Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how March First Golf (the “Site”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or make a purchase from the Site.

March First Golf understands the importance of your privacy and the careful use of your information. We value the trust you place in us to handle your data responsibly. This notice outlines our privacy policy. By using marchfirstgolf.com, you agree to the practices detailed in this Privacy Policy.

What Personal Information Does March First Golf Gather About Customers?

When you visit our website, March First Golf collects specific details about your device and your interactions with our website, as well as the information required to process your purchases. If you reach out to our customer support, we may gather additional data. In this Privacy Policy, the term 'Personal Information' refers to any data that can uniquely identify you as an individual, as detailed below.

Device Information

  • Personal Information Collected: This includes your web browser version, IP address, time zone, cookie data, the pages or products you browse, search terms used, and your interaction methods with our website.

  • Purpose of Collection: We collect this information to accurately display our website for you and to conduct site usage analytics for optimization purposes.

  • Source of Collection: This data is automatically gathered when you access March First Golf’s website through the use of cookies, log files, tags, or pixels.

  • Disclosure for Business Purpose: The information is shared with our processing partner Shopify.

Order Information

  • Personal Information Collected: This encompasses details such as your name, billing and shipping addresses, payment data (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number.

  • Purpose of Collection: The collection serves to fulfill our contract with you, such as processing your payment, arranging shipping, providing invoices or order confirmations, communicating with you, screening orders for potential risks or fraud, and sharing product or service information and advertising as per your preferences.

  • Source of Collection: This information is collected directly from you.

  • Disclosure for Business Purpose: The information is shared with our processing partner Shopify.

How Does March First Golf Use Your Contact Information?

We utilize your contact details for the purposes listed below:

  • To register your profile on our platform;

  • To oversee and maintain your account and wish list on our site;

  • To facilitate the processing and delivery of orders, handle returns, and manage backorders;

  • To personalize and customize your experience on our site, including tailoring product recommendations and promotions to suit your interests;

  • To engage in communication with you and offer support when needed;

  • To keep you informed about our products, promotions, and events that may interest you, based on your preferences.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They help us recognize your device and remember your preferences as you navigate our site or return to it later. Cookies are used to improve your online experience and provide insights into how our website is used.

Types of Cookies We Use:

  • First-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by March First Golf and are used exclusively by us to recognize your device and remember your preferences.

  • Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by third-party service providers and can be used by them to recognize your device when you visit other websites. They are primarily used for analytics and advertising purposes.

We use cookies to improve your online experience on our website, such as by remembering your product preferences. Cookies also help us understand how our website is used, indicating whether you are a new or returning visitor. Additionally, cookies ensure that the advertisements you see online are more relevant to your interests.

We use non-essential cookies on the basis of your consent. You have the right to withdraw that consent and refuse the use of cookies at any time and we have explained how you can exercise this right below. However, please note that if you choose to refuse cookies you may not be able to use the full functionality of our platform.

You can set your cookie preferences by changing your browser settings so that cookies from this platform cannot be placed on your computer or mobile device. In order to do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” facility).

Cookies that we use related to powering our store with Shopify, see https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies. 

Shopify

Our e-commerce activities are supported by Shopify Inc., which furnishes us with the digital commerce platform necessary for selling our goods and services.

Shopify securely houses your information on their servers, employing data storage solutions, databases, and the general Shopify app, all protected behind a robust firewall.

Regarding Payments:

Should you opt for a direct payment gateway to finalize your purchase, Shopify will handle your credit card information. This data is protected using the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), ensuring that your transaction details are encrypted and kept only for the duration necessary to process your purchase. Following the completion of the transaction, your payment information is promptly eradicated.

All direct payment gateways comply with the PCI-DSS standards, overseen by the PCI Security Standards Council, a collaborative effort of companies including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.

The adherence to PCI-DSS guidelines guarantees the secure processing of credit card data by our store and its associated service providers.

For more insight, you may also want to read Shopify’s Terms of Service (https://www.shopify.com/legal/terms) or Privacy Statement (https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy).

Security

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

Age of Consent

By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under the age of thirteen (13). If you are under thirteen (13), do not provide your Personal Information on or to the Site. We do not knowingly collect on the Site any Personal Information from children under thirteen (13). Users outside of the United States who are below the age of eighteen (18) (or the age of the majority in the applicable jurisdiction) should not use the Site without authorization from a parent or legal guardian. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, please contact us at: members@marchfirstgolf.com. Moreover, the CCPA prohibits us from selling any Personal Information of children under the age of sixteen (16) without express consent. Therefore, unless we have such consent, we will not under any circumstances sell such Personal Information.

Third-Party Website Links

Clicking on links within our store might lead you to other websites. We do not control the privacy policies of these external sites and advise you to review their privacy statements.

California Residents’ Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by March First Golf to third parties. Specifically, you can request:

  • Categories of Personal Information: A list of the categories of personal information about you that March First Golf has disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year.

  • Third-Party Information: The names and addresses of such third parties.

  • Nature of Third Parties' Business: If the nature of the third parties' business cannot be reasonably determined from their names, examples of the products or services marketed to give you a reasonable indication of their business nature.

To submit a request, please email us at members@marchfirstgolf.com with the subject heading "CALIFORNIA PRIVACY REQUEST".

Conditions Of Use, Notices, and Revisions

If you choose to visit marchfirstgolf.com, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Use. If you have any concern about privacy at March First Golf please contact us at members@marchfirstgolf.com with a description of your concern, and we will try to resolve it. Your continued use of our website or other services constitutes your acceptance of the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Updates to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website.

If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.