PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is paramount to us at Buckley Firearms, LLC (“Buckley Firearms”). We are committed to protecting your privacy at all times. This Privacy Policy explains Buckley Firearm’s privacy practices, including, the type of information we collect, how we collect it, how we use that information, and how we protect it. This Privacy Policy applies to information about users of our website, www.buckleyfirearms.com (the “Website”), and its on-line features or services, as well as to personal information obtained when you call, email, or otherwise communicate or interact with Buckley Firearms. Our Website and other services and communications, whether on-line or otherwise, are collectively referred to as “Services.”
This Privacy Policy is part of the User Agreement of the Website, and by accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to be bound by all of the terms and conditions set forth herein. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions set forth herein, please do not access or use the Website.
This Privacy Policy may change at any time; therefore, it is your sole responsibility to periodically review this Privacy Policy for any modifications and/or changes. Such changes are effective immediately by posting of the revised Privacy Policy on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after such modifications and/or changes constitutes your acknowledgment, agreement, and consent to the modified Privacy Policy and your acknowledgment, agreement, and consent to be bound by the modified and/or changed terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
By visiting the Website or using our Services, we may collect personal information about you including, but not limited to, your name, your status (such as whether you are a customer, dealer, or media professional), mailing address, email address, title or occupation and telephone number (collectively referred to herein as “Personal Information”). The types of personal information we collect, and share depends on the service or interaction that you have with us, as further set forth and described below.
The Website is a business-to-business website. Personal Information that you provide and that we collect is obtained solely in the context of Services you engage as an employee, owner, officer, or contractor of a Federal Firearms License Dealer (“FFL Dealer”).
You may also visit the Website without identifying who you are or providing any personally identifiable information about yourself – that is information that specifically identifies a particular individual, such as name, address, or phone number. Many users of the Website will choose not to provide any personally identifiable information; therefore, those individuals are anonymous to us.
When you visit the Website, whether or not you provide personally identifiable information, the Website captures certain common technical information automatically. This information may include your Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and computer operating system, device type, application software, time, and date you visit the Website, traffic patterns and usage data such as the pages you access, the address of the third-party website that directed you to our Website or the third-party website you visit when you leave our Website. Buckley Firearms uses this information to understand patterns of site activity, including aggregated user demographics, and to improve the website so it is more useful to you. Although Buckley Firearms does not use or maintain any type of network activity or device information in a manner that identifies you, or that relates to, describes, or is reasonably capable of being associated with or linked to you or your household, some of this information may qualify as “Personal Information” or “Personal Data” under applicable law.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
It’s likely not a surprise we collect information that you provide to us. We may ask you to fill out a form on our website that requests personal information when you purchase from Buckley Firearms, create an account, or use our any of Buckley Firearm’s Services. This information is used to process orders, provide requested service, and enhance your shopping experience through promotional materials. Personal information can include, but is not limited to, your name, email, phone number, address, and credit card information.
LOG INFORMATION
Like most websites, we collect information that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available, including, but not limited to, the browser type, location, IP address, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, operating system, and mobile network information (collectively referred to herein as “Log Information”). We collect Log Information when you visit or make a purchase on our website.
COOKIES
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and the visitor’s browser provides to the Website each time the visitor returns. Buckley Firearms uses cookies and other technologies to help us identify and track visitors, usage, and access preferences for our product and services, as well as track and understand advertising and email campaign effectiveness and deliver personalized ads.
DATA RETENTION
In general, Buckley Firearms only retains your Personal Information for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. This means that the retention periods will vary according to the type of the data and the reason that we have the data in the first place. As Buckley Firearm’s business is subject to federal laws and regulations that include various record-keeping requirements, our data retention practices are designed to comply with such laws.
HOW WE USE INFORMATION
Buckley Firearms, and its partners, use personal information for legitimate business purposes, including, but not limited to:
- Provide the services requested by you, respond to inquiries, complete transactions, provide you with related customer service inquiries, and any other business procedures necessary to fulfill your requests;
- Send information about our Services including, but not limited to, changes in policy, marketing, and sales emails for items you may have interest in during your visit to the Website;
- Solicit customer feedback on our Service and various products;
- Enhance your personal user experience with the Website;
- Protect against fraudulent activity and potential security breaches;
- Analyze data for improved site performance and Services for our customers; and,
- Gauge interest in our marketing campaigns and the appropriate adjustments, as necessary.
HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
Buckley Firearms is committed to protecting the Personal Information you provide us. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate application of your obtained Personal Information, Buckley Firearms has in place appropriate security procedures and measures to safeguard the Personal Information we collect.
Your Personal Information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of people who have special access rights and are required to keep the information confidential. When you place orders or access your Personal Information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive and/or credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) technology and then encrypted into our databases. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
SHARING INFORMATION
SUBSIDIARIES, EMPLOYEES, AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
Buckley Firearms may disclose Personal Information about you to our subsidiaries, agents, representatives, employees, and independent contractors that need to know the Personal Information in order to help us provide Services or to process the Personal Information on our behalf. We require our subsidiaries, agents, representatives, employees, and independent contractors to follow this Privacy Policy for Personal Information that we provide access to for purposes of efficiency and accuracy.
THIRD-PARTY VENDORS
We may share Personal Information about you with third-party vendors who need to know Personal Information about you in order to provide their services to Buckley Firearms. This group includes vendors that help us provide our Services to you (e.g. payment providers that process your credit and debit card information) and those that help us understand and enhance our Services (e.g. analytics providers). We require vendors to agree to privacy commitments in order to share Personal Information with them.
AS REQUIRED BY LAW
We may disclose information about you in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental requests as mandated by local, state, and federal laws, as applicable and/or necessary.
TO PROTECT RIGHTS AND PROPERTY
We may disclose Personal Information about you when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Buckley Firearms, third parties (as described above), or the public.
BUSINESS TRANSFERS
In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, or in the unlikely event that Buckley Firearms goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, Personal Information would likely be one of the assets that are transferred or acquired by a third party. If any of these events were to happen, this Privacy Policy would continue to apply to your Personal Information and the party receiving your Personal Information may continue to use your Personal Information, provided, this Privacy Policy remains in full force and effect.
CHILDREN
Neither the Website nor any Services of Buckley Firearms are intended to be used by children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 is eligible to use the Website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not: (i) use or provide any Personal Information about yourself on the Website, (ii) on or through any of its features, register on the Website, or (iii) attempt to make any purchases through the Website. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a person under the age of 18, we will promptly remove that Personal Information and inform the appropriate authorities, as required by law. If you believe we might have any Personal Information from or about a child under 18, please contact us immediately. Many of our products require you to be at least 18 or 21 years of age and if you enter into any online shopping transactions on the Website, you are representing to us that you are of legal age and have all necessary authority to enter into and bind yourself under any agreements made on the Website.
MENTAL HEALTH
Under 18 U.S.C. §922(d), it is unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution. Buckley Firearms takes mental health extremely seriously and wants its users and consumers to be aware that the Services provided by Buckley Firearms are not intended to be used by any individual that has been committed to a mental institution, currently receiving mental healthcare by a professional, and/or any individual that is mentally ill, as immediately defined hereafter. “Mental Illness” is defined by the Mental Health Act of 1990 as a condition characterized by the presence of symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, serious disorder of thought form, a severe disturbance of mood, or sustained or repeated irrational behavior, which seriously impairs, either temporarily or permanently, the mental functioning of a person. No one with mental illness is eligible to use the Website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from any individual with mental illness. If you are an individual with mental illness, do not: (i) use or provide any Personal Information about yourself on the Website, (ii) on or through any of its features, register on the Website, or (iii) attempt to make any purchases through the Website. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from an individual with mental illness, we will promptly inform the appropriate authorities, as required by law. If you believe we might have any Personal Information from or about individuals with mental illness, please contact us immediately.
PRIVACY CHOICES
You acknowledge, agree, and consent under this Privacy Policy that there are security and privacy limitations of the internet beyond Buckley Firearm’s control, that the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all Personal Information and data exchanged between you and Buckley Firearms through the Website cannot be guaranteed, and any such Personal Information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party. As a result, Buckley Firearms wants to provide its users and consumers several choices available when it comes to Personal Information, as set forth below.
LIMIT THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE
If you have an account with us, you can choose not to provide the optional account information, profile information, and transaction and billing information. Please keep in mind that if you do not provide this information, certain features or promotions may not be accessible.
LIMIT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE
Your mobile device operating system should provide you with the ability to discontinue our ability to collect location information. If you do so, you may not be able to use certain features.
OPT-OUT OF COMMUNICATIONS
You may opt-out of receiving promotional messages from us. Just follow the instructions in those messages. If you opt-out of promotional messages, we may still send you other messages, like those about your account, order status, and legal notices.
SET YOUR BROWSER TO REJECT COOKIES
You can choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies, with the drawback that certain features of Buckley Firearm’s Website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.