PRIVACY POLICY

OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT
We respect you and your privacy, just as we do our own. AMPERSAND RPG does collect some personal information as part of the order and fulfillment process or to reply and send messages to you, BUT we will never sell, rent, or trade any of your information with anyone else.

WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION
When you buy something from our online store, we collect and store the personal information you give us as part of the buying and selling process, information such as your email, name, address, and phone number. We also log your IP address so we can see how many unique visitors we have, as well as the type of browser and operating system you are using. We do this so we can see how many people are coming, if you’re using a phone and what version, so we can make sure the site works for you. If you give us your email because you want us to email you newsletters and updates, we will try not to spam you with unwanted messages and give you the option to easily unsubscribe, at which point we will remove your email from our lists.

CONSENT
When you give us your personal information (via our contact form, or to complete a transaction, verify your payment and billing information, arrange a delivery) we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific purposes only. If we ask for your personal information for some other reason, like marketing, we will always ask you directly or give you a way to opt-out easily. We will not try to trick you. If you change your mind at any time, you may withdraw your consent for the use of your information by contacting us at gm@ampersandrpg.com.

DISCLOSURE
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.

THIRD PARTY SERVICES & PAYMENT PROCESSORS

Squarespace
Our store is hosted on Squarespace, Inc. (Squarespace). They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored through Squarespace's data storage, databases and the general Squarespace application. They store your data on secure databases protected via a variety of industry-standard access controls. Secure passwords, SSL encryption, disk-based encryption, firewalls, and other measures are in place that helps them to protect your data. However, no company, including Squarespace, can fully eliminate security risks associated with the transmission of personal information through online transactions, and you do so at your own risk.

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.

Squarespace uses third party payment processors to assist it in processing your personally identifiable payment information securely. Such third party processors’ use of your personal information is governed by their respective privacy policies which may or may not contain privacy protections as protective as this privacy policy. Payments for our products are currently processed and managed using the third party vendor Stripe. You can read their privacy policy here

Squarespace uses the services of Peer1 Hosting for their website and for Squarespace managed websites. Personal information hosted by or through Squarespace is subject to Peer1 Hosting’s privacy policy which may or may not contain terms as protective as this privacy policy. A copy of Peer1 Hosting’s privacy policy is available here.

For more information, you can read Squarespace's Terms of Service here or Privacy Statement here.

LINKS
When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

SECURITY
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

COOKIES
Like most websites, we use small bits of data called cookies stored on users' computers to simulate a continuous connection. Cookies let us 'remember' information about your preferences and passwords and allow you to move within our Service without reintroducing yourself within a browser session. Disabling cookies does not prevent you from accessing websites our website, but some features of our site may be degraded.

SOCIAL MEDIA
The website provides users the opportunity to interact and post content through various social media sites including, but not limited to, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Your interactions with such tools, and any information you provide in connection with these interactions are publicly viewable outside of the website domain. Each social media site has its own privacy policies which may be more or less protective than this Policy. If you do not wish for this information to be disclosed, then you should not use these tools. We are not responsible for information you choose to post in this forum.

Our site also includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook button and Widgets, such as the Share this button or interactive mini-programs that run on our site. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

AGE OF CONSENT
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
If you would like to access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint or want more information, please contact us at gm@ampersandrpg.com.