Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.bloodgatefilms.com, and Hourglass Comix and governs data collection and usage. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Hourglass Comix include www.HourglassComix.com and Hourglass Comix. The Hourglass Comix website is an Entertainment and Retail site. By using the Hourglass Comix website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
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COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, Hourglass Comix may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
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- First and Last Name
- Mailing Address
- E-Mail Address
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If you purchase Hourglass Comix' products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
Please keep in mind if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Blood Gate Film's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
We don not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
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USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Hourglass Comix collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.
Hourglass Comix may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Hourglass Comix and its affiliates.
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SHARING INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
Hourglass Comix does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Hourglass Comix may share data with trusted partners to perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Hourglass Comix, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Hourglass Comix may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Hourglass Comix or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights of property of Hourglass Comix; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Hourglass Comix, or the public.
TRACKING USER BEHAVIOR
Hourglass Comix may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Hourglass Comix, in order to determine what Hourglass Comix services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Hourglass Comix to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
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AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Hourglass Comix. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the services, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Hourglass Comix website.
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USE OF COOKIES
The Hourglass Comix website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the main that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Hourglass Comix pages, or register with Hourglass Comix site or services, a cookie helps Hourglass Comix to recall your specific information in subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Hourglass Comix website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Hourglass Comix features that you customized.
You have the ability 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. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Hourglass Comix services or websites that you visit.
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LINKS
This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other such sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
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SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Hourglass Comix secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Hourglass Comix uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access and alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
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RIGHT TO DELETION
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
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- Delete your personal information from our records; and
- Divert any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete personal information if it is necessary to:
- Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
- Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
- Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
- Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided by law;
- Comply with the California Electronics Communications Privacy Act;
- Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information his likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
- Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
- Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
- Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
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CHILDREN UNDER THIRTEEN
Hourglass Comix does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
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E-MAIL COMMUNICATION
From time to time, Hourglass Comix may contact you via email for the purposes of providing announcements, you may opt out of such communications by clicking the UNSUBSCRIBE button.
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CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT
Hourglass Comix reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we are treating personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified on your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Hourglass Comix welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Hourglass Comix has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Hourglass Comix at:
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Email Address:
Effective as of April 1st, 2024