
Privacy Policy
The UnlikelyCollaborators.com website, including all of its features, content, and any associated applications (or “apps”) (collectively, the “Website”) is a service made available by Unlikely Collaborators, Inc. ("Unlikely").
How This Privacy Policy Applies
Your privacy is very important to us, and in order to best protect your information, we have adopted this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), which applies to any and all information each visitor, user of the Website, or participant in any session (each a “Session”) facilitated by Unlikely (each, a “User”, “you” or “your”) submit to us in connection with your access to and/or use of the Website and/or participation in any Session. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect from you through the Website and/or participation in any Session, how we use that information, and our legal basis for doing so. It also covers whether and how that information may be shared and your rights and choices regarding the information you provide to us. Capitalized words not defined in this Privacy Policy are defined in our Terms of Use and Conditions of Use (“Terms of Use”).
By using the Website or participating in any Session, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy (including new versions of this Privacy Policy when and as they go into effect), and the Terms of Use, which governs this Privacy Policy and contains all disclaimers of warranties and limitation of liabilities.
Users must be at least eighteen (18) years old in order to use the websites and our services. By using these websites and our services, you represent, acknowledge and agree that you are at least 18 years of age and have the right, authority and capacity to agree to and abide by these Terms.
What Information We Collect and Receive
In order for you to use our Website or participate in any Session, we need to collect and process certain information, which depending on how you use the Website or participate in any Session, may include:
- Information you provide by using the Website or participating in any Session, such as by posting User Content in the Interactive Areas (as such terms are defined in the Terms of Use), and completing forms the Website, such as your first and last name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, and/or responses to surveys and prompts. We may ask for this information if you subscribe to our newsletter, complete surveys, or contact us;
- Details of any requests or transactions you make through the Website. We offer products for sale through the Website and partner with Shopify for payment processing. Any credit card or other payment information you submit is collected and used by them in accordance with its privacy policy available at www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We would not store your payment information apart from the last four digits of your credit card or bank account (as applicable), expiration date, and country, which we require for tax compliance, government regulatory, and security purposes;
- Information about your activity on and interaction with Unlikely, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the type of device or browser you use to access the Website, your operating system, the referring URL, your actions on the Website, and your participation in any Session;
- If you connect to the Website via a third-party social network such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or others, we may collect personal information from you that you provide in your profile on such social networks, including without limitation, your name, username, e-mail address, photograph(s), gender and date of birth;
- Information about the ways people visit and interact with our Website in the form of web traffic analytics. You can opt out of being included in Google Analytics here. For more information about our use of data analytics to protect and improve our Website, see Cookies and How We Utilize Them below; and
- Communications you send to us, such as when you request support, send us comments or questions, or report a problem to us.
We also collect and maintain aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized information to protect the safety and security of our Website, improve our Website, and comply with our legal obligations.
You may decline to provide us with some or all of your information. However, this will limit your ability to use our Website.
How We Use the Information We Collect
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To protect our Website;
- To enable us to provide you with our Website, and to improve and promote our Website and services;
- To contact you and customize your experience on the Website or in future Sessions;
- To track and analyze use of the Website and our services so that we can improve how Unlikely is performing and provide our users with the best experience possible;
- To comply with legal obligations, enforce our agreements (including this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use), to protect or defend our rights, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, and situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person; and
- There are also times when Unlikely may make certain personal information about you available to companies or individuals to provide products and services to you on our behalf. These companies may help us process information, extend credit, fulfill customer orders, deliver products to you, manage and enhance customer data, provide customer service, assess your interest in our products and services, or conduct customer research or satisfaction surveys. We call them our “Service Providers.” We may share personally identifiable information with Service Providers solely as appropriate for them to perform their functions, but they may not use such information for any other purpose, except if we inform you otherwise at the time of collection. Without such information being made available, it would be difficult for you to purchase products, have products delivered to you, receive customer service, provide us feedback to improve our products and services, or access certain services, offers, and content on the website.
If you use a story submission feature or bulletin board or chat room on the Website, you should be aware that any information you share may be visible to other users. Personally identifiable information you submit in this manner can be read, collected, or used by other individuals to send you unsolicited messages. Unlikely is not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in this manner. For example, if you submit a story that includes information that was previously non-public, that information and data may become publicly available.
Unlikely will not sell or rent your contact information to marketers.
User-Generated Content
Some of our services and social networking features may enable you to submit your own content for public posting. Information you post in this fashion becomes public information and is not subject to this Privacy Policy. Certain areas of our websites and our social media pages may enable users to submit personal information to Unlikely. Such information will be used in accordance with the website’s Privacy Policy. Postings, letters, and other submissions become the property of Unlikely and may be reproduced in whole or in part, including your name, for any purpose and in any manner.
European Union Users
European Union data protection law requires a “lawful basis” for collecting and retaining personal information from citizens or residents of the European Economic Area. Our lawful bases include:
- Consent: In certain cases, you have affirmatively provided us with your consent to collect your personal data for a specific purpose, such as providing your email address when you sign up for our newsletter.
- Contract: We may need your personal data to comply with our contractual obligation to deliver the Website, such as fulfilling subscriptions or transactions.
- Legal Obligations: Sometimes the law requires us to collect and use your data, such as applicable tax laws may require us to retain records of payments made through the Website.
- Legitimate Interests: This is a technical term that means we have a good and fair reason to use your data and we do so in ways which do not harm your interests and rights, such as to pursue our legitimate interests in a way that might reasonably be expected as part of running our business and that does not materially impact your rights, freedom, or interests. For example, we use identity, device, and location information to prevent fraud and abuse and to keep the Website secure, may also send you promotional communications about our Website and services subject to your right to opt out, analyze how users interact with our Website so we can understand better what elements do or do not work well, which allows us to improve and develop the quality of the online experience we offer all our users.
Data Retention
We will retain the information we collect from or about you as long as necessary to provide you with the Website or our services, or as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy, and to the extent set out in this Privacy Policy and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and protect Unlikely’ legal rights. Additionally, we may retain indefinitely any aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized information which we may collect and maintain.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
Unlikely is based in the United States so your information will be collected and processed in the United States, which has its own laws governing data protection and access to it, including by the government. If you reside outside of the United States, be advised that the rules that protect your personal information under United States federal, state, and local law may differ from those of your home country.
Children’s Privacy
The privacy of children is of the utmost importance, and we are committed to complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This Website does not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13. If we ever discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from children under the age of 13, we will delete it as soon as possible. If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that we have collected personal information from your child under the age of 13, please email us at info@unlikelycollaborators.com and we will take steps to delete such personal information as soon as possible.
Accessing Your Information
Users residing in certain countries, including citizens or residents of the European Economic Area, are afforded certain rights regarding their personal information. Except where an exception or exemption applies, these rights may include the ability to access, correct, and request deletion of such user’s personal information. Even after you request we delete your personal information, we may retain certain information as required by law or as necessary for our legitimate business purposes. Please reach out to us via the “Contact Us” information listed below if you wish to assert an applicable right.
Email Notifications
We want to communicate with you only if you want to hear from us. We will send you email relating to your transactions with us. You may also elect to receive certain marketing email communications, in accordance with your preferences, and from which you may opt out at any time by adjusting your notification settings. We will also send you service-related announcements when and as necessary. We try to keep emails to a minimum and give you the ability to opt out of any marketing communications we send.
We maintain a strict “no-spam” policy. We will not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses, identify the message as an advertisement in a reasonable way, include the physical address of our business, monitor our third-party email marketing services for compliance, honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly, and allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email. If you are having problems unsubscribing please contact us at info@unlikelycollaborators.com by forwarding the newsletter, if applicable, and including the word “Unsubscribe” in the subject line and we will use reasonable efforts to remove you within seven (7) business days. Please note that we will not process any unsubscribe requests submitted as direct replies to any newsletter.
California Residents
California residents may choose to request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes or choose to opt out of such disclosure. To make a request or to opt out at any time, please contact us at info@unlikelycollaborators.com. Please use the subject line "CA Request for Information".
Security
We take security seriously, and the security of your personal data is important to us. We follow industry-standard practices to protect the data we collect and maintain, including using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt information as it travels over the Internet. No method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. Whenever we make a material change, we will post on the Website or send you an email. The effective date of the most recent version of this Privacy Policy will appear at the top of this page. New versions of this Privacy Policy will never apply retroactively.
Legal Disclaimer
Our Website operates AS-IS, and we do not represent or warrant that they will be available at all times, or that your use of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free. We are not responsible for your ability to access the Website, or for matters beyond our control. This Privacy Policy is governed by New York law, excluding its provisions on choice of law.
Contact
Questions or comments about this Privacy Policy should be sent by email to info@unlikelycollaborators.com.
Last Updated: November 10, 2022