THE BAZOOKA COMPANIES, LLC
PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: September 19, 2024
WHAT THIS POLICY COVERS
Welcome! The Bazooka Companies, LLC (“Bazooka,”) and its affiliated entities respects the privacy rights of our users, particularly those under 13, and understands the importance of protecting these rights. Before you use the website where this Privacy Policy is posted (the “Site”), please read the following Privacy Policy carefully to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our offerings.
This Privacy Policy describes: what information we collect from users, including children (individuals 12 and younger) if this Site is directed to children or we knowingly collect personal information from children, when they visit the Site; how such information is used and stored; when such information may be disclosed to other parties; how users, parents, and guardians can control the use and disclosure of collected information; and how such information is protected.
This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected on the Site. Other Bazooka web sites and mobile apps might post a different privacy policy. Bazooka and its affiliated entities are collectively referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Bazooka,” “we” or “us.”
Residents of California and Texas have additional rights with respect to their personal information as described in the California and Texas Privacy Rights section below
At Bazooka, our children’s privacy practices are guided by the United States’ Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, as well as data privacy laws throughout the United States. Younger visitors should always check with their parents or guardians before entering information on any website or mobile application, and we encourage families to discuss their household guidelines regarding the online sharing of personal information.
By participating in activities on the Site, you certify that you meet the age and other eligibility requirements for the Site as set forth in the Terms of Service. If you do not meet the age and other eligibility requirements, please discontinue using the Site immediately as your continued use of the Site indicates that you agree to the collection, processing, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
SECURITY, STORAGE AND RETENTION OF INFORMATION
CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS PRIVACY RIGHTS
SUPPLEMENTAL PRIVACY NOTICE
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
We collect personal information and other information when you visit the Site. However, visitors are required to share only the information that is reasonably necessary to participate in the particular activity. As described below, we collect information that you voluntarily provide, and we collect certain information automatically about your use of the Site. We may aggregate the information we collect from and about you.
We collect information for the following purposes: provide our products and services; respond to your questions, comments, and requests; understand how consumers use our products and services; enhance and improve our websites, content, products, and services; communicate with you; prevent misuse of the website, theft, or fraud; protect our intellectual property or the rights or property of others, and protect our users, our business, and third parties; perform website analytics and generate statistics about users and usage patterns; and comply with and enforce applicable laws and our policies and terms. If a child contacts us with a question or request, we will use the information solely to respond to the inquiry.
Information You Voluntarily Provide:
We collect information from visitors when they contact us with questions and comments or exercise their rights with regard to their personal information. For example, we may collect personal contact information (such as your first and last name, email address, phone number, and mailing address) and information contained in your communications to us. If the Site provides an opportunity for visitors to apply for a job at Bazooka and you submit a job application through the Site, we collect your personal contact information and other information contained in the application and resume.
Information Collected Automatically: When visitors access the Site, we and our analytics providers automatically collect certain information from their devices, such as: the type of computer operating system; the visitor’s IP address, as permitted for the internal functioning of the Site, and web browser; information regarding the Internet service provider; and other standard server log information (collectively referred to as “Technical Information”). We use cookies or similar technologies (collectively referred to as “Tracking Technologies”) on the Site. Cookies (which may be html files or other technology) are text files that help store user preferences and activity. The Site and/or analytics providers use Tracking Technologies to collect Technical Information automatically to support internal operations and provide web analytics. We use Tracking Technologies to help tailor our content, enable the internal functioning of the Site, understand how visitors use the Site, improve or customize the content or offerings on the Site, and/or maintain and administer the Site. These Tracking Technologies collect click stream data and other information regarding your visits to the Site (such as your visits to specific webpages or use of features). Tracking Technologies may collect other information across multiple sessions on the Site, and they may also collect your IP address or some other identifier unique to the device you use to access the Site (“Identifier”). An Identifier may be automatically assigned to any device you use to access the Site to enable internal functioning of the Site. You may be able to have the device you use to access the Site warn you each time a cookie or most other Tracking Technologies are being set, or you can choose to turn off such warnings. This is done through your browser on the device you use to access the Sites.
Additional information on warnings and removal of warnings may be available through your browser’s support feature. Please be aware that certain areas and features of Site can only be accessed in conjunction with Tracking Technologies, and disabling Tracking Technologies might prevent you from accessing such content.
DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES
We may share your information with third parties for the limited purposes described below. Parents of children under the age of 13 have the option of consenting to the collection and use of their child’s personal information without consenting to the disclosure of that information to certain third parties.
Legal Compliance and Safety: We may access, preserve, and/or disclose the information we collect and/or content you provide to us to a law enforcement agency or other third parties if required to do so by law or with a good faith belief that such access, preservation, or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with laws or legal process; (ii) limit our legal liability; (iii) enforce the Site’s Terms of Service; (iv) respond to claims that the content violates the rights of third parties; (v) respond to your requests for customer service; or (vi) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the owners of the Site, any user of the Site, a third party or the general public.
Service Providers: Information collected through the Site may be transferred, disclosed or shared with third party providers engaged by us to handle and deliver certain activities, such as technical and processing functions, sending postal mail and email (if you have provided your contact information to us previously), maintaining data integrity and security, programming operations, user services or technology services. We may provide these third parties information collected as needed to perform their functions, but they are prohibited from using it for other purposes and are required to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
Co-Branded Sites and Features: If the Site offers co-branded services and features, such promotions that we put together with another company (“Co-Branded Partner”), we may share information with our Co-Branded Partner; provided, however, we do not share a child’s personal information with our Co-Branded Partner absent parental consent.
Business Transfer: In the event that assets relating to the Site are transferred or sold to another entity as a result of, for example, a corporate sale, merger, consolidation, asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy, information collected at the Site may be transferred to the acquiring company.
With Your Consent: We may otherwise disclose your information pursuant to your consent. We will disclose a child’s personal information to third parties only with consent of such child’s parent or guardian.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
The Site is operated from the United States. All data is stored in the United States, and we reserve the right, without assuming any obligation, to restrict access to the Site from visitors outside the United States. While users from countries other than the United States may access the Site, we make no representation that the Site is operated in accordance with the laws or regulations of, or governed by, other nations. Please be aware that by providing us with personal information, you understand and agree that: (a) your personal information may be transferred to and stored on servers located outside your resident jurisdiction; (b) to the extent you are a resident of a country other than the United States, you consent to the transfer of such data to the United States for processing by our affiliates in accordance with this Privacy Policy; and (c) the Privacy Policy and the collection of information pursuant to the Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
SECURITY, STORAGE AND RETENTION OF INFORMATION
We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to help ensure that information collected is secure, including limiting the number of people who have physical access to our database servers and use of password protections and other security measures to guard against unauthorized access. We also take reasonable steps to help make sure our service providers protect the security of your personal information. However, as with most Internet sites and services, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, despite our efforts. Information collected at the Site will not be stored for longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or to otherwise meet legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Accessing, Updating, and Correcting Information: You have the right to access, update and correct factual inaccuracies in your or your child’s personal information that we collect online at the Site, subject to certain exceptions. To do so, you may e-mail us at privacypolicy@bazooka-inc.com. We will take steps to verify the identity of anyone requesting personal information about a child and to ensure that the person is in fact the child’s parent or legal guardian. If you are a minor under 18, you may submit a request to remove content or information you posted at the Site, if any, at the same e-mail address. We will use reasonable efforts to remove or update content or information in compliance with your request and the prevailing law.
Nevada Privacy Rights: Nevada residents have a right to submit a verified request directing a website operator to not make any “sale” of covered information collected about the consumer for monetary consideration to a person for such person to license or sell the information to additional persons, subject to certain exceptions. The Site does not engage in the “sale” of covered information, as that term is defined.
CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS PRIVACY RIGHTS
Residents of California and Texas have certain rights with respect to their personal information (sometimes referred to as personal data) under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, and the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. This Privacy Notice applies to personal information we collect both online and offline and describes how we collect, process, and disclose your personal information. The term “personal information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.
Notice of Collection and Use of Personal Information
We may collect, and we may have collected during the preceding 12 months, the categories of personal information set forth below. The personal information we collect from or about you depends on how you interact with us and our services.
| Category | Examples |
| Identifiers | real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers |
| Personal information unique to individuals | signature, physical characteristics or description, state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, and other financial information, medical information, and health insurance information |
| Characteristics of protected classifications under federal or state law | race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, citizenship status, and military and veteran status |
| Commercial information | records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies |
| Biometric information | imagery of the iris, retina, fingerprint, face, hand, palm, vein patterns, and voice recordings, from which an identifier template (e.g., faceprint or voiceprint) can be extracted or health data that contains identifying information |
| Internet or other electronic network activity information | browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement |
| Geolocation data | device location |
| Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information | call and video recordings |
| Professional or employment-related information | professional qualifications, education, work history, job title, and former and present employers |
| Inferences drawn from personal information to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes | predictive information, purchase profiles, shopping profiles and characteristics |
| Sensitive personal information | precise geolocation; social security, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number; credit card number with security or access code; personal information concerning a consumer’s health; racial or ethnic origin; religious beliefs; sex life or sexual orientation |
We may use, and we may have used during the preceding 12 months, your personal information for the Information Collection and Use section above.
Sources of Personal Information
We may obtain personal information about you from the following categories of sources:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us
- Automatically from your devices
- Business partners
- Subsidiaries and affiliates
Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
In the preceding 12 months, we may have disclosed your personal information to the following categories of third parties:
- Service providers
- Business partners
- Legal counsel, auditors, and consultants
- Governmental authorities, law enforcement, and other third parties for legal or compliance purposes
- Subsidiaries and affiliates
- Third parties you authorize
Retention of Personal Information
We retain personal information for the time periods reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes described in our website Privacy Policy and this Privacy Notice, as required or permitted by law, and to meet legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.
“Sales” of Personal Information and “Sharing” for Cross-Context Behavioral Advertising
For purposes of this Privacy Notice, “sold’’ means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or communicating a consumer’s personal information to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration, and “shared” means sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or communicating a consumer’s personal information to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising. Within the preceding 12 months we did not “sell” or “share” personal information, and we do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under age 16.
Your Privacy Rights and How to Exercise Them
If you are a resident of California or Texas you have the following rights with respect to your personal information:
- Right to Know. You have a right to request that we disclose, no more than twice in a 12-month period:
- The categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
- The categories and sources from which personal information is collected.
- The business or commercial purposes for collecting or selling personal information
- The categories of third parties with whom we share personal information
- The categories of personal information about you that we sold or disclosed for a business purpose.
- The categories of third parties to whom the personal information as sold or disclosed for a business purpose.
We will provide this information upon receipt of a verifiable consumer request. How we will verify your identity depends on how you have interacted with us in the past.
- Right to Correct. You have a right to request that we correct the personal information we maintain about if that information is inaccurate.
- Right to Delete. You have a right to request that we delete personal information about you that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Opt-out. You have a right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information.
To exercise these rights, you can email us at privacypolicy@bazooka-inc.com or contact us by phone at 212-376-0300.
We reserve the right to refuse any requests, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by law. If we deny your request, you may have the right to appeal our decision. For more information, you can contact us by email at privacypolicy@bazooka-inc.com.
We reserve the right to refuse any requests, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by law. If we deny your request, you may have the right to appeal our decision. For more information, you can contact us by email at privacypolicy@bazooka-inc.com.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our visitors who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. The Site does not disclose personal information of children to third parties for their direct marketing purposes without parental consent. To make such a request, please send an email to or write us at privacypolicy@bazooka-inc.com, or you may contact us via regular mail at:
Bazooka California Privacy Coordinator
The Bazooka Companies, LLC
200 Vesey Street, 25th Floor,
New York, NY 10281
LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES
This website may contain links to other sites not owned by us. These other websites are governed by their own privacy policies or information collection practices, which may be different from this Privacy Policy. We encourage visitors to other websites to review the privacy policies and information collection practices of third party websites.
CONTACT US
If you have any other questions about our information handling practices, including our practices with respect to children’s personal information, please contact us at:
Bazooka Privacy Coordinator
c/o The Bazooka Companies, LLC
200 Vesey Street, 25th Floor,
New York, NY 10281
Email us at privacypolicy@bazooka-inc.com
Call us at 212-376-0300
UPDATES TO PRIVACY POLICY
We update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will, at a minimum, post the updated Privacy Policy here. We encourage you to periodically check this Privacy Policy for any updates.