1. Introduction
GreenBarleyStore ("we," "us," or "our"), accessible at greenbarleystore.com, is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
GreenBarleyStore is a marketing and informational website that promotes the dietary supplement Green Barley Plus through affiliate marketing. We do not operate an online store, process payments, or handle any commercial transactions. For information about our terms of use, please refer to our Terms & Conditions.
If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please discontinue use of our website immediately.
2. Information We Collect
2.1. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain information is collected automatically by our servers and third-party analytics tools. This information may include:
- Your Internet Protocol (IP) address and approximate geographic location derived from it.
- Your browser type, version, and language preferences.
- Your operating system and device type.
- The date and time of your visit, the duration of your visit, and the pages you viewed.
- The referring URL (the website that directed you to our website).
- Click patterns, scroll behavior, and interactions with page elements.
- Affiliate tracking identifiers used to attribute referral sources for commission purposes.
2.2. Information You Provide Voluntarily
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you contact us via email or through our Contact page. This may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to include in your correspondence.
2.3. Information We Do Not Collect
As a marketing and informational website, GreenBarleyStore does not collect the following types of information:
- Payment or financial information (such as credit card numbers, bank account details, or billing addresses).
- Order or transaction data (all purchases are processed by our third-party commercial partners).
- Account registration data (we do not require or offer user account creation).
- Sensitive personal data such as government-issued identification numbers, health records, or biometric data.
3. How We Collect Information
We collect information through the following methods:
- Server Logs: Our web hosting servers automatically record certain information about each visitor, including IP addresses, browser types, and access times.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activity. For comprehensive details about our use of cookies, please refer to our Cookies Policy.
- Analytics Services: We utilize third-party analytics services, including Google Analytics, to help us understand how visitors use our website.
- Direct Communication: When you send us an email or use our contact form, we collect the information you provide in your message.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Website Operation and Improvement: To operate, maintain, and improve the functionality and performance of our website, including diagnosing technical issues and optimizing user experience.
- Analytics and Reporting: To analyze website traffic, user behavior, and engagement patterns in order to understand how visitors interact with our content and to make data-driven decisions about content and layout improvements.
- Affiliate Tracking: To track referral sources and attribute conversions to the appropriate affiliate channels for commission calculation purposes. This tracking does not involve the collection of personal purchase details.
- Communication: To respond to your inquiries, requests, or correspondence when you contact us directly.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements, including our Terms & Conditions.
5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction that requires a legal basis for the processing of personal data, we rely on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: Where you have provided explicit consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes, such as the use of non-essential cookies. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legitimate Interests: We process certain data based on our legitimate interests, such as analyzing website traffic to improve our content and user experience, and tracking affiliate referrals for commission purposes. We ensure that our legitimate interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
- Legal Obligation: We may process your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
6. Sharing Your Information
GreenBarleyStore does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
- Analytics Providers: We share anonymized and aggregated data with analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand website usage patterns. These providers process data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
- Affiliate Partners: We share limited, non-personally identifiable information with our affiliate partners for the purpose of tracking referral conversions and calculating commissions. This information typically consists of click identifiers and conversion data, and does not include your name, email address, or other directly identifying information.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal process, such as a court order, subpoena, or government investigation.
- Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, to investigate fraud, or to respond to a government request.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and facilitate affiliate tracking. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them).
For a detailed explanation of the types of cookies we use, their purposes, and instructions on how to manage or disable them, please refer to our Cookies Policy.
8. Third-Party Services
8.1. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to collect and analyze information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to gather data such as the number of visitors, the pages they visit, and the time they spend on each page. This data is aggregated and anonymized. Google's use of the collected data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy. You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
8.2. Affiliate Partner
When you click on an affiliate link on our website, you may be redirected to a third-party commercial partner's website. Upon redirection, the partner's website may set its own cookies and collect your personal information in accordance with its own privacy policy. GreenBarleyStore has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party websites. We strongly recommend that you review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing your personal information.
9. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include the use of HTTPS encryption for data transmitted between your browser and our servers, secure server configurations, and access controls that limit who can view your personal information.
However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet and no method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
10. Data Retention
We retain automatically collected data (such as server logs and analytics data) for a period of up to twenty-four (24) months, after which it is deleted or anonymized. Correspondence data (such as emails you send us) is retained for as long as necessary to resolve your inquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter for record-keeping purposes, generally not exceeding thirty-six (36) months.
Affiliate tracking cookies are retained for the duration specified by the affiliate program, typically between thirty (30) and ninety (90) days after your initial visit. You may delete these cookies at any time through your browser settings.
11. Your Rights (GDPR/CCPA)
11.1. Rights Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- Right of Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
11.2. Rights Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which the information was collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting the information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share the information. You also have the right to request the deletion of your personal information and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
11.3. Exercising Your Rights
To exercise any of the rights described above, please contact us at [email protected] or through our Contact page. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law, generally within thirty (30) days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
12. International Data Transfers
Our website may be accessed from countries around the world. If you are accessing our website from outside Cyprus, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in Cyprus or other countries where our servers or third-party service providers are located. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your jurisdiction. By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries.
Where required by applicable law, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place for the transfer of personal data, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the relevant data protection authorities.
13. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at individuals under the age of eighteen (18), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected], and we will take prompt steps to delete such information from our records.
14. Changes to This Policy
GreenBarleyStore reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time, at our sole discretion, without prior notice. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on this page. The date of the most recent revision will be indicated at the top of this page under "Last Updated." Your continued use of the website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal data, please contact us through our Contact page or by using the information below:
GreenBarleyStore
Address: 205 Archbishop Makarios Avenue, Limassol 3030, Cyprus
Email: [email protected]