Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 10/27/2023

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit, interact with, or make a purchase from Authorized Goods (Authorizedgoods.com).

Security and Retention of Your Information Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and Authorized Goods cannot guarantee “perfect security.” In addition, any information you send to Authorized Goods may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

Your Rights and Choices Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights listed below in relation to your personal information at Authorized Goods:

  • Right to Access / Know. You may have a right to request access to personal information that Authorized Goods holds about you, including details relating to the ways in which we use and share your information.

  • Right to Delete. You may have a right to request that Authorized Goods delete personal information we maintain about you.

  • Right to Correct. You may have a right to request that Authorized Goods correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.

  • Right of Portability. You may have a right to receive a copy of the personal information Authorized Goods holds about you and to request that we transfer it to a third party.

  • Right to Opt out of Sale or Sharing or Targeted Advertising. You may have a right to direct Authorized Goods not to "sell" or "share" your personal information or to opt out of the processing of your personal information for purposes considered to be "targeted advertising."

  • Managing Communication Preferences. Authorized Goods may send you promotional emails, and you may opt out of receiving these at any time.

You may exercise any of these rights by contacting Authorized Goods using the contact details provided below.

Complaints If you have complaints about how Authorized Goods processes your personal information, please contact us. If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, depending on where you live you may have the right to appeal our decision.

International Users Please note that Authorized Goods may transfer, store and process your personal information outside the country you live in, including the United States.

Contact Should you have any questions about Authorized Goods' privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of the rights available to you, please email us at support@authorizedgoods.com or contact us in the United States.

Cookies Like many websites, Authorized Goods uses Cookies on our Site. For specific information about the Cookies that we use related to powering our store with Shopify, see Shopify's Cookies Policy. We use Cookies to power and improve our Site and our Services (including to remember your actions and preferences), to run analytics and better understand user interaction with the Services. We may also permit third parties and services providers to use Cookies on our Site to better tailor the services, products, and advertising on our Site and other websites.

Most browsers automatically accept Cookies by default, but you can choose to set your browser to remove or reject Cookies through your browser controls. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking Cookies can negatively impact your user experience and may cause some of the Services, including certain features and general functionality, to work incorrectly or no longer be available. Additionally, blocking Cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners.

How We Disclose Personal Information In certain circumstances, Authorized Goods may disclose your personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

  • With vendors or other third parties who perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment, and shipping).
  • With business and marketing partners, including Shopify, to provide services and advertise to you. Our business and marketing partners will use your information in accordance with their own privacy notices.
  • When you direct, request us or otherwise consent to our disclosure of certain information to third parties, such as to ship you products or through your use of social media widgets or login integrations, with your consent.
  • With our affiliates or otherwise within our corporate group.
  • In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with any applicable legal obligations, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

We have, in the past 12 months, disclosed the following categories of personal information and sensitive personal information about users for the purposes set out above:

Category Categories of Recipients
Identifiers such as basic contact details and certain order and account information Vendors and third parties who perform services on our behalf
Commercial information such as order information, shopping information, and customer support information Business and marketing partners
Internet or other similar network activity, such as Usage Data Affiliates

User Generated Content The 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 of the Services, this content will be public and accessible by anyone.

Third Party Websites and Links Our Site may provide links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated or controlled by Authorized Goods, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. Authorized Goods does not guarantee and is not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators.

Children’s Data The Services are not intended to be used by children, and Authorized Goods does not knowingly collect any personal information about children. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with their personal information, you may contact us to request that it be deleted.

This Privacy Policy covers several key areas related to the collection, use, and protection of users' personal information, outlined as follows:

1. Cookies

  • Usage: Cookies are utilized to enhance and power the site and its services, including remembering user actions and preferences.
  • Third-Party Cookies: Third parties and service providers may use cookies to tailor services, products, and advertising.
  • User Control: Users can control the acceptance of cookies through browser settings, but limiting cookies may affect site functionality.

2. Disclosure of Personal Information

  • Vendors and Third Parties: Information may be shared with vendors or third parties who perform services on the site’s behalf, like payment processing or customer support.
  • Business and Marketing Partners: Information may also be shared for advertising purposes.
  • Legal and Business Transitions: In cases like mergers or bankruptcy, personal information may be disclosed for legal obligations and business transitions.

3. User Generated Content

  • Public Posting: Users can post content publicly, but the site doesn’t control who has access to this information and isn’t responsible for its privacy or security.

4. Third-Party Websites and Links

  • External Links: The site may contain links to third-party websites, and the site is not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.

5. Children’s Data

  • Collection from Minors: The site is not intended for children and doesn’t knowingly collect their personal information.

6. Security and Retention of Information

  • Security Measures: No security measures are entirely impenetrable.
  • Retention Period: The retention of personal information depends on various factors like account maintenance and legal obligations.

7. User Rights and Choices

  • Access, Deletion, and Correction: Users have rights such as accessing, deleting, or correcting personal information held by the site.
  • Opt-Out and Restrictions: Users can opt-out of certain uses of their information, like targeted advertising.
  • Managing Preferences: Users can manage communication preferences, including opting out of promotional emails.

8. Complaints

  • Process: Users can lodge complaints about information processing, and unresolved complaints may be taken to the local data protection authority.

9. International Users

  • Data Transfer: Personal information may be transferred, stored, or processed outside the user’s resident country, adhering to recognized transfer mechanisms for European users.

10. Contact

  • Inquiry and Exercise of Rights: Users can contact for inquiries or to exercise their rights through specified contact details.

Key Notes for the Merchant:

  • Legal Consultation: Suggested in cases where the site is directed towards children or involves sensitive information.
  • Disclosure and Opt-Outs: Additional clauses to be inserted if using services like Shopify’s ad services, requiring the provision of opt-out mechanisms.