PRIVACY POLICY

PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: December 13, 2023

This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how Independent Bracing (“Independent Bracing,” “our,” “we,” or “us”) collects and processes the information of our website visitors (“you”).  We want you to understand how we use you’re the information provided to us when using our website and related services( collectively, the "Website").

Please review this Privacy Policy carefully. By using or accessing our Website, you accept the practices and guidelines described in this Privacy Policy. If you wish not to have us process or collect your information, you should not visit the Website.

We do not knowingly collect any information from minors under 18 without prior verifiable parental consent. If Independent Bracing learns that a minor has submitted personal information without parental consent, we will take all reasonable measures to remove the information as soon as possible. If you believe a minor under the age of 18 has submitted personal information to us, please contact us here.

When you visit our Website, we may collect, store, and process various kinds of data, including personal information about you.  Specifically, we may collect the following information, including:

• Personal information provided to us: Personal information is information that can identify you, such as your name, address and telephone number. We use databases to store your information and may retain it as reasonably required to service you, operate our Website, and comply with laws. Please note providing us your information is optional and is always your choice. Therefore, if you choose not to provide us with necessary information, you may not be able to take advantage of our service. We may ask you to provide information to us when you:
  • Submit a form on the Website;
  • Contact us with inquiries, including via email;
  • Subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise sign up to receive communications;
  • Provide a review or post other content;
  • Make a purchase (see Order Options section below for more information); or
  • Voluntarily provide information. 
• Information collected automatically: When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect online identifier information, such as your browser, operating system and device information, TCP-IP address and details of your time on our Website, including specific pages accessed. See Online Identification Resources section below for more information.

When you make an online purchase at Independent Bracing, your credit card information is safe on our encrypted servers. However, we also accept orders via email.

We encourage you to place orders however you'd like.

Contact us here Independentbracing@gmail.com  if you have questions about credit card security or placing an order.

When you visit our Website, your internet protocol (IP) address is automatically logged to help us improve our Website, by learning which parts of the Website you visit and how long you spend on individual pages and by .  keeping track of referring URL pages and access times. We use t

Independent Bracing uses cookies so we can better serve you with tailored information when you return. Cookies are small text identifiers sent to your computer to facilitate subsequent visits. Most browsers let you define preferences to notify you when you are sent cookies and let you decide whether to accept or reject them. Virtually all browsers let you remove cookies from your computer. Cookies cannot retrieve information from your computer, spread viruses, or capture your email address. Independent Bracing uses the information collected with cookies to track site use and improve our service to you and other visitors. 

We also use tags and pixels.  Tags and pixels are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Website.

• We are using the Pinterest tag, a conversion tracking pixel, to help us optimize your user experience on Pinterest.
• We are using the Facebook Pixel, a conversion tracking pixel, to help us optimize your user experience on Facebook.
• We are using the Google Analytics tracking pixel and advanced eCommerce tracking, to help us optimize your experience on Google Websites.

. We use your information to: 

• Present our Website to you;
• Process payments in connection with orders;
• Fulfill orders or other requests;
• Send information to you concerning your order;
• Administer a Website feature;
• Send periodic emails relating to Independent Bracing news, product updates, or other updates;
• Provide any updates relating to administrative documents (i.e. Privacy Policy, etc.);
• Perform any other purpose with your consent;
• Comply with requests of law enforcement or other regulators; or
• To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about our Site visitors is among the assets transferred.

Independent Bracing may contract other companies to perform functions on our behalf, such as processing credit card payments, order fulfillment, delivering packages, sending mail, providing search results, and marketing products. These third-party providers have access to only the personal information that is necessary to perform the function that is contracted. We may also disclose your personal information as follows: 

• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
• With your consent;
• With affiliates if you opt-in to receiving communications from affiliates;
• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by us about the Website users is among the assets transferred; 
• To enforce any agreement, including any applicable terms of service;
• To establish or exercise our right to defend against legal claims; 
• To law enforcement and other government authorities such as legislatures, courts, agencies and litigants if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of governmental authorities; (b) comply with legal process; (c) respond to requests from public or government authorities, including public or government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) protect the security or integrity of the Services’ information systems; and/or (e) exercise or protect our rights, privacy, safety or those of affiliates, clients, you or others; and
• If we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Teams Plus or others. 

We may, however, share aggregated statistical information with our partners regarding sales statistics. 

You may review, edit, and/or delete the information we collected about you at any time by contacting us at the addresses listed at the end of this Privacy Policy.  If your information has been shared with a third party, as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, then that third party has received its own copy of your data.  If you have been contacted by one of these third parties and wish to correct or delete your information, please contact them directly.

 We may work with third-party advertising companies that collect and use information about your online activities across sites over time, in order to deliver more relevant advertising when you are visiting the Site and elsewhere on the Internet.  This practice is known as interest-based advertising.  The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt-out of receiving targeted ads from our advertising partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these, and also learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy at:  www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp, www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or www.youradchoices.ca/, and www.aboutads.info/choices/.  You can also opt-out of targeted advertising directly on the advertising platform by visiting https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads, https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous, and https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads. Note that electing to opt out will not stop advertising from appearing in your browser or applications.  It may make the ads you see less relevant to your interests.  If you delete, block, or otherwise restrict cookies or use a different computer or Internet browser, you may need to renew your opt-out choice. 

 Most browsers accept cookies automatically.  You may be able to set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. For instructions, check your browser’s technical information. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.  However, you can still place orders over the telephone or by contacting customer service.  Please note that cookie-based opt outs must be performed on each device and browser that you wish to have opted out.

If you supply Independent Bracing your email address or phone number while ordering a product(s), you may be contacted via email or SMS regarding your order(s); we do not, however, share customer or visitor email addresses or phone numbers with other organizations.

On rare occasions, it is necessary to send out a strictly service-related announcement. For instance, if our service is suspended for maintenance we might send you an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications.

For our promotional content and newsletter, you can always unsubscribe by selecting the “Unsubscribe” link located in the footer of every promotional mailing and/or newsletter.  For our promotional content and updates through SMS, you can always opt-out by replying "Stop" to any message.

We may use Google Analytics to improve our Site’s functions.  You can choose not to be included in Google Analytics by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.  

Parts of the Website may include social media buttons, such as the Facebook "Like" button or the "Share This" button. These features may collect and display your information, your IP address and the page you are visiting on the Website and may set a cookie to allow the feature to function properly.

These features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website.. While we seek to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we cannot be responsible for the privacy practices other websites use.  By accessing other third third-party websites or applications through our Website, you are consenting to the terms and privacy policies of those websites.  It is possible that other parties may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different web sites when you use our Website.

The Website offers publicly-accessible blogs and customer reviews. Any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who view them. Please exercise discretion in the personal information you make available via a blog post or customer review. To request removal of your information from blogs or reviews, please contact us here. Note that in some cases, this information may be removable by the user.

Independent Bracing takes appropriate and reasonable steps to protect all information you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, no data protection procedures are entirely infallible.  As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee that it will be 100% secure. Your transmission of your information to our Website is done entirely at your own risk.  You are fully responsible for taking precautions best suited for you and your use of our Website.

Independent Bracing retains personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes previously outlined in this Privacy Policy. Note that some regulations and laws require retention periods for personal information exceeding the retention periods for these other business uses of the information.

California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our Website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to Independentbracicng@gmail.com.

Our Website is hosted in the United States. If you are visiting the Website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States in accordance with this Privacy Policy and US laws. By using the Website, you consent to transfer of your information as previously described.

We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our business or our uses of your personal information. When we post modifications to this Privacy Policy, we will change the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. The modified Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon posting on our Website. Your continued use of the Website after the posting of the modified Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement to abide by the modified policy. If you have any objections to the modifications made, please stop using the Website. We encourage routine review of the Privacy Policy for the most recent updates on our practices.

Contact Us

Independent bracing is committed to the principle of individual privacy and is actively involved in and supports industry initiatives to preserve individual privacy rights on the Internet. Personal data privacy is a new and rapidly changing area, and Independent Bracing is evolving to meet these demands. Please contact us with any questions or comments regarding this policy at Indenpentdentbracing@gmail.com