Last updated February 21, 2020
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Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at TheBoxConcept.com (“[OUT OF THE BOX]”, “The [OUT OF THE BOX] blog”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy , or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at outofthebox(at)theboxconcept.com. When you visit our website www.TheBoxConcept.com, and use our services, you trust us with certain personal information. In this privacy policy, we try to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue the use of our Site and services. This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our website, and/or any related services, sales, marketing or events (we refer to them collectively in this privacy policy as the “Services”).
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(A) Information you provide to us on TheBoxConcept.com website or otherwise: Our TheBoxConcept.com Site offer various ways to contact us, such as through form submissions, email or phone, to inquire about us and our Services. For example, we may ask you to provide certain Personal Information when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our Service, take part in surveys, subscribe to marketing or otherwise contact us. We may also collect Personal Information from you in person, or via a phone or email. You may choose to provide additional information when you communicate with us or otherwise interact with us.
The Personal Information we collect may include:
Business contact information (such as your name, phone number, email address and country); Professional information (such as your job title, institution or company); Nature of your communication; Marketing information (such as your contact preferences); and Any information you choose to provide to us when completing any boxes in our forms.
(B) Information we collect automatically through TheBoxConcept.com Site: When you visit our TheBoxConcept.com Site or interact with our emails, we use cookies and similar technologies, alone or in conjunction with cookies, to collect certain information automatically from your browser or device. In some countries, including countries in the EEA, this information may be considered Personal Information under applicable data protection laws. Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies is discussed more and in more detail in our Cookie Section.
The information we collect automatically includes:
Device information: such as your IP address, your browser, device information, request information (the site from which you linked to us (“referring page”) and the web browser you used (software used to browse the internet) including its type and language) Usage data: such as information about how you interact with our emails, TheBoxConcept.com Site (such as the pages and files viewed, searches, operating system and system configuration information and date/time stamps associated with your usage).
We may use the information we collect through TheBoxConcept.com and in conjunction with our marketing and in-person activities for a range of reasons, including:
To provide, operate, optimize, and maintain Our Site. To send you marketing information, product recommendations and non-transactional communications (e.g., marketing newsletters, SMS, or push notifications) about us, in accordance with your marketing preferences, including information about our products, services, promotions or events in conducting direct marketing or to the extent you have provided your prior consent. To respond to your online inquiries and requests, and to provide you with information and access to resources or services that you have requested from us. To manage TheBoxConcept.com for system administration and security. To manage event registrations and attendance, including sending related communications to you. To improve the navigation and content of TheBoxConcept.com. To identify any server problems or other IT or network issues. To process transactions and to set up online accounts. To compile aggregated statistics about site usage and to better understand the preferences of our Visitors. To help us provide, improve and personalize our marketing activities.
Public Information and Third-Party Websites:
We have public blogs on TheBoxConcept.com. Any information you include in a comment on our blog may be read, collected, and used by anyone. If your Personal Information appears on our blogs and you want it removed, please contact us. If we are unable to remove your information, we will tell you why.
TheBoxConcept.com includes social media features. These features may collect information about your IP address and which page you are visiting on our Site, and they may set a cookie to make sure the feature functions properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. We also maintain presences on certain social media platforms. Any information, communications, or materials you submit to us via a social media platform is done at your own risk without any expectation of privacy. We cannot control the actions of other users of these platforms or the actions of the platforms themselves. Your interactions with those features and platforms are governed by the privacy policies of the companies that provide them.
Links to third-party websites. TheBoxConcept.com includes links to other websites, whose privacy practices may be different from ours. If you submit Personal Information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any website you visit.