TESS MASTERS

Tess Masters, Inc. (“Company” or “Masters”), the owner and operator of the website located at tessmasters.com (the “Website” or the “Site”), has created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate its firm commitment to the privacy of your personal information. The following discloses Company’s information gathering and dissemination practices for the Website.

This policy describes:

1. Consent.
2. What personally identifiable information is collected by Masters..
3. How Masters and its business partners use the information.
4. What personal information third parties receive from or collect through the Site.
5. What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
6. What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Company’s control.
7. How users can access and/or correct any inaccuracies in the information.
8. Changes in Company’s Policy

If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should contact  Customer Assistance by sending an email to tess {at} tessmasters {dot} com.

CONSENT

Tess Masters, Inc. only collects, uses, and/or discloses your personally identifiable information with your consent.  This privacy policy identifies the ways in which your personally identifiable information will be collected, used, and disclosed.  In addition, the Website will ask for your express consent in connection with various offers and events. Regardless, by using the Website and/or by providing Tess Masters, Inc. with your personally identifiable information and engaging in a transaction with Tess Masters, Inc., you thereby consent to Tess Masters, Inc.'s collection, use, and disclosure as described herein.

PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION COLLECTED BY TESS MASTERS, INC

In connection with your use of the Website, Company may collect and store the following information:

The domain name, but not the e-mail address of visitors to our Website;

The e-mail addresses of users who communicate with us via the Website or via e-mail;

Aggregate information on what pages on our Website users access or visit;

Information provided by the user, such as through registration on the Website, e-mail update requests, and general requests for information (This may include information about your interests and activities, your gender and age, and other demographic information);

Information identifying you, such as your name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number; and

Information in connection with and/or about your transactions with us and transactions with third parties, such as your payment method (valid credit or debit card number, type, expiration date or other financial information).

HOW TESS MASTERS, INC USES YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

In General: By providing Tess Masters, Inc. with your personally identifiable information in connection with your use of Tess Masters, Inc.’s services and/or any of the features/functions of the Website, you consent to Tess Masters, Inc’s collection and use of your Personally Identifiable Information as follows:

To provide the products and services requested via the Website;

To improve the Site and  provide customer support (including the administration of Website usage, monitoring traffic levels, and contacting you regarding improvements we make to our Website and services);

To manage and measure your use of the Site;

To analyze your use of the products and services offered by Tess Masters, Inc (including the use of your IP address to analyze trends, administer the Sties, track user movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use);

To improve upon the products and services offered by Tess Masters, Inc;

To provide targeted marketing to you of products and services offered by Tess Masters, Inc and/or third parties associated with Tess Masters, Inc;

To enforce Tess Masters, Inc's terms and conditions (including the terms and conditions of this privacy policy);

To protect the Company and the Site; and

To otherwise conduct Tess Masters, Inc business as otherwise described to you.

We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.

NEWSLETTER / MESSAGING / MARKETING

In order to receive Company newsletters and other messaging from Masters, a user may first be required to register.  During registration a user gives contact information (such as name and email address). Company uses this information to deliver the newsletter and/or contact the user about services on the Site for which the user has expressed interest.  Company may use your e-mail address to contact you directly regarding services, products or information that Company believes might interest you.  Company may also share your e-mail address with our third-party partners who may also contact you directly regarding services, products or information that Company believes might interest you.

COOKIES

A cookie is a small data file that certain websites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the Website uses to track the pages you’ve visited.  When you register at the Website, Tess Masters, Inc uses a cookie to store a unique, random user ID. We do not store passwords or any personal information about you. We may use this ID to identify you anonymously in our database and to track information while you are on our Website. Cookies also enable you to enter the Website as a registered user without having to log on each time. You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use the Website. However, if you turn off cookies, then you may not be able to utilize certain features of the Website.

DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you to anyone, except with your consent and as permitted by law, in the following situations:

LIMITED INFORMATION TO PROVIDERS / BUSINESS PARTNERS

Tess Masters, Inc. may share aggregate information about our users with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties, for various purposes including for marketing, ad targeting, measurement services, and other advertising purposes.   We partner with certain third parties to provide specific services. For example, internet connectivity, computer crime investigation, incident response, web hosting, etc. may be handled by similar third parties.  These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect or receive information from the Site, Company apps, and elsewhere on the internet, and may use that information to provide measurement services, ad targeting, and other advertising services.  These third parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except in conjunction with providing these services.

BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

In the event Tess Masters, Inc goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred.

SURVEYS AND CONTESTS

From time-to-time, Company’s Site may request information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user; therefore, has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code). Contact information will be shared with the contest or survey sponsors and used to notify the winners and award prizes. The terms of a contest may provide, among other things that the identities of the contest winners may be made public. Survey information may also be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of the Site. Though Company may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests, they may not use users' personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

REQUIRED BY LAW

Finally, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law when we believe that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order, criminal investigation, and/or legal process.

CHOICES/OPT OUT

If you prefer that we not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties (for measurement services, ad targeting, advertising, and/or other services), you may opt out of those disclosures; that is, you may direct us not to make those disclosures (other than disclosures permitted by law). If you receive communications from us that you do not want to receive, you can opt-out from receiving these communications, by specifically telling us to stop sending them to you. Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email or emailing us at tess {at} tessmasters {dot} com.

On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service-related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account. However, these communications are not promotional in nature.

We will apply the Opt-Out policies discussed above in the event we propose to disclose your information to a third party.

Your Privacy Rights.

You have choices around how to control the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information.

Depending on where you live, you may have specific rights around your personal information. Below we explain what those rights are and how you can exercise them.

• Disclosure.  You have the right to request a report showing the personal information collected, shared, and sold about you.
• Opt-Out. You have the right to opt-out to the sale of your personal information to third parties.
• Deletion. You have the right to request that we delete any personal information collected from you.
• Correction.  You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information collected from or about you.
• Non-Discrimination. We shall not discriminate against you based on your exercise of any of the above rights.

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information, as defined by the CCPA.  California residents may exercise this right to opt out online by submitting a “Do Not Sell or Share My Information” request via [email protected]

You may submit a request to exercise any of the above rights by emailing a request to [email protected].  We may require additional information to verify your identity before responding to a rights request.  We will respond to your request within 45 days if possible and required under the law.

Personal Information Collected:

• Names and Aliases
• Physical Address
• Phone Number
• E-Mail Address
• IP Address
• Unique Identifiers
• Interactions with Customer Service
• Cookies/Web Beacons - We use tracking tools like browser cookies and web beacons.
• Device Attributes

Personal Information Disclosed for a Business Purpose or Sold: