Privacy Policy + Terms of Use

WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?

When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address.

When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.

Email marketing (if applicable): we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates as well as SOJOURN travel blog and our other complimentary monthly posts.

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CONSENT

How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only. For your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you anytime for continued collection, use or disclosure of your information by contacting us at admin@karteblancheco.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.

WIX

Our store is hosted on WIX. 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 WIX's data storage, databases and the general WIX application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.

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​DISCLAIMER

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IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THE WEBSITE YOU DO SO AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS“, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, KARTE BLANCHE & CO EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. KARTE BLANCHE & CO MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS. KARTE BLANCHE & CO MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM KARTE BLANCHE & CO OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT, WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS OF THE WEBSITE AND WITH OTHER PERSONS WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT KARTE BLANCHE & CO DOES NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE STATEMENTS OF USERS OF THE WEBSITE. KARTE BLANCHE & CO MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE CONDUCT OF USERS OF THE WEBSITE OR THEIR COMPATIBILITY WITH ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE USERS OF THE WEBSITE. YOU AGREE TO TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS OF THE WEBSITE AND WITH OTHER PERSONS WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.​

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INDEMNIFICATION; HOLD HARMLESS

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To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold Karte Blanche & Co and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with (a) your access to or use of the Website; (b) your interaction with any User; (c) your breach or violation of the terms in this Agreement, any representation, warranty, or covenant referenced in this Agreement, or any applicable law or regulation; (d) any allegation that you have infringed or otherwise violated the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property or other rights of any third party; (e) your activities in connection with the Website; and/or (f) your negligent or willful misconduct, including but not limited to any injuries, losses, or damages (compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise) of any kind arising therefrom.

PAYMENT

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then WIX stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted.

All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers. You may also want to read WIX's Terms of Service.

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THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

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Our Website may contain links to or advertisements for other sites, services or products (“Third Party Products”). Third Party Products are provided solely as a convenience to you and may contain materials which you find offensive, objectionable, unlawful or inaccurate. Such Third Party Products are governed by their own terms of use and privacy policies which may differ from this Agreement or those of our Website. The inclusion of links to Third Party Products does not indicate that we endorse those products or services. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content of Third Party Products.

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We, our affiliates or contracted third parties may also offer new, updated or additional services (“Additional Services”) through our Website from time to time. Your use of those Additional Services will be governed by this Agreement but may also be subject to additional terms and conditions, which will be posted from time to time and with which users must comply. By continuing to use our Website, you expressly consent to any additional terms and conditions associated with the Additional Services.

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.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.

In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

LINKS

Affiliate links are used by us to link to products/services we genuinely recommend. When you buy through our affiliate links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. 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.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

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COOKIES

Here is a list of cookies that we use - you can choose if you want to opt-out of cookies or not.

Store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc)

Internal stats tracker to record the number of visits on the website

Number of visits count to a store by a single customer

Stores information about the contents of your cart

Shop password used to determine if the current visitor has access

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​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 to continue to sell products to you.


QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Email us at admin@karteblancheco.com

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

These are the Terms and Conditions governing the use of this Service and the agreement that operates between You and the Company. These Terms and Conditions set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.

By accessing or using the Service You agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If You disagree with any part of these Terms and Conditions then You may not access the Service.

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• Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Karte Blanche & Co. LLC

• Service refers to the Website www.karteblanche.com

• Terms and Conditions (also referred as “Terms”) mean these Terms and Conditions that form the entire agreement between You and the Company regarding the use of the Service.

• You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

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