Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 30th, 2023

1. About this Privacy Policy

We know how important it is for you to understand how we use your personal information. This Privacy Policy sets out how and why  LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC.

 collect, store, process and share your personal information and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

This Privacy Policy covers our U.S. stores, online experiences (including our websites and mobile apps), and other locations where you may interact with us. This Privacy Policy also describes the choices you can make about how we collect and use your personal information.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and is subject to, the Terms of Service. By using our websites and mobile applications, you accept and consent to the practices described in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy, please do not use our websites or mobile applications.

Please keep in mind that when you provide information to us on a third-party site or platform, the information you provide may be separately collected by the third-party site or platform. The information we collect is covered by this Privacy Policy, and the information the third-party site or platform collects is subject to the third-party site or platform’s privacy practices. Privacy choices you have made on the third-party site or platform will not apply to our use of the information we have collected directly through our applications. Please also keep in mind that our sites and applications may contain links to other sites not owned or controlled by us and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our sites or applications and to read the privacy policies of other sites that may collect your personal information.

2. What personal information do we collect

Information you provide to us

You may provide the following information to us in our stores and online:

  • Personal and contact information, such as name, date of birth, emailaddress,mobile/landline telephone number, address, state, province, ZIP/postal code, city,age, and gender.
  • Payment information, such as credit card information and billing address.
  • Purchasing activity, product preferences, reasons for purchasing a product, family and lifestyle.
  • Information you post: If you comment or otherwise provide information in a public space on one of our websites, we collect a record of it and any personal information included in the comment. For example, this may include posting a review of a product.
  • Information you provide through social media.
  • Other information you give us when you contact our customer services team, when you engage with our social media platform(for example by tagging us in a post on Twitter), when you sign up for LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC. membership, or when you otherwise interact with us.

Information collected through automated means

We may use automated technology such as cookies and other tracking software to collect personal information from your computer system or mobile device. We may collect the following information:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address or other device identifier
  • Browser type and version
  • Browsing information, such as pages you view and the links you click, how you interact with the emails we send you, and whether you access our website via a social media site, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages
  • Time zone setting
  • Browser plug-in types and versions
  • Operating system and platform
  • Other portable device information

With your permission, we may also collect your precise location data. We may also collect the time spent visiting, usage patterns, and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our websites.

We use this information on an anonymous basis and do not use it to identify any particular user. We do not link this data to any other data that we hold about you.

Third parties may also provide us with additional publicly available information about you.

 

3. Cookies and similar technologies

LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC. and our vendors, suppliers, and advertising providers may use cookies and similar technologies (hereinafter referred to as “digital trackers”) when you use our services. We use these trackers to collect, identify and store personal information about you and your online activities over time and across different websites or services.

Why we use digital trackers

Digital trackers have different functions, including:

  • Strictly Necessary

Trackers are needed for our websites or applications to function. They enable core functions like carrying out network transmissions and enabling you to log in to our systems. They also enable us to maintain your privacy choices by preventing advertising-related or other optional digital trackers from being placed on your browser or device. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be switched off through our Services.

  • Functional

Trackers allow us to provide personalization and convenience features, such as remembering your login information.

  • Performance

Trackers allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our services. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

  • Targeted advertising

Trackers may be set through our services by us or by third party service providers and advertisers. We use these trackers to collect information about how you use our Services, as well as how you interact with advertisements and content on other websites. This information is used to provide you with advertisements tailored to your interests. If you do not allow these trackers on our Services, you may still receive advertisements, but you may receive less relevant advertising or content.

How to manage digital trackers

You can opt out of digital trackers placed by our services for targeted advertising by visiting our Cookie Settings page. Your choice to opt out of targeted advertising trackers is specific to the device, website, and browser you are using, and is deleted when you clear your browser’s cookies.

Because our services rely on strictly necessary, functional, and performance trackers, you cannot opt-out of those trackers through Cookie Settings on our Services. In most cases, you can disable such trackers through your browser or device settings. If you choose to disable these trackers, it will affect how our services function and may prevent you from using certain features.

You also may find the unsubscribe button [unsubscribe from this list] at the bottom of the email to unsubscribe from Linsy.

4. How do we use your personal information

We use the personal information we collect for purposes described in this Privacy Policy or otherwise disclosed to you. For example, we use personal information for the following purposes:

  • Product and service delivery

To provide our products and services, including: securing, troubleshooting, improving, and personalizing products and services, and processing, fulfilling, shipping, and delivering your orders.

  • Business operations

To operate our business, such as: creating, maintaining, and renewing your membership, billing, accounting, improving our internal operations, securing our networks and systems, detecting fraudulent, illegal, or unauthorized activity, and monitoring trends, usage and activities in connection with our services.

  • Product improvement, development and research

To improve our products, develop new products or features, and conduct research

  • Personalization

To understand you and your preferences, to enhance your experience and enjoyment using our products and services and personalize your online experience and the advertisements you see when you use the Services or other platforms.

  • Customer support

To send you information and notices about your membership account such as updates, order confirmations, delivery and pick-up notices, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.

  • Marketing and advertising

To communicate with you about LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC.’s products and services, offers, promotions, rewards, upcoming events, and other information about our products and services and those of other selected companies, and to display advertising to you.

  • Legal, security and safety reasons

For legal, security and safety reasons, such as to protect our rights and the rights of our customers and members, protect the security of our systems and networks, enforce our policies, communicate product recalls or safety notices, or address legal and regulatory compliance obligations.

  • For any other purpose described to you at the time information is collected

We combine information we collect from different sources to achieve these purposes and to give you a more seamless, consistent, and personalized experience.

5. Who we share your personal information with

In order for us to provide our products and services to you, we share some of your personal information with trusted third-party service providers, with other members of the LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC. corporate family, or with public authorities. For example:

  • We use third party service providers to help with delivery, product assembly and installation, waste removal, processing payments, and other services. Your personal information may be stored and processed by our vendors and service providers in the United States or other locations where the service providers or LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC.have facilities.
  • We may share your financial information including your credit, debit card or other payment information with third parties to ensure that your payment is safe and that your details are not being used fraudulently.
  • We may disclose your personal information to our insurers where we believe that it is required by law or contract.
  • We use cookies in our work with customer database hosting providers, marketing agencies and advertising partners to place relevant content and advertisements for you on our own websites and apps, as well as other websites, online media channels and apps.
  • We may share information with other members of the LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC. corporate family to facilitate operations and business.
  • We may share information with our product suppliers to ensure product quality and safety.
  • We may share or disclose your personal information with law enforcement agencies or public authorities in order to prevent or detect crime or fraudulent activities, as well as in order to fulfill any legal or regulatory obligations.
  • We may share your personal information to comply with court orders and to exercise and/or defend our legal rights.
  • We may share your personal information in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets.
  • We may use your personal information with your consent or as otherwise permitted or required by law.
  • We will not disclose your non-private information to any third party.

6. Childrens privacy

LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC. does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or use any personal information from anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly allow children to order our products, communicate with us, or use any of our online services. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data or other information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data or other information from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

7. Retention of your personal information

In general, we will only retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. This means that the retention periods will vary according to the type of information and the reason that we have the information.

8. Transfer of your personal information

Your personal information, including personal data, is processed at the LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC.'s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC. will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your personal information will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

9. Security of your personal information

The security of your personal information is important to us, and we take what we believe to be reasonable and appropriate steps to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Unfortunately, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

10. Your rights with respect to your personal information

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal information. If you would like to speak to us about any of your rights, please contact us.

Your Nevada privacy rights

Nevada residents have the right to submit a verified request directing us not to sell their personal information. If you are a Nevada resident, and would like to submit such a request, please send your request to support@linsy.com.

 

Your Virginia privacy rights

 

Virginia residents have the right to:

  • Access, delete, and correct certain personal information we collect about you.
  • Receive that information in a portable and readily usable formatwhen you request access to personal information.
  • Restrict the use of that personal information for targeted advertising, restrict the sale of that personal information, and control our use of personal information considered sensitive.
  • Not to receive discriminatory treatment for the exercise of your privacy rights.
  • Appeal our decisionif we deny your requestto exercise your access, deletion, and correction rights by support@linsy.com from you or your authorized agent.

LINSYINTERNATIONAL TRADE INC. will request your consent for processing sensitive personal information. You may revoke your consent at any time. For example, you may revoke your consent to the use of device precise location information through our app by turning off the precise location feature in the app settings on your device.Also, if you want to unsubscribe from this list, you can find the 'unsubscribe from this list' button at the bottom of every email that Linsy sends you.

Your California privacy rights

California residents have the right, subject to certain circumstances defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended and pursuant to its regulations and successors (together, “CCPA”) , and other applicable laws and regulations, to request that companies disclose certain information to you about their collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. This right of access includes information about:

  • The categories of personal information we collected about you.
  • 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 to whom we disclosed or sold that personal information.
  • The categories of personal information we disclosed or sold to each category of third parties.
  • The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you.

 

We generally collect the following categories of personal information when you use our Services:

  • Identifiers such as a name, address, unique personal identifier, email, phone number, your device’s IP address, and non-directly identifiable alphanumerical numbers associated with your devices.
  • Commercial information such as records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered by you.
  • Internet or other electronic information regarding your browsing activity, length of visit and number of page views, click-stream data, locale preferences, your mobile carrier, date and time stamps associated with transactions, and system configuration information.
  • Audio recordings of your voice to the extent you call us, as permitted under applicable law.
  • Inferences about your preferences, characteristics, behavior and attitudes.

 

We generally do not collect protected classifications about our users, biometric information, or education-related information. For more information about the personal information we collect and the purposes for which we use it, please refer to section 2 & 4 above. The categories of third parties with whom we may share your personal information are listed above in section 5.

 

Deletion request rights


You have the right, subject to certain exceptions defined in the CCPA and other applicable laws and regulations, to request that a company delete any of your personal information that it has collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.

 

Exercising access, data correction and portability, deletion rights


To exercise the access, data correction and portability, and deletion rights described above, California residents may submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:

Email: support@linsy.com

Phone: +1 838-934-0677

The verifiable consumer request must:

  • Provide sufficient information that allows us to verify, to a reasonably high degree of certainty, that you are the person about whom we collected personal information.  This may include requesting that you provide us with at least two or more pieces of personal information to match against personal information about you that we may or may not maintain and which we have determined to be reliable for the purpose of verification.
  • 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.

 

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

Right to opt-out of sale and sharing of personal information

California law requires that we provide transparency about personal information we sell or share, which, for the purposes of the CCPA, broadly means scenarios in which LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC.  has shared personal information with third parties in exchange for valuable consideration. 

LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC. sells personal information for the commercial purpose of placing relevant content and advertisements for you on our own websites and apps, as well as other websites, online media channels and apps. In the preceding 12 months, we have not sold any personal information to the third parties:

California consumers have the right to opt out of sale or sharing information at any time by visiting our “Do Not Sell Or Share My Personal Information” webpage or emailing us at support@linsy.com. If an authorized agent is submitting the Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing of Personal Information, they must provide us a signed written permission from the consumer demonstrating that they have been authorized by the consumer to act on the consumer’s behalf. If you are an authorized agent, please email us at support@linsy.com so that we can confirm your authority to opt-out on behalf of the consumer. 

Please note that LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC.  does not knowingly sell personal information about consumers under the age of 16.

Right to restrict use of sensitive personal information

California residents have the right to request that a business limit its processing of sensitive personal information under certain circumstances. However, LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC. processes sensitive personal information only as permitted by California law and only to:

  • Provide goods or services requested by you or as reasonably expected.
  • To prevent, detect, and investigate security incidents or otherwise protect our business or systems from fraud or other illegal activities; and to pursue legal action against parties involved in such activities.
  • For short term, transient use to personalize your experience with our services.
  • To ensure physical safety of our customers, guests, employees, and vendor personnel

 

Accordingly, LINSY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INC.  does not offer an option to limit further processing of Sensitive Personal Information.

 

Authorized agent

 

Only you, or a person you have designated in writing as your authorized agent, or who is registered with the California Secretary of State to act on your behalf, or to whom you have provided power of attorney pursuant to California Probate Code sections 4000 to 4465, (“Authorized Agent”), may make a verifiable consumer request to access or delete your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

If you wish to have an Authorized Agent make a request on your behalf, they will need to provide us with sufficient written proof that you have designated them as your Authorized Agent and we will still require you to provide sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify that you are the person about whom we collected personal information.

Non-discrimination

You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:

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

However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your personal information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at any time.

If you are a California resident, you have right to request a list of all third parties to which we, during the immediately preceding calendar year, have disclosed certain personally identifiable information for direct marketing purposes. We are only required to respond to a customer request once during any calendar year. To make such a request you should by sending us an email:support@linsy.com. Please be aware that not all information sharing is covered by the California privacy rights requirements and only information sharing that is covered will be included in our response.

11. Links to other websites

Our service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

12.Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact us

If you have a privacy concern, complaint, or a question, You can contact us: