Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 7/13/22. The Privacy Policy details how The Black Pantry, hereto referred to as the “Site,” “theblackpantry.co,” or “we,” collects, uses, and discloses each user’s (hereto referred to as “you”) personal information when you use, visit, or make a purchase from the Site. 

The Black Pantry reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy in order to reflect changes to our legal, operational, and regulatory practices. 

Collecting Personal Information

When you visit theblackpantry.co, we collect data on your device, site usage statistics, and customer information while making a purchase. We may also collect your information if you contact us for customer support. The data referred to henceforth in this Privacy Policy that can uniquely identify an individual (including the information below) is defined as Personal Information. 

The Site may collect data on your (1) web browser, (2) IP address, (3) time zone, (4) cookie information, (5) the sites or products you view, (6) search terms inputted, and (7) how you interact with the Site. This data, which constitutes your Personal Information, will be used to optimize Site loading and perform Site analytics. This Personal Information is collected automatically during Site usage, via cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels, and may be shared with Shopify as Order Information. 

The Site may collect data on your (1) name, (2) billing address, (3) shipping address, (4) payment information (including credit card numbers), (5) email address, and (6) phone number. This data, which constitutes your Personal Information, will be used to process your payment information, communicate with you, arrange shipping services, provide you with information or advertising relating to the Site’s products or services. This Personal Information is collected from you via purchase forms, and may be shared with Shopify as Customer Support Information. 

Sharing Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, as described above.  

Our online store is powered by Shopify and is therefore subject to Shopify’s Privacy terms, which you can read here. 

We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights. 

Behavioral and Targeted Advertising

As stated above, The Black Pantry may use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you.  

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read how Google uses your Personal information here. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here. 

We share information about your use of the Site, your purchases, and your interaction with our ads on other websites with our advertising partners. We collect and share some of this information directly with our advertising partners, and in some cases via cookies or other similar technologies (which you may consent to, depending on your location). 

For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page here. 

You can opt out of Facebook’s targeted advertising here. 

You can opt out of Google’s targeted advertising here. 

You can opt out of Bing’s targeted advertising here. 

You can also visit the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal here. 

Using Personal Information

We use your Personal Information to provide our services to you, which include: offering products for sale, processing payments, shipping and fulfillment of your order, and keeping you up to date on new products, services, and offers. 

Lawful Basis of Personal Information Use

Per the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we process your personal information under the following lawful bases: 

• For our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms. 

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. To learn how to exercise your rights to information erasure, read our sections on the GDPR and CCPA below. 

Cookies

We use cookies to optimize your experience on our Site and to provide our services. The Black Pantry’s cookies, include functional, performance, advertising, social media, and content cookies. These cookies allow us to retain your actions and preferences, such as login, shipping, and advertising information.  

Most browsers automatically allow cookies. You can adjust this feature via your browser controls, which may be found in your “Tools” or “Preferences” browser menu. You also have the choice to block cookies in the interest of preventing the sharing of Personal Information.  

Please note that blocking cookies may not prevent the sharing of your Information with third parties. Removing or blocking cookies can also negatively impact your user experience and prevent access to some parts of the Site. 

Automatic decision-making

EEA residents have the right to object to processing based solely on automated decision-making (which includes profiling), when that decision-making has a legal effect on or otherwise significantly affects you. 

The Black Pantry uses fully automated decision-making that has a legal or otherwise significant effect using customer data. Our processor Shopify uses limited automated decision-making to prevent fraud that does not have a legal or otherwise significant effect on you. 

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

EEA residents exercise their rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Under the GDPR, you may request the Black Pantry concerning the Personal Information we hold about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below. 

Your Personal Information will be initially processed in Ireland and then will be transferred outside of Europe for storage and further processing, including to Canada and the United States. For more information on how data transfers comply with the GDPR, see Shopify’s GDPR Whitepaper here. 

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

California residents may exercise their rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If you live in California, you have the Right to Know and access the Personal Information The Black Pantry retains about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask for the correction, updating, or erasure of your Personal Information. 

If you would like to exercise these rights, via yourself or an agent, please contact us at the address below. 

Contact Us

For inquiries, concerns, or complaints about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at: 

Email: info@shoptheblackpantry.com 

The Black Pantry, 325 E 31st Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108