OUR PRIVACY POLICY
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UpWords, LLC is committed to respecting the privacy rights of users of UpWords, LLC' website, dstewartinteriors.com (the “Website”). UpWords, LLC created this Privacy Policy to give you or your company (in either case, “You” or “Your”) confidence as You visit and use the Website, and to demonstrate its commitment to fair information practices and to the protection of privacy.
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This Privacy Policy is only applicable to the Website and not to any websites of third parties (“Third-Party Websites”), which may have data collection, storage and use practices and policies that differ materially from this Privacy Policy. For additional information, see the section concerning Third-Party Websites, below.
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BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO THE TERMS OF, THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE WEBSITE.
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Each time You use the Website, the then-current version of this Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, each time You use the Website You should check the date of this Privacy Policy (which appears at the end) and review any changes since the last time You used the Website. For additional information, see the section concerning Updates and Changes to Privacy Policy, below.
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1. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
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UpWords, LLC does not solicit or knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If UpWords, LLC obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personally identifiable information from a child under the age of 13, UpWords, LLC will immediately delete such information from its database. Because UpWords, LLC does not collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13, OPTIM has no such information to use or disclose to third parties. UpWords, LLC as designed this Privacy Policy to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
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2. INFORMATION COLLECTION PRACTICES
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Traffic Data. Like most website operators, UpWords, LLC automatically gathers information of the sort that browsers automatically make available, including: (i) IP addresses; (ii) domain servers; (iii) types of computers accessing the Website; and (iv) types of Web browsers accessing the Website (collectively “Traffic Data”). Traffic Data is anonymous information that does not personally identify You, but may provide additional information about You, including geographic information pertaining to the city or country from which you access the Website and Services.
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Cookies. A “Cookie” is a string of information that a website stores on a user’s computer, and that the user’s browser provides to the website each time the user submits a query to the website. The purpose of a Cookie is to identify the user as a unique user of the Website.
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Personal Information. For you to use certain of the Services, you will be asked to provide UpWords, LLC certain information that personally identifies you (“Personal Information”). Personal Information includes, without limitation: (1) “Contact Data” (such as Your name, phone number, fax number, mailing address and e-mail address); (2) “Financial Data” (such as your credit/debit card number and expiration date); (3) “Business Data” (such as the name of your corporation or limited liability company (LLC), the name and address of your corporation or LLC’s registered agent, and the name and address of the directors and officers of your corporation or members or managers of your LLC); and (4) Demographic Data” (such as Your gender and zip code). In each case, you will be asked to provide Personal Information; the Website will not gather it surreptitiously. UpWords, LLC may supplement the Personal Information You provide with additional Personal Information gathered from public sources or from third parties (e.g., consumer reporting agencies) who may lawfully provide such information to UpWords, LLC. You are under no obligation to provide Personal Information, with the caveat that Your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain of the Services.
3. INFORMATION USE AND DISCLOSURE PRACTICES
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Personal Information
(i) Generally. UpWords, LLC uses Your Contact Data to send You information about UpWords, LLC and UpWords, LLC products and services, and to contact You when necessary, in connection with the Services. UpWords, LLC uses Your Financial Data to verify Your qualifications for certain Services and, when necessary, to bill You. UpWords, LLC uses Your Business Data to file corporate documents. UpWords, LLC uses Your Demographic Data to customize and tailor Your experience on the Website. As with Traffic Data and information gathered using Cookies, from time-to-time UpWords, LLC may release Demographic Data in the aggregate, such as by publishing a report on trends in the usage of the Website. Under applicable privacy laws, we will retain records relating to any Persona Data Request that you make to us and our response thereto. However, we will not sell, share, or otherwise disclose this information to any third parties except as specifically stated herein.
(ii) Disclosure Practices. Except under the following circumstances, UpWords, LLC will keep Your Personal Information private, and will not share it with third parties.​
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Disclosure in Connection with Services. UpWords, LLC discloses Personal Information to those who help it provide services, including those who perform technical, administrative and data processing tasks such as hosting, billing, fulfillment, data storage and security.
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By Law or to Protect Rights. UpWords, LLC discloses and uses Personal Information and Traffic Data when required to do so by law, or in response to a subpoena or court order, or when UpWords, LLC believes in its sole discretion that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of UpWords, LLC , third parties or the public at large. Without limitation, this includes implementing technological barriers such as IP blocking.
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Business Transfers; Bankruptcy. UpWords, LLC reserves the right to transfer all Personal Information in its possession to a successor organization in the event of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy or other sale of all or a portion of UpWords, LLC’ assets. Other than to the extent ordered by a bankruptcy or other court, the use and disclosure of all transferred Personal Information will be subject to this Privacy Policy, or to a new privacy policy if You are given notice of that new privacy policy and an opportunity to affirmatively opt-out of it. Personal Information submitted or collected after a transfer, however, may be subject to a new privacy policy adopted by UpWords, LLC’s successor organization.
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Unpaid Accounts. If You fail to pay any balance owed in consideration of services, UpWords, LLC may, as permitted by law, report Your Personal Information, including without limitation Your unpaid balance, to consumer credit reporting services, collection agencies and others.
4. CONSENT TO RECEIVE EMAIL FROM HELLO STORY
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By registering with the Website, you thereby consent to receive periodic email communications regarding the services. As part of registration, You may also elect to receive periodic email communications regarding special offers and other promotions (collectively, “Special Offers”). You may opt-out of receiving Special Offers at any time by (a) following the unsubscribe instructions contained in each Special Offer; or (b) by contacting UpWords, LLC through the Website or emailing at hello@shop-upwords.com.
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5. SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
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UpWords, LLC has implemented and maintains reasonable security procedures and practices to protect against the unauthorized access, use, modification, destruction, or disclosure of Your Personal Information.
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6. LOST OR STOLEN INFORMATION
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You must promptly notify us if Your credit, bank, other financial institution information, username or password is lost, stolen, or used without permission. In such an event, we will remove that credit card number, bank account information, other financial institution information, username or password from Your account and update our records accordingly.
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7. USER ABILITY TO ACCESS, UPDATE, AND CORRECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
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UpWords, LLC wants your Personal Information to be complete and accurate. You represent and warrant that all information you provide on any registration form or otherwise in connection with your use of the Website and Services will be complete and accurate, and that you will update that information as necessary to maintain its completeness and accuracy. To confirm the completeness and accuracy of, or make changes to, your Personal Information, visit your personal profile. Through your personal profile, you may review and update your Personal Information that we have already collected.
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8. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
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UpWords, LLC neither owns nor controls Third-Party Websites. Accordingly, Third-Party Websites are under no obligation to comply with this Privacy Policy except with respect to Personal Information provided directly to them by UpWords, LLC. Before visiting or providing Personal Information to a Third-Party Website, you should inform Yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of that Third-Party Website, and should take those steps necessary to, in Your discretion, protect Your privacy.
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9. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES
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From time to time, UpWords, LLC may conduct contests, giveaways, and other promotions (collectively, “Promotional Activities”). Any information submitted in connection with Promotional Activities will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. From time to time, UpWords, LLC may also ask You to participate in surveys designed to help UpWords, LLC improve the Websites or Services. Any Personal Information provided to UpWords, LLC in connection with any survey will be used only in relation to that survey and will be disclosed to third parties not bound by this Privacy Policy only in aggregated form.
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10. UPDATES AND CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
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Although most changes are likely to be minor, UpWords, LLC reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, update, change or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such update, change or modification on this page. Any such addition, update, change or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Website. Each time You use the Website, the then-current version of this Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, each time You use the Website You should check the date of this Privacy Policy (which appears at the end) and review any changes since the last time You used the Website. Unless UpWords, LLC obtains Your express consent, any revised Privacy Policy will apply only to information collected after the effective date of such revised Privacy Policy, and not to information collected under any earlier Privacy Policy.
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Effective Date: November 11, 2021
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