Privacy Policy

Local Gift, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Local Gift”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”), which is incorporated as if fully set forth in our Terms of Use available on the Local Gift website, explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information of those that engage with the Site and Services (as defined in our Terms of Use) (“Users”).

I. Collection of Information.

We may collect non-personally identifiable information about you in a number of ways, including analyzing trends, administering the Site, gathering demographic information, and tracking your activities through your IP address or most-recently visited URL.

Like any other website, Local Gift may use 'cookies' which are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information may be used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

We do not collect any personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily submit such information to us, or otherwise provide it in response to a request for such information. When you register for an account on the Site, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information. If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

If you provide us with any personally identifiable information regarding another individual or entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to provide such information and agree that you, and not Local Gift, is responsible for the use of that information by Local Gift. Information about any third party provided expressly for the completion of an order placed on the Site or the use of Services will only be used in connection with that order or as otherwise set forth in this Policy.

II. How we use Information.

We may use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  1. Fulfill orders and perform services, and to track and confirm orders;
  2. Provide, operate, and maintain our website and services;
  3. Improve, personalize, and expand our website and services;
  4. Understand and analyze how you use our website and services;
  5. Develop new products, services, features, and functionality;
  6. Customize your digital experience;
  7. Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes;
  8. Administer rewards, surveys, sweepstakes, contests, or other promotional activity sponsored by us or our merchants and providers;
  9. Analyze our advertising, marketing, and promotion effectiveness;
  10. Evaluate your eligibility for certain types of offers, products, or services that may be of interest to you;
  11. Allow you to sign up for special offers from our merchants or business partners;
  12. Send you emails, reminders, technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages, marketing messages, and requested information;
  13. Find and prevent fraud, abuse, or other harmful activities;
  14. Diagnose and fix technology problems;
  15. Improve and enforce our security measures;
  16. Comply with legal and regulatory proceedings and requirements, and/or
  17. Enforce our rights and confirm compliance with our Terms of Use.

III. When and why we disclose Information.

We may share the information we collect in various ways, including as follows:

  1. As required to comply with law or legal obligations, such as compliance with legal orders, governmental requests, subpoenas, or auditing and compliance requirements.
  2. With the gift recipient, as we deem necessary to fulfill a gift order.
  3. With merchants, and third parties engaged by those merchants (such as booking platforms), as we deem necessary to process, facilitate, or fulfill an order, or participate in any offerings by any such merchant (including loyalty programs).
  4. With other vendors and third parties (including delivery providers, contractors, internet service providers, data analytics providers, and payment processors) as we deem necessary to facilitate or fulfill an order or to provide, enable, or improve use of our Site and Services,
  5. With enterprise customers as it may relate to any particular order related to that enterprise. If your company, university, or organization participates in our enterprise program, we may share some of your information with that organization, including your name, student or employee number, contact details, order details, or other information as required to enable use by you and the enterprise of our Site and Services.
  6. With our advertising, marketing, and promotional providers, to assist us with any campaigns designed to promote or market the Site and Services.
  7. To conduct research and analysis.
  8. With our affiliates or subsidiaries as necessary to maintain, enable, or improve the operation of the Site and Services.
  9. In the event we go through a business transfer or corporate change as identified below.
  10. To combat fraud or criminal rights.
  11. To protect our rights, users, and business partners, or as part of legal proceedings affecting us, as we deem necessary.
  12. Otherwise, with your consent, or if the information has been aggregated, de-identified, or otherwise does not personally identify.

IV. Security of Information.

Local Gift utilizes and information security program that contains administrative, technical, and physical controls that are designed to reasonably safeguard personal information. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on the Site, you can contact us at [email protected].

V. Your Privacy Rights.

California privacy rights statement.

Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California have the right to request, once a year, if Local Gift has shared their personal information with other companies for those companies' direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. To request a copy of the information disclosure provided by Local Gift, please contact us at [email protected] or the address stated below. Please allow 30 days for a response. Include “California Customer Records Request” in your message or email subject.

If you are a California resident under the age of 18, and a registered user of any site where this policy is posted, California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 permits you to request and obtain removal of content or information you have publicly posted. To make such a request, please send an email with a detailed description of the specific content or information to [email protected]. Please be aware that such a request does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information you have posted and that there may be circumstances in which the law does not require or allow removal even if requested.

Nevada resident notice.

If you are a resident of the State of Nevada, Chapter 603A of the Nevada Revised Statutes permits a Nevada resident to opt-out of future sales of certain covered information that a website operator has collected or will collect. To submit such a request, please contact us at [email protected] with the subject line “Nevada opt-out.”

VI. Social community areas.

RESERVED.

VII. Your choices regarding Information.

You may at any time:

  • Stop receiving marketing or promotional emails, direct mail, phone, and mobile marketing communications;
  • Update and correct your personal information
  • Deactivate your account
  • Request removal of information you post on our digital properties; in some cases, we may not be able to remove your content or personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why

To do any of these, let us know by one of these methods:

  • Follow the directions in a marketing email, direct mail, or mobile communication that you receive from us
  • Provide your request and current contact information through the contact methods listed under “contact us” below

Please note: Even if we are able to anonymize or make your content or information no longer visible, this does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of your content or personal information from the internet.

VIII. Privacy practice of 3rd parties.

This Policy addresses the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of Information only by Local Gift through your interaction with the Site and Services. Our business partners, including those to whom we may link, or third-party plug-ins and applications, may have their own, separate privacy policies and notices. This may include payment processing companies. These partners are not under our control, and Local Gift is not responsible for their privacy policies or practices. We recommend you familiarize yourself with the privacy policies and practices of the respective third party.

IX. Business transfers and corporate changes.

Local Gift may take part in or be involved with a corporate business transaction, such as a merger, reorganization, acquisition, joint venture, or financing or sale of all or a portion of company assets. Local Gift may disclose personal information during negotiation of, in connection with, or as an asset in such a corporate business transaction. Personal information may also be disclosed in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, or similar proceeding.

X. Children's privacy.

This site is a general audience site and is not directed for use by children under the age of 13, and Local Gift has no information about the sale of information of minors under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13, and if we in fact learn that we have personal information of a minor under the age of 13 we will delete that information as quickly as reasonably possible.

If you are a parent or guardian of a child under the age of 13 and have a basis to believe we have personal information of the child, please contact us at [email protected]. A parent or guardian of a child under age 13 may review and request deletion of the child's personal information.

By using the Site or Services, you represent that you are at least eighteen years old and understand that you must be at least eighteen years old in order to create an account and/or purchase the Services provided through the Site.

XI. Amendments.

Amendments to this Policy, if any, will be effective when the amended version of the Policy is posted to our website.

XII. Contact Us.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy, you may contact us at [email protected].