Privacy
PRIVACY POLICY
The following privacy policy is effective on January 26, 2024. Surf + Pine Co., LLC (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates https://surfandpine.com website (referred to as the “Service”).
We are committed to protecting your privacy online. The following Privacy Policy describes the information we collect through this Site (surfandpine.com) and how we collect and use such information.
The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refers to Samuel Cooper, Rebekah Cooper, Surf + Pine Co., and any indicated affiliates. The terms “you,” and “your” refer to site visitors, customers, and any other users of the website.
Use of surfandpine.com, including all materials presented herein and all online services provided by Samuel Cooper, Rebekah Cooper, and Surf + Pine Co. is subject to the following Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all site visitors, customers, and all other users of the site. By using the Site or Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy, without modification, and acknowledge reading it.
INTEREST-BASED ADVERTISING
Advertising Privacy Statement
We are not affiliated with any advertising agencies and, if used, an affiliated link will be clearly identified in each post.
For European Economic Area Residents
If you reside in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), then under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws you have the rights, among other things, to access your personal data, have us erase it, and/or restrict its further processing. If you wish to access or delete your personal data (if any) maintained by us please contact hello@surfandpine.com and we will comply immediately. If you wish to see a list of our affiliates contact hello@surfandpine.com and we will send them to you.
EMAIL ADDRESSES
We may collect your email address, but only if you voluntarily provide it to us. This may occur, for example, if you sign up to receive an email newsletter, or enter a promotion. We will use your email address for the purposes for which you provided it to us, and also from time to time to send you emails regarding the Site or other products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. You may opt out of such email communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button in the email or by contacting us at bekah@surfandpine.com
Your email address may also be shared with the technology provider we use in connection with the purposes for which you provided it. The platform through which we service our website is siteground.com and the e-mail service through which you will receive our newsletters is mailchimp.com.
If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), please refer to the section below entitled “Additional Rights of EEA Residents.”
REGISTRATION OR ACCOUNT DATA
We may collect other information from you when you register with our Site in order to use various features. Such information could include your name and e-mail address. As you use the Site, we could collect other data that you provide voluntarily (such as comments that you post).
We may also collect information about you through other methods, including surveys (in which you voluntarily participate), social media platforms, verification services, as well as public sources. We may combine this data with your registration data in order to maintain a more thorough profile.
We may use third parties to provide the functionality to allow you to register for the Site or services, in which case the third party will also have access to your information. Otherwise, we will not provide any personally-identifying information about you to third parties, except if required by law.
We may use your personally-identifying information for a variety of our internal business purposes, such as creating a better user experience for the Site, diagnosing and troubleshooting malfunctions on the Site, better understanding how the Site is used, and making personalized recommendations to you.
If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), please refer to the section below entitled “Additional Rights of EEA Residents.”
CHILDREN
Surf + Pine Co. (surfandpine.com) and the content/service provided by Samuel Cooper and Rebekah Cooper are not directed at children under the age of 13. Consistent with the U.S. federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without requiring parental consent. We specifically prohibit anyone using our services (thecooperjournal.com) from submitting any personally identifiable information about persons under 13 years of age. Any person who provides their personal information to thecooperjournal.com through the newsletter sign-up form both on thecooperjournal.com and our Instagram (@surfandpineco) Mailchimp form represents that they are 13 years of age or older.
THIRD PARTY LINKS
The Site may contain links to third party websites. This document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you on our Site. Other sites accessible through our site via links or otherwise have their own policies in regard to privacy. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties.
SECURITY
We maintain security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no exchange of data over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. While we make every effort to protect your personal information shared with us through our Site, you acknowledge that the personal information you voluntarily share with us through this Site could be accessed or tampered with by a third party. You agree that we are not responsible for any intercepted information shared through our Site without our knowledge or permission. Additionally, you release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of such intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF EEA (EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA) RESIDENTS
If you are a resident of a country in the EEA, you have the rights, among others, to:
(i) access your personal data
(ii) ensure the accuracy of your personal data
(iii) the right to have us delete your personal data
(iv) the right to restrict further processing of your personal data, and
(v) the right to complain to a supervisory authority in your country of residence in the event that data is misused
If you believe that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.
You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to us at the following e-mail address:
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, with the “Effective Date” posted at the bottom of the Policy. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, or we are going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in our Privacy Policy at the time we collected such information, we will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the privacy policy in effect at the time we obtained that information. By using our Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current privacy policy. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.
CONTACTING US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or the practices of this Site, please contact us at bekah@surfandpine.com.