Cookie Policy

 

Last Updated: March 9, 2023

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Thank you for your interest in Mielle Organics LLC (the “Company”, “we”, or “us”). This Cookie Policy explains our use of “cookies” and other tracking technologies, including, but not limited to, web beacons, pixels, clear gifs, and other similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies”) that are employed on mielleorganics.com (the “Site”).

 

PLEASE READ THIS COOKIE POLICY CAREFULLY AS IT DESCRIBES YOUR RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND LIABILITIES. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE TERMS OF THIS COOKIE POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY.

PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS HEREIN (SECTION 4) TO SET YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES AND OPT OUT WITH RESPECT TO HOW OUR SITE USES NON-ESSENTIAL COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING, MARKETING, ANALYTICS, AND SIMILAR PURPOSES.

 

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES AND OTHER ONLINE TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

 

Cookies are small files that are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. The cookie then sends information back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Other types of tracking technologies work similarly to cookies and place small data files on your devices or monitor your website activity to enable us to collect information about how you use our Sites. Accordingly, Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies allow our Sites to recognize your device and track your activities and preferences, thereby allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently and to generally improve the user experience. The information provided below about cookies also applies to the other tracking technologies referenced above (i.e., web beacons, pixels, clear gifs, and other similar technologies). You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.

 

Cookies are often categorized by function. We use four types of cookies by function on our Sites:

 

2. HOW DO OUR SITES USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

We use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies to identify you and your interests, to remember your preferences, to facilitate our marketing, and to track your use of our Sites. We also use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies to control access to certain content on our Sites, to protect the integrity and security of the Sites, to process any requests that you make of us, and as otherwise set forth herein and in our Privacy Policy. To administer our Sites and for research purposes, the Company may, from time to time, contract with third-party service providers to track and analyze statistical usage and volume information from our Sites. These third-party service providers use persistent cookies to help us improve the user experience, manage the content on our Sites, and analyze how users navigate and utilize the Sites. The Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies we use on the Sites are as follows:

 

Google Ads and Analytics

. We use “Google Analytics” to collect information about the use of our Sites. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the Sites, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Sites. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Sites. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to your device on the date you visit our Sites rather than your name or other personal information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with other personal information. Although Google Analytics plants a cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit our Sites, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our Sites is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to the Sites by disabling cookies on your browser. Along with cookies, Google Analytics also uses electronic images known as web beacons (sometimes called single pixel gifs) to compile aggregated statistics to analyze how our Sites are used. For additional information on how to install a browser add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, see tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Pinterest

. We use Pinterest “tags” which means your information may be shared with Pinterest for online behavioral advertising. You can opt out of online behavioral advertising through their Pinterest personalization settings.

LinkedIn Analytics

. We use LinkedIn Analytics, which is a selection of metrics that capture the performance of the websites we operate on LinkedIn. Like other social media tools, LinkedIn Analytics measures and tracks user metrics, such as our followers and visitors, and their clicks, shares, and comments. For more information, see LinkedIn's privacy policy.

Facebook

. We use cookies and pixels set by Facebook. With the support of the Facebook pixel, Facebook is able to determine you as a visitor to our Site in order to assist us display advertisements to you (e.g., “Facebook Ads”). We use the Facebook pixel to display the Facebook Ads placed by us only to those Facebook users who have also shown an interest in our online offerings or who exhibit certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products determined on the basis of the websites visited) that we transmit to Facebook (i.e., “custom audiences”). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook Ads correspond to the potential interest of users. The Facebook pixel also enables us to track the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users are redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (known as a “conversion”). For more information, see Facebook’s privacy terms. 

TikTok

. We use cookies, pixels, and tags from TikTok to assist with our advertising campaigns, including marketing analytics and website performance. For more information, please see TikTok’s privacy policy: www.tiktok.com/legal/page/global/cookie-policy/en. 

3. HOW DO WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION?

 

The information and data we gather from our Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies will be used, retained, and shared in accordance with this Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy.

4. REJECTING COOKIES AND YOUR OPTIONS

 

PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS HEREIN OR CLICK ON THE COOKIE MANAGEMENT TOOL (SOMETIMES VISIBLE AS A “YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES” OR A “DO NOT SELL/SHARE MY PERSONAL INFO” LINK ON THE FOOTER OF THE SITE) TO SET YOUR PREFERENCES AND OPT OUT WITH RESPECT TO HOW OUR SITE USES NON-ESSENTIAL COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING, MARKETING, ANALYTICS, AND SIMILAR PURPOSES.

 

You can stop cookies from being downloaded on your device by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. You can find out how to do this for your particular browser by clicking “help” on your browser's menu or by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org.  Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to access or take full advantage of the Sites. Most browsers allow users to use a “private mode” by which cookies are deleted after your website visit.  Please read the help section of your browser to learn more about how to activate the “private mode.”  You could still visit our Sites if your browser is in “private mode”; however, the user experience may not be optimal, and some features may not work.  

 

• Click here to learn more about the “Private Browsing” setting and managing cookie settings in Firefox.
• Click here to learn more about “Incognito” and managing cookie settings in Chrome.
• Click here to learn more about “InPrivate” and managing cookie settings in Internet Explorer.
• Click here to learn more about “Private Browsing” and managing cookie settings in Safari.

 

If you want to remove previously stored cookies, you can manually delete the cookies at any time. However, this will not prevent the Sites from placing further cookies on your device unless and until you adjust your browser setting as described above.

More Information

. You can find more information about cookies, behavioral advertising, and online privacy at www.allaboutcookies.org. For some of our service providers that participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), you can exercise your choice to opt out of interest-based advertising at http://optout.aboutads.info. You may also opt out of receiving interest-based ads from many third-party websites and applications through the Network Advertising Initiative’s (NAI) Opt Out Tool, which is available at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices. Certain types of mobile devices have an identifier that provides organizations with the ability to serve targeted advertising directly to a specific mobile device, and you may (depending on the device) be able to limit advertising, reset the advertising identifier, and turn off your device’s tracking features within your device’s settings. For more information see http://youradchoices.com/appchoices. 

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY

California Consumer Privacy Act. Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (“CCPA”), California residents have additional data privacy rights, including the following:

• Right to Know (Specific Pieces of Personal Information). You have the right to know the specific pieces of your personal information that we have collected about you.
• Right to Know (Categories of Personal Information). You have the right to know (i) the categories of personal information we have collected from you; (ii) the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected; (iii) the categories of your personal information we have sold or disclosed for a business purpose; (iv) the categories of third parties to whom your personal information was sold or disclosed for a business purpose; and (v) the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling your personal information.
• Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete your personal information that we have collected and retain. 
• Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we have collected and retain.
• Nondiscrimination: The right not to be subject to discrimination for asserting your rights under the CCPA. 

Submit a Privacy Request. To submit a CCPA privacy request, please contact us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section below. If you would prefer, you may designate an authorized agent to submit a CCPA privacy request on your behalf, provided however, the authorized agent must be registered with the California Secretary of State to conduct business in California.

Privacy Request Verification Process. If you (or your authorized agent) make any request related to your personal information under the CCPA, we will ascertain your identity (and the identity of the authorized agent, to the extent applicable) to the degree of certainty required or permitted under the law before addressing your request. In particular, we will, to the extent required or permitted by law, require you (or your authorized agent) to verify your request via email, request certain contact information or government identifiers, and we will match at least two pieces of such personal information with data that we have previously collected from you before granting you access to, erasing, or correcting, specific pieces or categories of personal information, or otherwise responding to your request. We may require written documentation that demonstrates a third party is authorized to serve as your agent for the purposes of submitting the requests set forth herein, unless you have provided the authorized agent with power of attorney pursuant to California Probate Code §§ 4121 to 4130. None of the CCPA’s rights are absolute, and such rights are subject to legal and regulatory exceptions and exemptions. For more information about the CCPA, please see https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa. 

Opt-Out Rights / Do Not Sell My Personal Information. California residents have the right to opt out of the “sale” of their personal information. However, the Company does not sell your personal information to third parties for profit or monetary or other valuable consideration, and therefore we do not provide opt-out request processes for the sale of personal information (because we do not undertake such activities).

Opt-Out Rights / Do Not Share My Personal Information. California residents have the right to opt out of the “sharing” of their personal information. The Company uses third-party analytical and targeted advertising features on our Site and similar web tools provided by our marketing partners, and such features, tools and marketing relationships involve the disclosure of your personal information to third parties and may constitute the “sharing” of your personal information for CCPA purposes. To opt out of the sharing of your personal information to third parties in these circumstances, please follow the instructions herein (Section 4) to set your cookie preferences. You, or your authorized agent, may also contact us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section listed below. 

Children. The Site is not directed at, and should not be used by, minors under the age of sixteen (16), and therefore we do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of minors under sixteen (16) years of age.

Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information. The Company does not use or disclose sensitive personal information for reasons other than those set forth in the CCPA, and therefore we do not provide individuals with the ability to limit how we use or disclose such sensitive personal information.

2. VIRGINIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Data Privacy Rights. Pursuant to the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, Virginia residents are entitled to certain data privacy rights:

• To confirm whether or not the Company is processing your personal information, and to access such personal information.
• To request the Company correct inaccuracies in your personal information, taking into account the nature of the personal information and the purposes of the processing of the personal information.
• To request the Company delete your personal information.
• To obtain a copy of the personal information that you previously provided the Company in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows it to be transmitted to another entity without hindrance, where the processing is carried out by automated means.

Submit a Privacy Request. To submit a privacy request, you may contact us using the “Contact Us” section below. 

Privacy Request Verification Process. If you make any request related to your personal information, the Company will ascertain your identity (and the identity of the authorized agent, to the extent applicable) to the degree of certainty required or permitted under the law before addressing your request. In particular, before granting you access to, erasing, or correcting, specific pieces or categories of personal information or otherwise responding to your request, the Company will, to the extent required or permitted by law, (i) require you (or your authorized agent) to verify your request via email, (ii) request certain contact information or government identifiers, and (iii) match at least two pieces of such personal information with data that we have previously collected from you. None of Virginia’s privacy rights are absolute, and such rights are subject to exceptions and exemptions. For more information about the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, please see https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1392ES1. 

Privacy Requests Appeals Process. If you would like to appeal a decision the Company has made with respect to your privacy request, please email us at digital@mielleorganics.com, with the subject line “ATTN: Privacy Appeals,” and describe the nature of your request, and the reason for requesting an appellate review. Virginia residents may file privacy complaints with the Virginia Attorney General (https://www.oag.state.va.us/contact-us/contact-info).

Opt-Out Rights / The Sale of Personal Information. Virginia residents have the right to opt out of the “sale” of their personal information. However, the Company does not sell your personal information to third parties for or monetary consideration, and therefore we do not provide opt-out request processes for the sale of personal information (because we do not undertake such activities).

Opt-Out Rights / Targeted Advertising. Virginia residents have the right to opt out of having their personal information used for targeted advertising purposes. The Company uses third-party analytical and targeted advertising features on our Site and similar web tools provided by our marketing partners. To opt out of the sharing of your personal information to third parties in these circumstances, please follow the instructions herein (Section 4) to set your cookie preferences. 

Opt-Out Rights / Profiling. Virginia residents have the right to opt out of having their personal information used for profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. However, the Company does not engage in such activities.

3. COOKIE POLICY UPDATES

We reserve the right to amend this Cookie Policy at any time. We will notify you if this Cookie Policy is amended by updating the “Last Updated” section listed above. It is your responsibility to periodically review the Cookie Policy to determine whether any amendments have been made hereto. Your use of the Sites and continued use of the Sites after any amendments are made to this Cookie Policy, signifies your consent to this Cookie Policy and any amendments hereto. We may, in our sole discretion, provide you communications, including via email or text messages, about changes to our Cookie Policy; however, such communications do not abrogate or otherwise limit your responsibility to periodically review this Cookie Policy to determine whether any amendments have been made hereto.

 

5. QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS

 

If you have questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact us at Mielle Organics LLC, ATTN: Data Privacy, 8707 Louisiana St, Merrillville, IN 46410 or email us at digital@mielleorganics.com. 

 

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