Term & conditions

The terms "you" and "your" refer to the user of Books and Beyond The term "Services" refers to any services offered by Books and Beyond , whether on the social media platform or otherwise.

Please read this policy before using the Books and Beyond platform or submitting any personal information to us. This policy is a part of and incorporated within, and is to be read along with, the Terms of Use.

YOUR CONSENT

By using Books and Beyond and the services, you agree and consent to the collection, transfer, use, storage, disclosure, and sharing of your information as described and collected by us in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the policy, please do not use or access Books and Beyond

POLICY CHANGES

We may occasionally update this policy, and such changes will be posted on this page. If we make any significant changes to this policy, we will endeavor to provide you with reasonable notice of such changes, such as via prominent notice on the Books and Beyond platform or to your email address on record, and where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent. To the extent permitted under applicable law, your continued use of our services after we publish or send a notice about our changes to this policy shall constitute your consent to the updated policy.

LINKS TO OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA

The Books and Beyond platform may contain links to other social media platforms. Any personal information about you collected whilst visiting such platforms is not governed by this policy. Books and Beyond shall not be responsible for and has no control over the practices and content of any platform accessed using the links contained on the Books and Beyond platform. This policy shall not apply to any information you may disclose to any of our service providers/service personnel, which we do not require you to disclose to us or any of our service providers under this policy.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

We will collect and process the following information about you:

Information you give us – This includes information submitted when you:

Create or update your Books and Beyond account, which may include your name, email, phone number, login name and password, address, payment or banking information, date of birth, and profile picture. If you sign in to the Books and Beyond platform through third-party sign-in services such as Facebook, or Gmail, or any other social networking or similar site (collectively, “SNS”), an option of which may be provided to you by Books and Beyond at its sole discretion, you will be allowing us to pass through and receive from the SNS your log-in information and other user data;

Provide content to us, which may include reviews, ordering details and history, favorite vendors, special merchant requests, contact information of people you refer to us, and other information you provide on the Books and Beyond platform (“Your Content”).

Use our services, we may collect and store information about you to process your requests and automatically complete forms for future transactions, including (but not limited to) your phone number, address, email, billing information, and credit or payment card information.

Correspond with Books and Beyond for customer support;

Participate in the interactive services offered by the Books and Beyond platform such as discussion boards, competitions, promotions or surveys, other social media functions, or make payments, etc., or

Enable features that require Books and Beyond access to your address book or calendar;

Report problems for troubleshooting.

Information we collect about you – With regard to each of your visits to the Books and Beyond platform, we will automatically collect and analyze the following demographic and other information:

When you communicate with us (via email, phone, through the Books and Beyond platform, or otherwise), we may maintain a record of your communication.

Our Books and Beyond platform and third parties with whom we partner may use cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, mobile device IDs, “flash cookies,” and similar files or technologies to collect and store information with respect to your use of the services and third-party social media.

Cookies are small files that are stored on your browser or device by social media, online media, and advertisements. We use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:

Authenticating users;

Remembering user preferences and settings;

Determining the popularity of content;

Delivering and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns;

Analyzing site traffic and trends, and generally understanding the online behaviors and interests of people who interact with our services

A pixel tag (also called a web beacon or clear GIF) is a tiny graphic with a unique identifier, embedded invisibly on a webpage (or an online ad or email), and is used to count or track things like activity on a webpage or ad impressions or clicks, as well as to access cookies stored on users’ computers. We use pixel tags to measure the popularity of our various pages, features, and services. We also may include web beacons in e-mail messages or newsletters to determine whether the message has been opened and for other analytics.

To modify your cookie settings, please visit your browser’s settings. By using our services with your browser settings to accept cookies, you are consenting to our use of cookies in the manner described in this section.

We may also allow third parties to provide audience measurement and analytics services for us, to serve advertisements on our behalf across the internet, and to track and report on the performance of those advertisements. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, SDKs, and other technologies to identify your device when you visit Books and Beyond and use our services, as well as when you visit other online sites and services.

Please see our Cookie Policy for more information regarding the use of cookies and other technologies described in this section, including your choices relating to such technologies.

DISCLOSURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your information that we collect for the following purposes:

With Service Providers: We may share your information with our vendors, consultants, marketing partners, research firms, and other service providers or business partners, such as payment processing companies, to support our business. For example, your information may be shared with outside vendors to send you emails and messages or push notifications to your devices in relation to our services, to help us analyze and improve the use of our services, to process and collect payments. We also may use vendors for other projects, such as conducting surveys or organizing sweepstakes for us.

With Advertisers and Advertising Networks: We may work with third parties such as network advertisers to serve advertisements on Books and Beyond and on third-party social media or other media (e.g., social networking platforms). These third parties may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons (including clear GIFs), Flash LSOs, and other tracking technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content to you. While you cannot opt out of advertising on Books and Beyond , you may opt out of much interest-based advertising on third-party sites and through third-party ad networks (including DoubleClick Ad Exchange, Facebook Audience Network, and Google AdSense). Opting out means that you will no longer receive personalized ads by third parties' ad networks from which you have opted out, which is based on your browsing information across multiple sites and online services. If you delete cookies or change devices, your opt-out may no longer be effective.

DATA SECURITY PRECAUTIONS

We have in place technical and security measures to secure the information collected by us.

YOUR CONSENT

POLICY CHANGES

We may occasionally update this policy and such changes will be posted on this page. If we make any significant changes to this policy we will endeavor to provide you with reasonable notice of such changes, such as via prominent notice on the Books and Beyond platform or to your email address on record and where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent. To the extent permitted under the applicable law, your continued use of our services after we publish or send a notice about our changes to this policy shall constitute your consent to the updated policy.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Books and Beyond platform may contain links to other websites. Any personal information about you collected whilst visiting such websites is not governed by this policy. Books and Beyond shall not be responsible for and has no control over the practices and content of any website accessed using the links contained on the Books and Beyond platform. This policy shall not apply to any information you may disclose to any of our service providers/service personnel which we do not require you to disclose to us or any of our service providers under this policy.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

We will collect and process the following information about you:

Information you give us – This includes information submitted when you:

Create or update your Books and Beyond account, which may include your name, email, phone number, login name and password, address, payment or banking information, date of birth, and profile picture. If you sign in to the Books and Beyond Platform through third-party sign-in services such as Facebook, Gmail, or any other social networking or similar site (collectively, “SNS”), an option of which may be provided to you by Books and Beyond at its sole discretion, you will be allowing us to pass through and receive from the SNS your log-in information and other user data;

Use our Services, we may collect and store information about you to process your requests and automatically complete forms for future transactions, including (but not limited to) your phone number, address, email, billing information, and credit or payment card information.

Correspond with Books and Beyond for customer support;

Participate in the interactive services offered by the Books and Beyond Platform such as discussion boards, competitions, promotions, or surveys, other social media functions, or make payments, etc., or

Enable features that require Books and Beyond access to your address book or calendar;

Report problems for troubleshooting.

Information we collect about you – With regard to each of your visits to the Books and Beyond Platform, we will automatically collect and analyze the following demographic and other information:

When you communicate with us (via email, phone, through the Books and Beyond Platform, or otherwise), we may maintain a record of your communication;

Our Books and Beyond Platform and third parties with whom we partner may use cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, mobile device IDs, “flash cookies,” and similar files or technologies to collect and store information with respect to your use of the Services and third-party social media.

Cookies are small files that are stored on your browser or device by websites, online media, and advertisements. We use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:

Authenticating users;

Remembering user preferences and settings;

Determining the popularity of content;

Delivering and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns;

Analyzing site traffic and trends, and generally understanding the online behaviors and interests of people who interact with our services.

A pixel tag (also called a web beacon or clear GIF) is a tiny graphic with a unique identifier, embedded invisibly on a webpage (or an online ad or email), and is used to count or track things like activity on a webpage or ad impressions or clicks, as well as to access cookies stored on users’ computers. We use pixel tags to measure the popularity of our various pages, features, and services. We also may include web beacons in email messages or newsletters to determine whether the message has been opened and for other analytics.

To modify your cookie settings, please visit your browser’s settings. By using our Services with your browser settings to accept cookies, you are consenting to our use of cookies in the manner described in this section.

We may also allow third parties to provide audience measurement and analytics services for us, to serve advertisements on our behalf across the Internet, and to track and report on the performance of those advertisements. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, SDKs, and other technologies to identify your device when you visit the Books and Beyond Platform and use our Services, as well as when you visit other online sites and services.

Please see our Cookie Policy for more information regarding the use of cookies and other technologies described in this section, including regarding your choices relating to such technologies.

DISCLOSURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your information that we collect for the following purposes:

With Service Providers: We may share your information with our vendors, consultants, marketing partners, research firms, and other service providers or business partners, such as payment processing companies, to support our business. For example, your information may be shared with outside vendors to send you emails and messages or push notifications to your devices in relation to our Services, to help us analyze and improve the use of our Services, and to process and collect payments. We also may use vendors for other projects, such as conducting surveys or organizing sweepstakes for us.

With Advertisers and Advertising Networks: We may work with third parties such as network advertisers to serve advertisements on the Books and Beyond Platform and on third-party social media or other media (e.g., social networking platforms). These third parties may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons (including clear GIFs), Flash LSOs, and other tracking technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content to you. While you cannot opt out of advertising on the Books and Beyond Platform, you may opt out of much interest-based advertising on third-party sites and through third-party ad networks (including DoubleClick Ad Exchange, Facebook Audience Network, and Google AdSense). Opting out means that you will no longer receive personalized ads by third-party ad networks from which you have opted out, which is based on your browsing information across multiple sites and online services. If you delete cookies or change devices, your opt-out may no longer be effective.

DATA SECURITY PRECAUTIONS

We have in place technical and security measures to secure the information collected by us.