Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 28, 2024

This website privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how The Center for the Circular Economy (“we”) may collect, obtain, or otherwise process personal information through our website, www.returnmycup.com (“Site”). By continuing to use the Site and providing us with information, you consent to the collection of your personal information as described in this Policy.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Information you provide directly. When you interact with the Site, you may submit or otherwise provide certain personal information, which is information that may identify you as an individual. For example, we may collect certain contact information from you such as your name, email address, and phone number and your company information.

If you submit to us someone else’s personal information (e.g., their contact information), you represent that you have the authorization to provide this information to us.

Information collected automatically through use of the Site. In addition to personal information you submit on the Site, we and our vendors may use a variety of tracking technologies that automatically or passively collect information when you visit our Site. For example, we may use cookies, which are small data files stored by your web browser on your device, to recognize a user’s device, record user preferences, track the pages a user clicks on while visiting a website, and identify the referring URL. We or third parties may use tracking technologies to collect certain data such as: your IP address or other device identifiers, browser characteristics, language preferences, and the time and date of your visit to our Site.

We may use third-party technology vendors in connection with your activity on the Site to help us understand how visitors use the Site and to serve ads on our behalf across the Internet. We or third parties may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different devices and online services when you use the Site. Most web browsers accept cookies by default, but you may be able to adjust your browser settings to remove or reject cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may invalidate opt outs that use cookies to recognize devices that have opted out.

USE OF INFORMATION

We may use personal information we collect through the Site for various purposes, including:

  • Communications and responding to request, such as responding to your request for products and services; sending you content or products we think may be of interest to you; or otherwise using your contact information to communicate with you.

  • Personalization, analysis, marketing, and improvement of the Site, such as facilitating and personalizing your user experience; monitoring and analyzing trends, usage, and activities of Site visitors; providing relevant marketing and promotional information to you; improving our Site; providing technical support.

  • Compliance and security, such as fulfilling our obligations under applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, industry standards, and our policies; and preventing, identifying, and stopping suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity, or any activity that violates our policies .

We may use your personal information for any other purpose as described to you at the time of processing or with your consent.

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may disclose your personal information with affiliates, business partners, and vendors. For example, we may use service providers to administer activities on our behalf, such as sending emails and providing customer service. In addition, we may disclose personal information:

  • If we are required to do so by law, regulation, or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena);

  • In response to requests from government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities;

  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity;

  • In the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business assets (e.g., further to a merger, reorganization, liquidation, or any other business transaction, including negotiations of such transactions); or

  • With your consent or at your direction

THIRD PARTY LINKS AND SOCIAL FEATURES

The Site may contain links to other websites for your convenience and information. This Policy does not apply to those websites, which may have their own privacy policies or notices. You should review those privacy policies to understand how they may use or disclose your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of linked websites that we do not control.

Our Site may also permit you to interact with social media platforms operated by unaffiliated parties, for example, to like our page on those platforms (“Social Features”). If you choose to use Social Features, that information may be publicly displayed, and the party operating the social media platform may receive certain information about you and your use of our Site. Please note, if you tag us in a comment or mention our Site in your post, that platform may allow us to publish your post on our Site. You should review the terms, policies, and settings of these other platforms to learn more about their data practices and/or adjust your settings.

YOUR CHOICES

We may use the information you provide to us to send you information and materials that we think may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive promotional emails from us, you can unsubscribe by following the instructions included in any such email. Please note that even if you unsubscribe from receiving promotional emails from us, we may still send you transactional or informational emails.

Your browser may have settings that allow you to transmit a “Do Not Track” signal when you visit a website. Like many websites, our Site is not designed to respond to “Do Not Track” signals received from browsers. To learn more about “Do Not Track” signals, visit www.allaboutdnt.com.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Site is not intended for, nor targeted to, children under 13, and we do not knowingly request or collect personal information from any person under 13 years of age through the Site. If we learn that we have received information directly from a child who is under the age of 13, we will delete the information in accordance with applicable law.

SECURITY

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Nevertheless, transmission via the Internet and online digital storage are not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your information collected through the Site.

INFORMATION FOR USERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

If you are visiting the Site from outside the United States, please be aware that information we obtain about you will be processed in the United States or in other jurisdictions. By using the Site, you acknowledge your personal information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions outside your own, as described in this Policy. Please be aware that the data protection laws and regulations that apply to your personal information transferred to the United States or other countries may be different from the laws in your country of residence.

UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

This Policy is subject to change at our discretion. We will indicate changes, including material changes, to the Policy by updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. Your continued use of this Site after any update to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of the changes.

Contact information

If you have any questions about this Policy, you may contact us at info@returnmycup.com