Privacy policy.

PRIVACY POLICY

At Roots Professional, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of Roots Professional, Inc. and its affiliates (“Roots Professional”, “we”, “our” or “us”) on the collection, use and disclosure of personal information from those who use or access rootsprofessional.com, our branded pages on social media services, or any of the other sites, services, features, content, applications and products we offer in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada (collectively, the “Services”). By using the services, you acknowledge and agree that any personal data (as defined below) that you provide to us is being provided to us in the United Kingdom and will be hosted on United Kingdom servers.

Please read this Privacy Policy to learn how we treat your personal information. By using or accessing the services in any manner, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy, and you hereby consent that we will collect, use and share your information in the ways described in this Privacy Policy.

Remember that your use of our services is at all times subject to our Terms of Service, which incorporates this Privacy Policy. Any terms we use in this Privacy Policy without defining them have the definitions given to them in the Terms of Service.

You may access a printable copy of this Privacy Policy here. If you have a disability that prevents you from accessing this Privacy Policy via our website, please contact privacy@rootsprofessional.com to access this Privacy Policy in an alternative format.

WHAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY COVERS

This Privacy Policy covers how we treat Personal Data that we gather when you access or use our Services. “Personal Data” means any information that identifies or relates to a particular individual and also includes information referred to as “personally identifiable information” or “personal information” under applicable data privacy laws, rules or regulations. This Privacy Policy does not cover the practices of companies we don’t own or control or people we don’t manage. This Privacy Policy applies only to Personal Data that we collect from you directly; if we did not collect data directly from you, you should contact the entity that collected your Personal Data in the first instance to address your rights with respect to such data.

SOURCES OF PERSONAL DATA

We collect Personal Data about you from:

  • You:

    • when you provide such information directly to us

    • when Personal Data about you is automatically collected in connection with your use of our Services

  • Our subsidiaries and affiliates (together, “Affiliates”), when they provide us with Personal Data about you

  • Third parties, when they provide us with Personal Data about you (“Third Parties”). Third Parties that share your Personal Data with us include:

    • Service providers. For example, we may use analytics service providers to analyze how you interact and engage with the Services, or Third Parties may help us provide you with customer support.

    • Social networks connected to the Services. If you provide your social network account credentials to us or otherwise sign in to the Services through a third-party site or service, some content and/or information in those accounts may be transmitted into your Account with us.

    • Advertising partners. We receive information about you from some of our service providers who assist us with marketing or promotional services related to how you interact with our websites, applications, products, services, advertisements or communications.

CATEGORIES OF THIRD PARTIES WITH WHOM WE SHARE PERSONAL DATA

We disclose your Personal Data to the following categories of service providers and other parties:

  • Service providers, including:

    • Payment processors

    • Shipping and logistics companies

    • Name and address verification providers

    • Ad networks

    • Security and fraud prevention providers

    • Hosting and other technology and communications providers

    • Analytics providers

    • Market research providers

    • Marketing service providers

    • Email distribution companies

    • Customer relationship management service providers

    • Staff augmentation and contract personnel

  • Our Affiliates

  • Parties who acquire your Personal Data through an acquisition or other change of control

    • Personal Data may be transferred to a third party if we undergo a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or other transaction in which that third party assumes control of our business (in whole or in part)

  • Data cooperatives

  • Other parties at your direction, including:

    • Social media services (if you intentionally interact with them through your use of the Services)

    • Third-party business partners who you interact with through the Services

    • Other parties authorized by you