Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 05/15/2024
Pear Foods LLC operates this website. The terms “we, “us” and “our” refer to Pear Foods LLC. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through compliance in our privacy policy. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from Pearfoods.com (the “Web Site”).
- Personal information we collect:
When you visit the Web Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device(s), including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Web Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Web Site, and information about how you interact with the Web Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information”.
- We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Web Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Web Site.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Web Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers and other means of payments), email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
- Why we collect your information?
Pear Foods LLC collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you register to download a e-book or other resources, sign up for our newsletter, and/or purchase a product from us, we collect your information. We use this information to track your preferences and to keep you informed about the products and services you have selected to receive and any related products and/or services. As a visitor to this Website, you can engage in most activities without providing any personal information. It is only when you seek to download resources, register for services, or make a purchase that you are required to provide information.
If you opt to receive any free resources, participate in any free training programs, register for a webinar, register for a live event, register for a seminar, or purchase any products sold by the Company on this Website, we will automatically enroll you to receive our free email newsletter. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe anytime. We include an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email we send. If you ever have trouble unsubscribing, you can send an email requesting to unsubscribe: Email: support@pearfoods.com
- How do we use your personal information?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Web Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
- Sharing your personal Information:
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Web Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
- Third Party Pixels and Cookies:
When you visit the Web Site, log in, register or open an email, cookies, ad beacons, and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with information they or others have about you, including your email address. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email addresses. Be aware that some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. You may opt out of receiving this advertising by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout.
- Email Communications
We are committed to keeping your e-mail address confidential. We do not sell, rent, or lease our subscription lists to third parties, and will not disclose your email address to any third parties except as allowed by you when signing with Pear Foods LLC.
We will maintain the information you send via e-mail in accordance with applicable federal law. In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all e-mails sent from our organization will clearly state who the e-mail is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender. In addition, all e-mail messages will also contain concise information on how to remove yourself from our mailing list so that you receive no further e-mail communication from us.
Our emails provide users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners by reading the unsubscribe instructions located at the bottom of any e-mail they receive from us at any time. Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail.
- Your State Privacy Rights
State consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their personal information. Depending on where you state that provides certain rights, you may exercise them by contacting us support@pearfoods.com. You may also appeal a decision regarding a consumer rights request by contacting us via Email: support@pearfoods.com
- Behavioral advertising:
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Do not track:
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
Data retention:
When you place an order through the Web Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
Changes in privacy policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please review effective date of change at the beginning of this document
Minors
The Web Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.
Contact us: For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail below:
E-mail: support@pearfoods.com