Privacy Policy

This is the Privacy Policy for vsyndicate.com (referred to as the "Site" or "we") and it explains how we collect, use, and disclose your Personal Information when you visit our Site or make a purchase.

Collection of Personal Information:

When you access the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interactions with the Site, and the information required to process your purchases. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer support. We use the term "Personal Information" to refer to any information that can uniquely identify an individual. Below is a list of the Personal Information we collect and the reasons why we collect it.

Device Information:

Personal Information collected: Version of web browser, IP address, time zone, cookie information, sites or products viewed, search terms used, and interactions with the Site.

Purpose of collection: To accurately load the Site and analyze usage to optimize it.

Source of collection: Automatically collected when you access the Site using cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels.

Disclosure for a business purpose: Shared with our processor Shopify.

Order Information:

Personal Information collected: Name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address, and phone number).

Purpose of collection: To fulfill our contract with you by providing products or services, processing payment information, arranging shipping, providing invoices and/or order confirmations, communicating with you, screening orders for potential risk or fraud, and providing information or advertising related to our products or services in line with your preferences.

Source of collection: Collected from you.

Disclosure for a business purpose: Shared with our processor Shopify.

Customer Support Information:

Personal Information collected: Name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card last 4 digits, email address, and phone number).

Purpose of collection: To provide customer support.

Source of collection: Collected from you.

Disclosure for a business purpose: Shared with our processor Shopify.

Minors:

Our Site is intended for individuals who have reached the age of majority in their state or province of residence. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from individuals who are below the age of majority. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us to request its deletion.

Sharing Personal Information:

We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, as described above. For example:

We use Shopify to power our online store. You can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.

We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Behavioral Advertising:

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications that we believe may interest you. For example:

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

We share information about your use of the Site, your purchases, and your interaction with our ads on other websites with our advertising partners. We collect and share some of this information directly with our advertising partners and, in some cases, through the use of cookies or other similar technologies (which you may consent to, depending on your location).

For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt-out of targeted advertising by:

GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous

BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

Additionally, you can opt-out by contacting us and submitting an opt-out request.

Using Personal Information:

We use your Personal Information to provide our services to you, including offering products for sale, processing payments, shipping and fulfilling your order, and keeping you up-to-date on new products, services, and offers.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information

According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal information under the following legal bases:

Your consent;
The performance of the contract between you and the Site;
Compliance with our legal obligations;
To protect your vital interests;
To perform a task carried out in the public interest;
For our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

Retention of Personal Information

When you make a purchase on our Site, we will keep your Personal Information on record unless and until you request us to erase it. For more information on your right to erasure, please see the ‘Your Rights’ section below.

Automated Decision-Making

We do not engage in fully automated decision-making that has a legal or otherwise significant effect on customers using their data. Our processor, Shopify, uses limited automated decision-making to prevent fraud that does not have a legal or otherwise significant effect on you.

Your Rights

If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to access, port, correct, update, or erase the Personal Information we hold about you. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us. Please note that your Personal Information may be transferred to countries outside of Europe, such as Canada and the United States, for storage and further processing.

If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access, port, correct, update, or erase the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’). If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us. If you would like to designate an authorized agent to submit these requests on your behalf, please contact us.

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience by remembering your actions and preferences, providing information on how people use our Site, and optimizing our services. We use functional, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies to achieve these goals.

Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Store

Name	Function
_ab	Used in connection with access to admin.
_secure_session_id	Used in connection with navigation through a storefront.
cart	Used in connection with shopping cart.
cart_sig	Used in connection with checkout.
cart_ts	Used in connection with checkout.
checkout_token	Used in connection with checkout.
secret	Used in connection with checkout.
secure_customer_sig	Used in connection with customer login.
storefront_digest	Used in connection with customer login.
_shopify_u	Used to facilitate updating customer account information.

Reporting and Analytics

Name

Function

_tracking_con

Shopify analytics.

Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.

sent

Tracking preferences.

_landing_page

Track landing pages

_orig_referrer

Track landing pages

Shopify analytics.

_shopify_fs

Shopify analytics.

_shopify_s

_shopify_sa_p

_shopify_sa_t

Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.

_shopify_y

Shopify analytics.

The duration of a cookie on your device is determined by whether it is a session or persistent cookie. Session cookies terminate once you stop browsing, while persistent cookies continue until they expire or are deleted. We mainly use persistent cookies that typically expire between 30 minutes and two years after downloading onto your device.

You can manage and control cookies in various ways, but please note that removing or blocking cookies could impair your user experience, and some parts of our website may become inaccessible. While most browsers automatically accept cookies, you can choose to accept or decline cookies by accessing your browser controls found in the "Tools" or "Preferences" menu. Additional information on modifying your browser settings, blocking, managing, or filtering cookies can be found in your browser's help file or at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Furthermore, it is important to note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent us from sharing information with third parties such as advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain information use by these parties, please follow the instructions provided in the "Behavioral Advertising" section above.

Do Not Track signals are not consistently understood by the industry; thus, our data collection and usage practices are not altered when we detect these signals from your browser.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

If you have any questions or complaints about our privacy practices, please contact us at the address provided below. If you are dissatisfied with our response, you have the right to file a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Contact Information:

V Syndicate

335 E. 2nd St, Los Angeles, 90012, United States

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you have the right to lodge your complaint with the relevant data protection authority. You can contact your local data protection authority.