This privacy statement is effective from August 1, 2021
 
uspsonlinesales.com is committed to respecting the privacy of its customers and users. This privacy statement describes how our website, services and products operate and how we collect, use and share information.
 
This Privacy Statement applies to uspsonlinesales.com and the USPS Stamp websites, services and products that collect data and display these Terms and are operated by uspsonlinesales.com and the USPS Stamp subsidiaries (collectively, " Owned and operated by the United States Postal Service Stamp Company"). Postmark". The USPS Stamp websites, services, and products are collectively referred to in this Statement as the "Site." These Terms do not apply to USPS Stamp websites that do not display or link to this Statement or have their own privacy statements.
 
This privacy statement covers the following topics:
  1. Collect personal information about website users
  2. Collect other information
  3. Use and retention of personal information
  4. Share personal information
  5. Protection of personal information
  6. Cross-border data transfer
  7. Visit non-USPS stamp websites
  8. EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Compliance
  9. Country specific requirements
  10. your choice
  11. Your rights to access personal information
  12. Changes to this Privacy Statement
  13. contact us

1. Collect personal information of website users


In order to provide you with access to certain services or data within our website, we may ask you to provide certain personal information, which may include, but is not limited to, the example "Personal Information" listed below. USPS stamps also collect non-personal information, which by itself is not personally identifiable. When non-personal information is combined with other information to identify an individual, we treat that combination as personal information.


The following are examples of the types of information that is considered personal information and may be collected directly from you (or someone acting on your behalf):

  • Contact information (including name, street address, email address, phone number)
  • Government-issued ID (such as a tax identification number)
  • A combination of username, password and other information used to verify identity
  • Financial information (including credit/debit card and bank account information, credit and repayment history, and payment default information)
  • Geographic location, demographic, shipping/receiving, billing and other information related to the purchase or delivery of USPS stamp products and services or services you access through the Site
  • Any other personal information or characteristics that alone identifies that individual or, if combined with one of the above information or other non-personally identifiable information, would allow a person to identify that individual, such as date or place of birth, geographic data, or photographic images

By accessing and using our website, you consent to the collection, use, disclosure, storage and processing of personal information in accordance with this Privacy Statement. Please note that by law you are not required to provide us with your personal information. If you choose not to share your personal information with us, you may not be able to take advantage of our Site, and we may not be able to provide you with all of the features we offer through the Site.


2. Collect other information


The USPS Stamps website may use a variety of automatic data collection tools and technologies, including cookies, clickstreams, and web beacons.


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Some of our websites use cookies, which are small amounts of data (often including a unique identifier) ​​that are sent to your browser from the website and stored on your computers hard drive. We may use cookies to better serve visitors to our site, understand usage, and improve the content and offerings on our site. Cookies may be placed by us or our third-party service providers.

We or our service providers may: (1) use cookies to anonymously collect aggregated information about website users, or (2) share aggregated demographic information with our potential and actual business partners, advertisers and other third parties and use the information for any business purpose.

If you do not want to use cookies, most web browsers include an option that allows you not to accept them. However, without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of all features of our website and some parts of our website may not function properly.


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We may collect information about our customers' "clickstream" during their visits to our website. This clickstream data includes the page that visitors came from, the navigation path they took, and the areas of the website they visited. From time to time we may track this information both on and off our website. In addition, we may track clickstream data and match it with the personal information you provide to us in order to provide content and other products and services that may improve your customer experience. We may also share clickstream data with third parties in aggregated or anonymized formats. 


Across devices


We participate in the Adobe Experience Cloud Device Cooperative to better understand how you use our sites and apps across a variety of devices so we can deliver tailored promotions. Click here  https://cross-device-privacy.adobe.com  to learn more.


web beacon


Certain email communications you receive from us may contain "web beacons." A web beacon consists of a line of code on our website that provides a small graphic image. A web beacon may not be visible because it is a 1×1 pixel and is typically designed to blend into the background of a web page. Web beacons allow us to obtain the following information: the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the web beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the web beacon appears, the time the page containing the web beacon was viewed, the browser used to view the page and the information in the cookie type. We use web beacons for activities such as monitoring the effectiveness of headers in emails or advertising banners.


IP address


Your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address is a numerical label assigned to each device (such as a computer, printer, mobile device or server) and is typically associated with the location from which you enter the Internet. This is how devices find each other on the network. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, gather broad demographic information, collect geographic data, and administer our website.


Do not track requests


We do not take action, alter, or alter our website behavior upon receipt of a "Do Not Track" request from your browser.


3. Use and retention of personal information


The personal information we collect through the Site may be used to provide information about our products and services, or for marketing and promotions, which we believe may be of interest to you. We may also use the personal information you provide for our internal purposes, such as website customization, enhancement or development, administration and operation of our website, data analysis and compliance with our legal obligations, policies and procedures, including the United States' fulfillment of your obligations with respect to us. Post Stamp obligations under a sales contract, lease or license between US Post Stamp.

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy statement, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law or to otherwise comply with a legal obligation.


4. Sharing personal information


USPS Stamps does not sell personal information to third parties. However, there are certain circumstances where we may share your personal information as permitted by law, such as:

  1. Within the USPS family of stamp businesses,
  2. With third parties who provide services for us or on our behalf (such as credit card companies, credit and/or investigative reporting agencies, financial companies, transportation companies, consultants, consultants and market research companies), or
  3. For marketing activities conducted by us or other companies or organizations that offer relevant products or services that we believe may be of interest to our customers.

Our service providers are required to keep personal information received from us confidential and secure in accordance with this Privacy Statement and may not use it for any purpose other than that for which it was provided by USPS.


We may also provide information to third parties under the following circumstances:

  1. When we believe in good faith that the law requires it or otherwise cooperate with law enforcement activities;
  2. When we have a good faith belief that it is necessary to protect our rights or property from fraud, abuse, or illegal activity; or
  3. In the event of a proposed or actual merger, acquisition, liquidation, dissolution or sale of assets.

In these circumstances, your consent is not required, but we will attempt to notify you to the extent required by law.


Subject to local law, you may opt-in or opt-out of the sharing of your personal information for marketing or other purposes. If you choose to opt-in, your personal information will be used and shared as described in this Privacy Statement. If you opt out, we will share your preferences with applicable third parties at our discretion. For information on how to do this, please see the "Your Choices" section of this privacy statement below.


5. Protection of personal information


We maintain reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the personal information we collect and process.


6. Cross-border data transfer  


The international footprint of U.S. Postal Service Stamps involves the transfer of large amounts of personal information between various subsidiaries and between third parties in the countries in which we do business. Some countries have implemented restrictions on the transfer of personal information, and USPS has taken various measures in response, including:

  • US Post Stamp Inc. and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries that receive personal information from countries outside the United States comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding the personal information of customers, partners and employees that cross geographic and jurisdictional boundaries.
  • As required, USPS implements European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses, or similar clauses in other jurisdictions, if available, between our corporate entities, partners and customers.

While the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework may no longer be used or relied upon for the transfer of personal information, USPS will continue to comply with all EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework obligations. Additional information can be found in the EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield compliance sections below.

You can find more information in the "Country-specific requirements" section for your region.


7. Visit the unaffiliated USPS stamp website


Our website may contain links to other websites that are operated independently from USPS Stamps. Linked websites may have their own privacy statements or notices. If you visit any linked website, we strongly recommend that you review its privacy statement. Any information you provide while visiting a non-affiliated USPS Stamps website is subject to the privacy statement posted on that website. We are not responsible for the content of any sites not affiliated with or owned by USPS, any use of those sites, or the privacy practices of those sites.     


8. EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Compliance


USPS has certified that it complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, processing, and retention of transferred personal information from data protection laws Data is transferred to the United States from countries that recognize the Privacy Shield as an effective mechanism for such cross-border transfers.


We have certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that we adhere to the Privacy Shield Principles with respect to personal information. If there is any conflict between the terms in this Privacy Statement and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles will control. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program and view our certification page, please visit  www.privacyshield.gov .


USPS is responsible for the processing of personal information it receives and subsequently transfers to third parties acting on its behalf in accordance with the Privacy Shield. For all subsequent transfers of personal information, USPS adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles, including the Responsibility for Onward Transfers provision.


With respect to personal information received or transferred under the Privacy Shield; USPS is subject to the regulatory enforcement powers of the Federal Trade Commission. In certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose personal information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.


In accordance with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Principles, USPS is committed to resolving complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your personal information. If you believe that USPS is processing your personal information within the scope of our Privacy Shield certification, you may raise any inquiries or complaints about our compliance with us through the information in the "Contact Us" section below.


USPS stamps will be responded to within 45 days. If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not satisfactorily resolved, please contact JAMS, our U.S.-based third-party dispute resolution provider, free of charge:  https://www.jamsadr.com/eu-us -Privacy Shield .


If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint from us, or if we do not handle your complaint to your satisfaction, you may resort to binding arbitration after other dispute resolution procedures have been exhausted. Please contact or visit the Privacy Shield website at  https://www.privacyshield.gov/article?id=How-to-Submit-a-Complaint  for more information or to file a complaint. The Privacy Shield Site's services are provided to you free of charge.


9. Country-specific requirements


The United States Postal Service Stamp Company is a global company with subsidiaries located around the world. This Privacy Statement establishes the global principles governing our collection, use and disclosure of information collected through our website (to the extent permitted and/or required by law). The countries in which you do business with us or where the websites you visit are located or hosted may have specific requirements for personal information, as set out below.


10. Your choice


If you are a USPS Stamps customer, you may receive transactional communications regarding your account and USPS Stamps products and services that you own, lease, lease, license or subscribe to.

In some jurisdictions, you may have to opt-in to receive marketing communications. If you choose to opt-in, your personal information will be used and shared as described in this Privacy Statement. If you wish to opt-out of receiving marketing communications from the USPS stamp instructions provided in our marketing communications, or (ii) indicate your preference in the relevant account profile/preferences section (such as your account), or (iii) refer to below Instructions provided in the "Contact Us" section. If you opt out, we will share your preferences with applicable third parties at our discretion. You will continue to receive transactional communications regarding your account and USPS stamp products and services that you own, lease, lease and license or subscribe to.

Some of our products and services include settings that allow users or administrators to control how the products collect information. If you wish to request a change to your personal information, you may do so by (i) indicating your preference in the relevant account profile/preferences section (such as your account), or (ii) referring to the instructions provided in Contact Us section below. Please note that by choosing not to share certain personal information with us, we may not be able to provide you with all of the features we offer through the Site.


11. Your rights to access personal information


Where required by law, you may (i) request access to, (ii) rectification of, (iii) request deletion, (iv) restriction of, (v) object to processing of, or (vi) request a copy of, your personal information. When accessing or updating your personal information, we may ask you to verify your identity before we can act on your request. Please note that we may deny a request or limit the information we provide if we determine that it may jeopardize the privacy of others, is unreasonable or duplicative, or requires a disproportionate effort. Where permitted by law, we may charge a reasonable fee for providing access to personal information, but we will not charge a fee for making an access request. If you would like to make a request,  please click here .

12. Changes to this Privacy Statement

USPS may change this privacy statement from time to time in its sole discretion. We will indicate at the top of the privacy statement when it was last updated. We will not use your personal information in a way that is materially different from this privacy statement without prior notice to you, and under no circumstances will we use your personal information in a way that is prohibited by law. Your continued use of our website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Statement and any revisions thereto.


13. Contact us

If you would like to change your personal information (such as address information and phone number), please email us@ 

support1@uspsonlinesales.com

If you have any questions or comments about this privacy statement, please email us@ 

support1@uspsonlinesales.com

Please see below for contact information for the following countries, which you can use if you have questions, comments or complaints about this privacy statement in your country:

 

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