Privacy Notice - Highlights

Updated On: August 9, 2024

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What Information We Obtain

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• Information You Give Us: This includes any details you provide when you interact with our services, such as signing up for newsletters, ordering subscriptions, creating an account, or registering for memberships, sweepstakes, or other promotions. It covers your contact details, payment information, and demographic data. We obtain your explicit consent for data collection when required by law.

• Your Submissions: When you participate in surveys, sweepstakes, contests, promotions, events, or similar activities, we collect the information you submit. For sweepstakes, this information may be shared with Partnering Companies involved in the promotion, as detailed in the sweepstakes terms and conditions.

• Automated Data Collection: As you use our Digital Services, we automatically gather data through technologies like cookies or pixels. This encompasses info about your device and browser, such as IP addresses or mobile device identifiers, and how you or others interact with our services. This happens both when you are actively using our services and when they're running in the background.

• Location Information: If you have location services turned on, we can collect precise location data from your device.

• Information from Other Sources: We also receive information about you from our business partners, data providers, and social media platforms.

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How We Use Your Information

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• To Serve You: We use the information to handle your requests and offer you our services, like bringing you personalized content or recommendations. For transactions, we only use your payment information (like card number and expiry date) to process your purchases, deliver the products or services you asked for, and safeguard our rights or others'. In the context of sweepstakes, your information may also be shared with Partnering Companies for the purpose of prize fulfillment and other related communications.

• To Understand Our Users: We analyze how you and others engage with our services to get insights into user behavior and preferences.

• To Keep in Touch: We communicate with you to share updates, marketing messages, and promotional offers. If you participate in our sweepstakes, you may also receive communications from our Partnering Companies, as outlined in the sweepstakes terms and conditions.

• For Marketing and Ads: We aim to show you relevant ads by understanding your interests. This includes targeting ads across different devices and measuring how effective our advertising and marketing efforts are.

• To Protect Rights: We use information to ensure our rights and those of others are not infringed upon.

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If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us via email at barkwithwonder@gmail.com.

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Who We Share Your Information With

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• Service Providers: We share information with companies that provide services for us or carry out transactions on our behalf.

• Advertisers and Marketers: We work with advertising and marketing companies, along with businesses that help us understand how you and others engage with our content.

• Social Media Platforms: When you use features that integrate with social media platforms, we share information with those platforms.

• Partnering Companies (for Sweepstakes): If you participate in our sweepstakes, we may share your information with the Partnering Companies responsible for providing prizes. This sharing is done in accordance with the sweepstakes terms and conditions, and only when you have provided explicit consent.

• Legal and Protective Reasons: We may share information with other parties if the law requires it, to protect our rights, or during business deals like mergers or acquisitions.

• With Your Permission: We also share information when you give us consent or ask us to.

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Your Privacy Rights, Including Marketing and Targeted Ads Opt-Outs

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• Access, Deletion, and Corrections: Depending on where you are and what laws apply to you, you can ask to see, delete, or correct your personal information. You can also let us know if you don't want us to use your information in certain ways.

• Opting Out of Targeted Ads: You have the option to reduce targeted advertising through settings in your browser or on your mobile device.

• Unsubscribing from Emails: To stop receiving our marketing or promotional emails, simply click the “Unsubscribe” link found in any of our emails. For some of our Digital Services, you can also log into your account and change your preferences directly.

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Additional Information

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• Where We Operate: Our Digital Services are managed from the United States and Romania. Your information might be processed and stored either in the United States or in other countries.

• Age Restriction: Our services are not designed for children under 13 years old.

• Legal Agreement: This Privacy Notice is part of our Terms of Use, which outlines how disputes about your use of the Digital Services (including how we handle your information) are resolved.

• Specific Rights for Certain Locations: If you're in California or Europe, there are extra details and rights available to you at the end of this Privacy Notice.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Privacy Notice, feel free to reach out to us via email at hello@barkwithwonder.com

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Privacy Notice - Extended

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A. INTRODUCTION

 

This Privacy Notice is for anyone using our websites, digital services, or online publications in the U.S. that are linked to this notice and are run by Sunny Days Media or its affiliates (“we”, “us”, “our” or “Sunny Days Media”). This Privacy Notice describes the privacy practices of Sunny Days Media only and does not cover the practices of other companies, including those that may advertise or sponsor content, products or services on the Digital Services.

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B. WHAT INFORMATION WE OBTAIN

 

When you use our services, we gather different kinds of information about you and how you use these services. This can include details that clearly identify you, like your name, address, or contact info — often called "personal information" or "personally identifiable information." Some of the information, like your account login details, payment information, or your race or ethnicity, might be considered "sensitive" under privacy laws.

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Generally, the information we collect falls into four categories:

1. Information You Give Us: This is information about you that you directly share with us.

2. Information You Give Us About Others: Occasionally, you may provide information about other people, such as when you refer a friend.

3. Information Collected Automatically: This includes details about how you interact with our services, our content, or ads on other websites, apps, or platforms.

4. Information from Other Sources: We also obtain information from other sources.

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1. Information you give us

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When you use our services, you might give us personal details such as:

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• Your contact information like name, email, mailing address, and phone number.

• Your demographic details like your age, gender, education, interests, and household composition.

• Payment details for any subscriptions or purchases (handled by our third-party payment processors).

• Any comments, photos, or other content you post or share with us.

• Your participation details in surveys, polls, sweepstakes, contests, or promotions.

• Your location, including exact location if you allow our services to access it on your device.

• Access to other information through your device’s permission settings, like your contacts.

• Your transactions and activities, such as what you search for or order.

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2. Information you give us about others

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If you share information about someone else (like forwarding an article to a friend), make sure you have their permission. We use this information in line with this notice.

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3. Information collected automatically

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Our services automatically gather info like:

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• Technical details about your device and browser.

• Your IP address, which hints at your general location.

• Device identifiers, like mobile advertising IDs.

• Your actions, such as which pages you visit, what content you click on, and your browsing history.

• How you got to our services, including the last site or app you visited before ours.

• Automatically gathered demographic and interest data.

• Your interaction with our emails, like if you open them or click on links.

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4. Information from Other Sources

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We also get information about you from other places, which we might mix with what we already know.

We may automatically gather details such as:

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• Device and Browser Details: What type of computer or device you're using, along with the browser and operating system.

• Location: Your IP address can tell us your general location, like the city and country you're in.

• Device IDs: Identifiers on your device, for example, those used for advertising purposes.

• Your Activity: How you interact with our services, including the pages you visit, the links you click, and the content you view.

• Service Access: Information on how you arrived at our services, including the last website or app you used before ours.

• Demographics and Interests: Information about your demographic profile, your interests, and household information.

• Email Interactions: Whether you open our emails, forward them, or click on any links within them.

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C. HOW WE USE INFORMATION WE OBTAIN

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If you make a purchase or place an order through or in connection with a Digital Service (including for paid content), we use your payment card information (e.g., your card number and expiration date) for limited purposes such as to process your transaction (including recurring payments, if applicable), to provide you with the requested products or services and for the purposes described under the section “To protect our rights or the rights of others” below.

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With respect to information other than your payment card information, we use that information:

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1. To Provide and Improve Our Services:

• Handling your requests and providing the Digital Services, including managing subscriptions and responding to your participation in interactive features.

• Offering customer support and technical help.

• Tailoring content to suit your preferences and improving your overall experience.

• Keeping the Digital Services running smoothly, making improvements, and creating new features based on how you use our services.

• Understanding how our services are used and making them better through research and analysis.

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2. To Communicate With You:

• Informing you about updates or changes to the services and managing your subscriptions.

• Sending marketing and promotional messages about our or third-party products and services.

• Answering your questions and responding to your requests.

• Engaging with you about surveys, sweepstakes, contests, and events.

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3. For Advertising and Marketing:

• Creating and running advertising and marketing campaigns.

• Using targeted advertising to show you ads based on your interests and online behavior. This involves collecting information through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to understand what might interest you.

• Combining information we have about you for targeted advertising, which could be shown by us or third parties.

• Linking data from multiple browsers or devices you use to offer a seamless experience and relevant content and ads.

• Measuring how effective our advertising and marketing efforts are.

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Your Choices:

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• You have options to control or limit how we use your information for targeted advertising. You can learn more about these choices and how to opt out by visiting http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

• We commit to following the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising.

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4. Protecting Our Rights and Others - To Keep Everything Safe and Legal:

• We try to stop fraud, illegal activities, and misuse of our services. This includes protecting against theft of intellectual property or other legal violations.

• Conducting checks, troubleshooting, and making sure everything runs smoothly.

• Making backups of our data for safety and to recover from emergencies, helping to keep our services secure.

• Following laws and regulations, responding to legal requests like court orders, and meeting our contractual duties.

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D. HOW WE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO OTHERS

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We may share the information we collect with:

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1. Affiliates and Contractors. We work closely with affiliates and contractors to whom we provide your information only as necessary or appropriate.

2. Service Providers: We hire other companies to help us provide and improve our services. This includes processing payments, sending emails, hosting data, analyzing how our services are used, and managing promotions. These companies use your information to perform their tasks for us.

3. Advertising Partners: We share information with advertisers and marketing firms that help us and others advertise more effectively, including with targeted ads.

4. Social Media Platforms: When you use social media features through our services, those platforms may collect information. We suggest looking at their privacy policies since their practices aren’t covered by ours.

5. Partenering Companies: Sometimes we team up with other companies for joint marketing or promotions, such as sweepstakes or contests. When we do, we might share your information with them.

6. For Legal Reasons: If necessary to protect our rights or to comply with the law, we might share your information with others. This includes responding to legal requests or protecting the safety of people using our services.

7. During Business Deals: If we're involved in a merger, acquisition, or any business sale, your information could be transferred as part of the deal.

8. With Your Permission: And of course, if you ask us to or give us your permission, we might share your information with others too.

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E. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS, INCLUDING MARKETING AND TARGETED ADS OPT-OUTS

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Your Rights Under U.S. State Privacy Laws

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If you're a resident of a state with specific privacy laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal information, subject to legal exceptions. To exercise these rights, we may ask you for more information to confirm your identity and process your request. Verifying your email is a step we require for proceeding with your request. Check your email (including spam/junk folders) for our verification link. For questions about these rights, contact us at hello@barkwithwonder.com

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1. Right to Access: You can ask to know the types and specifics of personal information we have about you. Email us at hello@barkwithwonder.com with your request.

2. Right to Delete: Under certain conditions, you can request the deletion of your personal information, though this right is not absolute. To ask for deletion, email hello@barkwithwonder.com with your details.

3. Right to Correct: If your personal information is incorrect, you can ask us to correct it. This right is subject to certain limitations. Email your correction request to hello@barkwithwonder.com, including what you want corrected.

4. Right to Opt-Out:

• From Sale/Targeted Advertising: You can opt out of the sale of your information or its use in targeted advertising. Use the “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link in the footer of the BarkWithWonder.com site to opt out.

• Limit Processing of Sensitive Info: You can ask to limit the use of your sensitive personal information for specific purposes. Email hello@barkwithwonder.com to request this.

Note: Opting out doesn't mean you won't see ads—they just won't be personalized. Re-engaging with us after opting out may lead to your information being used as described in our Privacy Notice.

5. Right to Non-Discrimination: Exercising these rights won't result in discrimination against you.

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Additional Instructions for Exercising Your Rights:

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• Verification Process: After submitting a request to exercise any of these rights, we'll ask you to verify your email. Look for an email from us with a verification link and follow the instructions to confirm your identity. This step is crucial for us to securely process your request.

• Opt-Out Details: Remember, opting out of targeted advertising or the sale of your information is specific to the browser and device you use, and it applies only to the domain where you make the request. Even after opting out, you might still see non-personalized ads on our sites and apps.

• Re-engagement After Opt-Out: If you choose to interact with us again, such as by subscribing to a newsletter or entering a contest, you're acknowledging that we may use and share your information according to our Privacy Notice, including for targeted advertising or sale under applicable laws.

• Sensitive Information Limitations: Requests to limit the use of sensitive information will be honored except where the information is necessary for providing our services to you, like for account login or payment processing.

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Authorized Agents

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• Designating an Agent: You can appoint an authorized agent to exercise your privacy rights on your behalf. Both you and your agent must provide sufficient proof of identity and authorization. This might extend the processing time for your request. Authorized agents should follow the procedures outlined above and provide the necessary documentation and the consumer's information for us to handle the Privacy Rights Request. The consumer will also need to verify their email to proceed with the request.

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Privacy Rights Appeal Process

• Appealing a Decision: Residents of certain states may appeal if their Privacy Rights Request is denied, either partially or fully. For details on the appeal process, email hello@barkwithwonder.com

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Direct Marketing Opt-Outs

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1. Email Opt-Out:

   • You can unsubscribe from marketing emails via the “unsubscribe” link in the emails.

   • Some services allow you to opt out by adjusting your account settings.

   • Opting out of marketing communications doesn't stop transactional or service-related emails.

2. Third-Party Marketing:

   • Your contact info may be shared with third parties for their marketing. To request that third parties don’t use your email for marketing, email us at hello@barkwithwonder.com

3. Co-Branded Promotions:

   • Participating in co-branded or cross-promotional offers or sweepstakes may allow third parties to use your information for their marketing. Contact them directly to opt out of their marketing uses.

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More Ways to Control Your Data and Ads

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Beyond what's outlined in this Notice, you also have options through industry frameworks and device settings to manage the data collected about you and the ads you see.

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Opting Out of Targeted Ads

Even after opting out of targeted ads using the methods below, you'll still see ads, but they won't be personalized based on your activities.

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• Web Browser Opt-Out:

  1. Disabling Cookies: You can adjust your browser settings to refuse or alert you about cookies.

  2. Opt-out Cookies: Use the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) and Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) websites to set opt-out cookies that prevent future cookie placement by participating companies. Remember, clearing cookies may remove these opt-outs.

• Mobile App Opt-Out:

  1. Device Settings: Check your mobile device settings for options to limit ad tracking (instructions vary by iOS or Android).

  2. AppChoices App: Download the DAA's AppChoices app to limit data collection for targeted ads by participating companies.

 

Do Not Track & Global Privacy Control

• Sunny Days Media does not respond to "Do Not Track" signals due to the lack of an industry standard. However, we respect Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as required by law to allow opt-outs.

 

Connected Devices (Smart TVs, Streaming Devices)

• For devices like smart TVs, go into settings to find options that limit ad tracking or disable targeted advertising. Settings vary by device.

 

Keep in mind, the digital landscape is always changing, and new opt-out options may become available. Stay informed about the tools provided by device manufacturers and industry groups.

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More Control Over Your Information

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1. User Account: If you've set up an account with any of our Digital Services, you can log in to view and update your information and preferences.

2. Device Settings: For certain services, you might be able to change your settings directly on your device, like allowing us to use your precise location.

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F. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

 

We employ numerous security technologies and methods to safeguard your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Nonetheless, it's important to recognize that no internet transmission or electronic storage method can be completely secure. As such, despite our best efforts to protect your personal data, we cannot promise its absolute security.

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G. NON-U.S. VISITORS

 

Our services are operated from the U.S. and Romania, and your information may be processed in these or other countries.

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H. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY RIGHTS

 

Our services are not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.

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I. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, MOBILE APPS OR OTHER SERVICES

 

Our services may link to external sites or be available through third-party platforms. We're not responsible for the privacy practices of these external services and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

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J. CAREERS/JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 

Information we may submit on our careers pages is covered by the privacy notice specific to those pages.

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K. DISPUTE RESOLUTION/TERMS OF USE

Disputes related to our digital services or your personal information are resolved according to our Terms of Use. Please review them before using our services.

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L. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

 

We may update this notice to reflect privacy practice changes or new laws. Updates will be posted on our digital platforms, with the latest update date at the top. By using our services, you agree to the current version of the Privacy Notice.

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M. CONTACT US

 

For questions about our Privacy Notice, please email us at hello@barkwithwonder.com

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N. NOTICE AT COLLECTION/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

 

Under California's privacy laws, there are special disclosures required, and residents of California have additional rights concerning their personal data. This part of our Privacy Notice gives you more details about these rights.

 

Your California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) Rights

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Categories of Personal Information We Collect

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (collectively, "CCPA"), mandates that we disclose the categories of personal information we gather and may share with others. In some instances, how we share personal information might be considered as "selling" or "sharing" it for targeted advertising purposes. The following table offers a summary of how we handle your data.

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