Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2024
Last Updated: May 15, 2025

Barstow Contract Co. ® ("Barstow," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to safeguarding your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information when you access our website, www.barstowcontracts.com (the "Site"), or otherwise interact with us. This policy applies to all users, visitors, and customers of the Site, regardless of location, and is intended to comply with applicable U.S. privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") and the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA").

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily: We collect personal information you provide directly to us when you interact with the Site or our services. This includes:

  • Full name

  • Email address

  • Billing and mailing addresses

  • Payment information (processed through secure third-party providers)

  • Company name (if applicable)

  • Any communications, requests, or submissions through our contact forms or email

Information Collected Automatically: We may automatically collect certain technical data when you use our Site, including:

  • IP address and approximate location

  • Device type, operating system, and browser type

  • Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring/exit URLs

  • Language preferences, date and time of access

Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to enhance user experience, analyze traffic, maintain session state, and deliver personalized marketing. See our Cookie Policy for more information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Deliver and support your purchases, including contract templates and other digital products

  • Process payments and send order confirmations, receipts, and download access

  • Respond to customer inquiries and provide support

  • Improve our website functionality, design, and performance

  • Prevent fraud, unauthorized access, or illegal activity

  • Comply with legal obligations and governmental requests

  • Enforce our Terms and Conditions and licensing terms

  • With your consent, send marketing emails, promotions, and updates (you may opt out at any time)

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share it only in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: With trusted vendors who assist with payment processing (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), email marketing (e.g., ConvertKit, Mailchimp), hosting, or analytics (e.g., Google Analytics), under contracts requiring confidentiality and limited use.

  • Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, subpoena, or to protect our rights, users, or property.

  • Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, sale, or transfer of assets, your data may be transferred as part of the transaction.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (Transparency Disclosure)

Although we are not subject to the European Union’s GDPR, we voluntarily disclose the legal bases under which we process your information:

  • Consent – When you explicitly agree to specific processing activities (e.g., subscribing to a newsletter)

  • Contractual Necessity – When processing is necessary to fulfill a contract (e.g., deliver purchased content)

  • Legal Obligation – When processing is required by applicable law

  • Legitimate Interests – When processing is necessary for operational reasons (e.g., improving our services), unless overridden by your rights

5. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:

  • Access & Correction: Request a copy of your personal data or corrections to inaccurate or outdated information

  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal retention exceptions)

  • Marketing Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from promotional communications at any time using the link in our emails or by contacting us directly

  • Restrict Use of Sensitive Information: Where applicable, request restrictions on use of sensitive personal data

To exercise these rights, contact us at hq@barstowcontracts.com. We may require verification of your identity before responding to your request.

6. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the CCPA and CPRA provide you with specific rights:

  • Right to Know: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal data we collected about you in the past 12 months

  • Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions

  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If this changes, we will update this policy and provide a mechanism to opt out.

  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not deny services, charge different prices, or offer different service levels based on your exercise of privacy rights

To exercise your rights under the CCPA/CPRA, email us at hq@barstowcontracts.com. Identity verification may be required.

7. Data Security

We use commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. These include:

  • SSL encryption

  • Secure server hosting

  • Restricted data access controls

Despite these efforts, no system can be guaranteed 100% secure. By using our Site, you acknowledge and accept the inherent risk of transmitting information over the internet.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to:

  • Provide services and fulfill transactions

  • Maintain business and legal records

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Enforce our agreements and prevent fraud

You may request deletion of your personal data at any time, subject to retention requirements under applicable laws.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will delete it promptly. If you believe we may have received information from a minor, please contact us immediately.

10. Third-Party Services & External Links

Our Site may include links to or integrations with third-party websites and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party platforms. When you leave our Site, your interactions are governed by those third parties' terms and policies.

We may share data with third-party providers performing services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics, email delivery), and they are contractually required to:

  • Use your data only for the specified service

  • Maintain data security and confidentiality

  • Not sell or reuse your data for unrelated purposes

11. Do Not Track (DNT)

Some web browsers offer "Do Not Track" features. Our Site does not currently respond to DNT signals. We may revisit this as industry standards evolve.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory changes. When updated, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, contact us at: hq@barstowcontracts.com