This Privacy Policy describes how the online magazine, INNER SPACE with Ralph (https://innerspacewithralph.com), collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you you visit the site, purchase a product from our gift store, or otherwise communicate with us through the website. When we use the term “personal information”, we are referring to information that identifies, relates to, describes, or can be associated with you. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the terms “you” and “your” refer to you as the user, whether you are a visitor or customer of innerspacewithralph.com.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of our website services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described within this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access any of the services on our website.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post all revisions to the Privacy Policy on the website and the date of the most recent version will be stated at the top of the page, under “Last Updated”.

How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

To provide our website services, we collect personal information from you through a variety of sources, outlined below. The information that we collect and use varies depending on how you interact with us. We may use the information we collect to communicate with you, comply with legal obligations, enforce terms of service, or protect/defend our rights as a website provider as well as the rights of our users.

What Personal Information Do We Collect

The following sections describe the types of personal information we may collect, depending on the way you use the website:

Basic identification details including your name, address, phone number, and email address
Order information including your billing address, shipping address, and payment confirmation
Account information including your username, password, and security questions
Shopping information including the items you view or add to your cart or wish list
Customer support information including the information you provide in communications with us

In order to fulfill your product purchases via our gift store, our payment processors will collect payment information that will include your name, credit or debit card information, and billing address. You may elect not to provide this information, but doing so will prevent you from making a purchase.

Information We Collect through Cookies

We also collect information known as “usage data” which indicates the various ways that you interact with our website so that we may make better decisions about product development and marketing. To access this usage data, we may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies. Usage data may include information about how you access and use our site and your account, including device information, browser information, information about your network connection, your IP address, and other information regarding your interaction with our website.

Information We Obtain from Third Parties

We may obtain information about you from third parties, including vendors and service providers who may collect information on our behalf, such as:

Companies that support our site and services, such as WordPress.
Payment processors who collect payment information (credit/debit card or bank account)

When you visit our website, open emails from us, or interact with our services, the third parties we work with may automatically collect information about you by way of online tracking technologies such as pixels, web beacons, software developer kits, third-party libraries, and cookies.

Any information that we obtain from third parties will be subject to this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information provided to us by third parties and are not responsible for any third party’s policies or practices. For more information, see the section below, titled, Third Party Websites & Links:

Third-Party Websites & Links

Our website may provide links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated with or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on these sites. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, including information you share on third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of our site services and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party. Our inclusion of such links does not, in itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators.

How We Use Your Personal Information

Products & Services: We use your personal information to create/manage your account, process your payments and fulfill your orders, send you notifications related to purchases, facilitate returns and exchanges, and arrange for shipping.

Security & Fraud Prevention: We use your personal information to detect, investigate, or act regarding possible fraudulent, illegal, or malicious activity. If you choose to use our website and services and register an account, you are responsible for keeping your account credentials safe. We highly recommend that you do not share your username, password, or other access details with anyone else. If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us immediately.

Communication: We use your personal information to provide you with customer support and improve our services. Our intent is to provide you with effective and responsive services and to maintain a positive business relationship with you.

Cookies

We use Cookies to improve our site, record your preferences, and run analytics to better understand your interaction with our website and services. We may also permit third parties and service providers to use Cookies on our site to better tailor our services and products.

Most browsers automatically accept Cookies by default, but you can choose to set your browser to remove/reject Cookies through your browser controls. Please keep in mind that by removing or blocking Cookies, your user experience may be negatively impacted.

For more information on managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org or your browser’s help section.

How We Disclose Personal Information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes, subject to this Privacy Policy. These circumstances may include:

Sharing information about you with our business/marketing partners, including WordPress and Stripe.

Sharing your mailing address with the postal service and other possible third parties in order to ship your products.

Other entities who access your personal information when you use social media widgets or login integrations in relation to using our site and services.

Sharing information about you in connection with a business transaction, such as a merger or bankruptcy, in order to comply with legal obligations (in response to subpoenas, search warrants, etc.), and to enforce any terms of service and protect/defend our rights and the rights of our users or other individuals.

Categories of Personal Information Disclosed:

Within the last year, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information about users for the purposes outlined above in the sections titled: “How we Collect and Use your Personal Information” and “How We Disclose Personal Information”. These categories include:

Identifiers such as contact details and account information.

Sales information that includes order placement and customer support information.

Internet or other similar network activity, such as usage data.

Types of Recipients:

Vendors and third parties who perform services on our behalf, such as Internet service providers, payment processors, fulfillment partners, customer support partners, and data analytics providers.

Affiliates and business/marketing partners.

Please note, we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you.

Types of Personal Information

Identification information, such as contact details and account information.

Commercial information, such products purchased and shopping preferences on our website.

Internet or other similar network activity for gathering usage data.

User-Generated Content

Our services may enable you to post product reviews and other user-generated content. If you choose to submit user-generated content to any public area on our platform, this content will be public and accessible to anyone. We do not monitor/control those users who have access to any information you provide in public forums, and we cannot ensure that parties who access such information will respect your privacy and keep it secure. We are not responsible for the privacy/security of any information you make publicly available, or for the accuracy, use, or misuse of any information that you disclose or receive from third parties.

Your Rights May Vary

Depending on your geographic location, you may have certain rights regarding your data, such as the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict its use. You may also have the right to object to certain processes or withdraw consent at any time.

Your California Privacy Rights (if applicable)

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to request deletion of your personal information, the right to opt-out of certain data sales (please note: we do not sell your data), and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. To make such a request, please contact us.

Children's Data

Our processing services are not intended to be used by children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information about children. As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we do not intentionally share or sell (as those terms are defined by law) personal information of individuals under 16 years of age. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with their personal information, you may email us at innerspacewithralph.com to request that it be deleted.

Security and Retention of Your Information

Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee perfect and complete security. In addition, any information that you send us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use insecure channels such as public wifi to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us. We retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

International Data Transfers

While we primarily serve users in the United States, visitors from other countries may access the site or submit content. If you are located outside the USA, please be aware that your information may be collected, stored, and processed in the United States, and that data protection laws in the USA may differ from those within your jurisdiction.

If you are an international user and wish to exercise any rights with respect to access, correction, deletion, and so on under your local privacy laws, please contact us and we will consider your request in good faith, subject to USA law and with respect to our business operations.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at: [email protected]