Our Privacy Policy

Privacy Agreement

1st Place Spiritwear knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will protect your privacy. At 1st Place Spiritwear, we recognize the importance of safeguarding your personal information and value the trust you place in us to handle it responsibly. Protecting your privacy is, and will remain, a fundamental priority. This notice describes our privacy policy and has been developed to offer a clear and comprehensive insight into our data practices in a manner which is both accessible and transparent. We encourage you to critically review the privacy policy so you can fully-understand how your information is collected, used, stored and protected by 1st Place Spiritwear. The privacy policy applies to personal information collected through online and offline interactions, as well as from third-parties and other relevant sources, including, but limited to when you: (a) use our website, mobile applications, and any other services of 1st Place Spiritwear; (b) interact with us offline (i.e. when a contact is made by customer service or sales representatives); and (c) participate in contests, sweepstakes, reward programs or other promotional activities which are offered by 1st Place Spiritwear.

This privacy policy also applies to the personal information which 1st Day collects and receives in connection with our marketing and advertising activities, as well as through any interactions or communications which you may have with us. These interactions may occur via text message, live chat, email, messaging application, and other communication channels, or through your engagement with our content on social media platforms, digital service and third-party websites.

This privacy policy has been drafted in accordance with the applicable privacy and data protection laws in jurisdictions where 1st Place Spiritwear conducts business. While we strive to maintain a consistent and unified approach to privacy across all regions and states, certain terms, obligations or customer rights referenced herein may vary based upon specific legal requirements in the different jurisdictions. Accordingly the use of the term “right” in this privacy policy is not intended to, and does not, create or confer any legal rights or remedies beyond those expressly provided under applicable law.

By visiting 1st Place Spiritwear, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy and you acknowledge and accept the terms and conditions outlined in this privacy policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, we respectfully ask that you refrain from using our website and/or other services. Please be advised that we reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The effective date of the most recent version will be indicated by the “Last Updated” date on the top of this page. Continued use of our website or services following any updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised privacy policy in effect at that time.

What Personal Information Do We Collect?

Information You Give Us

We receive and store any information you enter on 1st Place Spiritwear or give us in any other way, including when you browse our website, make a purchase, contact our Customer Service or Sales teams, complete a survey, or enter a promotional contest. You provide information when you:

• Register or sign in
• Search for products
• Make purchases
• Communicate with Customer Service or Sales
• Participate in contests, questionnaires, and surveys

This information may include:

• First and last name
• Mailing and/or shipping address
• Phone number
• Email address
• Name of school and grade attended

Information Automatically Collected

We automatically receive and store certain types of information whenever you visit 1st Place Spiritwear. Examples of the information we collect and analyze include the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform; purchase history; Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from 1st Place Spiritwear, including date and time, cookie text, products & designs you viewed or searched for, and the store pages you visited. We collect information from you through various interactions, including when you engage with our website or other online services, make purchases in our stores, contact our customer or sales support team, or participate in promotional activities such as contests and giveaways. Additionally, we may obtain information about you from other services and sources, including publicly available databases and joint marketing partners, when such information is lawfully shared with us.

What Are Cookies?

"Cookies" are very small data files sent to and from your web browser when visiting a website. Most cookies are "session-based," meaning that they are automatically deleted when you close your browser. We use cookies on our website to provide a customized shopping experience. Certain features on our site, such as our checkout page, are available only through the use of a cookie. (These types of cookies are often referred to as "essential".) You are always free to decline the use of cookies while browsing our site, but be aware that important features may cease to function when doing so.

1st Place Spiritwear utilizes “Cookies” to: (a) enable specific website features and functionality; (b) remember your preferences and/or login details; (c) enhance your security during your session; and (d) track usage patterns and customized content.

Pixel Tags and Similar Technologies

1st Place Spiritwear and our service providers may utilize pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs, and similar technologies on our website and in email communications. These tools help us: (a) analyze user behavior and engagement; (b) measure the success of marketing campaigns; (c) compile aggregate statistics on website usage and user response. Additionally, third-party advertising companies may use these technologies to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you, based on your browsing behavior across various websites and devices. These companies may place or recognize a unique cookie in your browser and may use cross-device tracking to better tailor content to your interests.

Information from Other Sources

We might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information. For example, we may receive updated delivery and address information from our shippers or other sources so that we can correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication more easily.

Use of Your Information

By visiting our site, you agree that we may collect and use information about you to improve our marketing, analyze how our site is used, enhance our product offerings, and customize your 1st Day School Supplies experience. These uses also allow us to tailor our services, website layout, and communications to better meet your needs. You agree that we may use your information to send you communications that may be targeted to your interests, including administrative notices, product offerings, special discounts or promotions, and updates relevant to your use of 1st Place Spiritwear.

1st Place Spiritwear uses and records your internet protocol (IP) address and internet service provider (ISP) each time you access our website, and we capture the date and time of your visit and the specific pages viewed. 1st Place Spiritwear and its service providers use the IP Addresses to: (a) measure website traffic and usage patterns; (b) diagnose technical issues with our servers; (c) administer and enhance website functionality; and (d) derive an approximate geographic location of users.

1st Place Spiritwear may use your information for any of the following purposes: (a) Fulfilling Requests, we may use your information to complete transactions or fulfill the specific purpose for which you provided the information; (b) Administrative Communications, we may use your information to send important message related to the website, such as changes to our terms, policies, or other critical updates. These communications are necessary for your continued use of the website, and you may not opt out of receiving them; (c) Marketing and Promotional Communications, your information may be used to inform you about our products, services, promotions, and programs that may interest you. 1st Place Spiritwear may personalize these communications based on your preferences. If you do not wish to receive marketing emails, you may opt out by contacting 1st Place Spiritwear's privacy officer, as more fully-described below; (d) Promotions and Contests, from time to time 1st Place Spiritwear may run sweepstakes, contests, or similar promotional campaigns. If you participate, we may collect certain information from you. Please review the terms and conditions of each promotion, as they may contain additional information regarding how your data is used. In the event of a conflict between those terms and this policy, the specific promotion terms will govern; (e) General Business Purposes, 1st Place Spiritwear may utilize your information for broader business functions including: (i) delivering our products and services, (ii) conducting research and analysis; (iii) ensuring quality and safety; (iv) monitoring risk and security; (v) fraud detection and prevention; (vi) identify verification; (vii) accounting, auditing, and internal investigations; (viii) compliance with laws and policies; (ix) record keeping; and (x) exercising and/or defending legal claims.

Disclosure of Information

Information about our customers is an important part of our business. We do not sell or license any personally identifiable information about you to any third party. However, the following describes some of the ways that your information may be disclosed or shared.

Product Manufacturers and Affiliate Partners

We may in the future operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines jointly with other manufacturers or affiliate partners and may share our data, including personally identifiable information about you, with these manufacturers or affiliated partners when necessary, for example, to complete or ship your order to the correct address.

Agents

We employ other companies and individuals to perform important functions on our behalf. Examples include delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, processing credit card payments, analyzing data, marketing research, ad placement, and search optimization. These service providers are given access to your information only to the extent needed to perform their tasks and are not permitted to use it for any other purpose.

Business Transfers

As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy stores, subsidiaries, or business units. In such transactions, customer information is generally one of the transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy. If 1st Place Spiritwear, or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information will be transferred in the acquisition. In such cases, your information will remain subject to the privacy commitment, policies, and restrictions in place at the time of collection.

Legal Disclosures of Your Information

We may disclose information about you to law enforcement authorities, regulatory agencies, or other governmental officials when we believe such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests, or in connection with an investigation into suspected illegal activities or conduct that may expose you or 1st Place Spiritwear to legal liability. If you purchase products from us on extended payment terms, we may also be required to submit certain information to state or local government authorities in order to perfect or enforce our security interest in the products you have purchased. In the event of non-payment, delinquency, or a payment dispute, we may further disclose relevant information to collection agencies or other third parties engaged to recover outstanding amounts.

Additionally, we may use or disclose your information when required or permit by law, including any of the following situations: (a) to comply with legal obligations or respond to legal process; (b) to address requests from governmental authorities; (c) to enforce our terms of service; (d) to protect rights, safety, and property of 1st Place Spiritwear, our affiliates our customers and others; (e) to detect and prevent fraud or other harmful activities; and/or (f) to pursue available legal remedies or limit potential damages.

SMS Communications

By providing your phone number, you consent to receive SMS (text) messages from 1st Place Spiritwear related to order updates, account notifications, customer support communications, and, where applicable, promotional messages. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by replying STOP. For assistance, reply HELP or contact us at [email protected].

SMS Data Sharing

1st Place Spiritwear does not sell, rent, or share SMS consent or phone numbers with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes. SMS consent is not shared with third parties or affiliates.

Additional Clarification

Any sharing of personal information excludes SMS consent and phone numbers, which are not shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes.

Jurisdiction and International Data Transfers

This website is controlled and operated by 1st Place Spiritwear from the State of Ohio, United States of America. It is intended for use by individuals within the United States and is not intended to subject 1st Place Spiritwear or any of its affiliated entities to the laws or jurisdiction of any other State, Country or territory other than that of the United States of America. Your information may be stored, accessed, or processed in any state or country where 1st Place Spiritwear maintains operations or engages service providers. By using this website, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer of your information to jurisdictions outside of your state or country of residence, including the State of Ohio, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Third-Party Links and Websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience. These external websites are not operated by 1st Place Spiritwear, and we are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or policies of any linked websites or any links contained within them. The inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement by 1st Place Spiritwear or any affiliated entities.

If you choose to provide information through any such third-party website, your interaction will occur directly on that website and will be governed by the privacy policy and practices of the respective third-party. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website before submitting your personal information.

Data Security

1st Place Spiritwear employs reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures to safeguard the information under our control from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmitting data over the internet or storing data electronically is completely secure. Therefore, while 1st Place Spiritwear is highly committed to protecting your information, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of any data transmitted to us through our website or maintained within our systems.

If you believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please notify us immediately using the contact details provided in the “How To Contact Us” section below.

Data Retention

1st Place Spiritwear retains each category of information for as long as is necessary or legally permitted in relation to the purposes for which the information was collected. The duration and retention is based upon the following criteria: (a) the length of time we maintain an ongoing relationship with you and provide you with goods, products or services, as well as any additional period during which we may need to retain information to address inquiries, resolve disputes, or ensure continuity of service; (b) the existence of any legal or regulatory requirements mandating that we retain certain records, such as transaction histories, for a specified period of time; and (c) the necessity to retain data in light of our legal rights and obligations, including applicable statutes of limitations, anticipated or ongoing litigation, or regulatory investigations.

Data Privacy

1st Place Spiritwear does not sell or otherwise disclose your personal information to outside companies, agencies, or third-party service providers. You may choose not to share certain personal details through our website; however, this may limit your ability to make purchases or access specific site features.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer at [email protected]. You may also submit any privacy-related inquiries in writing to the following address:

Minors

We require children under the age of 13 to inform their parents of their intent to use 1st Place Spiritwear. We also ask that minors under the age of 16 do NOT submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor (under the age of 18), you can use 1st Place Spiritwear only in conjunction with your parents' or guardians' permission.

Conditions of Use and Revisions

If you choose to visit the website of 1st Place Spiritwear, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and our User Agreement, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the State of Ohio. If you have any concern about privacy at 1st Place Spiritwear, please contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Policy and the User Agreement will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our policies and agreement, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our web site frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers. In some cases, we may also provide you material updates and changes to our policies via an additional notice, such as sending an email, to inform you about significant changes. Unless stated otherwise, at the time new features or services are introduced, they will be covered by this privacy policy and become effective immediately.

Individual Rights

1st Place Spiritwear is committed to giving you control over how your information is maintained and utilized. Depending upon the law of your state of residence, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These rights may include, but are not limited to the following: (a) request information about the personal data we collect, use, disclosure and/or sell; (b) access the personal data which we hold about you; (c) request correction of any inaccuracies in your personal data; (d) request the deletion or restriction of your personal data; (e) object to, or withdraw consent for, certain data users; (f) lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority; (g) opt out of automated decision-making, including profiling, where such processing produces legal or similarly significant effects; and/or (h) request data portability for information you have provided to 1st Place Spiritwear.

If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah or Virginia, you may, subject to applicable law, exercise one or all of the rights specified above.

California's “Shine The Light" Law

If you are a California resident and prefer that we discontinue sharing your personal information to third-parties, on a going-forward basis for their direct marketing purposes, you may opt out of this sharing by emailing our Privacy Officer at the address listed above.

Right to Non-Discrimination

You have the right to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising your rights under this policy and applicable privacy laws.