Effective date: March 1, 2023
Beats Headphones® (“Beats“, “we“, “us“, or “our“) operates the beats-headphones.com website (the “Site“). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Site and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Site to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data“). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
- Cookies and Usage Data
Usage Data
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site or when you access the Site by or through a mobile device (“Usage Data“).
This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When you access the Site by or through a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Site.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
Examples of Cookies we use:
- Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Site.
- Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
- Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
Beats Headphones® uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain the Site
- To notify you about changes to our Site
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Site when you choose to do so
- To provide customer care and support
- To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Site
- To monitor the usage of the Site
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Beats Headphones® legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
Beats Headphones® may process your Personal Data because:
- We need to perform a contract with you
- You have given us permission to do so
- The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights
- For payment processing purposes
- To comply with the law
Retention of Data
Beats Headphones® will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Beats Headphones® will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Site, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Beats Headphones® will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Data
Legal Requirements
Beats Headphones may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- To comply with a legal obligation
- To protect and defend the rights or property of Beats Headphones®
- To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site
- To protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public
- To protect against legal liability
Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site (“Service Providers“), to provide the Site on our behalf, to perform Site-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Site is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Site.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Site. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Site available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Links to Other Sites
Our Site may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Children’s Privacy
Our Site does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children“).
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: support@beats-headphones.com
By phone number: 888-888-8888
By mail:
Beats Headphones®
123 Main Street
Anytown, CA 12345
United States
Individual Rights and Choices
Your GDPR Rights
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Beats Headphones® aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
- The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
- The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
- The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
- The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
- The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Beats Headphones® relied on your consent to process your personal information.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/privacy-laws.
California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our Website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to support@beats-headphones.com or write us at:
123 Main Street
Anytown, CA 12345
Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a request related to your personal information. You must put the statement “Your California Privacy Rights” in the subject line and include in your request your name, street address, city, state, and zip code. We will not accept requests over the phone or by facsimile, and we are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly. We will respond to your request for information within 30 days of the date that we receive it.
Cookies and Similar Technologies Policy
What are cookies?
Like many websites, Beats Headphones® uses cookies and similar technologies like pixels, web beacons, and local storage to collect information about how our site is used and provide features to our users.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies allow us to recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions. For example, cookies allow us to save your shopping cart and provide reminders based on your past visits and purchases.
Pixels, web beacons, and local storage work similarly and allow us to understand how you use our sites and view our ads. We also use these technologies to provide features, analyze our sites and marketing efforts, and improve your experience.
How we use cookies
We use cookies, pixels, web beacons, device IDs, and local storage for the following purposes:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are necessary for our site to function and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you when accepting our terms of services, logging in, adding products to your cart, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site may not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits, identify traffic sources, see how visitors move around our site and measure site performance. This helps us improve our site design, navigation, products, promotions, and overall site experience. These cookies do not collect information that identifies visitors. All data is aggregated and anonymous.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our site to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to provide services you request such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information collected by these cookies is usually anonymized.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to display relevant ads to visitors. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an ad and measure ad effectiveness. These cookies contain a unique identifier.
How to manage cookies
You can manage website cookies in your browser settings, and here are some handy resources:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027947/microsoft-edge-delete-cookies
- Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Blocking cookies may prevent you from accessing parts of our site or may cause some features to not function properly.
Changes
We may update this cookies policy from time to time and encourage you to review this page periodically. This cookies policy is effective as of the ‘last updated’ date shown at the top.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at support@beats-headphones.com.
Advertising Disclosure
We may allow third-party companies to serve ads and collect certain anonymous information when you visit our web site. These companies may use anonymous, non-personal information during your visits to this and other websites provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or a third party web beacon to collect this information.
Third-Party Ad Serving
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Site. These companies may use information about your visits to this Site and other websites that are contained in web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
We do not have access or control of the cookies that they use. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices.
Our Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of third-parties. You may however manage your cookie settings and opt-out of targeted advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1.
Google AdSense
Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous.
Google Analytics Advertising Features
We may enable Google Analytics Advertising Features such as remarketing, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, the DoubleClick Campaign Manager integration, and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting.
These features use advertising cookies and identifiers to enable Google and its partners to serve ads based on your past visits to our site. You can opt-out of personalized ads by visiting https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en.
Questions
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or practices, please contact us at:
Beats Headphones®
By email: support@beats-headphones.com
By phone number: 888-888-8888
By mail:
Beats Headphones®
123 Main Street
Anytown, CA 12345
United States
