Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Open Source Economy! We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our users and customers. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, which is hosted by Squarespace, Inc. (“Squarespace”). We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.

2. Information Collection

  • Personal Information: We collect personal information that you provide directly to us when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise communicate with us. This information may include your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and payment information.

  • Automated Information Collection: As part of the Squarespace platform, certain information is collected automatically when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, and browsing information collected through cookies and other similar technologies. Squarespace also gathers diagnostic information to optimize website performance.

3. Use of Information

The information we collect is used in various ways, by us, or by Squarespace including:

  • Communication: We use your information to communicate with you about our services, updates, and promotional offers that might interest you. This communication may be via emails, newsletters, or alerts.

  • Improvement of Services: We analyze information about how our users interact with the site to identify trends, usage patterns, and areas for improvement of our website and services.

  • Security: We use your information to enhance the security of our site, to detect and prevent fraudulent transactions, and to comply with legal obligations.

  • Marketing and Advertising: We may use your information to develop targeted marketing campaigns and to display content and advertising that are tailored to your interests on our site and other sites.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We utilize cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and maintain certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our service.

5. Third-party Services

Our website, hosted on Squarespace, integrates various third-party services to enhance its functionality and to provide you with a better user experience.

It is important to note that these third-party services have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information. We recommend that you read their privacy policies to understand their data handling practices. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

6. Data Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement a variety of administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect it against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Here are some of the key security practices we follow:

  • Secure Servers: Our website is hosted on Squarespace, which provides robust security measures, including server authentication and data encryption.

  • Access Controls: Access to your personal information is restricted to only those employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information in order to process it on our behalf. They are subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We encourage you to take steps to protect yourself online, including ensuring that any online account passwords you have are secure and confidential.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Here is how we handle the retention of your data:

  • Retention Period: The length of time we keep your information depends on what it is and whether we have an ongoing business need to retain it (such as providing you services or complying with legal, tax, or accounting requirements). For example, we retain your account information for as long as your account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter in case you decide to re-activate the services. We also retain some of your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements.

  • Data Minimization: We aim to minimize the data we collect and retain. We only keep your data for as long as we need it to provide you the services you use, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements.

  • Deletion of Data: When we no longer need to retain your personal information, we securely delete or anonymize it. If this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion can be achieved.

  • Special Considerations: If you request to delete your personal data or your account, we will make reasonable attempts to delete all associated data, except where archival purposes or legal obligations require retention. This process is typically subject to a formal review to determine the applicability of data deletion or retention.

We encourage individuals to review their data periodically to ensure it is accurate and to request data deletion or correction where necessary. If you have any questions about our Data Retention policies, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact Information section of this policy.

8. Users' Rights

As a user of our website, you have specific rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to receive information about how we process it.

  • Correction: You may request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal information.

  • Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or when your personal data has been unlawfully processed.

  • Restriction: You may ask us to stop processing your data, for example if you want us to establish its accuracy or the reason for processing it.

  • Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer a copy of your data to you or another service provider in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

  • Objection: You can object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances (such as for direct marketing).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details provided in the Contact Information section below.

9. International Data Transfers

We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own. Our servers are located in the United States, and our third-party service providers and partners operate around the world. Therefore, your personal information may be subject to the laws of other countries, where the data protection and other laws may not be as comprehensive as those in your country. We implement appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information remains protected according to this privacy policy and applicable laws. This includes using standard contractual clauses for transfers of personal information outside the EU/EEA.

10. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose information from children under the age of 13, or the equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction, without parental consent. If we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under the relevant minimum age without parental consent, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.

11. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We may let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our website prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Information

For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, or to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at:

  • Email: lauriane@open-source-economy.com

We are committed to resolving any privacy concerns quickly and transparently and encourage you to reach out to us with any questions or feedback.