First Stop Cosplay Affiliate Program Privacy Policy

At First Stop Cosplay ("we," "our," or "us"), we respect the privacy of our affiliates ("you" or "your"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you participate in our Affiliate Program.

By signing up for and participating in the First Stop Cosplay Affiliate Program, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following information when you sign up for our Affiliate Program or interact with us in connection with your participation:

  • Personal Identification Information: This may include your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and other contact information.
  • Payment Information: This includes bank account details, PayPal account information, or other payment details necessary for processing commission payouts.
  • Business Information: If applicable, your business name, tax ID, or other relevant business registration details.
  • Website Usage Data: We may collect data regarding your interaction with our website, affiliate dashboard, and affiliate links.
  • Affiliate Performance Data: This includes tracking data on the referrals you generate, sales commissions, and performance metrics.

2. How We Collect Your Information

We collect most of this personal information directly from you via our website, apps, direct messaging, texts, and email. However, we may also collect information from the following categories of sources:

  • Publicly accessible sources.
  • Third party (e.g. advertising networks, data analytics providers, and data brokers).
  • Third party with your consent (e.g. your bank).
  • Cookies on our website.
  • Automated information collection.
  • Our IT systems (e.g. automated monitoring of our websites and technical systems).

3. How and Why We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Register and manage your affiliate account.
  • Process your commission payments.
  • Communicate with you about your account, performance, and updates related to the Affiliate Program.
  • Track and analyze your referral activity to assess affiliate performance.
  • Undertake internal research for technological development and demonstration.
  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Prevent fraud or misuse of the Affiliate Program.

4. Sharing of Your Information

We may share your information with:

  • Service Providers: We may share your personal data with third-party service providers (e.g., payment processors, warehouses, and delivery companies) for the purpose of delivering our products to you and operating the Affiliate Program and processing your payments.
  • Third Parties Approved by You: You may consent to share your information by linking your account to social media sites or third-party service providers.
  • Legal and Regulatory Authorities: If required by law, we may disclose your information to government agencies, regulatory bodies, or law enforcement.
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of our company, your information may be transferred as part of the business assets.

We do NOT sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Categories of Information We Sell or Share

We do NOT sell or share your personal information and will not do so in the future without providing you with notice and an opportunity to opt-out of such sale or sharing.

6. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We will keep your personal information while you are an Affiliate with us and/or while we are providing goods and services to you. Thereafter, we retain your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

8. Your Rights

As an Affiliate, you have the right to:

  • Know what personal information we hold, sell, or share about you and Access that information.
  • Opt out of selling or sharing personal information. Note that exercising your right to opt-out of sharing certain personal information may prevent you from participating in the Affiliate program.
  • Limit use of sensitive personal information to that use which is necessary to perform the services under our Affiliate Program.
  • Request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
  • Request the deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention obligations.
  • Opt out of certain communications related to the Affiliate Program.

We do not retaliate against individuals for exercising their rights. However, we reserve the right to adjust prices, rates, or the level or quality of goods and services offered if such adjustments are reasonably related to the value derived from our use of your personal information.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below with:

  • Enough information to identify you [(e.g., your full name, address and customer or matter reference number)];
  • Proof of your identity and address (e.g., a copy of your driving license or passport and a recent utility or credit card bill); and
  • A description of what right you want to exercise and the information to which your request relates.

Note that we are not obligated to make a data access or data portability disclosure if we cannot verify that the person making the request is the person about whom we collected information, or is someone authorized to act on such person's behalf.

Any personal information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with your request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.

We do not sell or share your personal information and will not do so in the future without providing you with notice and an opportunity to opt-out of such sale or sharing.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date." We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:

First Stop Cosplay
Email: Marketing@FirstStopCosplay.com
Address: 18 Technology Dr, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92618