Privacy Notice for California Residents

This Privacy Notice for California Residents (“California Privacy Notice”) supplements the information contained in our Privacy Policy above and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California (”consumers” or “you”). Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC dba Stoned Evaders adopted this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), and any implementing regulations adopted thereunder. Terms (including defined capitalized terms) used in this California Privacy Notice have the same meanings given in the CCPA and CPRA and the associated regulations, unless otherwise defined.  Stoned Evaders is an assumed name of Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC registered in The State of Texas, United States of America.

 

Information We Collect

“Personal Information” (PI) or “Personal Data” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.

 

We collect personal data, either directly from you, most of the time obtained through forms on the Stoned Evaders Website (www.stonedevaders.com), or indirectly when you interact with us.

 

The Stoned Evaders Website (www.stonedevaders.com) collects information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household (”Personal Information”). In particular, the Stoned Evaders Website has collected the following categories of personal information from its consumers:

 

A. Information We Collect From You Automatically

Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit the Stoned Evaders Website.  We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Stoned Evaders Website that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you or your household.  This information may not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use the Stoned Evaders Website and other technical information.  This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of the Stoned Evaders Website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.  The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include Cookies and other Tracking Technologies. 

 

B.  Identifiers: Real name, alias, billing and shipping address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name or other similar identifiers.

 

How We Use It (Purpose of Processing)

Creating and shipping orders.  Providing order status updates and tracking information.  Saving your purchase history.  Maintaining a record of your purchases.  Managing your online account (such as saving your cart). Receiving and Processing of Returns.  Providing tracking information for returns.  Personalizing your shopping experience. Customer service support.  Submitting comments and questions.  Receiving information about products you’ve purchased (for example, in the case of recall).  Sending promotional emails, and notifications of upcoming events.

 

Source of the Personal Information

Directly from you.  Third party sites or platforms that collect and review payments.  Analytics tools. Social networks, and third party services that update or supplement information about you.  Cookies and Tracking Technologies. Third party data resellers.

 

Categories of Third Parties With Whom We May Disclose Your Personal Information

Payment processors, credit card issuers, tax service providers, fraud protection and investigation companies, customer care providers, shipping companies, shipment processing companies, returns providers, analytics companies, media companies/platforms, corporate affiliates, social media platforms and networks, registration platforms, printing companies, event planners and operators, data brokers, technology companies, and other cloud service providers.

 

C. Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law.  Ethnic Group, gender, marital status, religion, donor information, financial demographics.

This category of information is NOT collected.

 

D. Commercial information. Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.

 

How We Use It (Purpose or Processing)

To personalize your shopping experience.

 

Source of Personal Information

Directly from you.

 

Categories of Third Parties With Whom We May Disclose Your Personal Information

To service providers to provide marketing assistance, assist us in delivering our products and/or services to you, to provide customer service or help us to prevent fraud.

 

E. Biometric information.  This category of information is NOT collected.

 

F. Internet or other electronic network activity information: Including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a customer’s interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement.

 

How We Use It (Purpose of Processing)

To personalize your shopping experience.

 

Source of the Personal Information

From your device. From third party advertising, marketing, and sales partners.

 

Categories of Third Parties With Whom We May Disclose Your Personal Information

To service providers to provide us our Internet platform, prevent fraud, provide marketing assistance, assist us in displaying our products and/or services to you, to provide customer service.

 

G. Geolocation data. (not precise) location may be determined by varying degrees from your IP address, WiFi access points, cell towers, and Bluetooth-enabled devices.

 

How We Use It (Purpose of Processing)

To personalize your shopping experience.

 

Source of the Personal Information

From your device. From third party advertising, marketing, and sales partners.

 

Categories of Third Parties With Whom We May Disclose Your Personal Information

To service providers to provide us our Internet platform, prevent fraud, provide marketing assistance, assist us in displaying our products and/or services to you, to provide customer service.

 

H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olefactory, or similar information

 

How We Use It (Purpose of Processing)

To provide customer service.

 

Source of the Personal Information

Directly from you.

 

Categories of Third Parties With Whom We May Disclose Your Personal Information

To service providers that support customer service.

 

I. Professional or employment-related information.  This category of information is NOT collected.

 

J. Inferences Drawn from any of the information identified in this subdivision to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.

 

How We Use It (Purpose of Processing)

To personalize your shopping experience.

 

Source of the Personal Information

From your device. Directly from you.

 

Categories of Third Parties With Whom We May Disclose Your Personal Information

To service providers to provide marketing assistance, assist us in delivering our products and/or services to you, to provide customer service or help us to prevent fraud.

 

K. “Sensitive Data Under CPRA. Race, religion – a consumer’s racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, or union membership.  Special Categories Under GDPR. Personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership.”  This category of information is NOT collected.

 

Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC may also use your information to respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations; As described to you when collecting your Personal Information or as otherwise set forth in the CCPA.

 

Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.

 

Sharing Personal Information

Your Rights and Choices

 

The CCPA provides consumers (California residents) with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.

 

i. RIGHT TO ACCESS You have the right to access Personal Information which we may collect or retain about you. If requested, we shall provide you with a copy of your Personal Information which we collect as permitted by law. You also have the right to receive your Personal Information in a structured and commonly used format so that it can be transferred to another entity (“data portability”).

 

ii. RIGHT TO KNOW

You have the right to request that we disclose the following about your Personal Information, as defined by law:

1. The specific Personal Information we may collect;

2. The categories of Personal Information we may collect;

3. The categories of sources from which we may collect your Personal Information;

4. The business purpose(s) for collecting or sharing your Personal Information;

5. The categories of Personal Information we may disclose for business purposes; and

6. The categories of third parties to whom we may sell or share your Personal Information.

 

iii. RIGHT TO OPT-OUT / DO NOT SELL/ DO NOT SHARE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION 

Our use of targeted advertising and tracking technologies may be considered a “sale”/ “sharing” under certain privacy laws. For example, the California law, the CCPA, under the definition of “sell” and “share”, we “sell” or “share” the following categories of personal information in order to deliver a more personalized experience and to show you products that we think you’ll be interested in: Identifiers; commercial information; Internet or other electronic network activity; geolocation data; and inferences drawn from these categories. Per the CCPA’s definition of “sell” and “share”, we “sell” or “share” personal information to the following categories of vendors: advertisers and marketing partners, data analytics providers, service providers, and social media networks.  We do not knowingly “sell” or “share” the personal information of consumers under 18 years of age.

 

You have the right to direct us to not “sell” or “share” your personal information at any time (the "right to opt-out"). You can make a Do Not Sell/Share request by contacting us at support@orchidbeewriting.com. We will process your Opt-Out request within 15 days and will notify third parties of your request.

 

You may change your mind and opt back into personal information sales at any time by contacting us at support@orchidbeewriting.com.

 

You do not need to create an account with us to exercise your opt-out rights. We will only use personal information provided in an opt-out request to review and comply with the request.

 

iv. RIGHT TO REQUEST THAT WE DO NOT COLLECT, SHARE, OR DISCLOSE MY SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right to limit how your Sensitive Personal Information (SPI) is disclosed or shared with third parties, as defined in the CCPA/CPRA. Please note that we do not sell your sensitive personal information and only share it for excepted purposes.

 

v. RIGHT TO DELETION

In certain circumstances, you have the right to request the erasure of your Personal Information. Upon verifying the validity of a deletion request, we will delete your Personal Information from our records, and instruct any service providers or third parties to delete your information, when applicable. 

 

vi. RIGHT TO CORRECT/RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION

In certain circumstances, you have the right to request correction of any inaccurate Personal Information. Upon verifying the validity of a verifiable consumer correction request, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct your Personal Information as directed, taking into account the nature of the Personal Information and the purposes of maintaining your Personal Information. 

 

vii. ACCESS AND OPT OUT OF AUTOMATED DECISION MAKING INCLUDING PROFILING

Please note that the above rights are not absolute, and we may be entitled to refuse requests, wholly or partly, where exceptions under applicable law apply. 

 

EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS

If you are a resident of California, you can exercise any of your rights as described in this Policy/Notice and under applicable privacy laws by using the contact information provided in this Policy/Notice. We will not discriminate against you for exercising such rights. Except as described in this Policy/Notice or provided for under applicable privacy laws, there is no charge to exercise of your legal rights.

 

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by contacting us at support@orchidbeewriting.com. Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

 

You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:

• Provide sufficient information that allows Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative.

• Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

 

Response Timing and Format

Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC endeavors to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If it requires more time (up to 90 days), it will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.

 

Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC will deliver its written response by mail or electronically, at your option.

 

Any disclosures Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC provides will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request’s receipt. The response will also explain the reasons Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance, specifically by electronic mail communication.

Non-Discrimination

Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC will not:

• Deny you goods or services.

• Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.

• Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.

• Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

 

However, Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your personal information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at any time.

 

Data Retention

Unless you request its deletion, Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC will retain your information for as long as your account is active, your information is needed to provide you with products or services, as required to fulfil the purposes outlined in this California Privacy Notice, or as required to fulfill Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC’s legal obligations.

 

Childrens’ Data

The Stoned Evaders Website is designed and intended for those who are 18 years of age or older. 

 

By using the Stoned Evaders Website, you affirm that you are at least 18 years of age or older. We are not liable for any damages that may result from a user’s misrepresentation of age.  No one under age 18 is authorized to submit or post any information, including personal information, on the Stoned Evaders Website. Under no circumstances may anyone under age 18 use the Stoned Evaders Website. Parents or legal guardians of children under 18 cannot agree to these Terms on their behalf.  We do not sell products or services for purchase by anyone under the age of 18.

 

We do not knowingly collect, use, sell, share, or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18.  If you are under 18, please do not attempt to register for an account, attempt to purchase a product or service, or send us any of your personal information.  If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 18, we will take steps to delete the information.  If you believe that a child under 18 may have provided us personal information, please contact us at support@orchidbeewriting.com.

 

In cases where you have authorized a minor to use the Stoned Evaders Website, you recognize that you are fully responsible for: (i) the online conduct of such minor; (ii) controlling the minor's access to and use of the Stoned Evaders Website; and (iii) the consequences of any misuse by the minor. You acknowledge that Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC has no obligation to monitor the content accessible on or through the Stoned Evaders Website.

 

Changes to Our California Privacy Notice

Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC reserves the right to amend this California Privacy Notice at its discretion and at any time. When Orchid Bee Writing & Consulting LLC makes changes to the California Privacy Notice, it will post the updated notice on the Stoned Evaders Website and update the notice’s effective date. Your continued use of the Stoned Evaders Website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about the California Privacy Notice or about our collection or use of information, please contact us at support@orchidbeewriting.com.