Maharaja respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how we handle information about you that we collect on our websites and related mobile applications (collectively, “Website” or “Site”), through our loyalty programs, through our technology that others may use, and from other sources. Your continued activity on this Website and/or in our loyalty programs indicates your acceptance of this Policy. If you have any objections to this Policy, you should immediately discontinue use of the Website and/or participation in our loyalty programs.
Data We Collect
We may collect different types of data from or about you, which data may include:
- Information you provide. We may collect data from you such as your name, email address, street address, postal code, age, telephone number, driver’s license number (e.g. if you request check acceptance privileges at our member or subsidiary stores), purchase history, and credit card information when you provide it to us, such as when you:
- contact us via the Website
- sign up to receive e-mails from us
- create a personal shopping list or save recipes
- request a rebate
- enter a contest
- download or use on-line coupons or mobile coupons
- download or use an app
- overview circulars and manage shopping lists
- place an online order
- apply for check cashing privileges
- Aggregated, anonymized or de-identified data. Our collection, use, and disclosure of aggregated, anonymized or de-identified data is not restricted by this Policy because it cannot identify you as an individual.
- Information about your online activity. We may collect data about your activity on the Website and our mobile applications, including but not limited to your IP address, device-specific information and geolocation information, by using various online tracking technologies. These are explained further below.
- To process and manage your purchases, transactions, and payments with us.
- To respond to your questions, suggestions, and comments.
- To provide product recall information.
- To monitor and improve our Website functionality.
- To provide coupons and personalize your Website experience.
- For operational or business purposes.
- To help improve your customer experience in stores or online.
- To provide you with information we think may be of interest to you.
- To detect security incidents and other fraudulent activity.
- To help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Website, products and services, databases, and other technology assets, and business.
- With Maharaja members, subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies;
- With third-party service providers (e.g. Website developers and hosts, payment vendors) who process the information for the purpose of operating the Website or rendering the requested service (e.g., online checkout) to you;
- With third-party service providers for research or survey purposes, such as communicating with you regarding your customer experience;
- When we believe that the disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or requests from law enforcement or regulatory authorities.
- To prevent, detect or otherwise handle fraud, security, or technical issues.
- To protect the safety, rights, or property of any person or the public.
- If Maharaja ever undergoes a business acquisition, merger, sale or change of control.