PRIVACY POLICY

Effective: December 08, 2023

 

BRANDMARK USA GROUP Inc. (“BRANDMARK,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to ensuring your privacy is protected.  This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes how we collect and use personal information when you visit, access our glockwatches.com website operated by us (collectively, the “Website”).

 

This Policy covers information we may collect from you or that you provide to us in connection with the Website and describes our policies and practices regarding the collection, disclosure, use, storage, and protection of the information we collect.

 

Read this Policy carefully in its entirety.  By visiting, accessing, or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this Policy and agree to it.  If you do not agree with this Policy, or any aspect of it, please do not visit, access, or use this Website.  This Website is not intended for use by individuals located in the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA).  We do not collect or track personally identifiable information (defined below) from individuals in the EU or EEA.

 

 This Policy also applies to your communications with us through the Website, such as through an email or contact form.  This Policy does not apply to websites operated by third parties, even if those websites are accessible from links on our Website.

 

This Policy may be updated, revised, or changed at any time at BRANDMARK’s discretion without notice to you.  The current Policy in effect will be accessible on the Website.  You agree to periodically review the Website for updates, revisions, or changes to the Policy.  By continuing to visit, use or access the Website, you agree to any updates, revisions, or changes to the Policy.

  

Information We Collect and How We Use It

 

Information You Provide to Us

 

To use certain areas and features of the Website, we may require you to provide us with information that identifies you personally (we refer to such information as “personal information” or “personally identifiable information” in this Policy).

   

This information may include:

 

  • Identifiers
  • Customer Records Information
  • Commercial Information
  • Your name
  • Your company name
  • Your email address
  • Billing address
  • Telephone number
  • Credit card/payment account information

 

This information may be used to verify your identity, to create an account through our Website, for administrative purposes, to bill you for a service offered by the Website, to correspond with you regarding a request, inquiry, or purchase you have made, and to otherwise correspond with you at your request and with your consent.  You may provide this information to us by filling out forms on our Website, creating an account, making purchases, entering contests or promotions, or by similar methods or means.

 

It may be necessary in some circumstances for us to collect some forms of sensitive personal information about you in order to provide specific services to you. We may collect sensitive personal information such as personal identification numbers, including social security numbers, and credit card/payment account information and passwords. We will only collect, use, or disclose your sensitive personal information with your consent and in accordance with applicable laws.

 

 

Information We Automatically Collect

 

We collect information automatically as you use our Website unless you are located in the EU or EEA.  This information includes geolocation data, internet or other electronic network activity information, details concerning your access to the Website, IP addresses, information about the computer or device from which you are accessing the Website, among other things.  We do not collect or store personal information from individuals accessing the Website from or in the EU or the EEA.

  

Our Website also use cookies.  A cookie is a small file sent to your browser from a web server to be stored on your computer.  A cookie cannot give access to your computer or any information stored on your computer.  We use cookies to allow the Website to respond to you as an individual by gathering and remembering information about your preferences when using the Website so when you next visit the Website your preferences for using the Website are already set. Cookies are also used to personalize the content you view on the Website.  You can choose to accept or decline cookies.  Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.  This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Website or impair the functionality of the Website.  To view more information regarding cookie settings please refer to the provider of your web browser, e.g., Apple (Safari), Google (Chrome), Microsoft (Internet Explorer & Edge) or Mozilla (Firefox).

 

When you use our Website, some information is processed by Google Analytics.  You can find information about Google Analytics’ privacy policies, practices, and terms of use at:

https://support.google.com/analytics#topic=1008008.

  

How We May Disclose Your Information

 

We will never sell your personal information to any third parties and do not share your personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes.

 

However, we may disclose personal information under certain circumstances, including:

 

  • To subsidiaries and affiliates, to the extent permitted under applicable laws.
  • To third parties, e.g., vendors and hosting companies, to provide the software, hardware, storage, networking, and other necessary technology required to provide high quality products and services to you through our Website.
  • To fulfill the purpose or purposes for which you provided the personal information.
  • For any other lawful or legitimate purposes, including, with your consent, where applicable.
  • To comply with any lawful process or court order, cooperate with law enforcement, and to otherwise comply with any applicable laws or regulations.

 

When you make purchases through our Website, some information is processed by Shopify Payments & PayPal.

 

Shopify Payments

For customers opting to use Shopify Payments for transactions on our website, please be aware that Shopify Payments is our primary payment gateway. By choosing this payment option, you agree to the collection and processing of your personal and payment information by Shopify Payments in accordance with their privacy policy and terms of service. Shopify Payments ensures secure handling of credit card information. All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

For more information, please refer to Shopify’s Terms of Service here and Privacy Statement here.

 

PayPal

For those who prefer using PayPal, our website also supports payments through PayPal. When you choose to pay using PayPal, you will be redirected to PayPal’s website to complete your purchase securely. Please note, PayPal may collect and process personal and financial information as per their data handling policies. We do not store or process any financial details on our servers when you choose to pay through PayPal.

PayPal’s privacy policy can be reviewed here.

By using either of these payment methods, you consent to the respective processing of your information as outlined above and in the provided links to the privacy policies of Shopify Payments and PayPal.

 

When you apply for a job with our organization, we collect a range of personal information necessary to assess your suitability for the position.

 

This information may include but is not limited to your name, contact information, professional qualifications, work history, and references. If you choose to provide it, we may also collect additional voluntary data such as demographic information for diversity monitoring.

 

Use of Personal Information

The personal information provided by you will be used solely for the purpose of the recruitment process. This includes assessing your skills and qualifications, communicating with you about the recruitment process, and making hiring decisions. We may also use this information to comply with legal obligations, such as equal opportunity monitoring.

 

Sharing of Personal Information

Your personal information may be shared internally with staff involved in the recruitment process. We do not share this information with third parties, except when necessary to conduct background checks or where required by law. Service providers who assist with our recruitment process are obligated to protect your information and not use it for any other purposes.

 

Retention of Personal Information

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary for the recruitment process. If you are hired, your information will become part of your employee file. If you are not selected, we may keep your information for a limited period to consider you for future job opportunities, unless you request otherwise.

 

Security of Personal Information

We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of your data.

 

Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. You can also object to the processing of your data or request that processing be restricted. Please contact us if you wish to exercise these rights.

 

 

How We Ensure the Security of Your Information

 

BRANDMARK is committed to ensuring that your personally identifiable and non-identifiable personal information is secure.  We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to prevent unauthorized access, modification, disclosure, or loss of your personally identifiable information.  However, we cannot guarantee your personally identifiable and non- identifiable personal information will never be disclosed in a nature that conflicts with this Policy.  Additionally, we are not responsible for any breach of security or actions undertaken by any third parties that receive the information.

 

BRANDMARK recognizes the importance of keeping your personal information as secure as possible.  BRANDMARK uses a range of security technologies and procedures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or prohibited disclosure.  The information is protected from unauthorized access by means of encrypted transfer, encrypted saving, a role authorization system, a data security system, and physical protection measures for the server.  The security measures are revised on an ongoing basis in accordance with technological development.

 

BRANDMARK complies with all applicable laws and requirements, including the GDPR and CCPA, regarding the reporting, investigation, and disclosure of security breaches that result in the unauthorized access of customer personal information.

 

How We Store Data

 

BRANDMARK retains all rights of ownership on our software, code, databases, designs and any other internally developed application to provide our Website.  You retain all rights of your data posted on the Website. We utilize external vendors and hosting companies to provide the software, hardware, storage, networking, and other necessary technology required to provide the service.

 

All information gathered by or provided to BRANDMARK, including but not limited to your personally identifiable and non-identifiable personal information is stored in the United States of America.  All information stored by BRANDMARK is subject to the laws of the United States of America, regardless of the country from which the data originates.

  

Requesting or Controlling Your Personal Information

 

We make every effort to give you access to your personal information, to allow you to correct any inaccuracies, or to remove your personal information at your request provided it is not required for genuine business purposes or by law to be retained.

 

Upon receipt of a verifiable request, we will provide you with information regarding:

 

 

  • Categories of personal information collected about you, including the sources of the information.
  • The business or commercial purpose for collecting the personal information.
  • Identification of the personal information collected.

 

 

Upon request, we will allow you to correct inaccuracies or to remove your personal information from our sales or marketing distribution platforms and your Store account (glockwatches.com).  Removal of personal information is possible under certain circumstances, provided BRANDMARK does not have a legitimate or lawful purpose to retain it or is otherwise required by law to retain it.  We will require you to identify yourself as well as the information subject to your request before we comply with any such request.  We may refuse requests that are of unreasonable technical effort or would be highly unfeasible, endanger the privacy of others, or require access that is not normally necessary.  When we provide access to your personal information for the purposes of modification, correction, or removal, we do so free of charge except where doing so requires an unreasonable effort.

 

To request disclosure, correction, or removal of your personal information from our sales or marketing distribution platforms, please contact privacy@glockwatches.com. To request the removal of your account associated with our Store (glockwatches.com), please contact privacy@glockwatches.com or visit our U.S. Laws Compliance page. We will correct or remove such personal information from the Website within seven business days following receipt of your request.

 

 

Do Not Track

We do not respond to “Do Not Track” requests received from your web browser.

 

Children

We do not knowingly collect or solicit information from children under the age of eighteen (18).  If you are the parent or guardian of a child under the age of eighteen (18) and believe he or she has disclosed personal information to us, please contact us through the addresses and mediums set forth below in the “Contact BRANDMARK USA Group Inc.” section of the Policy.  A parent or guardian of a child under the age of eighteen (18) may review and request deletion of a child’s personal information, as well as prohibit the use of such information.  If we become aware that a child under the age of eighteen (18) has provided us with personal information, we will take reasonable steps to remove that information.

 

 Privacy Rights of California Residents

 

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes the rights of California residents under the CCPA and explains how to exercise those rights. These rights are only available to current residents of the State of California.

 

BRANDMARK gathers information from the following categories of Personal Information identified by the CCPA:

 

  • Identifiers, such as your first and last name;
  • Customer Records Information;
  • Commercial Information;
  • Financial Information, such as credit or debit information, or any other payment information you provide us; and
  • Government Identification Numbers, including your social security number.

 

This information may be used to verify your identity, to create an account through our Website, for administrative purposes, to bill you for a service offered by the Website, to correspond with you regarding a request, inquiry, or purchase you have made, and to otherwise correspond with you (such as through email or correspondence to us at your request and with your consent).  You may provide this information to us by filling out forms on our Website, creating an account, making purchases, entering contests or promotions, or by similar methods or means.

 

BRANDMARK does not sell your personal information as that term is defined under the CCPA. BRANDMARK only processes sensitive personal information for the purposes specified in Section 7027(m) of the CCPA Regulations, or without the purpose of inferring characteristics about a consumer.

 

BRANDMARK may disclose your personal information to service providers to fulfill the following purposes:

 

  • To provide you customer service;
  • To process transactions and payments;
  • To fulfill orders; and
  • To verify your identity.

 

 

During any given 12-month period, BRANDMARK gathers personal information from the categories listed above, and will disclose these categories of personal information to a consumer upon receipt of a verifiable consumer request.

 

Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights

 

You have the right to request that BRANDMARK disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months.  Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:

 

 

  • The categories of personal information we collected about you in the preceding 12 months,
  • The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you,
  • Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information,
  • The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information,
  • The categories of personal information that we sold in the previous 12 months, and for each category identified, the categories of third parties to which it sold that particular category of personal information (please note, BRANDMARK does not sell personal information),
  • The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request),
  • If we disclosed your personal information for a business purpose, we will disclose to you the personal information categories that the recipient obtained.

 

 

Deletion Request Rights

 

You have the right to request that BRANDMARK delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.  Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.  BRANDMARK shall inform the consumer whether or not it has complied with the consumer’s request. 

 

To request the removal of your account associated with our Store (glockwatches.com), please contact privacy@glockwatches.com or visit our U.S. Laws Compliance page.

  

We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to:

 

  • Complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information, provide a good or service that you requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform our contract with you.
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
  • Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech or exercise another right provided for by law.
  • Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 seq.).
  • 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 the information’s deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research’s achievement, if you previously provided informed consent.
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.
  • Comply with a legal obligation; or
  • Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.

 

Correction Request Rights

 

You have the right to request that BRANDMARK correct any inaccurate personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.  Once we receive, verify, and approve your request, we will correct (and direct our service providers to correct) your personal information, unless an exception applies.   BRANDMARK shall inform the consumer whether or not it has complied with the consumer’s request. 

 

 

Opt Out of Sharing Rights

 

You have the right to opt out of the sharing of your personal information to a third party for data analytics.  BRANDMARK does not sell your personal information. BRANDMARK shares some personal information with other companies, as described above. To opt out of the sharing of your personal information, please visit our U.S. Laws Compliance page.

 

Exercising Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights

 

To exercise the rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:

 

 

Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information.  You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period.  The verifiable consumer request must:

 

  • Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative, and
  • Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

 

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.

 

Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us.

 

We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.

 

Under the CCPA, you may exercise these rights yourself or you may designate an authorized agent to make these requests on your behalf.  We may request that your authorized agent have written permission from you to make requests on your behalf and may need to verify your authorized agent’s identity. 

 

Response Timing and Format

 

We will confirm receipt of a verifiable request within 10 business days and provide information about how the request will be processed.  We will locate the requested personal information, and, if available, will take the requested action with regards to your verifiable request.  We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) calendar days of its receipt.  BRANDMARK may deny a request if it cannot verify the consumer within the 45-day time period.   If we require more time (up to 90 calendar days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.   We will respond to a verifiable request in the same format in which the original request was made. 

 

Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request’s receipt.  The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable.  For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.

 

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded.  If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

 

 

Collection of Personal Information from Applicants and Employees

 

If you apply for a job with BRANDMARK, Inc., we may request professional and employment-related information, education information, characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, and biometric information.

 

If you are accepted for employment, other relevant personal information will be collected from you and included in your personnel file, along with any personal information collected during the application process. More information regarding the collection of personal information from applicants and employees is provided during the application process.

 

 

 

Privacy Rights of Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia Residents

 

The Colorado Privacy Act, Connecticut Data Privacy Act, and Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act provide residents of Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia (“Covered Residents”) with specific rights regarding their personal information.  This section describes the rights of Covered Residents under these laws and explains how to exercise those rights. 

 

 

Covered Residents have the right to:

 

  • Confirm whether or not BRANDMARK processes their personal information;
  • Access any personal information processed by BRANDMARK;
  • Correct inaccuracies in the personal data processed by BRANDMARK;
  • Delete the personal data processed by BRANDMARK;
  • Obtain a copy of the personal data processed by BRANDMARK; and
  • Opt out of the processing of the personal data for purposes of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer. BRANDMARK does not process any personal data for these purposes.

 

 

Right to Access Personal Information and Obtain a Copy of Personal Information

 

You have the right to request that BRANDMARK disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 month period.  Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:

  

  • The categories of personal information we collected about you in the preceding 12 months,
  • The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you,
  • Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information,
  • The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information,
  • The categories of personal information that we sold in the previous 12 months, and for each category identified, the categories of third parties to which it sold that particular category of personal information (please note, BRANDMARK does not sell personal information),
  • The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request),
  • If we disclosed your personal information for a business purpose, we will disclose to you the personal information categories that the recipient obtained.

  

You may exercise your right to obtain a copy of the personal information processed by BRANDMARK twice in a single 12 month period.  If your request to obtain a copy of the personal information is verified and approved, BRANDMARK will provide the information free of charge no more than twice in a single 12 month period.

  

Right to Correct Inaccuracies in Personal Data Processed by BRANDMARK

 

You have the right to request that BRANDMARK correct any inaccurate personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.  Once we receive, verify, and approve your request, we will correct (and direct our service providers to correct) your personal information, unless an exception applies.   BRANDMARK shall inform the consumer whether or not it has complied with the consumer’s request. 

  

Right to Delete Personal Information Processed by BRANDMARK

 

You have the right to request that BRANDMARK delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.  Once we receive, verify, and approve your request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.  BRANDMARK shall inform the consumer whether or not it has complied with the consumer’s request. 

 

We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to:

  

  • Complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information, provide a good or service that you requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform our contract with you.
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
  • Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech or exercise another right provided for by law.
  • 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 the information’s deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research’s achievement, if you previously provided informed consent.
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.
  • Comply with a legal obligation; or
  • Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.

 

Exercising Your Rights as a Covered Resident

 

To exercise the rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:

 

 

Only you may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information.  You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child or an individual for whom you are the legal guardian.

 

You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period.  The verifiable consumer request must:

 

Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative, and

Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.  

 

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.

Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us.

We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.

   

Response Timing and Format

 

We will confirm receipt of a verifiable request as soon as practicable and provide information about how the request will be processed.  We will locate the requested personal information, and, if available, will take the requested action with regards to your verifiable request.  We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) calendar days of its receipt.  BRANDMARK may deny a request if it cannot verify the consumer within the 45-day time period.   If we require more time (up to 90 calendar days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.   We will respond to a verifiable request in the same format in which the original request was made. 

 

Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request’s receipt.  The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. If BRANDMARK provides you with a copy of the personal information processed by BRANDMARK, BRANDMARK will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.

 

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded.  If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

  

Non-Discrimination

 

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.  Unless permitted by law, we will not do any of the following based upon your decision to exercise your rights under applicable laws:

  

  • Deny you goods or services;
  • Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties;
  • Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services; or
  • Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

  

BRANDMARK complies with all applicable state and federal laws and reserves the right to deny or modify any goods, services, or prices in compliance with state and federal law.

 

Updates and Changes to this Privacy Policy

 

Occasionally, we may change this Privacy Policy. Should we do so, we will post a notification on the Website. Changes will take effect from the date they are posted.

 

How BRANDMARK Protects Your Personal Information

 

BRANDMARK and our partners recognize the importance of keeping your information as secure as possible.  BRANDMARK uses a range of security technologies and procedures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, misuse, or prohibited disclosure.  The data is protected from unauthorized access by means of encrypted transfer, encrypted saving, a role authorization system, a data security system, and physical protection measures for the server.  The security measures are revised on an ongoing basis in accordance with technological development.

 

BRANDMARK complies with all applicable laws and requirements, including the GDPR and CCPA, regarding the reporting, investigation, and disclosure of security breaches that result in the unauthorized access of customer information.

 

Contact BRANDMARK USA Group Inc.

 

For further information concerning our Privacy Policy, or if you have any questions or comments, please contact us at:

  

By Mail:

BRANDMARK USA Group Inc.
1688 Meridian Ave Suite 700
Miami Beach, FL 33139
USA

 

By Telephone:

Phone: 310-417-5025

 

By Email:

hello@brandmark.world

 

Via the Internet:

https://glockwatches.com/us/pages/contact