing websites, applications or information linked to the Service. Your privacy is important to us. If you have questions about any of the provisions described above, please contact us at help@ftblszn.com

Updated 10 June 2024.