Last reviewed: Jan 1, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes the personal information that Bitchin’ Inc. (the “Company”) collects, how we use it, and when we share it as we interact with you, deliver our products or services, and conduct our business operations. This policy covers our websites, Bitchinsauce.com and Shop.Bitchinsauce.com (our “Site”), as well as our products and services (collectively with our Site referred to as our “Services”).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your personal information. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is to not use our Services. By accessing our Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy. It also is important that you check back often for updates to the Privacy Policy. The most current version of the Privacy Policy will always be available here. You can check the “last reviewed” date posted at the top of this notice to see when the Privacy Policy was last updated. Your continued use of our Services after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes.
Personal information we collect
When you interact with our services, we may collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you (personal information). In particular, through our Services, and over the last twelve (12) months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:
| Category | Examples* | Collected | Purpose | Third Parties Shared |
Retention
Period
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| A. Identifiers | A real name, alias, postal address, Internet Protocol address, email address, Social Security number, passport number, driver's license number, or other similar identifiers | YES | (a) Performance of a contract (b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (c) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation |
(a) Shipping and product vendors (b) E-commerce platform vendors (c) Subsidiaries and affiliates (d) Marketing service providers |
Records are retained for 3 years after collected
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| B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)) | A name, Social Security number, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, education, employment, employment history, or financial information |
YES | (a) Performance of a contract (b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (c) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation |
(a) Shipping and product vendors (b) E-commerce platform vendors (c) Subsidiaries and affiliates (d) Marketing service providers |
We will retain information about you for so long as we have a legal or business purpose for it or a legal requirement to maintain it. Once we no longer have a legal or business purpose for the information and no legal requirement to maintain the information, we will promptly purge the information.
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| C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law | Age (40 years or older), race, sex/gender, veteran or military status | NO | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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| D. Commercial information | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies | NO | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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| E. Biometric information | Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as: Fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data | NO | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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| F. Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, information on your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement | YES | (a) Necessary for our legitimate interests | (a) Analytics and business intelligence vendors (b) Cybersecurity vendors |
We will retain information about you for so long as we have a legal or business purpose for it or a legal requirement to maintain it. Once we no longer have a legal or business purpose for the information and no legal requirement to maintain the information, we will promptly purge the information.
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| G. Geolocation data | Physical location or movements | NO | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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| H. Sensory data | Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information | NO | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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| I. Professional or employment-related information | Current or past job history or performance evaluations | NO | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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| J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)) | Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades and transcripts | NO | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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| K. Inferences drawn from other personal information | Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, behavior, attitudes, abilities, and aptitudes | NO | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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| L. Sensitive personal information | Personal information that reveals government IDs; information providing access to a financial account; racial or ethnic origin; personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s health, sex life, or sexual orientation. | NO | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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* Examples listed herein are illustrative of the types of personal information included in each category and may or may not be the specific types of personal information collected. Additionally, personal information included in the categories may overlap with other categories.
Personal Information We Collect Directly From You:
We collect personal information that you provide to us directly when you use our Service. For example, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, and payment information (including credit card numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers). We refer to this information as “Order Information”. We will also collect records and copies of your correspondence if you contact us.
Personal Information We Collect Indirectly From You:
We automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
Personal Information We Collect From Third Parties
We may obtain personal information about you from our affiliates or business partners through your use of our Services. For example, we may receive information about you from publicly and commercially available sources (as permitted by law), which we may combine with other information we receive from or about you. We also may receive information about you from third-party social networking services when you choose to connect with those services.
How do we use your personal information?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through our Services (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
We may also use personal information for the following business or commercial purposes:
Sharing your Device Information
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
Sharing your Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store --you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: Shopify Privacy Policy
You can Opt-out of sharing your information by clicking this link: Do Not Share My Personal Data
We use Google Analytics and Google BigQuery to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: Google BigQuery Privacy Policy // Google Analytics Privacy Policy
You can opt-out of Google Analytics by using Google's browser add-on here: Google Analytics Opt-Out
We utilize the TikTok store, you can read more about how TikTok uses your Personal Information here: TikTok Privacy Policy
We utilize the Facebook store, you can read more about how Facebook uses your Personal Information here: Facebook Privacy Policy
We utilize the Instagram store, you can read more about how Instagram uses your Personal Information here: Instagram Privacy Policy
We use Laylo to facilitate promotions via email and SMS communications, you can read more about how Laylo uses your Personal Information here: Laylo Privacy Policy
We utilize MailChimp to run marketing campaigns, you can read more about how MailChimp uses your Personal Information here: MailChimp Privacy Policy
We use Claude.Ai to manage order queries and tracking numbers. You can read how Claude.Ai uses your Personal Information here: Anthropic Privacy Policy
We utilize ExpressionEngine for our contact forms and newsletter subscription features. You can read more about how ExpressionEngine uses your Personal Information here: ExpressionEngine Privacy Policy
We use Federal Express (FedEx) to ship packages for orders made on our E-Commerce site. You can read more about how FedEx uses your Personal Information here: FedEx Privacy Policy
We use the United States Postal Service (USPS) to ship packages for orders made on our E-Commerce site. You can read more about how USPS uses your Personal Information here: USPS Privacy Policy
We use LateShipment to track packages shipped from our E-Commerce store. You can read more about how LateShipment uses your Personal Information here: LateShipment Privacy Policy
Finally, we may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you may ask businesses to disclose what personal information they have about you and what they do with that information, to correct or delete your personal information, and not to sell or share (for cross-context behavioral advertising) your personal information. You also have the right to be notified, before or at the point businesses collect your personal information, of the types of personal information they are collecting and what they may do with that information.
This section describes the rights you may have as a California resident and explains how to exercise those rights. If you would like to visit the CCPA official website to learn more you can do so here: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights
You may have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request (see Exercising Rights), we will disclose to you:
Deletion Request Rights
You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request (see Exercising Rights), we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies. If an exception applies, we will advise you of the applicable exception and the reason for denying your request.
Correction Request Rights
You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal information we may hold about you. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request (see Exercising Rights), we will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct inaccurate personal information, taking into account the nature of the personal information and the purpose of our processing.
When you submit personal information through our store
It is collected and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. This includes details like your name, contact info, and payment data, which we use to process orders, provide services, and communicate with you. We may share your information with trusted third parties for order fulfillment and related services. We do not sell or rent your personal data. For more information, please review our full Privacy Policy.
Exercising Rights; Designating an Authorized Agent
To exercise your rights described above, or to designate an authorized agent, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:
We may need to validate your request. In order to validate your request, we may ask you for the following information: your name, email address, or order history. Only you or an authorized agent may make a request related to your personal information. To designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, please [complete the following form here] or provide us with a power of attorney or other legally binding written document signed by you and identifying your agent. We may also verify the identity of your designated agent.
We will use the information you provide to verify your request against the records we maintain. We will not use the information you provide to verify your request for any other purpose. We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you.
Non-Discrimination
We do not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA. Businesses cannot make you waive these rights, and any contract provision that says you waive these rights is unenforceable.
You can opt-out of data collection here: Do not share my personal information
Sales and “Sharing” of Personal Data
In the preceding five (5) years, we have not sold personal information.
In the preceding five (5) years, we have not shared your personal information for targeted or cross-contextual behavioral advertising.
Behavioral advertising
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at: NAI How Does it Work
You can opt-out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
Additionally, you can opt-out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out
Other rights
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your
information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our Site that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to Info@Bitchinsauce.com or write us at: 9 East Loockerman St. Ste 31, Dover, DE 19901
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
Minors
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.
Contact us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e‐mail at Info@Bitchinsauce.com or by mail using the details provided below:
Bitchin' Sauce
[Re: Privacy Compliance Officer]
9 East Loockerman St. Ste 31, Dover, DE 19901