Effective Date: June 25, 2023

1. Introduction
   This Privacy Policy explains how Toolshed USA (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects the personal information of users (“you” or “your”) of our website and related services (collectively, the “Services”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information.
2. Information We Collect
   a. Personal Information: We may collect personal information that you provide to us, such as your name, email address, shipping address, and payment information when you create an account, place an order, or communicate with us.
   b. Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. These technologies collect information about your browsing behavior, such as your IP address, device information, and pages visited. Cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.
   c. Order History: If you create an account on our website, we may collect and store information about your order history, including purchased products and order details.
3. Use of Information
   a. Personal Information: We use your personal information to process and fulfill your orders, provide customer support, and communicate with you about your account or orders. We may also use your information to personalize your experience, improve our Services, and send you promotional offers or updates if you have opted-in to receive such communications.
   b. Cookies: We use cookies for various purposes, including to improve website functionality, understand user preferences, and serve targeted advertisements based on your browsing behavior.
4. Sharing of Information
   a. Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your personal information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, processing payments, delivering orders, or analyzing website performance. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it solely for the purposes of providing their services to us.
   b. Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required by law or if we believe that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, or investigate potential violations of our Terms and Conditions.
5. Data Security
   We take reasonable measures to protect the security and confidentiality of your personal information. However, please be aware that no security measures can guarantee complete protection against unauthorized access or data breaches. You are responsible for keeping your account login credentials confidential and for notifying us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized access to your account.
6. Your Rights and Choices
   a. Account Information: You have the right to review and update your account information at any time. You can access and modify your account details by logging into your account on our website.
   b. Marketing Communications: You may choose to opt-out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the communication or by contacting us directly.
   c. Cookies: You can manage your cookie preferences through your web browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
7. Children’s Privacy
   The Services are not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to delete the information.
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy
   We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on our website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates.
9. Contact Us
   If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at contact@toolshedusa.com

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.