Graning Paint Company Privacy Policy 


Introduction

This Privacy Policy outlines the Graning Paint Company Website (" we ", " our " or " the Company ") practices with respect to information collected from users who access our website at GraningPaint.com (" Site "), or otherwise share personal information with us (collectively: " Users "). 


Grounds for data collection 

Processing of your personal information (meaning, any information which may potentially allow your identification with reasonable means; hereinafter " Personal Information or Information ") is necessary for the performance of our contractual obligations towards you and providing you with our services, to protect our legitimate interests and for compliance with legal and financial regulatory obligations to which we are subject.


When you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and other uses of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.


We encourage our Users to carefully read the Privacy Policy and use it to make informed decisions. 

What information we collect?


The types of data and information from Users. 


  1. The first type of information is un-identified and non-identifiable information pertaining to a User(s), which may be made available or gathered via your use of the Site (“ Non-personal Information ”). We are not aware of the identity of a User from which the Non-personal Information was collected. Non-personal Information which is being collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access time, etc.) in order to enhance the functionality of our Site. We may also collect information on your activity on the Site (e.g. pages viewed, online browsing, clicks, actions, etc.).
  2. The second type of information Personal Information which is individually identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or may with reasonable effort identify an individual. Such information includes Device Information: We collect Personal Information from your device. Such information includes geolocation data, IP address, unique identifiers (e.g. MAC address and UUID) and other information which relates to your activity through the Site as the user has permitted and allowed to be transmitted through their individual browser settings.

How do we receive information about you?

We receive your Personal Information from various sources:

  1. When you use or access our Site in connection with your use of our services;
  2. From third party providers, services and public registers (for example, traffic analytics vendors).


 

What information we share?

We do not rent, sell, or share Users’ information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy.


What information we store?

We do not store any Users’ information. All Users' information transmitted through this site is stored with the trusted third parties that we use to collect the data (i.e. Google Analytics).


We may use the information for the following:

  1. Conducting statistical and analytical purposes, intended to improve the Site.
  2. In addition to the purposes listed in this Privacy Policy, we may share Personal Information with our trusted third party providers, who may be located in different jurisdictions across the world, for any of the following purposes:
  3. Hosting and operating our Site;
  • Providing you with our services, including providing a personalized display of our Site (i.e. ADA or Language preferences);
  • Performing research, technical diagnostics or analytics;


 

We may also disclose information if we have good faith to believe that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (ii) enforce our policies (including our Agreement), including investigations of potential violations thereof; (iii) investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud or security issues; (iv) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; (v) prevent harm to the rights, property or safety of us, our users, yourself or any third party; or (vi) for the purpose of collaborating with law enforcement agencies and/or in case we find it necessary in order to enforce intellectual property or other legal rights.


Cookies

We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services. A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services. 


The Site uses the following types of cookies:

a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed; 

b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow "pop-ups" to not be seen by the user on every visit to the site; 

c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.


Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.


We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy .


Third party collection of information

Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information to. 


This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which we may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. 


GDPR Privacy:

The GDPR applies to businesses in the US or any business outside the European Union. As per Article 3 of the GDPR, the territorial scope of the GDPR applies to businesses regardless of whether the processing takes place in the European Economic Area (EEA). The EDPB’s guidelines consider two criteria for the applicability of GDPR — the ‘establishment’ criteria and ‘targeting’ criteria.

  1. Article 3(1) notes that any business outside the EU has to comply with the GDPR if it has an establishment (employee, agent, branch etc.) in the EU. For instance, if a US-based retailer has a branch in the EU for marketing and advertising purposes, this branch can be considered as a stable establishment under GDPR and subject to regulation.
  2. According to Article 3(2), a business that targets individuals in the EU for offering goods or services (even if it’s free) or monitoring their behaviour falls under the scope of GDPR. Monitoring activities such as tracking through cookies or other technologies, behavioural advertising, geolocation, market surveys etc performed by a non-EU business can be subject to GDPR. A US business that has no establishment in the EU, but sells goods or services to consumers in the EU, will fall under the scope of GDPR in the US.

Our current business practices are not applicable to either of these sections of the EDPB Guidelines.


Advertisements

We do not use third-party advertising technology to serve advertisements when you access the Site.


Marketing

This site does not participate in any collection of personal information for marketing practices (i.e. email addresses, names, physical addresses, phone numbers).


Minors

We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children.


Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.


How to contact us

If you have any general questions about the Site or the information we collect and how we use it, you can contact us at:


600 East Magnolia Ave

Knoxville, TN 37927

865-546-4881


Last Modified October 24, 2023

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