Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 10, 2025
INTRODUCTION
. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how Good Earth Lighting, Inc. (“GEL”, “we”, “us” or “our”) and our affiliated entities process, collect, share and otherwise use personal information of individuals (“Personal Information”) when you use our services, applications, and products (collectively, “Services”) or use this website, www.goodearthlighting.com, and/or any other websites or subdomains of we own and operate (collectively, “Website”, “this Website” or the “Websites”).
Our “Platform” is made up of www.goodearthlighting.com and all related websites, mobile apps, products, services or programs offered by Good Earth Lighting.
Our collection, use, sharing and processing of Personal Information is also subject to the Terms of Service for our Website located at https://www.goodearthlighting.com/terms-conditions (“Terms of Service”).
To the extent required under applicable laws, for purposes of this Privacy Policy, we process your Personal Information as a “controller” under certain data protection laws, including, without limitation, the European Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
KEY INFORMATION: · We collect the Personal Information set out in the “What Information We Collect” section of this Privacy Policy. Depending on the context, the information we collect from you may includes your name, email, address, billing information and online identifiers like device identifiers and IP address.
· We use your personal information for the purposes set out in the “How We Use Your Information” section of this Privacy Policy below, including to provide you with our Services and Products or for purposes of targeted advertising.
· You have a number of rights set out in the “Your Rights” section of this Privacy Policy that you can exercise in relation to our use of your personal information, like the right to opt out of targeted advertising or have certain of your personal information deleted. If you reside in certain states like California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, and others you may have a number of state-specific rights, as set out in this Privacy Policy. |
BY ACCESSING THE SITE, USING THE PLATFORM OR OUR SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE INTERACTING WITH GOOD EARTH LIGHTING, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, including the ARBITRATION and CLASS ACTION WAIVER provisions, below.
If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, you are instructed not to use the Site, Platform, or Services.1. ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVACY POLICY
ALL USE OF OUR SERVICES AND WEBSITES IS GOVERNED BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THE TERMS OF SERVICE AS WE MAY UPDATE OR MODIFY THEM FROM TIME TO TIME IN OUR DISCRETION.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Services this Website and/or our other Websites.
BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR SERVICES, THIS WEBSITE AND/OR OUR OTHER WEBSITES, on behalf of yourself and/or your company or organization, you agree and consent to our practices, as described in this Privacy Policy, regarding the collection, use, processing and disclosure of your Personal Information. You are also agreeing to comply with the requirements contained herein.
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of our Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes. It is your responsibility to periodically check for updates.
- PROCESSING ACTIVITIES COVERED
2.1 Information to Which this Privacy Policy Applies
This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information collected, stored, processed, disclosed, shared and/or used (generally, “processed”) by us when:
- You visit our Websites that display or link to this Privacy Policy.
- You use our Services that display or link to this Privacy Policy.
- You provide information through your use of our Websites or Services.
- You visit our branded social media pages.
- You or we send or receive communications, including e-mail, text and/or other electronic messages.
- You interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services,if those applications or advertising include links to this Website.
- You respond to any surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes or other purposes we may identify.
- We collect such information by other means as described in this Privacy Policy.
2.3 Links from this Website
This Website may contain links to other websites, applications and services maintained by third parties. The information practices of such other services, or of social media networks that host our branded social media pages are governed by third parties’ privacy policies or statements, which we encourage you to review to better understand such third parties’ privacy practices.
- WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW WE COLLECT IT
3.1 Personal Information We Collect Directly from You
The information we collect from you on or through our Websites, which includes Personal Information, includes:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Websites, which includes name, email address, and phone number. This includes other information provided at the time you request additional information or request services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Websites.
- Records and copies of your correspondence (including e-mail addresses), if you contact us.
- Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
- Your search queries on our Websites.
- When you use and interact with this Website, we automatically collect log files and other information about your device and your usage of this Website and other details of your visits to this Website, which may include traffic data, location data, other communication data, resources that you access and use on the Websites through cookies, web beacons or similar technologies, such as Internet
- Usage Information: We may track, collect, and aggregate information indicating, among other things, which pages of our Site were visited, the order in which they were visited, when they were visited, and which hyperlinks were clicked. We also collect information from the URLs from which you linked to our Site. Collecting such information may involve logging the IP address, operating system, and browser software used by each user of the Site, device, and advertising identifiers.
- Cookies, Beacons and Pixels: We and our service providers may also use cookies and web beacons when you visit our Site.
- Mobile device information: We may collect information about your mobile device including the type of device you use, operating system version, and the device identifier (or “UDID”), your mobile application identification and behavior, use, and aggregated usage, performance data, and where the application was downloaded from;
Certain laws may provide you with the right to object to the automated processing of your personal information. Please review these rights in the “Your State Data Privacy Rights” section below.
- Protocol (IP) addresses or other identifiers, which may qualify as Personal Information (please see Section 3.2, "Automatic Data Collection Technologies We Use" below).
3.2 Automatic Data Collection Technologies We Use
As you navigate through and interact with our Websites, we use common information collection tools (including, without limitation, Google Analytics and PIWIK Analytics) to automatically collect information. The information we collect automatically is statistical data and may include Personal Information, or we may maintain it or associate it with Personal Information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Websites and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to estimate our audience size and usage patterns, store information about your preferences and use of our services, allow us to customize our Websites and recognize you when you return to our Websites, among other things. This information is collected through our use of cookies and other tracking technologies including:
- Cookies (browser cookies) are small files of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Websites.
- Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Websites may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from and on our Websites. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for Flash cookies, please see Section 5.2, “Choices about How We Use and Disclose Your Information”, below.
- Log Files. When you access our Websites, our servers automatically record information sent from your browser, which may include your web request, Internet Protocol address, domain names, referring Uniform Resource Locator, browser type, browser language, and operating system; the date and time of your request and access; and Cookies that may uniquely identify your browser (collectively, “Usage Data”). We may combine Usage Data with Personal Information in a manner that enables us to trace Usage Data to an individual user, and may collect, use, preserve and disclose Usage Data in any manner that we may collect, use, preserve and disclose Personal Information as provided herein (whether Usage Data is combined with any Personal Information or otherwise).
- Web Beacons. Pages of our Websites and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs. pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an e-mail and for other related Website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain Website content and verifying system and server integrity).
3.3 Ways to Manage Cookies
Browser Settings
As stated above, you can control or disable cookies in your web browser. How you disable cookies depends on which browser you use. All modern browsers allow you to change your privacy settings to prevent websites from planting cookies.
These settings will typically be found in your browser’s “options” or “preferences” menu or by using 'Help' option. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful.
If you configure your browser to refuse to accept cookies, you may be unable to access certain parts of this Website and/or it may not function as intended.
- WHY WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We process information that we collect from and/or about you, including Personal Information to perform services for you, to pursue our legitimate interests, and for other purposes, including:
- To provide our Services, Websites and their content to you and allow you to review our services.
- To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us. Where we do not have an account with you or provide you with any Services, we process your Personal Information based on our legitimate interest to operate and administer our Websites and to provide you with content you access and may request.
- To provide you with customer support and communication.
- For analytical purposes, which may include generate and analyze statistics about your use of the Website for operational and/or security purposes, measurement of effectiveness of our marketing activities, performance improvements, research, testing and other business purposes.
- To notify you about changes to our Website or services we offer or provide through one or more of the Websites.
- To allow you to use participate in interactive features on our Website.
- To promote the security of our Website by verifying accounts and activity, investigating suspicious activities and enforcing our Terms of Service and policies to the extent necessary for our legitimate interests in promoting the safety and security of the systems and applications used by our Websites and to protect our rights and the rights of others.
- To develop and improve our Website.
To send you marketing information, service recommendations and other non-transactional communications about us and our affiliates and partners, including information about our services necessary for our legitimate interest in conducting direct marketing or to the extent you have provided your prior consent, including without limitation, through requests made by you or use of built-in convenience features of the services we provide to you.
- To cooperate with public and government authorities, courts or regulators in accordance with our legal obligations under applicable laws to the extent this requires the processing or disclosure of Personal Information to protect our rights or is necessary for our legitimate interest in protecting against misuse or abuse of our Websites, protecting personal property or safety, pursuing remedies available to us and limiting our damages, complying with judicial proceedings, court orders or legal processes or to respond to lawful requests.
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
- For any other purpose with your consent.
We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third-parties' services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, you may opt out by emailing us at unsubscribe@goodearthlighting.com or by contacting us using the information in the “Contact Information" section on the Website.
- HOW WE USE OR SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
5.1. Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Service:
- To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
- To contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support our business. We may share Personal Information collected through our Services or Website with companies that perform services on our behalf, including companies that provide website development and hosting.
- To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of all or any portion of GEL’ assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by GEL, or its affiliates, about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it. For example, if you give us information regarding your areas of interest in our Services.
- With third-party social media networks, advertising networks and websites, which may also act as separate controllers, so that we can market and advertise on such third-party platforms and websites.
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
- With your consent.
We may also disclose your Personal Information:
- To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request. We may disclose your personal information when we believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law or respond to a court order or subpoena; to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; or to protect the rights, property or safety of ourselves or others. We reserve the right to report to appropriate law enforcement, governmental authorities and other third parties any activities that we, in good faith, believe to be harmful or unlawful, with or without providing notice to you
- To enforce or apply our Terms of Service and other agreements.
- If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of GEL, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
We may also disclose aggregated information about you and other users that does not identify you or any other individual, without restriction.
We will not otherwise distribute, sell, rent, transfer, or otherwise disclose your Personal Information to any third party, except as provided for in this Privacy Policy or with you consent.
5.2 Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your Personal Information:
- Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
- Disclosure of Your Information for Third-Party Advertising. If you do not want us to share your Personal Information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes, you can also always opt-out by sending us an e-mail stating your request to privacy@goodearthlighting.com.
- Links to Internet or Mobile Sites. Our Websites may contain links to Internet or mobile sites not owned or operated by us, including to sites featuring companies, products, services or news that may be of interest or to pages that we maintain on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or other social media sites. You should review the privacy and other policies of other Internet and mobile site providers carefully, as these policies may be different than the policies of our Websites. We assume no responsibility or liability for any third party Internet or mobile site operator’s privacy practices.
- Promotional Offers from the Us. If you do not wish to have your e-mail address/contact information used to promote our own or third parties' products or services, you can opt-out by sending us an e-mail stating your request to privacy@goodearthlighting.com. If we have sent you a promotional e-mail, you may send us a return e-mail asking to be omitted from future e-mail distributions. This opt out does not apply to information provided to GEL as a result of a product purchase, product service experience or other transactions.
We do not control third parties' collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way.
5.3 Choices for Personal Information
We will ask for your consent prior to collecting or using Personal Information for any purpose other than those described in this Privacy Policy or other supplementary privacy notices. You may be given the option to opt out of some of our data-collection practices. If we propose to use Personal Information for any purpose other than those described in this Privacy Policy or other supplementary privacy notices, we will provide you with an effective way to opt out of such use. Please note that declining to submit Personal Information for any service may prevent us from being able to provide that service to you.
- STORAGE AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
The information that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside of your country of domicile. It may also be processed by employees, subcontractors and sub-processors (“Our Providers”) operating outside of your country of domicile who work for us, or on our behalf. Our Providers may be engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of any requests and the provision of support services. By submitting your Personal Information, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We take steps we believe reasonably necessary so that your Personal Information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Your Personal Information is currently processed and stored in the United States.
Please note, not all countries provide the same level of data protection. In this event, we will ensure that the recipient of your Personal Information offers an adequate level of protection in the country in which it is processed.
- DATA RETENTION AND SECURITY
7.1 Data Retention
We retain your Personal Information and information stored and collected through our Website and Services for as long as we have a business or tax need or as applicable laws, regulations, or government orders require. When your information is no longer necessary or relevant for the identified purpose or to fulfill a legal or business requirement, we will use reasonable commercial efforts to securely dispose of and destroy your information collected through the Website.
After expiry of the applicable retention periods, your Personal Information will be deleted. If there is any information that we are unable, for technical reasons, to delete entirely from our systems, we will put in place appropriate measures to prevent any further use of such Information.
7.2 Data Security
We, or Our Providers on our behalf, follow generally accepted standards, including organizational, technical and physical measures to help safeguard against the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration and unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, the Personal Information we process or use. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on this Website.
Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk. If you have any questions about the security of our websites, please contact us by using the information in the “Contact Information” section, below
If you have any questions about the security of our Websites, please contact us by using the information in the “Contact Information” section, below.
- YOUR RIGHTS
8.1 Your Rights
YOUR STATE DATA PRIVACY RIGHTS
If you reside in a state that has a state privacy law, this section may apply to you. Depending on your state, you may have (and we will honor to the extent applicable) the following data subject rights:
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Limit Use and/or Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information |
Certain categories of personal information that we collect and use might be “sensitive” under data privacy laws. Consistent with applicable law, you may limit certain uses or disclosures of your sensitive personal information and may exercise this right by using the form linked here. |
Right to Access |
Consistent with applicable law, you may submit a verifiable consumer request to access, in a portable and (if technically feasible) readily-usable form, the personal information that we have collected about you as well as more information about our data practices. For more information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information for business purposes, please review our Privacy Policy. |
Right to Correct |
Consistent with applicable law, you may submit a verifiable consumer request to correct inaccuracies in your personal information held by Good Earth Lighting. |
Right to Delete |
Consistent with applicable law, you may submit a verifiable consumer request to delete your personal information. |
Sale and Sharing of Data |
We do not sell personal information to third parties; we are not data brokers and do not put personal information on the open market. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of individuals who are younger than 17 . We do allow third parties to collect personal information through the GEL Platform and share personal information with third parties for the business purposes described in the Privacy Policy including, without limitation, advertising and marketing on the GEL Platform and elsewhere based on users’ online activities over time and across Good Earth Lighting, services, and devices. Consistent with applicable law, you may opt out of such processing by emailing privacy@goodearthlighting.com. |
Right of Non-Discrimination |
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights and choices, although some of the functionality and features available on the service may change or no longer be available to you. Any differences in the services are related to the information provided. |
Data Retention |
We retain personal information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was collected. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:
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De-Identification |
Consistent with applicable law, we may maintain and use anonymized information in de-identified form and not to attempt to re-identify the information, except that we may attempt to re-identify the information solely for the purpose of determining whether its de-identification processes satisfy the requirements of the California Privacy Rights Act. |
Appeal of Consumer Rights Requests |
To appeal a refusal to take action on your request, please see the instructions in our response to your request or submit your appeal in writing by contacting privacy@goodearthlighting.com with the subject “Appeal of Consumer Rights Request.” |
Use of Opt-Out Signals |
We do not sell personal information. However, we do process personal information for purposes of displaying advertisements that are selected based on users’ online activities over time and across different sites, services, and devices. We also engage in automated processing that could affect you. Consistent with applicable law, you may opt out of such processing by submitting a request through our form here, or emailing us at privacy@goodearthlighting.com. |
Right to Opt-Out for the Purposes of Profiling for Decisions That Produce Legal or Similarly Significant Effects |
Consistent with applicable law, you may have the right to opt-out of processing of personal information for purposes of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. To exercise any right you may have, please email us at privacy@goodearthlighting.com. |
Sensitive Data Inferences |
We may process inferences from your sensitive data for the purposes discussed in our Privacy Policy. In the event that we do, we will retain the inferences until we have fulfilled the purpose for which we collected them. We will delete such inferences in accordance with our Privacy Policy. |
NOTICE OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVE Disclosure
other programs, such as sweepstakes, contest, or other similar promotional campaigns (collectively, the “Programs”). When you sign up for one of these Programs, we typically ask you to provide your name and contact information (such as email address and/or telephone number). Because our Programs involve the collection of personal information and offering of certain benefits, they might be interpreted as a “financial incentive” program under California law. Under the California law, the value of your personal information to us is related to the value of the free or discounted products or services, or other benefits that you obtain or that are provided as part of the applicable Program, less the expense related to offering those products, services, and benefits to Program participants.
You may withdraw from participating in a Program at any time by contacting us using the designated method set forth in the applicable Program rules or by emailing us at privacy@goodearthlighting.com.
8.2 How to Exercise Your Rights
We provide you with a variety of ways to control the personal information we hold about you, including choices on how we use that information.
Account Settings.
You may access, modify or delete your account, update your subscriptions and email newsletters associated with that account [here].
Communication Preferences.
You can unsubscribe from email, mail, telephone and text message communications from us. To do so, call us at 1-800-291-8838 or email us at privacy@goodearthlighting.com.
- For email requests, it may take up to ten days for us to process your requests. For requests related to telephone calls, text messages, mobile service notifications it may take up to 30 days. If you adjust your postal mail preferences, it may take six to ten weeks before you stop receiving mail because postal mailings are prepared many weeks in advance.
- Regardless of your marketing communication preferences, we may still contact you for transactional or informational purposes, such as customer service, reminder or service notices, recalls, or information regarding your subscription or order(s).
Opt-Out of Targeted Advertising.
We may use your information for targeted advertising purposes, as described above. To opt-out of targeted advertising or manage your preferences, click the “YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES” link at the bottom of our website or click here.
Cookie Controls.
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can go to your browser settings to learn how to delete or reject cookies. If you choose to delete or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our websites. If you choose to delete cookies, settings and preferences controlled by those cookies, including third party targeted advertising preferences, may be deleted and may need to be recreated. For more information, read our Cookies Policy or click the “YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES” link at the bottom of our website.
Global Privacy Settings.
Access, Correct, Delete or Restrict Processing of Your Information.
In some jurisdictions, you may have the right to access, modify or delete the personal information that we have about you. To exercise any of the rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either: Emailing us at: privacy@goodearthlighting.com; or Calling us at: 1-800-291-8838.
You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a twelve (12) month period.
State-Specific Privacy Rights.
If you reside in a state with a state privacy law, you may have additional privacy rights. Our State Privacy Rights section to this Privacy Policy includes instructions on how you may exercise those rights.
Verification & Authorized Agents.
You may use an authorized agent to submit verifiable consumer requests on your behalf. An authorized agent is a natural person or a business entity that you have authorized to act on your behalf. We will take reasonable steps to verify your identity and requests, including by verifying your account information, residency or the email address you provide. If you are an authorized agent submitting a request on behalf of another individual, we may require proof of your written authorization before processing the request. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proper verification proof.
Exempt Information.
Certain information may be exempt from such requests under applicable law such as information we retain for legal compliance and to secure our Services. We may need certain information in order to provide the Products or Services to you; if you ask us to delete it, you may no longer be able to obtain the Products or use the Services.
Non-Discrimination.
You will not receive discriminatory treatment by use for the exercise of any of your privacy rights described herein.
Other Important Legal Terms: Legal Consent, Liability, and Indemnification.
The terms in this Privacy Policy and in our Terms of Use have legal importance and may be used by us in a legal proceeding, including to restrict certain claims by you or to limit your rights.
Specifically:
Chat Bots:
You may engage with us via chat functions on our websites, including automated chat bots. By using the Website and engaging with the chatbot or chat function, you consent to the recording and use of information about you and the chat session or any authorized service provider acting solely on our behalf. You further agree that we may use or disclose the information you provide via the chatbot or chat function in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to these terms, you should not use the chatbot or chat functionality. Your continued interaction with, or submission of information to, any chat feature will be deemed your acceptance of this provision.
Limitation of Liability.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, WILL WE OR OUR SUBSIDIARIES, PARENT COMPANIES OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM OUR USE OFPERSONAL INFORMATION, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DAMAGES FOR WHICH WE WILL BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE THE GREATER OF THE FEES YOU PAID FOR ANY PRODUCT IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH YOU PROVIDED YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, OR $100. (BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES, PARENT COMPANIES AND AFFILIATES, IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH LAW.) YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, THREATENING, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF OUR PRODUCTS.
Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and each of our and their respective directors, officers, managers, employees, shareholders, agents, representatives, and licensors, from and against any and all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that arise out of your provision of any inaccurate or unauthorized Personal Information to us or your violation of this Agreement or any rights of another. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this section. In such event, you agree to provide us with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by us.
Choice of Law.
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
Statute of Limitations for All Claims.
You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary or providing for a longer period, any claim or cause of action that you may have arising out of or related to use of the Products or this Agreement must be filed by you within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
Waiver of Class Action Claims.
This is an important section that limits your right to bring a class action against us. You and Good Earth Lighting agree that each party may bring disputes against the other party only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding, including, without limitation, a federal or state class action lawsuit. However, nothing in this section limits your right or Good Earth Lighting’s right to bring a lawsuit against each other as an individual plaintiff. This provision applies to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law to all claims that arise under, in connection with, or relate to this Privacy Policy or the Personal Information you provide to us (whether your own or any other Personal Information you provide), Personal Information that is automatically collected by us and/or obtained by us from third parties; that arose under, in connection with, or relate to any previous privacy policy in effect or that otherwise arose before these terms went into effect; or that may arise in connection with or after or otherwise relate to your Personal Information (or any other Personal Information you provide to us) after termination of any business relationship we may have with you, including cancellation or deletion of your accounts if applicable.
Accessibility
If you experience any difficulty in accessing any part of this Website or this Policy please contact us at privacy@goodearthlighting.com.
8.3 Your Preferences for Email and SMS Marketing Communications
If we process your Personal Information for the purpose of sending you marketing communications, you may manage your receipt of marketing and non-transactional communications from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link located on the bottom of our marketing emails, by replying or texting ‘STOP’ if you receive SMS communications or by turning off push notifications on our apps on your device. Additionally, you may unsubscribe by emailing unsubscribe@goodearthlighting.com or by contacting us using the information in the “Contact Information" section on the Website. Please note that opting out of marketing communications does not opt you out of receiving important business communications related to your current relationship with us, such as communications about our services being provided to you, service announcements or security information.
- Changes To Our Privacy Policy
9.1 Changes To Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right, at any time, to change, modify, or revise this Privacy Policy and the privacy and security practices discussed herein. We will post any revised version of the Privacy Policy on our Websites. If we make any significant, material changes to the Privacy Policy, we will modify the date on which this Privacy Policy was last revised as set forth at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Websites and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes. Continued use of our Websites and our Services following such changes constitutes your acknowledgment of them and agreement to be bound by their terms and conditions.
9.2 Children’s Privacy
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children and encourages parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. Our Websites are not directed to children or designed to attract them. You must be at least 17 years of age to use our Websites and Services. We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose Personal Information about users that are under 17 years of age. If we later learn that a user is under 17 years of age, we will remove that user’s Personal Information from our databases and prevent the user from further using our Websites and services. If you become aware that a user is under 17 years of age, please notify us immediately at privacy@goodearthlighting.com. If you are a user who is identified in this manner, we may require you to submit suitable proof of age, such as a copy of government-issued identification, in order to continue using our Websites or Services.
9.3 Monitoring and Enforcement
In accordance with applicable laws, you may request access and raise concerns or complaints regarding your Personal Information processed by us with by contacting us by email at privacy@goodearthlighting.com.
If you file a complaint, we will investigate the matter or suspected failure to comply with this Privacy Policy. It is our practice to respond to you within 45 days of receiving the complaint. We will take all appropriate action to remedy any such issues.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at privacy@goodearthlighting.com or send to us at 1400 East Business Center Drive, Ste. 108, Mount Prospect, IL 60056, USA. You may also call us at 1-800-291-8838.
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Contact Us
If you have any questions about our practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact us as follows:
Good Earth Lighting
Postal Mailing Address:
1400 East Business Center Dr., Suite 108
Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
Email: privacy@goodearthlighting.com