At GNMart, we may gather personal information about you from various sources, including our websites and mobile applications, in-store purchases, email or phone communications, social media interactions, event participation, surveys, promotions, job applications, or third-party sources like parent companies, affiliates, business partners, and other parties.

The personal information we may collect includes your contact details (name, email address, phone number, Twitter handle, etc.), your friends' contact details if you ask us to contact them, account login credentials, payment details (card number, billing address, etc.), shipping information, demographic data (age, gender, etc.), social media interactions (including photos), real-time location data from our mobile applications, shopping preferences and behavior, purchase history, and other details you provide us or that we receive from third-party sources.

We may also collect information about others you provide, like when you purchase a gift card or create a wish list. We only use this information to fulfill your requests and do not send marketing communications to your contacts unless they opt-in separately.

When you visit our websites or use our mobile apps, we may automatically collect information through cookies, web beacons, and third-party analytics tools (such as Omniture or Google). This information includes details about the devices you use to access our sites, URLs referring to our sites, visit dates and times, site navigation patterns, geographic locations, and search terms used to reach our sites.

 

The Information We Collect and How We Use It:

We may use the information we collect about you to:

• Register you for membership and manage your account on our websites
• Provide products or services that you request
• Process, validate, confirm, verify, deliver, and track your purchases
• Maintain a record of your purchases and personalize your online experience
• Respond to your questions, comments, and provide customer support
• Communicate with you about our products, services, offers, events, and promotions
• Enable you to communicate with us through our blogs, social networks, and other interactive media
• Manage your participation in our events, sweepstakes, and other promotions
• Tailor our products and services to suit your interests
• Analyze and enhance our marketing communications and strategies
• Analyze trends and statistics regarding visitors' use of our sites and mobile applications
• Protect against and prevent fraud, unauthorized transactions, and other liabilities
• Enforce our Website Terms of Use and Terms and Conditions
• Comply with applicable legal requirements and industry standards

In addition to the above, we may use cookies and other automated means to identify your electronic shopping basket and authenticate visitors.

We may combine the information we collect with publicly available information and information we receive from our parent, affiliate or subsidiary companies, business partners, and other third parties. We may use that combined information to enhance and personalize your shopping experience with us, to communicate with you about products, services, and events, and for other promotional purposes.

Information We Share:

We do not sell or disclose personal information about you, except as described in this Privacy Notice.

We may share personal information with our parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies, business partners, ad network vendors, and service providers who perform services on our behalf. We may also disclose information about you if required by law or legal process, in response to a request by law enforcement authorities, or to prevent physical harm or financial loss.

If we sell, merge, or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets, we may transfer personal information we have about you to the new entity. Following such a transfer, you may contact the entity to which we transferred your personal information with any inquiries concerning the processing of that information.

We give you the opportunity to choose the types of information we collect from you, how we use and disclose it, and how we communicate with you. You have the right to withdraw any consent previously given to us or to object to the processing of your personal information on legitimate grounds. We will respect your preferences going forward. However, if you withdraw your consent for GNMart to use or disclose your personal information, you may not be able to take advantage of certain GNMart offerings or site features.

We provide the following options for you to choose from:

• Sharing Information with Business Partners: You can request that GNMart not share your personal information with our business partners for their own purposes. If you opt out, we will still share your information as described in the "Information We Share" section of this Privacy Notice to fulfill your requests and comply with legal requirements.

• Marketing Emails: You can opt-out of receiving marketing email communications from us by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the marketing emails or adjusting your email preferences using the online account you may establish on our sites.

• Web Analytics: You can opt-out of the aggregation and analysis of data collected about you on our sites by our web analytics vendor by selecting the opt-out link at the bottom of the linked site.

• Targeted Advertising: You can opt-out of receiving targeted advertising through advertising networks that are members of organizations or programs that manage privacy choices for consumers. You can also opt-out of targeted ads on Facebook. Please note that we may work with ad networks that offer their own opt-out mechanisms, which may not be honored through the options we have linked above.

• Geo-Location Information: You can choose not to share your geo-location details with us when using an GNMart application on your mobile device by adjusting the device's location services settings.

• Cookies: Most browsers will allow you to stop accepting new cookies, receive notifications when you receive a new cookie, and disable existing cookies. Please be aware that disabling cookies may impact your ability to fully use all of our site's features. Additionally, disabling cookies may cancel opt-outs that rely on cookies, such as web analytics or targeted advertising opt-outs.

• Your New York Privacy Rights: If you are a New York resident, you may request a list of the categories of personal information about you that GNMart has disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. You may also request the names and addresses of such third parties or examples of the products or services marketed. To submit your request, please email info@gnmart.com with the subject line "New York Privacy" and your request in the email body.

• Access and Correction: You can obtain a copy of certain personal information we maintain about you or update/correct inaccuracies in that information using the online account you establish on our websites. If you believe that other personal information we maintain about you is inaccurate, you may request that we correct or amend the information by contacting us as indicated in the "How to Contact Us" section of this Privacy Notice. If we deny an access request, we will notify you of the reasons for the denial.

• Links to Other Websites: Our websites may contain links to other sites for your convenience and information. Please note that these sites may be operated by companies not affiliated with GNMart and may have their own privacy notices, which you should review if you visit those websites. We are not responsible for the content of any websites not affiliated with GNMart, any use of those sites, or those sites' privacy practices.

• Data Transfers: As a U.S. website, we are governed by U.S. laws that ensure the privacy and security of your information. However, we may process your personal information outside of your country of residence, including in the United States. It is possible that the countries where we process your information may have different data protection laws than those in your country. Nonetheless, we will safeguard your information in accordance with the guidelines outlined in this Privacy Notice.

 

We have implemented administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the personal information we collect against unauthorized or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure, or use. For example, we use Secure Sockets Layer encryption to protect your purchase information during transmission.

However, please be aware that no electronic transmission of information can be completely secure. We cannot guarantee that the security measures we have in place will never be defeated, fail, or always be sufficient or effective. Therefore, it is important for you to safeguard your GNMart account username and password, and to not share this information with anyone. Additionally, please log out of your account and close your browser window after completing your visit to our site. Please note that we will never ask for your GNMart account username or password via email.

We do not direct our websites to children under the age of thirteen and require registered users to be at least eighteen years old. If we become aware that a user is under eighteen years old, we will promptly delete any personal information provided by the individual.

If you are a resident of California, you have the right to request information regarding the types of personal information a business shares with third parties for direct marketing purposes. GNMart allows California residents to opt-out of having their information shared with third parties for direct marketing. To opt-out, please contact us.

GNMart complies with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from EU member countries and Switzerland. We have certified that we adhere to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. For more information about the Safe Harbor program and to view our certification, please visit https://2016.export.gov/safeharbor/index.asp.

We may update this Privacy Notice periodically and without prior notice to reflect changes in our personal information practices. Any significant changes will be posted on our websites and noted at the bottom of this notice.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Notice, or if you need us to update your information or preferences, please contact us at info@gnmart.com.