Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 2, 2024

Welcome to Gecko Dropshipping!

Gecko Inc. ("Gecko", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to taking reasonable measures to protect your online privacy and manage your information responsibly. Our goal is to provide you with products and services that best suit your needs. Gecko offers dropshipping management software. This Privacy Policy is designed to inform you about our online privacy practices, including the types and categories of information that may be collected, disclosed, and stored, how this information is used, with whom it may be shared, your choices regarding the collection, use, and distribution of this information, the security procedures we have in place to protect the information under our control from loss, misuse, or alteration, your rights regarding your personal information, and who to contact with any questions or concerns.

This Privacy Policy applies to the Gecko website located at https://shop.geckodistribution.com/ (collectively, the "Site"), any phone and/or mail operations involving order processing and product or service inquiries, and our marketing communications with you. This Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites that we may link to, other companies or individuals listed as third-party contacts or vendors on the Site, or other companies or individuals that we may recommend you contact by phone or mail. You should review the privacy statements of these third-party websites, as they may not handle online information collection in the same way we do, and we have no control over their practices.

By using the Site, Gecko software, and/or contacting us and providing any personal information, you consent to our collection and use of information as described in this Privacy Policy and the Site's Terms of Service. If we make changes to our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page.

Definitions

  • Service:Service refers to the shop.geckodistribution.com website operated by Gecko.
  • Personal Data:Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
  • Usage Data:Usage Data is data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Cookies:Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
  • Data Controller:Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and how any personal information is or are to be processed. For this Privacy Policy, Gecko is a Data Controller of your Personal Data.
  • Data Processors (or Service Providers):Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.
  • Data Subject (or User):Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may interest you. You may opt-out of receiving any or all of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us. We respect your privacy and will not share, sell, rent, or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Personal Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. For more information, please refer to our cookie policy.

How We Use The Information We Collect

Gecko uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events we offer that are similar to those you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information

Data Sharing and Usage

We will never share, sell, or rent individual personal information with anyone for their promotional use without your advance permission or unless ordered by a court of law, in accordance with a subpoena, to protect our rights, or in the event of the sale of our business. Information submitted to us is only available to personnel managing this information for purposes of contacting you or sending you emails based on your request for information, and to contracted service providers and other third parties we use to support our business and provide services related to our communications with you.

Links/Integrations to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect About You

The categories of personal information we may have collected about you or your use of our Service include:

  • Identifiers:Such as your contact information (name, email address, postal address, phone number)
  • Unique Personal Identifiers:Such as cookies, IP address
  • Internet or Other Network or Device Activity:Such as browsing history, browser type and language, operating system, or usage
  • Geo-Location Information:Such as city and state associated with a unique identifier

Categories of Sources From Which We Collected Personal Information

The sources from which we may have collected personal information about you or your use of the Service include:

  • Directly from You
  • From Other Sources : Such as company service providers, including analytics providers
  • Through Your Use of the Service : As outlined in the Information Collection and Use section of our Privacy Policy
  • Business or Commercial Purposes for Which We Collected or Disclosed the Personal Information

The business or commercial purposes for which we collected the personal information include:

  • Performing services, providing customer service, providing advertising or marketing services, providing analytics services, or providing similar services
  • Auditing related to a current interaction with you and concurrent transactions, including, but not limited to, counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance
  • Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity
  • Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality
  • Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration
  • Advancing the commercial or economic interests of the Company, such as by inducing another to subscribe to or provide information or services, or enabling or affecting, directly or indirectly, a commercial transaction

We may disclose the categories of personal information identified in the Information Collection and Use section of our Privacy Notice about our California consumers for our operational purposes where the use of such personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve the operational purpose for which the personal information was collected or processed, or for another operational purpose that is compatible with the context in which the personal information was collected.

Categories of Personal Information Disclosed for a Business Purpose and the Categories of Parties With Whom We Shared the Personal Information

Third Parties

We do not "sell" your personal information to third parties. However, we will share any or all of the personal information collected from and about you over the past twelve (12) months, as discussed above, with our data analytics providers for various business purposes.

Retention of Data

Gecko will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Gecko will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to—and maintained on—computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Gecko will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data

Disclosure for Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, Gecko may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agent).

Legal Requirements

Gecko may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Gecko
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

"Do Not Track" Requests

Some internet browsers have enabled 'Do Not Track' (DNT) features, which send a signal to websites indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. Currently, no standard governs how websites should respond to these signals. At this time, we do not take action in response to these signals.

The Right to Deletion

You may have the right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you. Certain information may be exempt from such requests under applicable law. We require certain types of information to provide our Services to you. If you request deletion of this information, you may no longer be able to access or use our Services. To make such a request, please contact us at service@geckodistribution.com.

For security purposes, we will verify your identity by requesting certain information, such as your name and email address. To provide you with specific pieces of personal information we have or to delete the personal information we have collected, we may need additional information to verify your identity.

Once your identity (and your agent's, if applicable) is verified, we will respond to your request as follows:

  • If you request the categories of personal information we have collected about you, we will provide a list via email to the address you provide.
  • If you request the deletion of personal information we have collected, we will delete, deidentify, or aggregate any information that is not necessary for the purposes stated above. Certain information may be exempt from such requests under applicable law.

If we are unable to fully comply with your requests, we will provide additional information explaining why we could not fulfill your request.

The Right to Nondiscrimination

We will not reduce the quality of our goods or services if you choose to exercise your rights.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals ("Service Providers") to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related tasks, or assist in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses this data to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, and it is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize ads within its own advertising network. To opt out of making your activity on our Service available to Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information about your visit activity with Google Analytics. For more information on Google's privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page (https://policies.google.com/privacy)

Can Children Use Gecko Services?

Our website and services are intended for adults only (individuals who are 18 years or older, or those who are 16 but under 18 and primarily rely on labor income, recognizing that the definition of adulthood varies by country or region). Children are not permitted to create an account without parental or guardian consent. Gecko does not sell products for purchase by children; we sell children’s products for purchase by adults. We only collect personal information from children with the consent of their parents or guardians, and such information will only be used or disclosed as permitted by applicable law, with explicit consent, or to protect the child.

If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child without parental or guardian consent, we will delete the relevant data.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us at service@geckodistribution.com. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe. If you are not satisfied with our response, especially if your legitimate interests are affected by how we process your personal information, you can contact our customer service for resolution through friendly negotiation.