RESPONSIBLE MAN PRIVACY POLICY
Responsible Man by Emerson Vitamins LLC (referred to here as “Emerson Vitamins” or “we” or “us”) values and respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to our offline and online data collection practices, including when you visit and interact with our website at http://www.responsibleman.com (“Site”), contact us by phone or email, register for an account with us, place an order, sign up for our mailing list, respond to a survey, participate in any sweepstakes or contests, or when you engage with us on our social media accounts (together with any future online and offline offerings, the “Services.”)
We may update this Policy from time to time, as specified in the “Changes to This Privacy Policy” Section below.
California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia state laws confers certain rights relating to personal information to their citizens. If you are a resident of such states, please also review our specific state notice sections below.
TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE
HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
COOKIES AND OTHER AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGY
You should read this entire Policy before submitting information to us or using our Site and Services. By accessing or using the Site and our Services or voluntarily submitting information to us by any means, you consent to the collection, use, disclosure, transfer, and storage of that information in accordance with this Policy.
We may make full use of all information that is de-identified, aggregated, or otherwise not in personally identifiable form.
We collect personal information and sensitive personal information using three primary sources: 1) from you; 2) using automated technology through our Services such as when you visit our Site or communicate with us including through email; and 3) through third-party sources including service providers, data brokers, social networks, advertising companies, business partners, governmental entities, public records, and internet service providers. Automated technology collects information from your computer or mobile device and includes cookies, web beacons, local shared objects, or other similar tracking technology.
All personal information and sensitive personal information will be used as stated in this Policy. We may combine data collected from third party sources.
We collect personal information such as your name, email address, mailing address, and telephone number, when you use our Services. We collect sensitive personal information relating to your account and inferences about your philosophical beliefs.
We collect data about you automatically through your browser, device, hardware, and software. This information includes your IP address, device ID, browser type, domain names, access times and dates, number of clicks, pages viewed, one or more cookies (as described below) that may uniquely identify your browser and referring website addresses through our Services. We or other parties may collect personal information and sensitive personal information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use the Site.
We collect precise geolocation and records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered.
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
We share your personal information and sensitive personal information with:
A “cookie” is a small text file that is placed onto an Internet user’s web browser or device and is used to remember and/or obtain information about the user. A “web beacon” is a small object or image that is embedded into a web page, application, or email and is used to track activity. They are also sometimes referred to as pixels and tags.
We and/or third parties may collect information using cookies, web beacons, pixels, and other similar technology, through the Services, for the purposes described in this Policy including to keep track of your interactions on our Site and other websites, to provide you with a more customized experience, and to serve targeted advertisements to you.
We and our service providers may use session-replay tools, which record your interactions with our Services, such as how you move throughout our Services and engage with our webforms. In addition to the uses described in the “Information Collection and Use” section above, this information helps us improve our Services and identify and fix technical issues visitors may be having with our Services.
To find more information about cookies please visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Most browsers are initially set to allow cookies but also offer the option to restrict cookies or warn you of their use. By disabling cookies, you won’t be able to enjoy the convenience provided by our customization.
When you visit or log in to our website, cookies and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with other personal information they or others have about you, including by association with your email or home address. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email or home addresses. You may opt out of receiving this advertising by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout
We and/or third-parties, including service providers, advertising companies, and social networks, use cookies, web beacons and other similar technology, through the Services, to collect information for the purposes described in this Policy including targeted advertising, analytics, monitoring performance and improvement of our online Services (traffic, errors, page load time, popular pages, etc.).
You may opt out as follows:
Setting your browser to restrict or decline cookies. Please refer to the “help” section in your browser. You may also adjust your privacy and advertising settings on your mobile device.
We may use Facebook products to advertise to you. To learn more about how Facebook uses your data, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. To understand more about Facebook advertising and manage your preferences, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/about/ads.
We may use Tik Tok to advertise to you. To learn more about how Tik Tok uses your data, please visit: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy-us?lang=en. To understand more about Tik Tok advertising and manage your preferences regarding advertising, please visit: https://support.tiktok.com/en/account-and-privacy/personalized-ads-and-data/personalization-and-data?lang=en.
You can also opt out from companies like Google and other participating companies through the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) NAI Website: https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1 and the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or using your mobile device settings.
You may opt-out of receiving emails and communications from us any time by clicking on the Unsubscribe link provided in the footer of emails or by sending a request here. Please note, even if you opt out of promotional communications, we will continue to send to you non-promotional emails such as service notices related to your account, billing, transactions and orders.
If you provide your mobile phone number to us, we may ask for your consent to receive text message alerts from us containing product, event, or promotional information in a text or SMS message (“Text Messages”). The Text Message program allows users to receive SMS/MMS mobile messages by users affirmatively opting into the program, such as through online enrollment forms or by texting a keyword to 83400 or any successor short code to opt into the program. Your consent to receive Text Messages is not required to purchase goods or services from us. Additional terms regarding Text Messages will apply—please review the applicable terms carefully when you provide your mobile phone number.
If you consented to receiving promotions or advertising via Text Message, you can unsubscribe from receiving Text Messages at any time by replying “STOP” to one of our Text Messages. For help, text HELP to 83400 or contact us by sending a request here
Notwithstanding anything else in this Policy, Responsible Man does not share Personal Information or Sensitive Personal Information obtained through its short code texting program with unaffiliated third-party companies for marketing purposes.
The Services may contain links to third-party applications and websites. These other applications, websites and domains operate with privacy policies beyond our control. All data practices related to information you provide to such companies is governed by their privacy policies and terms of use. We encourage you to review their policies prior to submitting any information to them. We are not responsible for your interactions with or any transactions that occur between you and such third-party websites or social media accounts.
We maintain appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information and sensitive personal information, whether in transmission or storage. Please keep in mind, however, that there is no such thing as perfect security, and no Internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free therefore we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information and sensitive personal information.
We will retain your personal information and sensitive personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes described in this Policy. We will also retain and use your personal information and sensitive personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. To determine the appropriate retention period, we will consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the data; the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the data; the purposes for which we process the data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means; and the applicable legal requirements. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, at the end of the retention period we will remove personal information from our systems and records or take appropriate steps to properly anonymize, deidentify, or aggregate it, where legally applicable.
Responsible Man is based in the U.S. and the information we collect will be transferred to, processed, and stored on our servers anywhere in the world, including to the U.S. The data protection laws and regulations applicable to your personal information and sensitive personal information upon transfer may be different from the laws in your country of residence.
Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 13. If you are below the age of 13, you should not interact with our Site or social media accounts. If we become aware that we have obtained personal information and/or sensitive personal information from an individual under age 13, we will delete such information in accordance with applicable law.
The purpose of this section is to inform California residents from whom we may collect personal information and sensitive personal information in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).
Categories of Personal Information that We May Collect about California consumers:
Categories of Sensitive Personal Information We Collect about California consumers:
We receive personal information and sensitive personal information from a variety of sources, including directly from you, your devices, or from other sources including third parties. The categories of sources from which personal information and sensitive personal information are collected include:
Business or Commercial Purpose for Collection
To understand the purposes for which we collect personal information, please review Section 2 of this Policy
Categories of Personal Information Disclosed for a Business Purpose
In the preceding 12 months, Emerson Vitamins has disclosed the following categories of data for business purposes.
Category of Personal Information
Category of Sensitive Personal Information
Categories of Recipients
Categories of Information Sold
In the preceding 12 months, Responsible Man has sold the following categories of personal data to third parties.
Category of Personal Information
Category of Sensitive Personal Information
Categories of Recipients
We do not knowingly sell the data relating to consumers under 16 years of age.
Your California Privacy Rights
Please Note:
California’s “Shine the Light” Law. If you are a California resident, you are entitled once a year, free of charge, to request and obtain certain information regarding our disclosure, if any, of certain categories of information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. To request the above information, please e-mail us at: privacy@emersonvitamins.com with a reference to CA Shine the Light Privacy Rights Disclosure Information.
Financial Incentive Offers - From time to time, in addition, we may offer you financial incentives for the collection, sale and retention and use of your Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information as permitted by applicable state laws that can, without limitation, result in reasonably different prices, rates, or quality levels. The material aspects of any financial incentive will be explained and described below or in its program terms. Please note that participating in incentive programs is entirely optional. You will have to affirmatively opt-in to the program and you can opt-out of each program (i.e., terminate participation and forgo the ongoing incentives) prospectively by following the instructions in the applicable program description and terms. We may add or change incentive programs and/or their terms by posting notice on the program descriptions and terms linked to above so check them regularly.
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Program |
Incentive Offered |
Material Term |
How to Opt In |
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Email Sign Up Discount |
First-time email signup consumers earn 10% off their first purchase. |
The Email and Text Message Sign Up Discount is available to consumers who are 18 years of age or older, and discounts are redeemable only at https://www.emersonvitamins.com on full price styles, exclusions apply. We collect your email address to facilitate our operations, send you marketing messages, and to provide you with benefits. |
Participating in the Email Sign Up Discount is entirely optional but is subject to additional terms and conditions and exclusions. You may opt in by providing your email address on our website at the link available from time to time at our store page, https://www.responsibleman.com and opting in to receive messages from us. |
The financial incentive we offer to consumers through each program is reasonably related to the value of the consumer’s data. We have made a good faith estimate of the value of the consumer’s data based on relevant expenses related to the collection and retention of personal information as part of each program.
Participants in a financial incentive program may make a personal information deletion request as set forth herein. Consumers that are part of a rewards program will then be sent an email requesting that they confirm that they want to delete their respective program data. You may also terminate program participation at any time, as explained in each program’s terms or by calling us at 615-905-6797. Upon a termination request, some program data associated with the terminated account may be retained for recordkeeping, tax reporting, and other legally permissible purposes. You can opt out of non-program marketing emails or delete your personal information from our active marketing lists and retain your program account and benefits.
Making a California Privacy Rights Request
As a California resident, you may exercise your privacy rights request by:
Once we receive your privacy request, we are required to verify that you are the person that is the subject of the request (the “Verification Process”). The Verification Process consists of matching identifying information provided by you with the information we have about you in our records. Upon making a request, you will be asked to provide your email address. A confirmation email with a verification code will be sent to the email address you provide to verify that you are the subject of the request. If we cannot verify your identity, we will not be able to respond to your request. We will use personal information provided in your request only to verify your identity or authority to make the request and to track and document request responses unless you also provided the personal information to us for another purpose.
Authorized Agent
You may designate an authorized agent to exercise any of the above California privacy rights on your behalf, subject to the agent request requirements of the CCPA and CPRA. An authorized agent may submit a request on behalf of a consumer if the consumer has provided the authorized agent with power of attorney in accordance with necessary state law; alternatively, the agent must (1) present verifiable written authorization from the consumer that the agent has the consumer’s permission to submit the request; and (2) independently verify the agent’s own identity with Responsible Man. Authorized Agents may make requests under the CCPA and CPRA on behalf of California Consumers by contacting us at privacy@responsibleman.com.
Nevada residents who wish to exercise their sale opt-out rights under Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A may submit a request to privacy@responsibleman.com.
THIS SECTION PROVIDES INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO VIRGINIA CONSUMERS, INCLUDING HOW TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE VIRGINIA CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION ACT (“CDPA”). TERMS DEFINED IN THE CDPA THAT ARE USED IN THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN THE CDPA.
Additional Disclosures of Personal Data
Targeted Advertising. We may process your Personal Data for targeted advertising (as the term is defined in the CDPA). To opt out, please email us at privacy@responsibleman.com or call us at 615-905-6797.
Sales of Personal Data. We do not sell (as the term is defined in the CDPA) your Personal Data.
Your Virginia Privacy Rights
Right to Access and Data Portability. You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your Personal Data, to access your Personal Data, and to obtain a copy of Personal Data you provided to us in a portable format.
Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and our purposes for processing it.
Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete your Personal Data.
Right to Opt Out. You have the right to opt out of the following uses of your Personal Data: (a) targeted advertising; (b) the sale of Personal Data; and (c) profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
Right to Appeal. Sometimes we are unable to process requests relating to your Personal Data, in which case, your request will be denied. If you are a resident of Virginia whose privacy rights request has previously been denied by us and you believe we denied it in error, you may appeal for reconsideration of your request using our email at privacy@responsibleman.com or call us toll-free at 615-905-6797.
Please note that if you make a privacy rights request, we will retain the Personal Data submitted in connection with your request for recordkeeping purposes.
This Section supplements the other parts of our Privacy Policy, and provides additional information for Colorado Consumers, including how to exercise their rights under the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”). Terms defined in the CPA that are used in this Section shall have the same meaning as in the CPA.
Additional Disclosures of Personal Data
Targeted Advertising and Sales of Personal Data. Under Colorado law, a “sale” of Personal Data does not necessarily involve an exchange of money. Instead, the term also includes disclosures of Personal Data to third parties under circumstances where the third parties may use the information for their own purposes. We do not sell your Personal Data in exchange for monetary compensation. We may allow certain third parties (such as certain advertising partners) to collect your Personal Data via automated technologies or otherwise share Personal Data with such parties in exchange for non-monetary consideration (such as an enhanced ability to serve you content and advertisements that may be of interest to you). To opt out of targeted advertising, please email privacy@responsibleman.com.
Profiling. We do not use Personal Data for Profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning Consumers.
Your Colorado Privacy Rights
Right to Access and Data Portability. You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your Personal Data, to access your Personal Data, and to obtain a copy of Personal Data you provided to us in a portable format.
Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and our purposes for processing it.
Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete your Personal Data.
Right to Opt Out. You have the right to opt out of the following uses of your Personal Data: (a) targeted advertising; (b) the sale of Personal Data; and (c) profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
Right to Appeal. Sometimes we are unable to process requests relating to your Personal Data, in which case, your request will be denied. If you are a resident of Colorado whose privacy rights request has previously been denied by us and you believe we denied it in error, you may appeal for reconsideration of your request using our email at privacy@responsibleman.com or call us toll-free at 615-905-6797.
Bona Fide Loyalty Programs
We may offer you certain loyalty program benefits permitted under applicable law that can result in different prices, rates, quality, or selection levels. A loyalty program notice is either provided below for the particular program listed or will be provided in connection with the offer for the particular program.
Participation in a loyalty program requires your prior opt-in consent, which you may revoke at any time. The “Selling and Sharing Your Information” Section above identifies the categories of Personal Data that we may collect, sell, or process for targeted advertising through the loyalty program. The chart below shows the third parties who may receive your Personal Data in connection with the loyalty program, loyalty program partners, and the program benefits provided by each partner. We may add or change programs and their terms by posting notice on the program descriptions below or within the offer to participate, so please check them regularly.
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Program |
Personal Data |
Third Parties and Loyalty Program Partners |
Incentive Offered |
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Email Sign Up Discount |
Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Physical Address (if provided for shipping) |
Shopify |
First-time email signup consumers earn 10% off their first purchase. |
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Email Sign Up Discount |
Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Physical Address (if provided for shipping) |
Recharge
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First-time email signup consumers earn 10% off their first purchase. |
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Email Sign Up Discount |
Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Physical Address (if provided for shipping) |
Klavio
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First-time email signup consumers earn 10% off their first purchase. |
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Email Sign Up Discount |
Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Physical Address (if provided for shipping) |
Zendesk
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First-time email signup consumers earn 10% off their first purchase. |
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Email Sign Up Discount |
Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Physical Address (if provided for shipping) |
Segment
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First-time email signup consumers earn 10% off their first purchase. |
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Participants in a loyalty program may make a Personal Data deletion request as set forth herein. Consumers that are part of a rewards program will then be sent an email requesting that they confirm that they want to delete their respective program data. You may also terminate program participation at any time, as explained in each program’s terms or by calling us at 615-905-6797. Upon a termination request, some program data associated with the terminated account may be retained for recordkeeping, tax reporting, and other legally permissible purposes. You can opt out of non-program marketing emails or delete your Personal Data from our active marketing lists and retain your program account and benefits.
This Section supplements the other parts of our Notice, and provides additional information for Connecticut Consumers, including how to exercise their rights under the Connecticut Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act (“CTDPA”). Terms defined in the CTDPA that are used in this Section shall have the same meaning as in the CTDPA.
Additional Disclosures of Personal Data
Targeted Advertising and Sales of Personal Data. Under Connecticut law, a “sale” of Personal Data does not necessarily involve an exchange of money. Instead, the term also includes disclosures of Personal Data to third parties under circumstances where the third parties may use the information for their own purposes. We do not sell your Personal Data in exchange for monetary compensation. We may allow certain third parties (such as certain advertising partners) to collect your Personal Data via automated technologies on our Online Channels or otherwise share Personal Data with such parties in exchange for non-monetary consideration (such as an enhanced ability to serve you content and advertisements that may be of interest to you). You have the right to opt out of this disclosure of your information, as detailed below. To opt out of targeted advertising, please email privacy@responsibleman.com.
Profiling. We do not use Personal Data for Profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning Consumers.
Your Connecticut Privacy Rights
Right to Access and Data Portability. You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your Personal Data, to access your Personal Data, and to obtain a copy of Personal Data you provided to us in a portable format.
Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and our purposes for processing it.
Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete your Personal Data.
Right to Opt Out. You have the right to opt out of the following uses of your Personal Data: (a) targeted advertising; (b) the sale of Personal Data; and (c) profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
Right to Appeal. Sometimes we are unable to process requests relating to your Personal Data, in which case, your request will be denied. If you are a resident of Connecticut whose privacy rights request has previously been denied by us and you believe we denied it in error, you may appeal for reconsideration of your request using our email at privacy@responsibleman.com or call us toll-free at 615-905-6797.
For information and questions about the use of your personal information or this Policy, you may contact us by sending a request here.
We may change this Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this Policy. Your continued use of this Site after any such updates constitutes your agreement to this Policy and any future revisions.
Revision History:
April 2024 – Published
May 2024 - Section Added to Cookies, Retention.com
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