Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or purchase from https://benibites.com/ (the “Site”).

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Last updated: February 2025

1. Personal information collected

2. Collection of Device Information

3. Use of Personal Information

4. Sharing of Personal Information

5. Behavioral Advertising

6. Your rights

7. Data Retention

8. Changes

9. Contact Us

1. Personal information collected

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, what websites or search terms came from which you came to the Site, and information about how you use the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as "Device Information."

2. Collection of Device Information

- "Cookies" are data files that are placed on your device or computer. They usually include an anonymous unique identifier. To find out more about cookies, and how to disable them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

- "Web beacons," "tags," and "pixels" are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally when you make or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as "Order Information."

When we talk about "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we mean both Device Information and Order Information.

3. Use of Personal Information

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations).

In addition, we will use this order information for the following purposes:

- Communicating with you.

- Screening orders for potential risk or fraud.

- Providing you with information and advertising relating to our products and services, in line with the preferences you have shared with us.

We use the Device Information that we collect (particularly your IP address) to screen for potential risk and fraud and to improve and optimize our Site (for example, to understand how you use our Site).

(such as generating analytics about how users view and interact with our website, and assessing the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

4. Sharing of Personal Information

For the purposes mentioned above, we will share your personal information with external services.

We use Shopify to operate our online store, and we will manage your information in accordance with the personal information usage policy stipulated by Shopify. Please see here (https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy) for information on the personal information usage policy stipulated by Shopify.

We also use Google Analytics to understand how you use this site. You can find out how Google uses your information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

You can also opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, please be aware that we may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable and related laws, to respond to subpoenas, search warrants, or other lawful requests for information, or to protect our rights.

5. Behavioral Advertising

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements and marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you. To learn more about how targeted advertising works, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative's (NAI) page: http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can also opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out portal at http://optout.aboutads.info/.

Do Not Track

We do not alter our Site's data collection and use practices when we receive a "Do Not Track" signal from your browser.

6. Your rights

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to ask that it be corrected, updated, or deleted. To exercise this right, please contact us using the details provided below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident please note that we are using your Personal Information to fulfill contracts we might have with you (such as when you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your Personal Information will be transferred outside of Europe, such as to Canada or the United States.

7. Data Retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your order information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete that information.

8. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time because of changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at hello@benibites.com.