We recognize that your privacy is very important. This privacy policy covers the policies of Blacktread Industries Inc. ("Blacktread", “we”, “us”, or “our”) on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information, including any personally identifiable information or other data collected that could directly or indirectly identify you (“Personal Data”) when you access the our website at https://blacktreadusa.com (the “Site”) and other existing and future products and services, owned, operated or offered by Blacktread (together with the Site, each a “Service” and collectively the “Services”).
Each time you use our Services, you consent to the collection, use and storage of the collected information as described in this Privacy Policy. Please read it carefully and contact us at
contact@blacktreadusa.com if you have any questions.
1. What information do we collect?
Account Registration Information.
If you wish to register for an account, we may collect your [email address and password]. [Any third party social media logins?].
Payment Information.
As part of our Services, our third party payment processing service provider [StripeAuthorize.net or Paypal] may collect credit card information from you. We do not keep your credit card information.
Sales Tax Exemption Certificate.
Blacktread charges sales tax according to the ship-to location only for the US orders. We are happy to set up your account such that your sales tax exemption or resellers permit is used and you are able to purchase from Blacktread without payment of sales tax. Prior to making a purchase you can [fax or email?] us your Sales Tax Exemption Certificate or Reseller's Permit that is provided by your state. Once we have this information on file, we will establish your account as tax exempt. For the first order you may be required to pay the sales tax which will be refunded to you when we have established your sales tax exempt status at Blacktread.
To remove the sales tax from your order, contact us. Provide a resale or exemption certificate from the state of New York before you place an order.
Income tax exemption certificate exempting you from federal or state tax do not qualify as sales-tax exemption certificate.
We accept the following as proof of sales tax-exempt status: State & Local Sales and Use tax exemption certificate, Exempt organization certificate, or a Resale certificate
The resale certificate you send us must show that a particular purchase is for resale. The tax exemption or reseller certificate you send us must include: Your organization's name and address, a dated signature of the authorized representative at your organization, the description of product(s) being purchased, and the order number in case the order has been placed already.
Make sure that any state-issued document you send us has the following, and is valid on the purchase date: Your organization's name and address, exemption certificate number, certificate date of issue, and the name of the state and agency issuing the exemption certificate.
Shipping Information.
We collect your shipping address and other relevant contact information so we can ship the products to you.
Automatically Collected Online Usage Activity.
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically when you visit our Site.
Blacktread uses technology to provide online customer support and data to improve or customize your shopping experience. These technologies help us track and analyze shopping trends, administer and update our Site, and review user activity to improve our performance. This information helps us understand your needs and suggest products and services relevant to you.
Log Files
We keep track of activity on our Site via log files stored on our web servers. We collect information such as IP address, browser type and version, and pages you view. We also keep track of how you got to our Site and any links you click on to leave our Site. Once you leave our Site, we do not track you. We use your website activity to assist us in offering you a personalized Site experience, assist you with technical support, diagnose problems with our server, administer our websites, and to tailor our product and offerings to you.
Web Beacons
We may access and set cookies using web beacons, also known as single-pixel GIFs which are invisible graphical images. These web beacons provide us useful information regarding our Site such as which pages users access. When we send you emails, we may include a single-pixel GIF to allow us to determine the number of people who open our emails. When you click on a link in an email, we record this individual response to allow us to customize our offerings to you.
Cookies
To collect this information, a cookie may be set on your computer or device when you visit our Services. Please see section below “How We Use Cookies” for more discussion on this topic.
Mobile Device Data.
When you access our Services through a mobile device, we may also collect certain mobile device information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile operating system, and the type of mobile Internet browsers you use.
Products & Services Updates.
We may collect your name and email address if you sign up to receive emails, invites and newsletters from us regarding our products and services. You may opt out at any time by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link located at the bottom of any Blacktread marketing email and following the instructions found on the page to which the link takes you. Please allow us a reasonable time to process your request. You cannot opt out of receiving transactional e-mails related to the Services.
Services and Customer Support.
We may collect information such as your name and email address to the extent necessary for us to provide the Services that you have requested and/or to provide customer support.
2. How we use cookies?
Cookies are small text files which are transferred to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or app. We use them to remember your preferences, improve your user experience, and help us understand how people are using our Services, so we can make them better. Cookies can be session cookies, which expire once you close your web browser. Cookies can also be persistent cookies, which stay on your device or a set period of time or until you delete them. Blacktread uses the following types of cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies:
These cookies are necessary to allow us to operate our Services as you have requested. For example, they let us recognize what type of User you are, provide security settings (for example, CAPTCHA) and then provide you with services accordingly.
- Performance/Analytics Cookies:
We use cookies and other similar technologies to analyze how our Services are accessed, is used, or is performing. We use this information to maintain, operate, and continually improve our Services. We may also obtain information from our email newsletters or other communications we send to you, including whether you opened or forwarded a newsletter or clicked on any of its content. This information tells us about our newsletters' effectiveness and helps us ensure that we're delivering information that you find interesting.
- Functional Cookies:
These cookies help us remember your preferences and settings to enhance your user experience.
Using our Services without cookies is also possible. In your browser, you can deactivate the saving of cookies, limit them to particular websites, or set the browser to notify you when a cookie is sent. You can also delete cookies from your PC hard drive at any time (file: "cookies"). Please note that in this case you will have to expect a limited page presentation and limited user guidance. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
3. How do we use the collected information?
We use the information we collect for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, as covered in any agreement that incorporates this Privacy Policy, or as disclosed to you in connection with our Services. For example, we will use your information to:
4. Is Information Collected by or Disclosed to Third Parties by using the Services?
We do not share, sell or rent to third parties your information except as described in this Privacy Policy. Examples of instances in which we share your information are provided below:
Third party service providers.
We, like many businesses, sometimes engage other companies to perform certain business-related functions on our behalf so that we can focus on our core business. Examples of these services include, but are not limited to[ website evaluation and data analysis, social media management, site search and discovery services, error tracking, internet security and DDoS mitigation and, where applicable, data cleansing, and payment processing and authorization and order fulfillment, marketing and promotional material distribution.]. We authorize them to use this Personal Data only in connection data security and privacy standards.
- Affiliated Suppliers.
Blacktread works closely with a variety of suppliers to offer the products to you. Due to the nature of Blacktread's business model, when an order is placed, we will share shipping information that is related to such transaction with the affiliated supplier solely for the purpose of shipping the products to you.
- Business transfers.
We may sell, assign, buy, transfer or otherwise acquire or dispose of certain of our businesses or corporate assets. In the event of such or similar event, Personal Data we collected from you may be part of the transferred assets. We may also share Personal Data with our auditors, attorneys or other advisors in connection with the forgoing corporate transactions. You acknowledge and agree that any successor to or acquirer of us will continue to have the right to use your Personal Data and other information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
- Website Analytics.
We may also use third-party web analytics services—like Google Analytics—in our online services. These service providers help us analyze how users navigate our online services. Information collected as a part of Google Analytics is automatically sent to Google, and Google may use cookies to help with the analysis. Google Analytics may provide demographic, interest-related, geographical and referral information that Blacktread may use to better understand our customer base. Session User ID tracking and stitching may also be used to further understand how our users access our websites from different devices. To learn more about Google Analytics or download an opt-out browser add-on, please
click here.
- Legal requirements.
We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law (including, without limitation responding to a subpoena or request from law enforcement, court or government agency or other public authorities) or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary (i) to comply with a legal obligation, (ii) to protect or defend our rights, interests or property or that of other customers or users, (iii) to act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Services or the public, or (iv) to protect against legal liability or potential fraud, as determined in our sole discretion.
- Your consent.
If we intend to use any of your Personal Data collected in any manner that is not specified herein, we will inform you of such anticipated use prior to or at the time at which such Personal Data is collected or we will obtain your consent subsequent to such collection but prior to such use. In short, we will honor the choices you make regarding your Personal Data and will inform you about any other intended uses of such information.
5. Third Party Social Media Links
Users may follow Blacktread on[
Facebook,
Instagram,
Twitter ] and other social media platforms as made available from time to time. Users should click on the hyperlinks for each site to review the applicable privacy policies for more detail about information collected from these sites.
6. Third Party Links
In addition to social media links and widgets, you may also find links to websites of Blacktread partners or vendors. We do not endorse or have control over the security of third party websites. When you follow a link to a third party website and access external content, you agree to the respective privacy and security policies of the websites you visit. Blacktread cannot be responsible for the ways in which other companies handle personal information. We recommend you review the privacy policies of each website you visit and stay informed of how your personal information is treated and used online.
7. How Does Blacktread Comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act?
Our Services are directed toward a general audience and are not directed at nor intended for use by children. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at
contact@blacktreadusa.com We will delete such information from our files within a reasonable time.
8. How long does Blacktread retain information collected?
We follow generally accepted standards to store and protect the Personal Data we collect, both during transmission and once received and stored, including utilization of encryption where appropriate. We retain Personal Data only for as long as necessary to provide the Services you have requested and thereafter for a variety of legitimate legal or business purposes. These might include retention periods (i) mandated by law, contract or similar obligations applicable to our business operations; (ii) for preserving, resolving, defending or enforcing our legal/contractual rights; or (iii) needed to maintain adequate and accurate business and financial records. If you have any questions about the security or retention of your Personal Data, you can contact us at
contact@blacktreadusa.com.
9. What is Blacktread’s Security Policy?
We have implemented reasonable administrative, technical and physical security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, destruction or alteration. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our Services. All sensitive information is protected behind firewalls and multiple layers of security systems. However, although we endeavor to provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can ever by 100% secure.
10. How Does Blacktread Respond to “Do Not Track” Signals?
“Do Not Track” is a feature enabled on some browsers that sends a signal to request tht a web application disabled its tracking or cross-site user tracking. At represent, Blacktread does not respond to or later its practices when a Do Not Track signal is received.
11. Your Rights and Your Choices
You can access and correct certain information about you by visiting the “My Account Settings” portion of our platform. You can control whether certain information you post to the Services is publicly available to others by adjusting the settings in your account. You can also request in writing copies of personal information about you held by us. If that information is inaccurate, please let us know and we will endeavor to make the necessary amendments, erase, or block the relevant information as you request.
12. How Will I Be Notified of Changes to Your Privacy Policy?
If Blacktread makes material changes to its Privacy Policy, it will notify you by: (i) changing the Last Updated Date at the top of the Privacy Policy, (ii) sending an email to its users, and/or (iii) adding a statement to the Site.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding privacy while using our Services, or have questions about our practices, please contact us at
contact@blacktreadusa.com