Privacy

Privacy Policy


This privacy policy describes personal information that NORTH PORCH CO. may collect and use when you (individual or business), access www.NorthPorchCo.com or any other websites owned and operated by NORTH PORCH CO. (our Blog, etc.), access our social media pages, or make use of any of our services. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information.


Collections and Use 

We may collect the following personal information: 

  • Contact information, such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number;
  • Billing information, such as credit or debit card number and billing address;
  • Unique identifiers, such as user name, account number, and password;
  • Preferences information you provide, such as product or content interests, or communication or marketing preferences;
  • Usage activity about how you interact with us, such as purchase history, what content you viewed, and which areas of our Websites you visited;
  • Information about your business, such as company name, company size, and business type; and
  • Demographic information, such as household income, age, education, gender, interests, and zip code.

We also automatically gather information about your computer, such as your IP address, your device type and its physical location (determined by satellite, WiFi signals, cell phone towers, etc.), browser type, referring/exit pages, and operating system.


We may also receive your personal information from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, social media platforms and other third parties.


We use this information to: 

  • Fulfill your order
  • Send you an order confirmation
  • Send notices of updates to our policies, terms and conditions, and other administrative communications.
  • Assess your needs to determine suitable products or services
  • Send you requested product or service information
  • Send product updates or warranty information
  • Respond to customer service requests
  • Administer your account
  • Send you a newsletter
  • Send you marketing communications
  • Improve NORTH PORCH CO.'s Websites and marketing efforts
  • Conduct research and analysis
  • Respond to your questions and concerns
  • Display content based upon your interests

Disclosure to Third Parties 

We may share your information with third parties in the ways that are described in this privacy policy. See the Tracking Technologies section below for details.


We may provide your personal information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities, such as shipping your order or offering customer service. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.

We may disclose your personal information 

  • As required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process;
  • When we believe, in good faith, that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, enforce our terms and conditions, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request;
  • If NORTH PORCH CO. is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets; and
  • To any other third party, with your prior consent to do so.


Customer and Third Party Services This privacy policy does not apply to any third party services, or services provided to you by a customer of NORTH PORCH CO.


We are not responsible for any third party's collection, use, or disclosure of your information, or the privacy and security policies or practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service to which our Websites or services may link. Such third party websites or services may include third party organizations such as social media platform providers, operating system providers, browsers, wireless services providers, and device manufacturers. The inclusion of a link on our Websites does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates.


Tracking Technologies 

We, or a third party contracted by us, may use technologies such as cookies, Web beacons, or scripts to gather information about how you and others interact with our Websites, and which products and services may be of interest to you. For example, we will know how many users access specific areas or features within NORTH PORCH CO.'s Website and which links or ads they clicked on. We use this aggregated information to understand and optimize how NORTH PORCH CO.'s Websites are used, improve our marketing efforts, and provide content and features that are of interest to you, through NORTH PORCH CO.'S Websites and other websites and online services, and on recognized devices you use. Please note that we do not respond to Do Not Track signals.


Security 

The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure and so we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Therefore, please do not email unencrypted credit card information to us. We also ask that you not send or disclose to us, through our services or otherwise, any other sensitive personal information, such as social security numbers, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, biometric data (for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person), data concerning health or a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation, or criminal background.


We will retain your information for as long as your account is active, or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account, or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services, contact NORTH PORCH CO. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.


Other Information 

Our Websites include third party hosted widgets, which are interactive mini-programs that run on our Websites to provide single-purpose services (e.g. sharing of articles, videos, etc.). Personal information, like your email address, may be collected and cookies may be set so the widget can work properly. The information through the widget is subject to the widget provider's privacy policy.


Our Websites and services are not directed to, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from, individuals under the age of sixteen (16).


We may store or process your personal information in any country in which we have facilities or engage service providers, and by using our websites, social media pages, or services, you consent to transfer of that information to countries outside your country of residence, including the United States, which may have different data protection rules.


Correcting, Updating, and Removing Your Personal Information 

You may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those emailS. Please note, if you opt-out of receiving our newsletter or marketing emails, you may still receive important administrative communications from us, as long as your account is active, or as needed to provide you services.

For security purposes, we will only respond to such requests regarding personal information in our database that is associated with the email address you used to send your request, and additional information may be required to verify your identity before doing so. Please note, we will retain your personal information for as long as your account is active, or as needed to provide you services, including use of our websites and social media pages. If you wish to cancel your account, or request that we no longer use your personal information to provide you services, contact NORTH PORCH CO. Following cancellation of your account or processing of your request for us to discontinue providing services to you, we will only retain and use your information as necessary for recordkeeping purposes, and to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.


Feedback 

If you have questions or comments regarding our privacy policy or practices, please  contact NORTH PORCH CO.