Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines how brewforless.com (referred to as the “Site” or “we”) collects, utilizes, and discloses your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from our Site.

Contact Information

If you have any questions after reviewing this policy, need further information about our privacy practices, or wish to file a complaint, please reach out via email at store@brewforless.com or by mail at:

Brew For Less
10774 95 Street

Edmonton, AB T5H 2C9

Collection of Personal Information

When you visit our Site, we gather certain information about your device, how you interact with the Site, and details necessary for processing your purchases. Additional information may be collected if you contact us for customer support. In this policy, we refer to any identifiable individual information as “Personal Information.” Below is a breakdown of the types of Personal Information we collect and the reasons for doing so.

Device Information

  • Purpose: To accurately load the Site for you and analyze usage to optimize our Site.
  • Source: Automatically collected via cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels when you access our Site.
  • Shared with: Our processor Shopify.
  • Collected Information: Web browser version, IP address, time zone, cookie details, pages or products viewed, search terms, and interaction with the Site.

Order Information

  • Purpose: To fulfill our contract with you, process payments, arrange shipping, provide invoices/order confirmations, communicate, screen orders for risk or fraud, and send information or advertising based on your preferences.
  • Source: Collected from you.
  • Shared with: Shopify, Printful, Trexity, UPS, Canada Post, Purolator
  • Collected Information: Name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card details), email address, and phone number.

Customer Support Information

  • Purpose: To provide customer support.
  • Source: Collected from you.
  • Shared with: Our processor Shopify.
  • Collected Information: Name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card details), email address, and phone number.

Minors

Our Site is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the above address to request its deletion.

Sharing of Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with service providers to deliver our services and fulfill our agreements with you, as detailed above. For instance:

  • We use Shopify to operate our online store. You can learn more about Shopify’s use of your Personal Information here: Shopify Privacy Policy.
  • We may share your Personal Information to comply with laws, respond to legal requests, or protect our rights.

Behavioral Advertising

As mentioned, we utilize your Personal Information for targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe you may find interesting. For example:

  • We use Google Analytics to gain insights into how our customers use the Site. Learn more about Google’s use of your Personal Information here: Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics here: Google Analytics Opt-Out.
  • We share information regarding your Site usage, purchases, and interactions with our advertisements on other websites with our advertising partners. Some of this information is collected and shared directly, while other data is obtained through cookies or similar technologies (subject to your consent based on your location).

For further information on targeted advertising, visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s educational page: NAI.

You can opt-out of targeted advertising through:

Using Personal Information

We utilize your Personal Information to provide our services, which include selling products, processing payments, shipping orders, and keeping you informed about new products, services, and promotions.

Cookies

Cookies are small data files placed on your device when you visit our Site. We employ various types of cookies, including functional, performance, advertising, and social media cookies, to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies remember your actions and preferences (like login details and region selection) so you don’t have to re-enter this information each time. They also provide insights into how visitors use our website, such as whether it’s their first visit or if they are repeat visitors.

We use the following cookies to optimize your experience and provide our services:

Necessary Cookies

Name

Function

Duration

_ab

Access to admin

2 years

_secure_session_id

Navigation through storefront

24 hours

_shopify_country

Checkout

Session

...

...

...

Analytics Cookies

Name

Function

Duration

_landing_page

Track landing pages

2 weeks

_s

Shopify analytics

30 minutes

...

...

...

The duration of a cookie on your device depends on whether it’s a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies expire when you stop browsing, while persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of our cookies are persistent, expiring between 30 minutes and two years after being downloaded.

You can manage cookies in various ways, but be aware that removing or blocking them might negatively impact your experience, making parts of our website inaccessible.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can adjust your browser settings to choose whether or not to accept them, usually found in the “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on modifying your browser settings, refer to your browser’s help section.

Do Not Track

Please note that we do not alter our data collection practices in response to “Do Not Track” signals from your browser, as there is no industry consensus on how to interpret these signals.

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Complaints

If you would like to file a complaint, please reach out via email or mail using the contact details provided above.

If you are dissatisfied with our response to your complaint, you have the right to contact the relevant data protection authority. You can reach your local data protection authority, or our supervisory authority here: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/

Last Updated: [October 9, 2024]