Lax World, LLC

Privacy Policy

Last Modified: August 31, 2023

OVERVIEW

Lax World, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Lax World,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”), respects your (“User,” “you,” or “your”) privacy and is committed to protecting it through Lax World’s compliance with this privacy policy and cookie statement (collectively, this “Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy describes how Lax World may collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer, Device (as defined below), or household (as defined in the CCPA, as defined below), as further described in the WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED Section of this Privacy Policy (“Personal Information”) from the visitors to [email protected] and its various subpages (collectively, the “Website”), the Lax World mobile application (the “App”), and any other services or features made available through the same (the foregoing collectively defined herein as the “Services”), how Lax World may use it, with whom Lax World may share it, what choices you have regarding it, and how Lax World protects it. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is a part of the Terms of Service of Lax World, which can be found HERE [Insert link to Terms of Service] (the “Terms of Service”). Lax World encourages you to become familiar with the terms and conditions contained herein and therein.

CONSENT

By accessing and using the Services, you agree that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy, and that you accept and consent to Lax World’s privacy practices described in this Privacy Policy.

CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

Lax World reserves the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. Lax World may change this Privacy Policy and its privacy practices because of changes in relevant and applicable legal or regulatory requirements, the business or business practices of Lax World, in its attempts to better serve your needs, or for any other reason, at its discretion. Notice of such changes to the Privacy Policy or Lax World’s privacy practices and a revised Privacy Policy will be posted on the Website or the App.

CONTROLLER

Lax World is the controller and responsible for your Personal Information. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, including any requests to exercise your Legal Rights (as set forth below), please contact Lax World using the details set out below.

WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED?

Lax World may collect various types of information from or about you depending on how you use the Services and its various features. You supply Lax World with various types of information, including Personal Information that you choose to disclose, and Lax World also collects information automatically regarding how you use the Services, which Lax World may collect as you interact with the Services.

Information you Provide to Lax World

With respect to Personal Information, you may provide Lax World with various types of information, including, without limitation, you and your name, address, telephone number, email address, transaction information, as well as billing and payment information that you voluntarily provide through the Services. This information is generally entered into fields in the registration or subscription forms and enables you to take full advantage of the Services. Should you submit any purchase information on or for the Services, the information that you supply during the process may be used to track details about those purchases or uses. Lax World may collect email addresses from you and other Users, customers, and visitors to the Services for the purpose of communication. If at any time you wish to be removed from Lax World’s email database, you can request removal by contacting Lax World at [email protected]. Lax World reserves the right to contact you via postal mail, email, or telephone for the purpose of administering your account.

Lax World may also retain the content of and metadata regarding any correspondence you may have with Lax World or its customer service representatives or other employees or contractors, regardless of the mode of communication by which such correspondence occurred. This includes, without limitation, any information contained and consented to, as described in the Terms of Service. This information helps Lax World to improve the Services and the materials, products, and services that are offered on the Services, and to more effectively and efficiently respond to both current and future inquiries.

Automatic Information Collection and Tracking  

When you access and use the Services, it may use technology to automatically collect:

  • certain details of your access to and use of the Services, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data, and the resources that you access and use on or through the Services.
  • information about your computer, tablet mobile phone, television, or any other device capable of accessing the Services (collectively, “Device”) and internet connection, including the Device’s unique device identifier, IP address, operating system, browser type, mobile network information, and the Device’s telephone number, if applicable.
  • stored information and files, metadata, and other information associated with other files stored on your Device, including, without limitation, photographs, audio and video clips, personal contacts, and address book information.
  • real-time information about the location of your device for analytics.

If you do not want Lax World to collect this information, DO NOT access the Services. Lax World also may use these technologies to collect information about your activities over time and across third-party websites, apps, or other online services.

As with many other websites and mobile applications, the web servers used to operate the Services collect certain data about you and the equipment and communication methods you use to access the internet and the Services. Without combining this data with other sources of information, the servers do not readily identify you. They do, however, reveal such things as the Internet protocol (“IP”) address assigned to your computer, pages you accessed on the Website or immediately prior to visiting the Website, and the length of time you accessed the Services. This information is collected to, among other things, facilitate Services operation and system administration, to generate aggregate, non-identifiable statistical information, and to improve content and content delivery with regard to the Services and the materials, products, and services that Lax World makes available on and through the Services.

Third-Party Information

You may send someone else a communication from the Service, such as sending an invitation to a friend or communicating with third parties.  If so, the information you provide (names, email addresses, mobile numbers, etc.) is used to facilitate the communication and is not used by Lax World for any other marketing purpose unless Lax World obtains consent from that person or Lax World explicitly says otherwise.  Please be aware that when you use any send-to-a-friend functionality on the Services, your email address, mobile number, name or username and message may be included in the communication sent to your addressee(s). Additionally, any communication with more than one friend will be sent as a multi-media group message and may include your Personal Information or the Personal Information of each third party. If you provide Lax World with the information of another person, you must have their consent to do so.

USE OF COOKIES

Lax World uses “cookies” (small text files stored on your computer) to help track and customize your access and use of the Services. Cookies store and retain information that helps Lax World recognize you when you return to the Services following a previous visit. Cookies may also store any login or ID assigned to you by Lax World and the associated password, which information would be stored in encrypted form. Most popular internet browser packages allow you to configure the browser so as to not accept cookies if you so choose. However, setting your browser to reject cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Services and the materials, products, and other services that Lax World makes available on or through the Services.

Lax World may also use the following:

Flash Cookies. Certain features of the Services may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on the Services. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings used for browser cookies. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for Flash cookies, see Lax World’s Use and Disclosure of your Information below.

Web Beacons. Pages of the Services and emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit Lax World to, for example, count Users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain content and verifying system and server integrity).

Google Analytics Cookies. Lax World may use Google Analytics cookies, which is a simple, easy-to-use tool that helps website owners measure how users interact with website content. As a user navigates between web pages, Google Analytics provides website owners JavaScript tags (libraries) to record information about the page a user has seen, such as the URL of the page. The Google Analytics JavaScript libraries use HTTP Cookies to “remember” what a user has done on previous pages/interactions with the website.

Third Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies Like Google Analytics

Lax World may use Google Analytics cookies (see above) and may use these cookies with remarketing using Google Analytics to create ads for you and others. Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Services, may be served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use the Services. The information they collect may be associated with your Personal Information or they may collect information, including Personal Information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. These third parties may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. Lax World does 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.

Lax World may also collect data about your activities that does not identify you personally or indirectly when you use the Services, or other websites and online services where Lax World may display ads. This information may include the content you view, the day, time, and manner in which you access the content, the products or services you purchase, and your location details associated with your IP address. Lax World may use this information that it collects to serve you more relevant advertisements. Lax World also may collect information about where you saw the advertisements it delivers to you and what ads you clicked on. Lax World may use remarketing to advertise across the internet and other websites. Please contact Lax World if you do not want to participate in these programs. You may opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page at http://www.google.com/settings/Ads Settings page. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

Lax World does not attempt to collect Personal Information from children. Children under 16 years old are not the target audience for the Services. To protect their privacy, Lax World prohibits the solicitation of Personal Information from these children or the use of the Services by these children. If you are under the age of 16 (and do not otherwise qualify as an emancipated minor entitled to the same rights as an adult pursuant to applicable law), do not access the Services or submit your email address or any other Personal Information through the Services.

LAX WORLD’S USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

Choices About How Lax World Uses and Discloses Your Information

Lax World strives to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to it. It has created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your 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. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Services may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

Disclosure of Your Information for Third-Party Advertising. If you do not want Lax World to share your Personal Information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes, you can opt out by sending an email stating your request to [email protected].

Promotional Offers from Lax World. If you do not wish to have your email address or contact information used by Lax World to promote its own or third parties’ products or services, you can opt out by sending an email stating your request to [email protected]. If Lax World has sent you a promotional email, you may send a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions. This opt-out does not apply to information provided to Lax World as a result of a purchase made through the Services.

Targeted Advertising. If you do not want Lax World to use information that it collects or that you provide to it to deliver advertisements according to its advertisers’ target-audience preferences, you can opt out by visiting http://www.google.com/settings/Ads Settings page. Please note, Lax World does 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 to not have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative on the Network Advertising Initiative’s website.

ACCESSING AND CORRECTING YOUR INFORMATION

You can review and change your Personal Information by sending an email to [email protected] to request access to, correct, or delete any Personal Information that you have provided to Lax World. Lax World may be unable to delete your Personal Information without removing your access to and use of all or significant portions of the Services. Lax World may not accommodate a request to change information if it believes the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

If you delete your User Contributions (as defined in the Terms of Service), copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or might have been copied or stored by other Users. Proper access and use of information provided on the Services, including User Contributions, is governed by the Terms of Service.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding Lax World’s use of your Personal Information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Depending on the circumstances and which Services you use, Lax World has disclosed the following categories of your Personal Information for a “business purpose” (as defined in the CCPA) in the preceding twelve (12) months: identifiers; protected characteristics; commercial information; geolocation data; internet or other electronic network activity information; financial, medical, or health insurance information; audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information; professional information; education information; and inferences drawn from any of the aforementioned information categories. For more details about the Personal Information Lax World collected over the last 12 months, please see the WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED? section above. Lax World collects this information for, among other things, the business and commercial purposes described in the HOW DOES LAX WORLD USE THE INFORMATION IT COLLECTS? section below. Lax World shares this information with, among others, the categories of third parties described in the HOW LAX WORLD SHARES AND DISCLOSES YOUR INFORMATION section below.

Lax World does not “Sell” (as such term is defined in the CCPA) the Personal Information it collects but may in the future. The CCPA considers some transfers of Personal Information to third parties in exchange for value as a “Sale,” even if no money changes hands, such as when online identifiers, Device IDs, and other information is shared with third-party businesses to further their own commercial purposes such as generating profiles about individuals. In the event Lax World decides to Sell your Personal Information, California residents have the right to opt out of the Sale. Please note that Lax World can still share Personal Information with third parties if those transfers aren’t “sales,” such as with Lax World’s Service Providers (as defined in the CCPA). Additionally, Lax World may use third-party cookies for advertising purposes, as further described above.

Subject to certain limitations, the CCPA permits Users of the Services that are California residents to (i) request more information regarding Lax World’s collection of specific categories or pieces of information (including how Lax World uses and discloses the information), (ii) request that Lax World delete your Personal Information (iii) request to opt out of any “sales” that may be occurring, and (iv) not be discriminated against for exercising any of these rights.

California residents may make such a request pursuant to their rights under the CCPA by sending an email to [email protected]. Lax World will verify your request using the information associated with your account, including your email address. Government identification may be required. California residents may also designate an authorized agent to exercise these rights on their behalf. To learn more about your California privacy rights email [email protected] or visit https://www.caprivacy.org.

California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of the Services that are California residents to request certain information regarding Lax World’s disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to [email protected] or write to Lax World at the address below.

HOW LAX WORLD SHARES AND DISCLOSES YOUR INFORMATION

This section describes how Lax World may share and disclose your information. Lax World does not control how you or any other third party choose to share or disclose your information.

User Instructions

Lax World will solely share and disclose your information in accordance with your instructions and in accordance with applicable law and legal processes.

Disclosure for Legal Purposes

Lax World reserves the right to disclose any personally identifiable information or other information it collects through the Services or otherwise if it is required to do so by law or if it reasonably believes that the disclosure is necessary in order to (a) fulfill a government request; (b) conform with the requirements of law or to comply with legal process served on it; (c) protect or defend its legal rights or property or third party licensors of any material on the Services; or (d) in an emergency to protect the health or safety of the Users of the Services or the general public.

Your use of the Services, including any disputes arising from it, is subject to this Privacy Policy as well as the Terms of Service and all dispute resolution, limitation on damages, and choice of law provisions therein. Lax World encourages you to refer to this Privacy Policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand the current Privacy Policy. Unless stated otherwise, the current Privacy Policy applies to all information that Lax World has about you and your account.

Does Lax World Disclose Information to Outside Parties?

Lax World may share your information to individuals outside of Lax World, including, without limitation, its affiliates, Service Providers, or any third parties. Currently, Lax World does not Sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information for a referral fee, but it may do so in the future. Lax World, in its sole discretion, may also release your information when it believes release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce Services policies, or protect Lax World’s or others’ rights, property, or safety. Additional non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Business Transfers

As Lax World continues to grow and develop its business, it is possible that its corporate structure might change or that it might merge or otherwise combine with, or that substantially all of its assets might be acquired by, another company. In any such transactions, customer information generally is, will most probably be, and should be expected to be one of the transferred business assets.

HOW DOES LAX WORLD USE THE INFORMATION IT COLLECTS?

In addition to the uses mentioned or described above, Lax World uses the information that it collects from or about you to improve the materials, products, and other services that it makes available on the Services, to notify you of changes made to the Services or new products or services made available on or through the Services, to evaluate your needs and customize content delivered through the Services to you according to those needs, to facilitate the processing of any purchases or uses you make through the Services, to send you promotional material from Lax World and its affiliates, and for other legitimate and lawful business purposes of Lax World. Other than to the extent necessary or convenient for Lax World to perform the Terms of Service, Lax World may share information collected about you with third parties, such as for certain special programs that it offers in connection with some of its business affiliates, which may involve special promotions and/or pricing, and in which you may or may not be participating. Should you register as a participant in one of those programs, Lax World will acknowledge your registration and notify its applicable business affiliates of your registration, thereby enabling you to receive the corresponding program benefits. At this time, which may be subject to change in Lax World’s sole discretion, it is Lax World’s policy not to sell lists containing Personal Information about Users, purchasers, registrants, or subscribers; however, Lax World may in the future sell lists containing Personal Information, contact information, including the name, email, and mailing address, or a combination thereof, about Users, purchasers, registrants, or subscribers. By providing your information, you are consenting to such use. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting Lax World at [email protected].

HOW DOES LAX WORLD PROTECT INFORMATION COLLECTED ABOUT YOU?

Lax World places a high value on protecting information transmitted via the Services. For this reason, Lax World uses state-of-the-art security solutions to process payments and to provide secure communication methods. Lax World’s payment services providers use industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology to safeguard User information. Other security safeguards include, but are not limited to, third-party payment processors, data encryption, firewalls, and physical access controls to buildings and files. Lax World does not store payment information. Lax World takes commercially reasonable measures to secure and protect customer-specific information transmitted via the Services. However, no security system is impenetrable. LAX WORLD CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THAT INFORMATION USERS SUPPLY TO LAX WORLD OR ON THE SERVICES WILL BE TOTALLY SECURE.

HOW LONG DOES LAX WORLD KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

Lax World will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes it collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. Lax World may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if it reasonably believes there is a prospect of litigation in respect to its relationship with you. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, Lax World considers the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which it processes your personal data, and whether it can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or other requirements.

LINKED SITES

For your convenience, some hyperlinks may be posted on the Website or App that link to other websites not under the control of Lax World. Other company logos may also be posted on the Website or App as service providers to Lax World or Users. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to the Services and not to other websites of other organizations to which it may link. Lax World is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any other third-party sites. You should make your own inquiries regarding them. In addition, when you initiate a transaction on a website that the Website or App links to, even if you reached that site through the Website or App, the information that you submit to complete that transaction becomes subject to the privacy practices of the owner of that linked site. You should read their privacy policies to understand how they use and protect Personal Information that they collect. Lax World is not responsible for the privacy or information practices of its suppliers or any third-party websites.  

WHAT CHOICES DO YOU HAVE?

You may update at any time the information about you derived from information you have provided to Lax World. You may also ask Lax World at any time to remove your name from the list of Users who wish to receive electronic communications and email advertisements from Lax World or its affiliates by simply sending such a request to Lax World at the addresses given below. Once you opt out, Lax World will honor your choice until you inform it otherwise. Please remember, however, that if Lax World has already shared information about you pursuant to your registration and participation in any special programs of its business affiliates (as described above), Lax World has no control over how such business affiliates may further use that information, and you will need to contact them directly in that regard.

Subject to applicable law, you also have the right to (i) restrict Lax World’s use of information that constitutes your personal data and (ii) lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area and believe Lax World maintains your personal data within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), you may direct your questions or complaints to Lax World or your local supervisory authority.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

You have the right to any of the following at any time:

Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data Lax World holds about you and to check that it is lawfully processing it.


Request correction of the personal data that Lax World holds about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data Lax World holds about you corrected, though it may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to it.

Request erasure of your personal data. This enables you to ask Lax World to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for it continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask Lax World to delete or remove your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where Lax World may have processed your information unlawfully, or where Lax World is required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Note, however, that Lax World may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons, which will be notified to you, if applicable, within a reasonable amount of time after your request.

Object to processing of your personal data where Lax World is relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation that makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where Lax World is processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, Lax World may demonstrate that it has compelling legitimate grounds to process your information, which override your rights and freedoms.

Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This enables you to ask Lax World to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios:

  • If you want Lax World to establish the data’s accuracy.
  • Where Lax World’s use of the data is unlawful, but you do not want Lax World to erase it.
  • Where you need Lax World to hold the data even if Lax World no longer requires it as you need it to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
  • You have objected to Lax World’s use of your data, but Lax World needs to verify whether it has overriding legitimate grounds to use it.

Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party. Lax World will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information that you initially provided consent for Lax World to use or where Lax World used the information to perform a contract with you.

Withdraw consent at any time where Lax World is relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, Lax World may not be able to provide certain products or services to you. Lax World will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.

Any request made by you will be processed within thirty (30) days of you providing notice to Lax World.

WHO CAN YOU CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION?

Should you feel that your privacy or security is being compromised, or have any other questions regarding the privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please notify Lax World using the following contact information:

Attn: [Legal]

Lax World, LLC

Email: [email protected]

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND CONSENT TO THE PRIVACY PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.