Privacy
Karst Sports Privacy Policy
Effective Date: April 5, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Karst Sports. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors and customers. This Privacy Policy explains how Karst Sports ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects information gathered from visitors to our website (karstsports.com) and through our services. Your use of our website signifies your acceptance of this policy. We encourage you to review it periodically, as it may be updated.
2. Information We Collect
We collect different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our services
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Information You Provide Directly: When you make a purchase, create an account (if applicable), or contact us, you may provide us with "Personally-Identifying Information" (PII). This can include:
- Name
- Email address
- Shipping and billing address
- Phone number
- Payment information (processed securely by our payment partners; see Section 7)
- Any other information you voluntarily provide (e.g., through contact forms). You can choose not to provide certain PII, but this may prevent you from engaging in certain activities, like making a purchase.
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Information Collected Automatically: Like most website operators, we collect "Non-Personally-Identifying Information" that web browsers and servers typically make available.
This includes: - Browser type
and version - Operating system
- Language preference
- Referring website (the site you came from)
- Pages visited on our site
- Date and time of each visit
- Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (which could potentially be identifying in some contexts, e.g., for logged-in users if applicable). We collect this automatically through server logs and technologies like cookies (see Section 5) to understand how visitors use our website, troubleshoot issues, and improve our services. This information is often analyzed in aggregate form.
- Browser type
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for purposes including:
- Processing Transactions: To fulfill your orders, process payments, and manage shipping.
- Providing Services: To operate and maintain our website and provide customer support.
- Communication: To communicate with you about your orders, respond to your inquiries, and, if you have opted in, send you emails about our products or promotions.
- Website Improvement: To understand website traffic and user behavior, helping us improve site design, features, and product offerings.
- Security: To protect against unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and prevent fraud.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes (e.g., subpoenas, court orders).
4. How We Share Your Information
Karst Sports respects your privacy. We do not rent or sell your Personally-Identifying Information to anyone. We only disclose PII under the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: To our trusted employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations (like payment processors or shipping carriers) who need the information to process it on our behalf or provide services available on our website. These parties are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
- Legal Requirements: When required by law (such as in response to a subpoena, court order, or governmental request).
- Protection of Rights: When we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property, rights, or safety of Karst Sports, our customers, third parties, or the public at large.
- Business Transfers: If Karst Sports, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Karst Sports goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets transferred to or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that
such transfers may occur and that any acquirer may continue to use your PII as set forth in this policy.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- What are Cookies? A cookie is a small string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the
website each time the visitor returns. - How We Use Cookies: Karst Sports uses cookies to help us identify and track visitors, understand their usage of our website, and remember their access preferences (like items in a shopping cart).
- Your Choices: If you do not wish to have cookies placed on your computer, you should set your browser to refuse cookies before using our website.
Please be aware that disabling cookies may cause certain features of the Karst Sports website to not function properly. - Advertiser Cookies: Ads appearing on our website may be delivered by advertising partners who may set their own cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement
to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to deliver targeted advertisements they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Karst Sports only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures designed to protect your Personally-Identifying Information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet
7. Financial Information
When you make a purchase, we collect payment information necessary to process the transaction. This information
8. Privacy Policy Changes
Karst Sports may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, at our sole discretion. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes.
9. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
- Email: orders@karstsports.com
- Phone: 304-592-2600
- Address: Karst Sports, 35 Rodeo Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554