PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated June 30th, 2023

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolatier. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at info@jmauboinechocolatier.com. When you and more generally, use any of our services, we appreciate that you are trusting us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Services immediately. This privacy notice applies to any services, social media, sales, marketing or events related to JMA Chocolates LLC, aka Jean Marie Auboine Chocolatier. Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help you understand what we do with the information that we collect.

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short:  We collect personal information that you provide to us. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the (such as by posting messages in our online forums or entering competitions, contests or giveaways) or otherwise when you contact us. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the , the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following: personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, telephone number, email address and credit card data, which you voluntarily submit to us when you purchase a product/service directly from our website www.jmauboinechocolates.com or in our physical store while checking-out'; if you choose to create an account in our site; engage in any account-related activities; submit a message through any of our “Contact Forms” available; submit a logo for review or; subscribe to our newsletter or marketing email. All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate.

Information automatically collected

In Short:  Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our website. We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate our site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information), but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes. Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

2. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

In Short:  We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis: More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations: Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us. Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions. Other Users. When you share personal information or otherwise interact with other users through our social media platforms (such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, etc.), your contacts on the social network will see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of your activity, communicate with you within our page, and view your profile.

We will NOT sell your personally identifiable information. We may disclose your personal information only in the following circumstances:

  • When we have your consent;

  • When we engage third party service providers to help us conduct business in our site. This may include database hosting services, information technology services, order fulfillment services and payment and credit card processing services;

  • When you elect to participate in third party-sponsored sweepstakes, contests or similar promotions that we advertise on the site or social media platforms;

  • When we receive a verified request for your personally identifiable information from law enforcement or other government officials relating to a criminal investigation;

  • Based on our good faith belief that sharing your personally identifiable information is necessary or appropriate to (a) protect and defend our rights or property or (b) act in urgent circumstances to protect the safety or security of the public or users of our products or services and/or the Sites; and

  • In the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock, including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings.

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

3. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short:  We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.

4. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?     

In Short:  Your personal information will be stored and processed in the United States. If your country of residence is outside of the United States, you consent to the transfer of your personally identifiable information to the United States, which may have different data protection rules from your country of residence.

5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short:  We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

6. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short:  We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using this site (www.jmauboinechocolates.com), you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the site. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at info@jmauboinechocolatier.com.

7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short:  You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time. Contact us at info@jmauboinechocolates.com

Account Information: If you at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.

Opting out of email marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below. You will then be removed from the marketing email list. However, we may still communicate with you, if for example, we need to send any service-related emails, such as purchased orders, follow-up services, administrative issues, use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.

8. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

In Short: Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice. 

9. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short:  California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits for users who are California residents to request and obtain once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

10. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?     

In Short:  Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.We may update this privacy notice from time to time. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

11. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?    

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at info@jmauboinechocolatier.com