Privacy policy
Privacy Policy
The Cow Lot — thecowlot.com
This Privacy Policy describes how thecowlot.com (the "Site" or "we") collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or make a purchase from the Site.
Collecting Personal Information
When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site, and information necessary to process your purchases. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer support. We refer to any information that can uniquely identify an individual as "Personal Information".
Collected: Web browser version, IP address, time zone, cookie data, pages viewed, search terms, and site interactions.
Purpose: To load the Site accurately and perform analytics to optimize our Site.
Source: Collected automatically via cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels.
Shared with: Shopify.
Collected: Name, billing/shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number.
Purpose: To fulfill orders, process payments, arrange shipping, provide invoices and order confirmations, communicate with you, screen for fraud, and provide relevant product information.
Source: Collected directly from you.
Shared with: Shopify, payment gateways, and shipping/fulfillment partners.
Purpose: To provide customer support.
Source: Collected directly from you.
SMS / Text Messaging
If you opt in to receive text messages from The Cow Lot, you consent to receive recurring automated marketing and transactional text messages (such as order updates, promotions, and offers) at the mobile number you provide. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.
You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message. Reply HELP for assistance. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties. This exclusion applies notwithstanding any other provision of this Privacy Policy.
Minors
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the address below to request deletion.
Sharing Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us deliver our services and fulfill our contracts with you. For example:
We use Shopify to power our online store. Learn more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information: shopify.com/legal/privacy.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. The Cow Lot will not share, sell, rent, release, or transfer your mobile opt-in information, SMS consent, or phone number to any third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties.
This exclusion applies notwithstanding any other provision of this Privacy Policy. Nothing in the "Behavioural Advertising" or "Using Personal Information" sections below permits the sharing of SMS or mobile opt-in data or phone numbers collected for text messaging.
We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to lawful requests (subpoenas, search warrants, etc.), or to otherwise protect our rights.
Behavioural Advertising
We use your Personal Information to provide targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you.
Note: Behavioural advertising does not include, and we do not share for advertising purposes, any mobile opt-in information, SMS consent, or phone numbers collected for text messaging. That data is never provided to advertising networks or third parties.
We use Google Analytics to understand how customers use the Site. Learn more: policies.google.com/privacy. Opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
You can opt out of targeted advertising through the following links:
You can also opt out via the Digital Advertising Alliance's portal: optout.aboutads.info.
Using Personal Information
We use your Personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes: offering products for sale, processing payments, shipping and fulfillment of your order, and keeping you up to date on new products, services, and offers.
Retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the 'Your Rights' section below.
Automatic Decision-Making
Our processor Shopify uses limited automated decision-making to prevent fraud that does not have a legal or otherwise significant effect on you. This includes:
Your Rights
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, you have the right to access, port, correct, update, or erase your Personal Information. Your data will be initially processed in Ireland before transfer outside Europe. See Shopify's GDPR Whitepaper: help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/privacy/GDPR.
If you are a California resident, you have the right to access (Right to Know), port, correct, update, or erase your Personal Information. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.
Cookies
A cookie is a small amount of information downloaded to your device when you visit our Site. We use functional, performance, advertising, and social media cookies to improve your browsing experience and to understand how people use our Site.
Cookies Necessary for Store Functioning| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| _ab | Used in connection with access to admin. |
| _secure_session_id | Used in connection with navigation through a storefront. |
| cart | Used in connection with shopping cart. |
| cart_sig | Used in connection with checkout. |
| cart_ts | Used in connection with checkout. |
| checkout_token | Used in connection with checkout. |
| secret | Used in connection with checkout. |
| secure_customer_sig | Used in connection with customer login. |
| storefront_digest | Used in connection with customer login. |
| _shopify_u | Used to facilitate updating customer account information. |
| Name | Function |
|---|---|
| _tracking_consent | Tracking preferences. |
| _landing_page | Track landing pages. |
| _orig_referrer | Track landing pages. |
| _s | Shopify analytics. |
| _shopify_fs | Shopify analytics. |
| _shopify_s | Shopify analytics. |
| _shopify_sa_p | Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals. |
| _shopify_sa_t | Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals. |
| _shopify_y | Shopify analytics. |
| _y | Shopify analytics. |
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can manage them through your browser's settings. Note that removing or blocking cookies may impact your experience on our Site. For more information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
Do Not Track
Because there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to "Do Not Track" signals, we do not alter our data collection and usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, questions, or complaints, please contact us:
10890 E 47th Ave
Denver, CO 80239
United States
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority in your jurisdiction.