Privacy Policy
Last Updated on June 4, 2022
Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at OPTION
BANDITS ("Company", "we", "us", "our"). We are committed to
protecting your personal information and your right to
privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this
privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your
personal information, please contact us at
support@optionbandits.com.
This privacy notice applies to all information collected through our Services (which, as described above, includes our Website), as well as, any related services, sales, marketing or events.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
Your phone number will be stored additionally at simpletexting.com
Information automatically collected
The information we collect includes:
2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?
5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
When you visit our website https://optionbandits.com(the
"Website"), and more generally, use any of our services
(the "Services", which include the Website), we appreciate
that you are trusting us with your personal information.
We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy
notice, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way
possible what information we collect, how we use it and
what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take
some time to read through it carefully, as it is
important. If there are any terms in this privacy notice
that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our
Services immediately.
This privacy notice applies to all information collected through our Services (which, as described above, includes our Website), as well as, any related services, sales, marketing or events.
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide
to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily
provide to us when you register on the Website, express an
interest in obtaining information about us or our products
and Services, when you participate in activities on the
Website or otherwise when you contact us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
Personal Information Provided by You. We collect names;
phone numbers; email addresses; mailing addresses;
usernames; passwords; billing addresses; debit/credit card
numbers; and other similar information.
Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process
your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment
instrument number (such as a credit card number), and the
security code associated with your payment instrument. All
payment data and and the subscription is stored by Stripe.
You may find their privacy notice link(s) here:
https://stripe.com/privacy
All personal information that you provide to us must be
true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any
changes to such personal information.
Your phone number will be stored additionally at simpletexting.com
You may find their privacy notice link(s) here:
https://simpletexting.com/privacy-policy
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet
Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device
characteristics — is collected automatically when you
visit our Website.
We automatically collect certain information when you
visit, use or navigate the Website. This information does
not reveal your specific identity (like your name or
contact information) but may include device and usage
information, such as your IP address, browser and device
characteristics, operating system, language preferences,
referring URLs, device name, country, location,
information about how and when you use our Website and
other technical information. This information is primarily
needed to maintain the security and operation of our
Website, and for our internal analytics and reporting
purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through
cookies and similar technologies.
The information we collect includes:
Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related,
diagnostic, usage and performance information our servers
automatically collect when you access or use our Website
and which we record in log files. Depending on how you
interact with us, this log data may include your IP
address, device information, browser type and settings and
information about your activity in the Website (such as
the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and
files viewed, searches and other actions you take such as
which features you use), device event information (such as
system activity, error reports (sometimes called 'crash
dumps') and hardware settings).
Device Data. We collect device data such as information
about your computer, phone, tablet or other device you use
to access the Website. Depending on the device used, this
device data may include information such as your IP
address (or proxy server), device and application
identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware
model Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier,
operating system and system configuration information.
Location Data. We collect location data such as
information about your device's location, which can be
either precise or imprecise. How much information we
collect depends on the type and settings of the device you
use to access the Website. For example, we may use GPS and
other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells
us your current location (based on your IP address). You
can opt out of allowing us to collect this information
either by refusing access to the information or by
disabling your Location setting on your device. Note
however, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to
use certain aspects of the Services.
2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information for purposes based
on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our
contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations,
and/or your consent.
We use personal information collected via our Website for
a variety of business purposes described below. We process
your personal information for these purposes in reliance
on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter
into or perform a contract with you, with your consent,
and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. We
indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next
to each purpose listed below.
We use the information we collect or receive:
To facilitate account creation and logon process. If you
choose to link your account with us to a third-party
account (such as your Google or Facebook account), we use
the information you allowed us to collect from those third
parties to facilitate account creation and logon process
for the performance of the contract.
To post testimonials. We post testimonials on our Website
that may contain personal information. Prior to posting a
testimonial, we will obtain your consent to use your name
and the content of the testimonial. If you wish to update,
or delete your testimonial, please contact us at
support@optionbandits.com and be sure to include your
name, testimonial location, and contact information.
Request feedback. We may use your information to request
feedback and to contact you about your use of our Website.
To enable user-to-user communications. We may use your
information in order to enable user-to-user communications
with each user's consent.
To manage user accounts. We may use your information for
the purposes of managing our account and keeping it in
working order.
To send administrative information to you. We may use your
personal information to send you product, service and new
feature information and/or information about changes to
our terms, conditions, and policies.
To protect our Services. We may use your information as
part of our efforts to keep our Website safe and secure
(for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).
To enforce our terms, conditions and policies for business
purposes, to comply with legal and regulatory requirements
or in connection with our contract.
To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If we
receive a subpoena or other legal request, we may need to
inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond.
Fulfill and manage your orders. We may use your
information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments,
returns, and exchanges made through the Website.
Administer prize draws and competitions. We may use your
information to administer prize draws and competitions
when you elect to participate in our competitions.
To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the
user. We may use your information to provide you with the
requested service.
To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We
may use your information to respond to your inquiries and
solve any potential issues you might have with the use of
our Services.
To send you marketing and promotional communications. We
and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the
personal information you send to us for our marketing
purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing
preferences. For example, when expressing an interest in
obtaining information about us or our Website, subscribing
to marketing or otherwise contacting us, we will collect
personal information from you. You can opt-out of our
marketing emails at any time (see the "WHAT ARE YOUR
PRIVACY RIGHTS?" below).
Deliver targeted advertising to you. We may use your
information to develop and display personalized content
and advertising (and work with third parties who do so)
tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure
its effectiveness.
3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
In Short: We only share information with your consent, to
comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect
your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.
We may process or share your data that we hold based on
the following legal basis:
Consent: We may process your data if you have given us
specific consent to use your personal information for a
specific purpose.
Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is
reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business
interests.
Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a
contract with you, we may process your personal
information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where
we are legally required to do so in order to comply with
applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial
proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in
response to a court order or a subpoena (including in
response to public authorities to meet national security
or law enforcement requirements).
Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we
believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take
action regarding potential violations of our policies,
suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to
the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as
evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
More specifically, we may need to process your data or
share your personal information in the following
situations:
Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your
information in connection with, or during negotiations of,
any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or
acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another
company.
Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service
Providers. We may share your data with third-party
vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who
perform services for us or on our behalf and require
access to such information to do that work. Examples
include: payment processing, data analysis, email
delivery, hosting services, customer service and marketing
efforts. We may allow selected third parties to use
tracking technology on the Website, which will enable them
to collect data on our behalf about how you interact with
our Website over time. This information may be used to,
among other things, analyze and track data, determine the
popularity of certain content, pages or features, and
better understand online activity. Unless described in
this notice, we do not share, sell, rent or trade any of
your information with third parties for their promotional
purposes.
Affiliates. We may share your information with our
affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates
to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include our
parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture
partners or other companies that we control or that are
under common control with us.
Business Partners. We may share your information with our
business partners to offer you certain products, services
or promotions.
4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?
In Short: We only share information with the following
categories of third parties.
We only share and disclose your information with the
following categories of third parties. If we have
processed your data based on your consent and you wish to
revoke your consent, please contact us using the contact
details provided in the section below titled "HOW CAN YOU
CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?".
Ad Networks
Affiliate Marketing Programs
Data Analytics Services
Finance & Accounting Tools
Payment Processors
Performance Monitoring Tools
Retargeting Platforms
Sales & Marketing Tools
Social Networks
User Account Registration & Authentication Services
Website Hosting Service Providers
Cloud Computing Services
Communication & Collaboration Tools
Data Storage Service Providers
Order Fulfillment Service Providers
5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking
technologies to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like
web beacons and pixels) to access or store information.
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as
necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy
notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to
process your personal information, we will either delete
or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible
(for example, because your personal information has been
stored in backup archives), then we will securely store
your personal information and isolate it from any further
processing until deletion is possible.
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information
through a system of organizational and technical security
measures.
We have implemented appropriate technical and
organizational security measures designed to protect the
security of any personal information we process. However,
despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your
information, no electronic transmission over the Internet
or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be
100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that
hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third
parties will not be able to defeat our security, and
improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your
information. Although we will do our best to protect your
personal information, transmission of personal information
to and from our Website is at your own risk. You should
only access the Website within a secure environment.
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market
to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to
children under 18 years of age. By using the Website, you
represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the
parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such
minor dependent’s use of the Website. If we learn that
personal information from users less than 18 years of age
has been collected, we will deactivate the account and
take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from
our records. If you become aware of any data we may have
collected from children under age 18, please contact us at
support@optionbandits.com.
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your
account at any time.
If you are a resident in the EEA or UK and you believe we
are unlawfully processing your personal information, you
also have the right to complain to your local data
protection supervisory authority. You can find their
contact details here:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
If you are a resident in Switzerland, the contact details
for the data protection authorities are available here:
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy
rights, you may email us at support@optionbandits.com.
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the
information in your account or terminate your account, you
can:
Contact us using the contact information provided.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will
deactivate or delete your account and information from our
active databases. However, we may retain some information
in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems,
assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use
and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are
set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can
usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and
to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or
reject cookies, this could affect certain features or
services of our Website. To opt-out of interest-based
advertising by advertisers on our Website visit
http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
Opting out of email marketing: You can unsubscribe from
our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the
unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by
contacting us using the details provided below. You will
then be removed from the marketing email list — however,
we may still communicate with you, for example to send you
service-related emails that are necessary for the
administration and use of your account, to respond to
service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes. To
otherwise opt-out, you may:
Contact us using the contact information provided.
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and
mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature
or setting you can activate to signal your privacy
preference not to have data about your online browsing
activities monitored and collected. At this stage no
uniform technology standard for recognizing and
implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we
do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any
other mechanism that automatically communicates your
choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online
tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we
will inform you about that practice in a revised version
of this privacy notice.
11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you
are granted specific rights regarding access to your
personal information.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the
"Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are
California residents to request and obtain from us, once a
year and free of charge, information about categories of
personal information (if any) we disclosed to third
parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and
addresses of all third parties with which we shared
personal information in the immediately preceding calendar
year. If you are a California resident and would like to
make such a request, please submit your request in writing
to us using the contact information provided below.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California,
and have a registered account with the Website, you have
the right to request removal of unwanted data that you
publicly post on the Website. To request removal of such
data, please contact us using the contact information
provided below, and include the email address associated
with your account and a statement that you reside in
California. We will make sure the data is not publicly
displayed on the Website, but please be aware that the
data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from
all our systems (e.g. backups, etc.).
CCPA Privacy Notice
The California Code of Regulations defines a "resident"
as:
(1) every individual who is in the State of California for
other than a temporary or transitory purpose and
(2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of
California who is outside the State of California for a
temporary or transitory purpose
All other individuals are defined as "non-residents."
If this definition of "resident" applies to you, we must
adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your
personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?
We have collected the following categories of personal
information in the past twelve (12) months:
Category
Examples
Collected
A. Identifiers Contact details, such as real name, alias,
postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique
personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol
address, email address and account name YES
B. Personal information categories listed in the
California Customer Records statute Name, contact
information, education, employment, employment history and
financial information YES
C. Protected classification characteristics under
California or federal law Gender and date of birth YES
D. Commercial information Transaction information,
purchase history, financial details and payment
information YES
E. Biometric information Fingerprints and voiceprints NO
F. Internet or other similar network activity Browsing
history, search history, online behavior, interest data,
and interactions with our and other websites,
applications, systems and advertisements YES
G. Geolocation data Device location YES
H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or
similar information Images and audio, video or call
recordings created in connection with our business
activities NO
I. Professional or employment-related information Business
contact details in order to provide you our services at a
business level, job title as well as work history and
professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us
NO
J. Education Information Student records and directory
information NO
K. Inferences drawn from other personal information
Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal
information listed above to create a profile or summary
about, for example, an individual’s preferences and
characteristics NO
We may also collect other personal information outside of
these categories instances where you interact with us
in-person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
Receiving help through our customer support channels;
Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to
respond to your inquiries.
How do we use and share your personal information?
OPTION BANDITS collects and shares your personal
information through:
Targeting cookies/Marketing cookies
Social media cookies
Beacons/Pixels/Tags
More information about our data collection and sharing
practices can be found in this privacy notice.
You may contact us by email at support@optionbandits.com,
or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of
this document.
If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your
right to opt-out we may deny a request if the authorized
agent does not submit proof that they have been validly
authorized to act on your behalf.
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information with our service
providers pursuant to a written contract between us and
each service provider. Each service provider is a
for-profit entity that processes the information on our
behalf.
We may use your personal information for our own business
purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for
technological development and demonstration. This is not
considered to be "selling" of your personal data.
OPTION BANDITS has disclosed the following categories of
personal information to third parties for a business or
commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months:
Category A. Identifiers, such as contact details, like
your real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile
contact number, unique personal identifier, online
identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address and
account name.
Category B. Personal information, as defined in the
California Customer Records law, such as your name,
contact information, education, employment, employment
history and financial information.
Category C. Characteristics of protected classifications
under California or federal law, such as gender or date of
birth.
Category D. Commercial information, such as transaction
information, purchase history, financial details and
payment information.
Category F. Internet or other electronic network activity
information, such as browsing history, search history,
online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our
and other websites, applications, systems and
advertisements.
Category G. Geolocation data, such as device location.
The categories of third parties to whom we disclosed
personal information for a business or commercial purpose
can be found under "WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED
WITH?".
OPTION BANDITS has not sold any personal information to
third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the
preceding twelve (12) months. OPTION BANDITS will not sell
personal information in the future belonging to website
visitors, users and other consumers.
Your rights with respect to your personal data
Right to request deletion of the data - Request to delete
You can ask for the deletion of your personal information.
If you ask us to delete your personal information, we will
respect your request and delete your personal information,
subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as
(but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer of
his or her right to free speech, our compliance
requirements resulting from a legal obligation or any
processing that may be required to protect against illegal
activities.
Right to be informed - Request to know
Depending on the circumstances, you have a right to know:
whether we collect and use your personal information;
the categories of personal information that we collect;
the purposes for which the collected personal information
is used;
whether we sell your personal information to third
parties;
the categories of personal information that we sold or
disclosed for a business purpose;
the categories of third parties to whom the personal
information was sold or disclosed for a business purpose;
and
the business or commercial purpose for collecting or
selling personal information.
In accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to
provide or delete consumer information that is
de-identified in response to a consumer request or to
re-identify individual data to verify a consumer request.
Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a
Consumer’s Privacy Rights
We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your
privacy rights.
Verification process
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your
identity to determine you are the same person about whom
we have the information in our system. These verification
efforts require us to ask you to provide information so
that we can match it with information you have previously
provided us. For instance, depending on the type of
request you submit, we may ask you to provide certain
information so that we can match the information you
provide with the information we already have on file, or
we may contact you through a communication method (e.g.
phone or email) that you have previously provided to us.
We may also use other verification methods as the
circumstances dictate.
We will only use personal information provided in your
request to verify your identity or authority to make the
request. To the extent possible, we will avoid requesting
additional information from you for the purposes of
verification. If, however, we cannot verify your identity
from the information already maintained by us, we may
request that you provide additional information for the
purposes of verifying your identity, and for security or
fraud-prevention purposes. We will delete such
additionally provided information as soon as we finish
verifying you.
Other privacy rights
you may object to the processing of your personal data
you may request correction of your personal data if it is
incorrect or no longer relevant, or ask to restrict the
processing of the data
you can designate an authorized agent to make a request
under the CCPA on your behalf. We may deny a request from
an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they
have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in
accordance with the CCPA.
you may request to opt-out from future selling of your
personal information to third parties. Upon receiving a
request to opt-out, we will act upon the request as soon
as feasibly possible, but no later than 15 days from the
date of the request submission.
To exercise these rights, you can contact us by email at
support@optionbandits.com, or by referring to the contact
details at the bottom of this document. If you have a
complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to
hear from you.
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to
stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The
updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised"
date and the updated version will be effective as soon as
it is accessible. If we make material changes to this
privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently
posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending
you a notification. We encourage you to review this
privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are
protecting your information.
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you
may email us at support@optionbandits.com.