Effective Date: Jan 1, 2015
This Privacy Policy applies to personal and other information that may be collected when you interact with the ABV WORLD LLC.
Protecting the privacy and security of your personal information is a priority at ABV WORLD LLC, and we believe that a single, comprehensive privacy policy that is straightforward and clear is in the best interests of our customers and our businesses.
By interacting with ABV WORLD LLC in the manner described in this Privacy Policy at any time, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy and you consent to the application of this Privacy Policy to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of all your personal and other information as described.
These current privacy policies and the privacy practices described herein apply to personal information previously collected from you by ABV WORLD LLC, Inc. and each of its subsidiaries, as well as personal information that they may collect from you in the future.
ABV WORLD LLC reserves the right to modify or amend this Privacy Policy at any time, but you can be assured that, should it be necessary to do so, we will always do so in accordance with the ABV WORLD LLC Privacy Principles of Clarity, Security and Integrity. You will be notified of any material changes to this Privacy Policy which are less protective of customer information prior to such changes becoming effective. We may notify you of these changes by email reminders, by notice on this site, or by other acceptable means. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Clarity: We strive to communicate clearly about your privacy and how we handle your personal information.
Security: We follow security standards, processes and procedures that are designed to protect your personal information.
Integrity: We do not sell or rent your personal information and respect your preferences with respect to your personal information.
Below you will find answers to the following frequently asked questions about how we collect, use and share your personal information:
1. What is the personal information that we collect?
Depending on how you choose to interact with the ABV WORLD LLC enterprise, we may collect personal information from you, for example your name, e-mail address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, credit card or bank account information, date of birth and other persistent identifiers that can be used to personally identify you. If you rent, purchase or otherwise place orders for textbooks or e-textbooks from ABV WORLD LLC, we may also collect your student or faculty identification number, financial aid number, your driver license number, information regarding courses you enroll in or teach, your program of study and graduation year. We may also collect other personal information regarding your interaction with ABV WORLD LLC Websites, Devices and Apps, including usage information, the items that you browse, purchase, download, read, watch and otherwise access, and your geographic location.
2. Why do we collect personal information?
We collect your personal information in an effort to provide you with a superior customer experience and, as necessary, to administer our business. It allows us to provide you with easy access to our products and services, with a particular focus on the items and programs that may be of most interest to you. For more information as to why we collect personal information, please see the section below entitled: "How do we use your personal information?" Your personal information also allows us to communicate with you about special offers, promotions, and other marketing programs and news that may be of interest to you. You always have the opportunity to unsubscribe from promotional emails by following the instructions included in each marketing email or by changing your preferences in your account. You may unsubscribe from mobile notifications by changing your settings in the Apps or on your ABV WORLD LLC or third party device.
3. How do we collect your personal information?
(a) Information that you provide to us
As a general matter, you can browse in our stores and on the ABV WORLD LLC Websites without submitting your personal information to us, although we may receive and collect certain personal information automatically, as outlined in Section 3(b) of this Privacy Policy, including site analytics regarding our websites, information your Internet browser automatically sends when you visit our websites, and information collected by cookies.
However, there are a number of circumstances in which you may need to provide us with your personal information. The most common of these circumstances include:
- • Making a purchase or placing an order
- • Creating an account or joining the ABV WORLD LLC Member Program
- • Using ABV WORLD LLC Websites, Devices and Apps
- • Contacting customer service
- • Interacting with social networking sites
- • Entering a sweepstakes or contest
For your convenience, we have provided a summary description of each of these circumstances below.
Making a purchase or placing an order
When you make a purchase or place an order in our stores, place an order online or purchase, download, rent or stream digital books, periodicals, movies, television shows and other digital content ("Digital Content"), you may need to submit personal information to us.
Creating an account or joining the ABV WORLD LLC Member Program
In order to use Devices, certain Apps and features of ABV WORLD LLC Websites, or to purchase or access Digital Content, you may be required to create a password-protected user account and provide us with personal information when you do so. Similarly, when you enroll in our ABV WORLD LLC Member Program, we will ask you to submit personal information as part of your member profile. We will store and use this information to administer the programs and services in which you choose to participate, and as permitted by this Privacy Policy.
Using ABV WORLD LLC Websites, Devices and Apps
ABV WORLD LLC Websites, Devices and Apps may provide you with the ability to enter (either directly, or by authorizing ABV WORLD LLC to access the information from a third party such as a social networking site or application) certain information such as your contacts, calendar entries or photos, or images you may submit to us to help us locate products for you.
Contacting Customer Service
When you contact customer service, we may ask you to provide, or confirm, personal information so that we can better serve you.
Entering a sweepstakes or contest
If you enter a sweepstakes or contest we offer, we may ask you to provide personal information so that we can consider your entry and, if you win, so that you may redeem your prize.
Interacting with social networking sites
Our Devices and Apps may provide you with the ability to enter (directly, or by authorizing us to download the information from a third party such as a social networking site or application) personal information such as contacts or lists of friends. These or related applications may also allow you to provide information directly to social networking sites including information about your purchases, physical location, or comments.
(b) Information automatically collected
There are circumstances in which we automatically receive and collect information from you. The most common sources of this information include:
- • Web server logs
- • Cookies
- • Pixel tags or clear GIFs
- • Third party web analytics services
- • Targeted advertising
- • Your Device or Apps you use
- • Geolocation, including general and precise location information
- • Social networking sites
- • Business partners, contractors, and other third parties
For your convenience, we have provided a summary description of each of these circumstances below.
Web server logs
When you visit a ABV WORLD LLC Website, our web servers may automatically log information that your browser sends us. For example, we may receive and collect: the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the date and time you access the ABV WORLD LLC Website; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to the ABV WORLD LLC Website. We may also collect information regarding search queries run on the ABV WORLD LLC Website. We use this information to monitor the usage of the ABV WORLD LLC Websites and as necessary for our business.
Cookies
Like many online retailers, we and/or our third party providers use cookies to recognize you as you use or return to the ABV WORLD LLC Websites. This is done so that we can personalize and enhance your browsing and shopping experience. "Cookies" are small files that are placed in your browser to collect information about your activities on a ABV WORLD LLC Website. Cookies help us to: (1) speed navigation, keep track of items in your shopping bag and provide you with content that is tailored to you; (2) remember information you gave us so that you do not have to re-enter it; (3) determine the effectiveness of some of our and our third party partners' marketing efforts and communications; and (4) monitor the total number of visitors, pages viewed, and the total number of ads displayed.
Browsers are typically set to create cookies automatically. You can choose to have your browser notify you when cookies are being written to your computer or accessed, or you can disable cookies entirely. If you disable cookies, however, you will not be able to place items in a ABV WORLD LLC Website shopping bag, and therefore you will not be able to place an order with us online. Also, by not using cookies, some ABV WORLD LLC Website features and services may not function properly.
Pixel tags or clear GIFs
We may use sensing technologies that use pixel tags or clear GIFs (which are also called web beacons). These technologies allow us to determine the effectiveness of our e-mail and advertising and marketing efforts. For this purpose, we tie the pixel tags and clear GIFs to personally identifiable information. We may also collect information regarding the links within such marketing materials that you click on and purchase statistics regarding items you buy following receipt of such marketing.
Third party web analytics services
We work with third party service providers, including but not limited to Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, and Localytics to help us better understand how you use the ABV WORLD LLC Websites. These third party service providers will place cookies in your browser to collect information such as how you were referred to the ABV WORLD LLC Website, how you navigate around the ABV WORLD LLC Website, what you purchase and what traffic is driven by various marketing methods. This information will help us to better serve you and provide you with more personalized information and product offerings. We do not allow third party service providers to collect your credit card information, e-mail address or password information. These third party service providers may only use your personal information to perform services for us and may not share your personal information with anyone else, or use it for any other purpose, except on an aggregated, non-personally identifiable basis.
We participate in the Adobe Marketing Cloud Device Co-op to better understand how you use ABV WORLD LLC’s Website across the various devices you use, and to deliver tailored promotions. Go to https://cross-device-privacy.adobe.com to learn more about how Adobe does this and to manage your choices relating to this linking of devices.
To learn more about the privacy practices of Adobe, you may review its privacy policy located here. To exercise your choice with respect to their collection of information on ABV WORLD LLC Websites, please click here. To learn more about the privacy practices of Google, you may review its privacy policy located here. To disable the Google Analytics cookie and other third party web analytics service provider cookies, you can choose to have your browser notify you when cookies are being written to your computer or accessed, or you can disable cookies entirely.
Targeted advertising
We may partner with third party advertising networks that collect IP addresses, unique device identifiers (UDIDs), browser type, operating system, time zone, country, referring pages, and other information through the use of cookies, web server logs and pixel tags on ABV WORLD LLC Websites, Apps, emails and on third party websites and emails. They use this information to provide you with advertisements that are customized to your particular preferences, including for companies that are not affiliated with us. You may see these advertisements on ABV WORLD LLC Websites and third party apps and websites, and across different devices you use. We may use this process to help us manage and improve the effectiveness of our marketing efforts. If you would like to learn more about the third party advertisers that may be aware of the fact that you visit ABV WORLD LLC Websites or use our Apps, and to understand your opt-out choices, please visit the website of the National Advertising Initiative here. Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic ads.
Please understand that ABV WORLD LLC does not control these third party cookies, and you should check the privacy policies of third party advertising networks to see whether and how it uses cookies.
Your Device or Apps you use, including geolocation
When you use a Device or our Apps, we automatically collect information through the Device or App when it is connected to the Internet. For example, we may receive and collect information concerning device registration, operating system, settings, usage, firmware version, signal strength, search queries, network interaction, the name of the network from which you access the Internet, the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the device you are using, unique device identifiers (UDIDs), downloads, sideloaded content, configuration, or service information relating to any malfunction of the Device or App. This may include information regarding your activity on such Devices or Apps, such as books or videos opened, date and time of use, time elapsed, page turns, bookmarks, annotations or customer reviews.
In addition, to provide location-based services on Devices or through Apps, ABV WORLD LLC and third party application providers may automatically collect real-time geographic location information or other location-based information about you and your Device or other mobile device on which the App is installed. This information may be used to provide certain device or application functionality or to offer, provide and improve products and services.
Social networking sites
We may provide you the ability to sign into a ABV WORLD LLC Website or App using a social networking account such as a Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, or Google account, or use your social networking accounts to share information from ABV WORLD LLC Websites, Devices or Apps. In these cases, as well as when you use a ABV WORLD LLC app on a social networking site or choose to join (or "like") a ABV WORLD LLC page on a social networking site, the social networking site may provide us with certain information about you, including but not limited to your contacts and other "likes". Please see the privacy policy for the applicable social networking site to learn more about how these sites share your personal information.
Business partners, contractors, and other third parties
We may collect personal information and other information about you from business partners, contractors and other third parties. This includes, but is not limited to, instances in which you affirmatively authorize third parties to provide us with information. Such information may be collected via, but not limited to, software applications that you download or use on your Device or that otherwise allow you to interact with the ABV WORLD LLC enterprise.
We participate in the Adobe Marketing Cloud Identity Cooperative to better understand how you use our website and apps across the various devices you use, and to deliver tailored promotions. Click here to learn more about how Adobe does this.
4. How do we use personal information?
ABV WORLD LLC uses your personal information across our enterprise to provide you with a superior customer experience and, as necessary, to administer our businesses. For example, we use your personal information to:
- • Provide you with products, services and information across the ABV WORLD LLC enterprise, including product and subject recommendations and other information in ABV WORLD LLC retail stores, through emails from our businesses, and on the ABV WORLD LLC Websites and online interactive communities, your Devices, Digital Content, Apps and software, and display associated content and advertising;
- • Administer our programs;
- • Provide customer service in stores, by telephone and online;
- • Conduct research and perform analysis in order to measure, maintain, protect, develop and improve our products and services;
- • Administer sweepstakes, contests, promotions or surveys and provide appropriate notifications;
- • Communicate with you about special offers, events, or new products or services that may be of interest to you;
- • Customize and enhance the ABV WORLD LLC Websites and advertising;
- • Make communications necessary to notify you regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues; and
- • Manage our business.
5. With whom do we share personal information?
Protecting the privacy and security of your personal information is a priority at ABV WORLD LLC. ABV WORLD LLC DOES NOT SELL OR RENT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES.
Please note that your data may be transferred to or shared with a third party as part of a sale, merger, or acquisition of ABV WORLD LLC or one of its affiliates (see "Sales, Mergers, and Acquisitions" below).
ABV WORLD LLC shares your personal information with:
- • Other entities within the ABV WORLD LLC enterprise. ABV WORLD LLC owns and operates other operations and businesses and we may share your personal information with our other business units and operations, even if such business units or operations are sold.
- • Partners. We provide personal information to our partners that provide product and service offerings or technologies that we think may be of interest to you. Our partnerships may also result in products and services that allow you to publish Digital Content that may be shared with our partners. We may offer you the opportunity to opt-in to receive information from our partners, which may result in your personal information being shared with our partners. The use of your information by our partners and their vendors and contractors will be subject to the privacy policies of our vendors once such information is transferred.
- • Service providers, subcontractors and agents who perform services on our behalf. We provide personal information to third party service providers, subcontractors, and agents that work under contract on our behalf to provide certain services. These third parties do not have the right to use personal information we provide to them in any way that is not authorized by ABV WORLD LLC. They are contractually obligated to use such information only as necessary to assist us and to maintain the confidentiality and security of such information.
- • Third party providers of products and services. These are third parties that provide products and services you may purchase or request from or through us. These third parties do not have the right to use personal information we provide to them in any way that is not authorized by ABV WORLD LLC. They are contractually obligated to use such information only as necessary to assist us and to maintain the confidentiality and security of such information.
- • Third party membership programs. We work with certain third party entities to help them administer their own membership or rewards programs by providing them with purchasing information about their customers who make purchase from ABV WORLD LLC. We disclose only the information that is necessary to make these third party programs work and to support your membership in them. This information usually includes your name and e-mail address as well as the dollar amount of the purchases made at ABV WORLD LLC. We require such entities to obtain your consent before we provide them with this information, which they usually do as part of their own membership or participation rules.
- • Credit card companies. Credit card transactions are handled by third party financial institutions and their vendors and contractors who receive credit card numbers and other personal information from us to verify the credit card numbers and process transactions. Although ABV WORLD LLC's treatment of this information is governed by this policy, the use of your information by the third party financial institutions and their vendors and contractors will be subject to their own privacy policies.
- • Law enforcement officials and as required by law. ABV WORLD LLC may release personal information to third parties when we determine, in our judgment, that it is necessary to (a) comply with the law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request; (b) enforce or apply the terms of any of our policies or user agreements; or (c) protect the rights, property or safety of ABV WORLD LLC, our employees, our customers, users, or others.
- • Co-branded offerings. In some instances, we may offer a service or feature that is co-branded by ABV WORLD LLC and a third party company. If you provide information in connection with such co-branded service or feature, that information may be shared between ABV WORLD LLC and the third party. Although ABV WORLD LLC's treatment of the information is governed by this policy, the third party's treatment of your information will be subject to the third party's privacy policy.
- • Other websites operated by ABV WORLD LLC. In some instances, we may operate a ABV WORLD LLC Website on behalf of a third party. If you provide information in connection with a ABV WORLD LLC Website operated by ABV WORLD LLC on behalf of a third party, that information may be shared between ABV WORLD LLC and the third party. Although ABV WORLD LLC's treatment of the information is governed by this policy, the third party's treatment of your information will be subject to the third party's privacy policy.
- • Sales, mergers, and acquisitions. If ABV WORLD LLC becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, reorganization, or any form of sale or other disposition of some or all of its assets, personal information and your transaction history may be provided to the entities and advisors involved subject to a confidentiality agreement, and we will provide notice to you at your email address on file before any personal information is finally transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy. Such a transaction may involve us (i) retaining the right to continue to use transferred personal information in addition to the right of the transferee to use such information, and (ii) engaging in additional transfers of personal information (including new personal information) with the transferee from time to time following such a transaction.
- • Certain Digital Content providers. We may need to forward your name, email address, IP address, and shipping or billing address to certain content providers in connection with your order. The content providers may share this information with the applicable publisher and circulation auditors, and may use this information to fulfill your order and for other purposes. In these cases, the terms of the privacy policy of the publishers whose content you have purchased or downloaded will apply to you. If you do not wish to receive marketing communications from these publishers, you must contact the publisher directly.
6. How do we secure personal information?
We take significant and appropriate security measures, including physical, technological and procedural measures, to help to safeguard your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure. In addition, we use industry-standard technology, such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology in the transmission of certain sensitive personal information, designed to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to your personal information, and, as technology develops, we intend to take additional measures to improve security.
We want you to feel confident whenever you visit us in our stores, on the ABV WORLD LLC Websites, or use ABV WORLD LLC Devices or Apps. While we are focused on the security of your personal information and follow strict standards, processes and procedures that are designed to protect your personal information, you must remember that the Internet is a global communications vehicle open to threats, viruses and intrusions from others and so we cannot promise, and you should not expect, that we will be able to protect your personal information at all times and in all circumstances.
7. How do we respect your choices about your personal information?
You may choose to opt out from receiving marketing and promotional communications from ABV WORLD LLC at any time by following the instructions below.
- • For ABV WORLD LLC Booksellers: At any time, a customer may choose to opt-out of the receipt of any promotional communications by clicking on the opt-out link provided at the bottom of each email and following the instructions, or by emailing our Customer Service Department by clicking here.
- • For knigamir.com: Any account holder can opt-out of the receipt of any promotional communications by logging onto their Account and following the instructions under "Communication Preferences". If you do not have a knigamir.com account, you may opt out of the receipt of such communications by selecting the link at the bottom of any promotional email communication and following the instructions.
- • For ABV WORLD LLC Member program: Any participant can opt out of the receipt of any Member program promotional communications by logging on to their knigamir.com Account and following the instructions under "Change Your Communication Preferences." If you do not have a knigamir.com account, you may opt-out of the receipt of such communications by selecting the link at the bottom of any promotional email communication and following the instructions.
Even if you opt-out of receiving promotional communications, you may continue to receive emails and notifications relating to order confirmations, back order notifications, membership information, and/or other business-related communications.
8. Whom do I contact if I have questions or concerns?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected] or call customer service at +1 (754) 227-7172.
Data retention policy
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Accessing your information
You have the right to ask us not to use your personal information for direct marketing purposes. You also have the right to request a copy of the personal information that we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies rectified. Please note that, as permitted by law, we may charge a nominal fee for information requests and may require you to prove your identity. Following a request, we will use reasonable efforts to supply, correct or delete personal information about you in our files. Please address written requests and questions about this to [email protected]. We will respond to all access requests within 30 days.
Terms of Use
Any dispute between you and us regarding the privacy of your personal information is subject to this Privacy Policy and the terms of use or terms of service applicable to our product or service you use, including limitation on damages, resolution of disputes, and application of the law of the State of New York.
Contact Information
The address for ABV WORLD LLC is 5877 CUBESMART UNIT 1031 352 MAIN RD, MONTVILLE, NJ, 07045-9730, United States.
Released: January 1, 2015
