Last Updated: September 3, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from Ether Community Co-Op (the “Site,” available at https://www.ethercoop.org).

Personal Information We Collect

When you visit the Site, we may collect certain information about your device, including your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device.

As you browse, we may also collect information about:

• The individual web pages or products you view

• What websites or search terms referred you to the Site

• How you interact with the Site

We call this automatically-collected data “Browsing Information.”

We collect Browsing Information using technologies such as:

• Cookies: Data files placed on your device (learn more at allaboutcookies.org)

• Log files: Track actions on the Site and collect data like IP address, browser type, and date/time stamps

• Web beacons, tags, and pixels: Electronic files that record how you browse

When you make or attempt to make a purchase, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment details, email, and phone number. We call this “Purchase Information.”

Together, Browsing Information and Purchase Information are referred to as “Personal Information.”

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use Purchase Information to:

• Fulfill orders (including payment, shipping, and confirmations)

• Communicate with you

• Screen orders for risk or fraud

• Provide you with information or advertising relevant to your interests

We use Browsing Information to:

• Screen for potential risk or fraud (especially IP address)

• Improve and optimize the Site (analytics, performance tracking, marketing effectiveness)

Sharing Your Personal Information

We may share your Personal Information with trusted third parties, such as:

• Analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics). Learn more about Google’s privacy practices here.

• Advertising platforms (for targeted ads).

We may also share information when required by law, to respond to lawful requests, or to protect our rights.

Behavioural Advertising

We use Personal Information to deliver targeted ads or marketing.

To opt out:

• Facebook Ads Settings

• Google Ads Settings

• Bing Ads Settings

Or visit the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out portal.

Do Not Track

We do not change our data practices when we see a “Do Not Track” signal from your browser.

Your Rights

• European Residents (GDPR): You may request access, correction, or deletion of your Personal Information. Your data may be transferred outside Europe (e.g., to the U.S. or Canada).

• California Residents (CCPA): You have the right to request details about the personal information we collect, request deletion, and opt out of the “sale” of your data. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email below.

Data Retention

We keep your Purchase Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete it.

Changes

We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices, operations, or legal requirements.

Minors

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, questions, or complaints:

📧 Email: ethernashville@gmail.com
🌐 Website: https://www.ethercoop.org