Last updated: April 24, 2019
This privacy policy describes how Elle Muse, (“Elle Muse”, “we”, “our” or “us”) manage the information we collect when you visit or use ellemuse.com, the mobile-optimized version of the website, to which this policy is linked (collectively, “Website”), including when you sign-up for our newsletters. Elle Muse is located in Ontario, Canada.
This privacy policy will help you understand the kinds of information we may gather about you when you visit the Website or use any of its services, how we may use and disclose the information, and how you can control, correct and/or update the information.
Terminology: When we use the phrase “personal information” in this policy, we mean information about you as an individual, such as your full name, address, email address, age or phone number.
When we use the phrase “anonymous” information/form in this policy, we mean information that does not identify an individual person, and that has been anonymized, deidentified, or is collected independent of other data, such as an unnamed user’s areas of interest, browsing history, demographic information or a unique identifier (such as a cookie or IP address).
By visiting the Website or using the services, you are accepting the policies and practices described in this policy. Each time you visit the Website or use the services, you agree and expressly consent the policies and practices described in the policy and agree to our collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide.
Collection of Information
Information You Provide. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide. For example, contact information and other personal details may be collected when you: sign up for our newsletters, complete a survey, post a comment on our Website, enter a sweepstakes or contest, or participate in our social networking channels. Information you may be asked to provide may include your email address, your name, buying preferences, annual income, other demographic or profile information, Twitter, Facebook and other social media network usernames and aliases and other information you choose to submit.
In addition, if you choose to post material to any blogs, forums, or participate in our community boards that may be offered on our Website, then such materials may be collected and any materials you choose to make publicly available, including your personal information, may be available for all others to view. Even after you terminate your account, all such materials submitted by you on the Website or our social media channels may be retained by us and we may continue to disclose such materials publicly. By using these interactive forums, you agree that we are not responsible for any information that you disclose or communicate in such forums and any use of this information by third parties. Any disclosure you make is at your own risk. Note that, even if you later request that we remove such materials or personal information from the Website, it may not be possible for us to guarantee that it can no longer be accessed. Consider carefully what content you wish to disclose publicly, and limit the personal information associated with your posts.
If you purchase products or services through our Website storefront(s), Ellemuse and third-party merchants, as well as third-party credit card processors may access and collect your personal information, including, but not limited to, your full name, address, email address, phone numbers(s), and credit card details.
Location Information and IP Address. We and our service providers and advertisers may collect and share your location for personalization and marketing purposes using certain digital applications, wireless access protocol services (“WAP Services”) or mobile phone services. We, or the service provider, will obtain your prior consent to such collection to the extent required by applicable law. An “Internet protocol address” or “IP Address” is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We, or our service providers, may use your IP Address when you access the Website or use other means to assist with delivering geographically targeted advertisements. For more information, please see the “Cookies and Targeted Advertising” section below.
General Usage Information. We may gather usage information about Website users on an anonymous basis. Examples of such information include: amount of time spent on our Website, pages viewed, websites users originated from and websites users visit after leaving our Website. This information helps us create a faster, efficient and more relevant Website. We may also share aggregate and anonymous usage information with our prospective and actual business partners, advertisers and other third parties for any business purpose.
Cookies and Targeted Advertising
We may use small pieces of information placed on your browser, known as “cookies”, to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience. We may use cookies to determine what advertisements you see, control the sequence of advertisements and make sure you don’t see the same advertisement too many times. For contests or sweepstakes, we may use cookies in order to track your progress and the number of entries in some promotions. We may use cookies along with pixels, web beacons (which are usually small, transparent graphic images), operating system and device information and navigational data like Uniform Resource Locators (URL), to gather information regarding the date and time of your visit, the features and information for which you searched and viewed, the email you opened, or on which advertisements you clicked. Companies Elle Muse works with may also use cookies for understanding web usage patterns of users who see advertisements on the Website.
Cookies can be removed by following your Internet browser’s directions usually within the help menu. If you choose to disable cookies, some aspects of the Website may not work properly, and you may not be able to access the Website.
We may customize the advertisements that you see based upon: (i) geographic location information, which we may determine through your IP address or other ways; (ii) data we receive from third parties and/or; (iii) your visits on the Website or use of other services (commonly referred to as online behavioral advertising or interest-based advertising). We may use your personal information to deliver customized advertising to you on this Website, on other websites and on other digital and offline media channels.
For opt-out options specific to Google Analytics, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. If you delete your cookies or upgrade your browser after having opted out, you will need to opt out again. If you use multiple browsers or devices, you will need to execute this opt-out on each browser or device.
Advertisers or other third parties on the Website may also engage in online behavioral advertising and use cookies and web beacons in the manner described above. We do not control these advertisers or other parties’ use of cookies or web beacons or what they do with the information they collect.
We may use Facebook to deliver ads on the Website. Facebook may use public information you share on Facebook and information gathered from your use of other websites and apps to delivery ads to you. To learn more about this type of advertising and your choices about it, visit https://www.facebook.com/about/ads.
Information We Receive From Third Parties. We may combine online and/or offline information received from third parties with the information we have already collected from you via our Website or services. The third party information is used for a variety of purposes including to verify other information about you (e.g., verify your mailing address to send you requested products or services), and to enhance the content and advertising we provide to you.
Use of Information
We use your personal information to:
- send you promotional/marketing information, newsletters, offers or other information regarding opportunities and functionality that we think would be of particular interest to you;
- fulfill any other purpose for which you provide the information; for example, if you enter contests or sweepstakes, we may use your email to notify that you won or if you purchase products through our Website storefront, to process payment (including credit card information) and shipping details;
- notify you, at our discretion, about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it;
- allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website;
- in any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and
- for any other purpose with your consent or as permitted by law.
We may disclose and release your personal information (including without limitation content or other data posted, uploaded or provided by you) to third parties:
- to enable third party service providers to provide products, services or functions on our behalf or to help us to operate our business and the Website. Such service providers may include vendors and suppliers that provide us with ad serving, email services, payment processing, and/or marketing assistance. Whenever we use third party service providers require that they comply with this privacy policy, restrict use of personal information to what is required to fulfill their services, and audit them for compliance.
- to comply with valid requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order;
- in special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others, a threat to national security, a threat to our system or network, or in any cases in which we believe it is reasonably necessary to investigate or prevent harm, fraud, abuse, illegal conduct or violation or alleged violation of this privacy policy or other agreement we may have with you;
- to enforce the Terms of Use;
- with your consent or in accordance with your indicated preferences (e.g., you indicated to receive materials directly from a third party partner);
- to respond to your requests for customer service.
If we partner with a retailer or other third party to offer online shopping opportunities, promotions, contests or sweepstakes, services, subscriptions and other applications, then personally identifiable information you provide in connection with the above transactions may be collected directly by or shared by us with the third party. These third parties will use your information in accordance with their own privacy policy. In some cases, such as where a provider’s service is embedded in our Website (such as an embedded video or social network tool), you must contact the third party or read the third party’s privacy policy to learn about your objection options, and the third party (not us) will be responsible for addressing your objection. Elle Muse is not responsible for their privacy policy or practices.
When you make purchases through the Website, we may process your payments through a third-party or, in the case of web purchases, through a third-party payment processor. In these instances the third-party may collect certain financial information from you to process a payment on our behalf, including your name, email address, address and other billing information in which case the use and storage of your financial information is governed by the third-party’s terms, conditions and privacy policies.
We may share anonymous information about you with third parties for any purpose. Personal information that has been aggregated with the personal information of other users in a way that does not identify you as an individual shall be treated as anonymous information. Currently we are using Google Analytics to analyze the audience of the Website and improve our content. No personal information is collected from Google Analytics. For further information on the privacy policy concerning Google Analytics, please go here, https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
If you do not want us to use or disclose personal information collected about you in the ways identified in this privacy policy, you should not use the Website or services.
Social Media
If you use your login credentials from a social networking site (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest) (“SNS”) on our Website, we may receive information from such SNS in accordance with the terms and conditions (e.g., terms of use and privacy policy) of the SNS (“SNS Terms”). If you elect to share your information with these SNS, we will share information with them. The SNS Terms of these SNS will apply to the information we disclose to them. Additionally, if you make an election with respect to a SNS while on our Website (for instance, if you elect to “follow” us on one of the SNS, or “Like” us on Facebook), your election will be reflected and may be shared with your social network within the applicable SNS. We reserve the right to use and disclose all personally identifiable information and other information about you that we receive through SNS in the same ways described in this privacy policy.
We are not responsible for any acts or omissions by any social media service provider or your use of features on their platforms.
Marketing Emails
Where applicable, we will seek your express consent to contact you, including by way of emails. This consent is sought by Elle Muse and you can contact us at the email address or mailing address below. You can unsubscribe from receiving Elle Muse newsletters or commercial emails at any time by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link in the footer of any Elle Muse email and following the instructions. But note that you may continue to receive certain communications from us, such as transactional. In order to cancel your account/ profile, please email info@ellemuse.com.
Links to Other Sites
As a curator of information, Elle Muse may link out to other sites. We are not responsible for any content that appears on these sites, nor do we endorse them. Third parties may display advertisements on the Website. These advertisements may contain cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies. These third parties may collect information or insert cookies or similar technologies without our knowledge. For questions about these sites, please consult their individual privacy policies. Elle Muse is not responsible for the privacy practices employed by any third party.
Children. We do not offer the Website to anyone under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence and do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the Website. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any personal information on or through the Website, register on the Website, or use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, email address or any screen name or user name you may use.
If you are the parent or guardian of a child whom you believe has disclosed personal information to us, please contact us at info@ellemuse.com so that we may delete and remove such child’s information from our systems.
Modifications to Our Privacy Policy
Elle Muse may make changes to this privacy policy at any time. If and when we do, we will inform you by posting the revised privacy policy on this Website and this will be reflected in the above Last Updated date. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes. Any changes that are made to this privacy policy will apply to both any personal information that we hold prior to the effective date of the amended privacy policy and any personal information that we collect on or after such effective date. Your continued use of the Website after this privacy policy has been amended shall be deemed to be your continued acceptance of the terms and conditions of the privacy policy, as amended.
The below companies may collect personal information when you interact with our digital property, including IP addresses, digital identifiers, information about your web browsing and app usage and how you interact with our properties and ads for a variety of purposes, such as: personalization of offers or advertisements; analytics about how you engage with websites or ads; and other commercial purposes. For more information about the collection, use, and sale of your personal information and your rights, please use the below links.”
https://rakutenmarketing.com/legal-notices/subject-requests
Contact Us
You or a person authorized on your behalf has the right to request to see and obtain a copy of your personal information and to request changes or corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information. If you have questions about this privacy policy, the Website or would like to request a copy, change or a correction of your information, please contact us at: info@ellemuse.com