{"id":3,"date":"2021-10-11T19:52:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.technology-architects.com\/wondershadesold\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2021-11-19T13:25:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:25:10","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/dev.technology-architects.com\/wondershades\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Identifiers, such as name, email address, phone number, username, online identifier, device identifier, IP address, and social media handle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where do we collect it from?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Directly from you or the devices you use to access digital services, such as websites and applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that provide services on our behalf (e.g., installers).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security and fraud prevention services that help us confirm that transactions are valid and otherwise help us protect our assets and you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marketing companies that help us learn about our customers and the devices they use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that supplement our customer records with additional information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shipping providers that update address information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social media platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising companies and content publishers that present you with our ads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Payment and transaction processors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communications and mailing vendors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other customers that may provide us with your information to recommend a product or service or, ship products to you, or list you as a recipient of products or services.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do we collect it?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fulfilling orders and processing returns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Customer care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administering contests and promotions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registering you for a website or program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communicating with you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving our products and services, including improving digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learning about customer trends and interests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personalizing digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Delivering marketing communications and advertising.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifying the devices you use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraud prevention, security, and asset protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who do we share it with?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers that process information on our behalf, such as shipping vendors, installers, providers of digital analytics services, and fraud prevention services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manufacturers of products.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Joint marketing partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Financial services companies, such as for processing payments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any successor to all or part of our business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advisors and consultants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law enforcement, public and government authorities, and other entities as we deem reasonably necessary to comply with law, support investigations, and protect the rights and property of you, us, and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Affiliates and subsidiaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Internet activity, such as browsing history, search history, information about your interaction with our websites, applications, electronic communications, or advertisements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where do we collect it from?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Directly from you or the devices you use to access digital services, such as websites and applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marketing companies that help us learn about our customers and the devices they use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that supplement our customer records with additional information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social media platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising companies and content publishers that present you with our ads.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do we collect it?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fulfilling orders and processing returns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Customer care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communicating with you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administering contests and promotions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving our products and services, including digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learning about customer trends and interests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personalizing digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Delivering marketing communications and advertising.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifying the devices you use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraud prevention, security, and asset protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who do we share it with?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers that process information on our behalf, such as providers of digital analytics services and fraud prevention services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Joint marketing partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any successor to all or part of our business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advisors and consultants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Affiliates and subsidiaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law enforcement, public and government authorities, and other entities as we deem reasonably necessary to comply with law, support investigations, and protect the rights and property of you, us, and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Commercial Information, such as products or services purchased, purchasing history, products or services you like, reviews you submit, or where you shop<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where do we collect it from?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Directly from you or the devices you use to access digital services, such as websites and applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security and fraud prevention services that help us confirm that transactions are valid and otherwise help us protect our assets and you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marketing companies that help us learn about our customers and the devices they use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that supplement our customer records with additional information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social media platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising companies and content publishers that present you with our ads.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do we collect it?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fulfilling orders and processing returns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Customer care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administering contests and promotions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registering you for a website or program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communicating with you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving our products and services, including improving digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learning about customer trends and interests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personalizing digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Delivering marketing communications and advertising.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifying the devices you use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraud prevention, security, and asset protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who do we share it with?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers that process information on our behalf, such as shipping vendors, installers, providers of digital analytics services, and fraud prevention services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manufacturers of products.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Financial services companies, such as for processing payments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Joint marketing partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any successor to all or part of our business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advisors and consultants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law enforcement, public and government authorities, and other entities as we deem reasonably necessary to comply with law, support investigations, and protect the rights and property of you, us, and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Affiliates and subsidiaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Payment Information, such as credit or debit card, check, PayPal account, or gift card<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where do we collect it from?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Directly from you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do we collect it?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fulfilling orders and processing returns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Customer care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraud prevention, security, and asset protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who do we share it with?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers that process information on our behalf, such as data storage providers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Financial services companies, such as for processing payments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any successor to all or part of our business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advisors and consultants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law enforcement, public and government authorities, and other entities as we deem reasonably necessary to comply with law, support investigations, and protect the rights and property of you, us, and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Affiliates and subsidiaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Demographic Information, such as age and gender<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where do we collect it from?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Directly from you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that provide services on our behalf.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marketing companies that help us learn about our customers and the devices they use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that supplement our customer records with additional information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social media platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising companies and content publishers that present you with our ads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other customers that may provide us with your information to recommend a product or service or, ship products to you, or list you as a recipient of products or services.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do we collect it?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving our products and services, including digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communicating with you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Customer care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administering contests and promotions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learning about customer trends and interests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personalizing digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Delivering marketing communications and advertising.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraud prevention, security, and asset protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who do we share it with?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers that process information on our behalf, such as shipping vendors, providers of digital analytics services, and fraud prevention services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Joint marketing partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advisors and consultants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any successor to all or part of our business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law enforcement, public and government authorities, and other entities as we deem reasonably necessary to comply with law, support investigations, and protect the rights and property of you, us, and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Affiliates and subsidiaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Location Information, such as location based on IP address or other network activity (Please see the Our Tracking Tools section for more information.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where do we collect it from?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Directly from you or the devices you use to access digital services, such as websites and applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security and fraud prevention services that help us confirm that transactions are valid and otherwise help us protect our assets and you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marketing companies that help us learn about our customers and the devices they use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that supplement our customer records with additional information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising companies and content publishers that present you with our ads.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do we collect it?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communicating with you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Customer care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving our products and services, including digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administering contests and promotions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learning about customer trends and interests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personalizing digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Delivering marketing communications and advertising.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifying the devices you use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraud prevention, security, and asset protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who do we share it with?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers that process information on our behalf, such as providers of digital analytics services and fraud prevention services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advisors and consultants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Joint marketing partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any successor to all or part of our business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law enforcement, public and government authorities, and other entities as we deem reasonably necessary to comply with law, support investigations, and protect the rights and property of you, us, and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Affiliates and subsidiaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Audio recordings of customer care conversations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where do we collect it from?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Via call recordings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do we collect it?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving our products and services, including digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Customer care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learning about customer trends and interests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraud prevention, security, and asset protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who do we share it with?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers that process information on our behalf, such as fraud prevention services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any successor to all or part of our business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advisors and consultants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law enforcement, public and government authorities, and other entities as we deem reasonably necessary to comply with law, support investigations, and protect the rights and property of you, us, and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Affiliates and subsidiaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Inferences regarding your preferences, interests, and other characteristics<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where do we collect it from?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Directly from you<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that provide services on our behalf (e.g., installers and others that communicate with you about projects).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marketing companies that help us learn about our customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that supplement our customer records with additional information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social media platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising companies and content publishers that present you with our ads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By analyzing the information we collect about you and other customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do we collect it?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communicating with you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Customer care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Improving our products and services, including improving digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learning about customer trends and interests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administering contests and promotions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personalizing digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Delivering marketing communications and advertising.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifying the devices you use to access digital content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraud prevention, security, and asset protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who do we share it with?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers that process information on our behalf, such as shipping vendors, providers of digital analytics services, and fraud prevention services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Joint marketing partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any successor to all or part of our business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advisors and consultants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advertising partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law enforcement, public and government authorities, and other entities as we deem reasonably necessary to comply with law, support investigations, and protect the rights and property of you, us, and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Affiliates and subsidiaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>How Do We Collect Information?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We collect information directly from you.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For example, we collect information when you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Register for an account or survey<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Make an online purchase<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use an online forum, submit a question or answer to our Product Q &amp; A or provide us with comments or reviews or contact our call centers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Upload or share a photo, submit a request, submit information, or post other digital content through one of our websites, applications or via social media interactions on third party websites like Facebook or Twitter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Register for one of our programs or offers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Participate in a sweepstakes, contest, promotion, or program<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Subscribe to emails<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Return a product<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Apply or inquire about employment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Submit information via our websites<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We collect information from you passively.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We use tools like browser cookies, flash cookies, pixel tags, and web beacons to collect information when you use our websites and applications or interact with our emails. For more information about these tools and the choices you may have, please read the\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blinds.com\/privacy#privacy-12\">Our Tracking Tools<\/a><\/u>\u00a0section.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We collect information from Affiliates.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We may receive information about you from our Affiliates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We collect information from third parties.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the course of operating our business and serving you, we collect information from a variety of third parties. For example, we collect information from:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shipping companies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Installers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Subscription providers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your friends and contacts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marketing companies that help us learn about consumer interests and trends<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that supplement our customer records with additional information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Online advertising and analytics providers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social media platforms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mailing vendors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Companies that help us process payments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers that operate on our behalf and collect information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security and fraud prevention providers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manufacturers and other businesses with which we conduct joint offers or programs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>How Do We Use Information?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Below please find examples of how we use the information we collect<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To respond to you and provide you with goods and services you request.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fulfilling orders, ensuring proper delivery or providing services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administering your participation in a contest, sweepstakes or other promotion or sending you prizes you might have won<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registering you for a particular program or service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Processing a refund (to learn more about refund policy, click here)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Responding to a product or service review<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To improve our business, products, and services.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enhancing our websites, and applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifying ways to make our products and services better<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developing new ways to purchase and browse our products and services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personalizing the content on our digital services (e.g., websites) so you have a consistent experience<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To identify and assess website and device application trends and customer interests.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recommending products and services that may interest you<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifying the devices you use to interact with us so that we can provide you with a consistent experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifying your interests based on your interactions with us and information we have received from third parties or publicly available sources<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Updating our product inventories to meet projected demand<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For security and asset protection purposes.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Processing and tracking refunds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Detecting and preventing fraud and malicious activities on our digital offerings and in your account<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For our marketing.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sending you communications about special promotions or offers via regular mail, email, phone, or other electronic channels, including ads on social media platforms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sending you newsletters and other information you have requested<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Informing you of new in-store or digital products and service offerings<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Passing along information about offers from our Affiliates and other companies we think you might find interesting<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can update certain marketing communications preferences by following the instructions in the Manage Communications Preferences section below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To provide you with ads and other communications that align with your interests, we may use information collected across different online services and collected from the various devices you use. For example, if you view a product on our website, we may arrange for you to see ads for that product or similar products on our or third party websites and applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To communicate with you about your account or our relationship.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Notifying you about changes to this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use of our websites or device applications, or changes to any of our programs in which you might be enrolled<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Updating you regarding shipping, product availability, product recalls, or guarantee information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sending you other transactional or relationship communications<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For employment purposes.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Processing and responding to your application for or inquiry regarding employment with us.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For social media engagement.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When you engage with our content on or through social networking websites, plug-ins and applications, you may allow us to have access to certain social media account information (e.g., name, username, email address, gender) as determined by the settings of the social media platforms to deliver the content or as part of the operation of the website, plug-in or application<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Such social media platforms may collect information about your use of our services and may notify other users of the platform about your activities on our websites and device applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These social media platforms may also use cookies or other technologies to provide services or track your online activities over time and across multiple websites and device applications. Your interactions with social media features are governed by the respective privacy policies of the social media platforms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For other uses we may disclose to you.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We may also use information for purposes disclosed to you at the point of collection, as authorized by you, or as otherwise permitted or required by law.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Information Sharing<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We may share your information for our business purposes and as legally required or permitted by law. Please see below for examples of circumstances in which we share information.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With third parties who perform services on our behalf.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service providers, such as our delivery service providers who ship and deliver your orders<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providers of security and payment services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shipping and mailing vendors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Providers of digital analytics services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Third parties that help us communicate with you<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marketing and advertising companies that help us learn about our customers or deliver advertisements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We might also share information with the vendors and manufacturers of our products and services to respond to your reviews and questions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With any successor to all or part of our business.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For example, if all or part of our business is sold or otherwise acquired, we may sell or disclose our customer lists and other personal information we collect in preparation for or as part of that transaction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>If we think we have to in order to comply with the law.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For example, we will disclose information to respond to a court order or subpoena. We may also disclose information if a government agency or investigatory body requests it<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With our business partners.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For example, we might share information with one of our Affiliates or a business partner who is running a joint promotion with us or who provides a product or service in partnership with us<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And we may share information with joint marketing partners<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>With advertising and marketing partners.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To manage and deliver advertising, including by placing ads on the websites and applications you access<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To identify the ads you have already seen, so that you don&#8217;t have to see the same ads too many times<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To better understand your preferences and interests<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For security and fraud prevention.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We will disclose information to detect, prevent, and investigate fraud or unlawful activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We may also disclose information to collect debts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>At your direction.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For example, if you ask us to provide your information to a third-party to facilitate the delivery of services or resolution of a dispute<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We disclose the following categories of personal information for our business purposes, such as to third parties who perform services on our behalf:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifiers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Demographics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Commercial information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Information about web and application activities and interactions with connected devices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Location information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recordings of customer care conversations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inferences regarding your preferences, interests, and other characteristics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We do not share your information with third parties in exchange for money. We do share certain personal information in exchange for insights and other valuable services. California law treats such sharing as a &#8220;sale&#8221; even if no money is exchanged. California law treats such sharing as a &#8220;sale&#8221; even if no money is exchanged. These disclosures involve:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifiers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Demographics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Commercial information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Information about web and application activities and interactions with connected devices;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Location information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inferences regarding your preferences, interests, and other characteristics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Our Sites and Children<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our websites and device applications are not created for children. To our knowledge we neither collect online information from nor sell information regarding children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and think we have information about your child, please email\u00a0<u>info@wondershades.com<\/u>. To learn more about how to protect your child online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Your California Privacy Rights<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you live in California and have an established business relationship with us, you can request a list of the personal information we have shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We will also give you a list of the third parties that have received your information. You can make a request one time each year, by writing to us at <u>info@wondershades.com<\/u>or at:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Global Custom Commerce<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10255 Richmond Ave Ste 300<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Houston TX 77042<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Attn: California Privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please mention in your letter that you are making a &#8220;California Shine the Light&#8221; inquiry. We will respond within 30 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The California Consumer Privacy Act provides California residents with the following privacy rights:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Right to Know: Consumers have a right to request information about the personal information that we collect, use, disclose, and sell.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Right to Delete: Consumers have a right to request the deletion of personal information that we have collected from them, though we may be permitted to retain personal information for certain purposes;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Right to Opt Out of Sales: While we do not share your personal information with third parties in exchange for money, we disclose certain information in exchange for insights and other valuable services, and California law treats such sharing as a &#8220;sale&#8221; even if no money is exchanged; please go to our\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blinds.com\/privacy\/form\">Do Not Sell My Personal Information<\/a><\/u>\u00a0page to opt out and for more information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Right to Opt Out of Financial Incentive Programs that we may offer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Non-Discrimination: We may not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA. We may, however, provide a different level of service or charge a different rate if the difference is reasonably related to the value of your information.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are a California resident or an authorized agent acting on behalf of a California resident and would like to exercise one of these rights, please visit our\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blinds.com\/privacy\/form\">Exercise Your Privacy Rights<\/a><\/u>\u00a0or call us at\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"tel:800-394-1769\">800-394-1769<\/a><\/u>. Please note that we may require additional information from you in order to honor your request, and there may be circumstances where we will not honor your request, as permitted under the law. For example, if you request deletion, we may need to retain certain personal information to comply with our legal obligations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Security<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When you place orders on our websites, all of your order information, including your credit card number and delivery address, is transmitted through the Internet using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. SSL technology causes your browser to encrypt your order information before transmitting it to our secure server. SSL technology, an industry standard, is designed to prevent someone other than operators of our websites from capturing and viewing your personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While we use industry standard means to protect our websites and your information, the Internet is not 100% secure. The measures we use are appropriate for the type of information we collect. We cannot promise that your use of our websites will be completely safe. We encourage you to use caution when using the Internet. Online access to your personal information is protected with a password you select. We strongly recommend that you do not share your password and that you use unique passwords for all of your online accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Links<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our websites contain links to third party websites. If you click on one of those links, you will be taken to websites we do not control. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the information practices of those websites. You should read the privacy policies of other websites carefully. We are not responsible for third party websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have additional questions or concerns, or would like information about how customers with disabilities may access this policy in an alternative format, you can write to us at\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:privacy@blinds.com\">privacy@blinds.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0or call us at\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"tel:800-394-1769\">800-394-1769<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Date of Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 03, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From time to time we may change our privacy policies. We will notify you of any material changes to our Privacy Policy by posting an updated copy on our website. Please check our website periodically for updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Our Tracking Tools<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Tracking Tools We Use<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We collect personal and other information using digital tracking tools, such as cookies and web beacons, when you use our websites, interact with our emails or applications, or otherwise engage with our digital offerings. We also partner with third parties that collect information this way. These third parties may place similar tracking tools on our websites, applications, and advertising to facilitate tracking, advertising, and measurement services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The tools may collect information about your activities over time and on various digital services offered by us or others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The tools that we, our vendors, and third parties use include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Browser and flash cookies. Cookies are small text files that websites send to your computer or other connected device to identify your browser or to store information or settings. Your browser may provide the ability to be notified when you receive certain types of cookies and how to restrict or disable certain cookies. Flash cookies generally can be disabled only by accessing Adobe Flash settings (information available\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/support\/documentation\/en\/flashplayer\/help\/\">here<\/a><\/u>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Server logs, which record information about the device, browser, operating system, network, and other resources you use to access our digital services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Web beacons and pixels. These are small electronic images deployed on websites and emails that collect information about how users interact with content<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We, our service providers, and third parties use the information collected via these tools to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identify new visitors and users<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recognize returning customers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learn how you came to access our digital services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep you logged into our digital services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Personalize your experience on our website, device applications, and third-party social networking websites, plug-ins and applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identify your location as determined by the IP address of your devices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Optimize and tailor our websites and device applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Make product recommendations and provide you with advertising content in which we think you will be interested. As part of this customization, we may observe your behaviors on our device applications, our websites, or on other websites and applications. We may also get information about your browsing history and online activities from our trusted business partners and vendors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Better understand our audience, our customers, our website visitors and device application users, and their respective interests, including by learning about your online activities across devices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provide correct pricing and ads for the local store you select<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Online Interest-Based Ads<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We work with digital advertising and marketing companies to provide you with ads that meet your interests and that enhance your experience with us. These ads may be displayed on websites or device applications operated by us or third parties, and they may be based on information about your activities or preferences collected by us or third parties. For example, if you visit another website and provide your ZIP code, you may see advertising for products available near you on another website. We work with third parties to monitor and optimize ad delivery so that you don&#8217;t receive the same ad too many times and to determine whether you were interested in the ads. As noted above, these third parties collect information with their own cookies, pixels, and related tracking technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Additionally, we may share aggregated or pseudonymous information (pseudonymous information includes things like: device identifier, type of device, IP addresses, cookies and other information associated with your browsing and app usage) with other companies, such as publishers, advertisers, measurement analytics providers, and others. We do not share information that directly identifies you (information such as name or email address) with these companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To learn more about interest-based ads and to opt out of certain types of interest-based advertising and certain other uses of information collected over time and across different online services and devices, click\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/youradchoices.com\/\">here<\/a><\/u>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some of the social media platforms we work with may serve you with interest-based advertising on their platforms. In addition to or instead of the opt out mechanism linked above, you may be able to opt out of their interest-based advertising by changing your advertising preferences in the platforms after you log in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To exercise interest-based advertising opt outs: Certain coalitions of advertisers allow consumers to opt out of receiving interest-based advertising from members of the coalitions. Please follow the links below to opt out of receiving interest-based advertising from members of these coalitions. You will need to exercise these opt outs on each browser on each device for which you wish to opt out of interest-based advertising.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/youradchoices.com\/control\">Digital Advertising Alliance Opt Out<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/optout.networkadvertising.org\/?c=1\">Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To limit mobile device interest-based advertising: You can adjust your advertising preferences on mobile devices through your device settings:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">iOS Devices: Go to Settings &gt; Privacy &gt; Advertising (at the bottom of the screen) &gt; Turn on Limit Ad Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Android Devices: Go to Google Settings &gt; Ads &gt; Opt Out of Interest-Based Ads<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When you opt out of receiving interest-based advertising, you may still see general audience advertising regarding our products and services. We may deliver advertising to a general audience or place advertising on websites and other platforms that relate to our advertisements. For example, if you opt out of interest-based advertising and visit a do-it-yourself website, you may see advertising on the website that promotes products and services related to the content.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Controlling Our Tracking Tools<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This section provides you with information about the options available to you to control our tracking tools. Some of our tracking tools share information with third parties in exchange for their support in enhancing your experiences with us, improving our ability to serve you, or keeping you aware of our products, services, and offers.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Disable browser cookies: Your browser may give you the ability to control cookies, some of which may enable third parties to collect data about your use of our websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block all cookies. Certain browsers also allow you to limit the blocking of cookies to specific websites. Instructions for blocking cookies on commonly used browsers can be found at the links below. You will need to adjust the settings on each browser and on each device for which you wish to block cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our websites.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/17442\/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies\">Internet Explorer<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/4468242\/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-microsoft-privacy\">Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&amp;hl=en\">Chrome<\/a><\/u>\u00a0|\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/95647\">Instructions for blocking cookies from a specific website<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences\">Firefox<\/a><\/u>\u00a0|\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/block-websites-storing-cookies-site-data-firefox\">Instructions for blocking cookies from a specific website<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/safari\/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471\/mac\">Safari<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Disable Flash cookies: Third parties may collect data about your usage of our websites via Flash cookies. To disable Flash cookies, follow these\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/support\/documentation\/en\/flashplayer\/help\/\">instructions<\/a><\/u>. This setting will need to be adjusted on each device for which you wish to block Flash cookies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you disable cookies on your browser, our Opt Out of Sale tool will no longer work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We may update this section from time to time with information about new tools that may be available to you to register your preferences.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Your Choices Regarding Location Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you use our websites, we may collect location data obtained from your IP address. We use this location data to provide product pricing and learn about our customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Our &#8220;Do Not Track&#8221; policy:<\/strong>\u00a0Some browsers have a &#8220;Do Not Track&#8221; feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. These browser features are not uniform. So, we are not currently set up to respond to those signals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Information For Applicants<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This section describes how we collect and share information in connection with your application for employment. The above sections of this Privacy Policy do not apply to our processing of applicant information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We collect the following categories of personal information in association with your application for employment with us:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identifiers: such as your name, email address, phone numbers, username, online identifier, device identifier, IP address, social media handle, physical address, and government-issued identifiers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Demographics: such as your date and place of birth; age; gender; nationality; native language; family and marital status; veteran status; details of family members and dependents (name, date of birth\/age, relationship to applicant or candidate); and emergency contact name, address and telephone number.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Information regarding eligibility to work: such as passport or visa information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Financial information: certain financial or banking information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Work history: such as position\/title; location; work address; start and end-dates of employment; contact information for former employer(s) or other persons or entities for which work was performed; business unit; function; organizational unit; dates and reasons for hire, promotion, transfer, status change and termination; employment status (full-time or part-time); employment type; job performance and related evaluative information; information relating to awards, certifications, and professional associations and volunteer activities; language proficiency; skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Education information: such as education level, training, development, professional degrees, and certificates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inferences and other characteristics: such as any observations we may make based on your application or interview, and information provided by your references. We use the information we collect for the following purposes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Processing your application<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Evaluating your qualifications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administering and managing our recruitment processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Managing payroll and compensation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developing financial and employment metrics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Budgeting, forecasting, and reporting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monitoring and complying with legal requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Responding to internal or external audits and inquiries, law enforcement requests, or requests from administrative or judicial authorities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monitoring and promoting compliance with our policies and procedures<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you provide us with personal information about members of your family and\/or other dependents (e.g., for emergency contact), it is your responsibility to provide them with the information contained in this section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NEWSROOM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blinds.com, a Home Depot company and flagship property of Global Custom Commerce, celebrates its 25th anniversary as an e-commerce retailer. A long-time industry leader in the configurable home d\u00e9cor space, company leaders reflect on how innovation, customer engagement, and experimenting without fear grew the company from humble beginnings in a Houston garage to a technological partner and innovation leader for the world\u2019s largest home improvement retailer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe wanted to be the role model for integration into The Home Depot,\u201d says Steve O\u2019Connor, President of GCC Operations. \u201cBeing an ambidextrous organization means we can offer the optimal experience in our blinds business, as well as own and grow the technology which powers new and innovative experiences in The Home Depot ecosystem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Early Innovators<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blinds.com debuted on the internet in 1996 as \u201cNoBrainerBlinds.\u201d It was the first e-commerce platform to sell custom, made-to-measure window treatments entirely online. While online orders were still processed by hand back then, it marked a significant moment in the company\u2019s history \u2013 a fearless embrace of emerging technology combined with an \u201canything-it-takes\u201d attitude to provide customers with the best service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Experimenting without fear of failure would become a core value for the organization. &#8220;Our core value of experimenting without fear of failure is the foundation of our atmosphere of innovation,\u201d said Kristen Decker, GCC Director of Category Experience.\u00a0 \u201cIt&#8217;s okay to be wrong. It&#8217;s okay to suggest something. You can test it and find out that your hypothesis was completely wrong and you&#8217;re not going to get in trouble. You&#8217;re not going to lose trust from the team \u2013 instead you\u2019ll be asked what you learned from the experiment. It&#8217;s not only encouraged \u2013 it\u2019s expected.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Technology for Today and Tomorrow<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Global Custom Commerce made investments in technology and innovation as the company grew. Besides offering a wide range of customizable window treatment styles with upgradable features, the brand was always looking for creative ways to make shopping for home d\u00e9cor easier for customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blinds.com even launched its own private label of products, offering high quality, affordable window treatments alongside other top brands and styles. Other innovative products such as Simplicity Shutters made one of the most difficult window treatments to install easier for customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As one of the early adopters of digital print-on-demand technology in the d\u00e9cor space, Blinds.com and its manufacturers embraced new printing technology to reduce wastewater and excess fabric waste when creating custom materials. In 2020, Blinds.com announced SimplyEco Cellular Shades, an innovative and eco-friendly window treatment made from recycled water bottles. And with strict adherence to the newest child safety laws regarding window treatment cord length and cordless, motorization alternatives, safety and sustainability are at the forefront of the company initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before merging with The Home Depot, Blinds.com\u2019s primary focus was making the online shopping experience as easy as possible for customers. Service and technology innovations such as a best-in-class samples shop, free, expert advice from Design Consultants in the Customer Experience Center, mobile-first site optimizations and user experience updates, custom configurator technology, and more led to Blinds.com being a dominant figure in the home d\u00e9cor space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe wanted to offer not only the best products available, but the easiest shopping experience available,\u201d says Amber Hall, Vice President of Merchandising at GCC. \u201cFrom free design consultations to peace of mind surrounding child safety standards, our motto of \u2018making it easy\u2019 has always been a priority.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The advent of Autobahn \u2013 Blinds.com\u2019s technology platform which allowed customers to \u201cbuild\u201d and order their custom window treatments directly from the online product page \u2013 marked another significant turning point for the brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAutobahn allowed us to leverage technology in a significant way,\u201d says Seth Todd, GCC Senior Director of Interconnected Retail. \u201cWhen customers could easily build and configure their custom window treatments, it not only grew the Blinds.com business, but also gave unlimited space for the technology to grow as a platform. 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