Allergy Store's Privacy Policy

At the Allergy Store, we care about providing you with tools and information to manage and protect your online privacy. We have developed this privacy policy to inform you about what information this web site collects, who may receive that information, what we may do with the information, and how long we keep it.

While we have made every attempt to make this policy as clear as possible if you have any further questions about it, feel free to contact us. Privacy Seals  

How to unsubscribe from emails and/or text messages

To opt out of our email marketing campaigns, scroll to the very bottom of the email to find the 'unsubscribe" link.  Clicking that link will take you to a page to confirm you would like to be removed from our subscriber list.  Click the button that says "unsubscribe" to confirm.

To opt out of our text message campaigns, simply reply STOP to the last text message you received from us on your phone.  

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you place an order, subscribe to our newsletter or respond to a survey.

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number or credit card information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

Like most websites, we use cookies and/or web beacons to enhance your experience, gather general visitor information, and track visits to our website. Please refer to the 'do we use cookies?' the section below for information about cookies and how we use them.

We collect information regarding your interactions with our websites and mobile apps. We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

  • “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
  •  “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
  • “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address, and phone number.  We refer to this information as “Order Information. "When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information. 

How do we use your personal information?  

 

We Do Not Sell Personal Information!

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations).  Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

Communicate with you;

  • To personalize your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs);
  • To improve our website (we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you);
  • To improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs);
  • Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
  • When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns). 

SMS Marketing

By consenting to AllergyStore’s SMS marketing in the checkout and initializing a purchase or subscribing via our subscription tools, you agree to receive recurring text notifications (for your order, including abandoned checkout reminders), text marketing offers, and transactional texts, including requests for reviews from us, even if your mobile number is registered on any state or federal do-not-call list. Message frequency varies. Consent is not a condition of purchase. 

If you wish to unsubscribe from receiving text marketing messages and notifications, reply with STOP to any mobile message sent from us or use the unsubscribe link we provided you within any of our messages.

You understand and agree that alternative methods of opting out, such as using alternative words or requests, will not be considered a reasonable means of opting out. We do not charge for the service, but you are responsible for all charges and fees associated with text messaging imposed by your wireless provider. Message and data rates may apply. 

For any questions, please text HELP to the number you received the messages from. You can also contact us at for more information.  

We have the right to modify any telephone number or short code we use to operate the service at any time. You will be notified on such occasions.

You agree that any messages you send to a telephone number or short code we have changed, including any STOP or HELP requests, may not be received, and we will not be liable for honoring requests made in such messages. 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that we will not be liable for failed, delayed, or misdirected delivery of any information sent through the service, any errors in such information, and/or any action you may or may not take in reliance on the information or Service. 

Email Marketing

Customer may receive promotional emails from the company. If the customer does may choose to opt-out of any future mailings at any time. The company provides unsubscribe instructions in every email. You may also contact us by email or by mailing us at: Allergy Store 96 Atlantic Ave, Lynbrook, NY, 11563, United States  

Do we use cookies?

A cookie is a small text file which is transferred on to your computer, smartphone or tablet via your web browser. Cookies may be temporary (or “session”) cookies, which are only in use while you visit a website and are deleted when you close your browser, or permanent cookies, which stay on your device’s permanent storage after you leave a website until you delete them manually or your browser deletes them after a period of time.

We use both session and permanent cookies to enable us to improve your use of our website when you visit, such as allowing you to login to your account, enabling the swift and easy purchase of products from our store or enabling you to comment on our blog.

Third party cookies – In addition, we also allow certain third parties (such as Google, Facebook, Adroll platforms) to use analytical and temporary tracking cookies on our website to compile aggregate information about the areas of our website that are visited most frequently and to track our own advertising.

This information is used to enhance the content of our website, make your use of the website easier and to aid us in, and inform us of, the success of our own advertising elsewhere on the internet. We regard these cookies as minimally intrusive in terms of privacy.

Most web browser settings are set for you to accept both our own cookies and third-party cookies. However, you are able to adjust those settings to manage which cookies you accept or reject. You may also use these settings to manually delete all cookies currently stored on your computer at any point. Doing so, however, will likely limit the functionality of our’s and a large proportion of the world’s websites as cookies are a standard part of most modern websites. We recommend that, for the highest functionality of our website, you accept both our own cookies and third-party cookies, however, if you wish to reject our own cookies you can configure your browser to do so. 

Service Description

Google Analytics

These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports on general user traffic, conversion statistics and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information anonymously.

Google Website Optimizer

We regularly test new designs or site features on our site. We do this by showing slightly different versions of our website to different people and anonymously monitoring how our site visitors respond to these different versions. Ultimately this helps us to offer you a better website. We use Google Website Optimizer for this purpose.

Facebook           

These cookies allow users to “Like” pages and posts on our site and us to show the number of these in total.

Twitter

These cookies allow users to Tweet pages and posts on our site and us to show the number of these in total.

Adroll   

We use AdRoll to provide interest-based advertisements to show our ads on other websites. The technology to do this is made possible by cookies and as such we may place a so called “remarketing cookie” during your visit. The whole process is entirely anonyms. 

You can opt out of targeted advertising by:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads

Google - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous

Bing - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal. To opt out of having your online behavior collected for advertising purposes, click here.

How do we protect your information?

At the Allergy Store, we take your security very seriously.  We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or access your personal information.

Shopify is certified Level 1 PCI DSS compliant. This compliance extends by default to all stores powered by Shopify.

They are very serious about securely hosting your store and have invested significant time and money to certify their solution is PCI compliant. From annual on-site assessments validating compliance to continuous risk management, they work hard to keep our shopping cart and eCommerce hosting secure.

After a transaction, your private information (credit cards) are not be kept on file. Sorry, but we do not allow credit card information to be saved for future purchases. 

Do we share or sell any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.

Sometimes we may be required to share personal information for legal reasons, for example, if we are required to do so by a regulation, court order, subpoena or other legal process. We may also share information when we believe it's necessary to comply with the law or to respond to a government request, or when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect Allergy Store. LLC, our customers, or others.

Your Rights

You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below. 

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above.  Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States. 

Data Retention 

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information. 

Your Consent 

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.  

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Site Map

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail or by mail using the details provided below:

96 Atlantic Ave, Lynbrook, NY 11563

(954) 472-0128

List of cookies we collect

The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.

COOKIE name COOKIE Description
CART The association with your shopping cart.
CATEGORY_INFO Stores the category info on the page, that allows to display pages more quickly.
COMPARE The items that you have in the Compare Products list.
CURRENCY Your preferred currency
CUSTOMER An encrypted version of your customer id with the store.
CUSTOMER_AUTH An indicator if you are currently logged into the store.
CUSTOMER_INFO An encrypted version of the customer group you belong to.
CUSTOMER_SEGMENT_IDS Stores the Customer Segment ID
EXTERNAL_NO_CACHE A flag, which indicates whether caching is disabled or not.
FRONTEND You sesssion ID on the server.
GUEST-VIEW Allows guests to edit their orders.
LAST_CATEGORY The last category you visited.
LAST_PRODUCT The most recent product you have viewed.
NEWMESSAGE Indicates whether a new message has been received.
NO_CACHE Indicates whether it is allowed to use cache.
PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART A link to information about your cart and viewing history if you have asked the site.
POLL The ID of any polls you have recently voted in.
POLLN Information on what polls you have voted on.
RECENTLYCOMPARED The items that you have recently compared.
STF Information on products you have emailed to friends.
STORE The store view or language you have selected.
USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies.
VIEWED_PRODUCT_IDS The products that you have recently viewed.
WISHLIST An encrypted list of products added to your Wishlist.
WISHLIST_CNT The number of items in your Wishlist.