Privacy Notice

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Your privacy is of the utmost importance at KURU, and we adhere to a high standard of privacy. The following Privacy Policy and Terms of Use describe our policy regarding your private and personally identifiable information:
CALIFORNIA PROP 65 WARNING: KURU strives to have safe and environmentally friendly products. However, California law requires us to disclose that some of the products shown on this site may contain chemical(s) known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
The information on this site is for informational purposes and is not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment by a trained medical professional. Any type of pain that persists could be a sign of a more serious condition and should be consulted with by a trained medical professional. Because everyone's feet and body are different, your results may vary from the customer experiences and testimonials shared on this site. Always consult a trained medical professional prior to any treatment regimen.
PRIVACY POLICY
KURU considers customer privacy of utmost importance. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to describe the kinds of information that we may gather about you; how we may use that information; how we protect it; when we may disclose it; and the choices you have regarding your information. By visiting kuru-shoes.com  (“Site”), you are consenting to the practices described in the current version of this Privacy Policy. If you have visited the Site previously, please review the Privacy Policy again to be sure you are familiar with its present terms.
If you have any questions or concerns about the privacy or security of your information, you may contact us.
NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT
We may automatically collect non-personally identifiable information from you when you visit our Site. This information includes your Internet Protocol ("IP") address, which is the number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. This number does not identify your name, email address, or other personal information. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Site.
We may also collect non-personally identifiable information through the use of cookies. A cookie is an alphanumeric file that a Web site puts on your hard drive so that it can remember something about you while you are using the Site or when you return to the Site. Cookies make it easier for you to use our Site. We use a cookie in order to retain the contents in your shopping cart while you are visiting other areas on our Site. When you are done, the products in your cart are still there for you to buy. We may also use cookies to gather certain aggregate usage information about the numbers and frequency of visitors to our Site and individual pages of our Site. This data helps us improve the appearance and usability of the Site.
KURU, its advertisers and ad servers may also use cookies, as well as files called "Web beacons" or "clear gifs" to determine on an anonymous basis which advertisements and promotions our Site users have seen and how users responded to them.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
In this notice, we are addressing specific disclosure requirements under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 for California residents. This notice should be read together with Kuru Footwear’s Privacy Policy and applies to all California residents who visit our Sites or use the Services therein.
DATA DISCLOSURES
To verify your identity, requests must include a copy of your California state issued ID
To request a disclosure of your data, please use the subject “DATA DISCLOSURE”
To request the deletion of your data, please use the subject “DATA DELETION”
PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION AND PURPOSES OF USE
We collect, use and share personal data regarding California residents as described in this notice.
We did not sell any consumers' personal data in the preceding 12 months.
California residents may not be discriminated against because they exercise their rights.
PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT
We may collect your personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, billing address, email address, phone number and credit card information, in the course of processing your order, or when we otherwise communicate with you. For example, through order forms on our Site and through signups for our mailing list, we collect personally identifiable information necessary for shipping products that you purchase. We also may collect your financial information (like your credit card number and billing address) and your contact information (like your email address, phone number and shipping address).
INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES
Information that you give us may be combined with other personally identifiable information (such as order history and demographic information) from third-party sources to make our marketing efforts more efficient. Examples of other information we receive from third-party sources include updated delivery and address information, which we use to correct our records and deliver your next purchase or marketing materials more easily.
USES OF YOUR INFORMATION
Financial information that is collected is used to bill you for products that you request. Contact information from the order form is used to send orders and information about KURU to you. If you register for email or if you provide your email address to us, we will send you emails. These emails will inform you of our launch of new products, of special sales, of promotional offers from our partners, of environmental issues we think are important, and of potential employment opportunities with KURU that you may find of interest, and of other events taking place in our stores near you. If you currently receive our emails and do not wish to continue receiving them, please see the "How to remove your name from our mailing, sharing or email list" section below. We use your shipping address to ship your products to you and we may send marketing mailings to you. We use your billing address, if different than your shipping address, to verify your billing information. We never share our customer names or addresses, e-mail addresses or other personally identifiable information, other than to the extent described in the “Disclosures of Your Information” section below. If you do not wish to receive mailings from us, please see the "How to remove your name from our mailing, sharing or email list" section below.
DISCLOSURES OF YOUR INFORMATION
We do not disclose your personal information to other companies, persons or agencies, except for the purposes described below:
Service Providers: We employ other companies and individuals to perform certain services and functions on our behalf. Examples may include operating and maintaining our Site, taking orders, fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and email, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing consultation and assistance, distributing customer surveys, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These companies have access to personal information needed to perform their services or functions, and may use it for their own marketing/commercial purposes.
For Your Protection and Ours: We may release personally identifiable information when we believe it is appropriate to comply with applicable law regulation, legal process, or governmental request; enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of KURU, our customers, our employees or others.
Business Transfers: As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy subsidiaries or business units. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing privacy policy (unless, of course, the customer consents otherwise). Also, in the unlikely event that KURU or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information will of course be one of the transferred assets. Sharing: We may share your name and postal address with other reputable companies so they may send you catalogs about products of potential interest. We do not share credit card information or email address with these third parties. If you prefer that we not share your name and postal address with other companies, please see "How to remove your name from our mailing, sharing or email list" section below.
With Your Consent: Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when information about you might go to third parties, and you will have the opportunity to choose not to share the information. HOW TO OPT OUT FROM OUR MAILINGS, SHARING, OR EMAIL LIST.
Our Site provides you the choice to receive communications from us at the point where we request information about you.
Our Site gives you the following options for removing your information from our database to not receive future communications, or to no longer receive our service, or to not share your personally identifiable information, including your name and address with third parties:
1.Unsubscribe from our newsletter
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
kuru-shoes.com does not sell merchandise for purchase by children. If you are under 18, you may use our Site only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal information. KURU does not market to minors.
EXTERNAL LINKS
If any part of the Site links you to other Web sites, those Web sites do not operate under this privacy policy. We recommend that you examine the privacy statements posted on those other Web sites to understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information.