Legal, Privacy and Affiliate Disclosure

Last Updated: June 27, 2024

Dappered LLC (“Dappered”, “us” or “we”) respects the privacy of the visitors to the www.dappered.com (desktop and mobile) site (the “Site”). The privacy of our visitors is extremely important to Us. We get it, and we resect and share your enthusiasm for privacy. We will never sell any information you give to Us. This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of our policies and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of your information. By visiting the Site, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy.

If you require any more information or have any questions about any of the following information, please feel free to contact us by email at sarah@dappered.com.

TL;DR: Dappered does NOT take money in order to review a product, run a promotion, or conduct a giveaway. We don’t sell any information you give to us.

It’s important to be informed though, so what follows is a bunch of legal stuff, necessary to protect you, as well as us. Here we go:

Notification of Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our Site changes and expands. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we may email announcements, introduce pop-up notifications, or otherwise notify you through other means. Unless otherwise provided, the revised terms will take effect when they are posted. Once any changes that we make to this Privacy Policy become effective, your continued use of the Site after such time will signify your acceptance of the new terms.

This Site Contains Links to Other Sites

Dappered is NOT responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any other site to which this Site links or which link to this Site. When you click on a link, you may be taken to a location on the internet that is not part of the Site. To check what internet location you are note, note the URL at the top and/or bottom of your browser. Transactions that occur between you and such third party sites are strictly between you and the third party and are not the responsibility of Dappered. Because Dappered is not responsible for the availability or accuracy of these outside resources or their contents, you should review the terms and conditions and privacy policies of these linked sites, as their policies may differ from ours. For the avoidance of doubt, We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other sites which this Site links or which link to this Site. The below companies may collect personal information when you interact with our digital property, including IP addresses, digital identifiers, information about your web browsing and app usage and how you interact with our properties and ads for a variety of purpose, such as personalization of offers or advertisements, analytics about how you engage with websites or ads, and other commercial purposes.

For more information about the collection, use and sale of your personal data and your rights, please use the below links.

Google Adsense (Dappered is opted in to restricted data processing, meaning Google will limit how it uses data and begin serving non-personalized ads only.)

Amazon

AWIN/ShareASale (Etsy, Lululemon, Warby Parker, Suitsupply, Grant Stone, Billy Reid, Jack Erwin, Black Lapel, etc.)

Commission Junction/Conversant (J. Crew, Brooks Brothers, Charles Tyrwhitt, Cost Plus, Express, Lands’ End, Todd Snyder, etc.)

Impact Radius (Adidas, Banana Republic, BR Factory, Beckett Simonon, Bespoke Post, Bonobos, GAP, GAP Factory, Old Navy, Spier and Mackay, Target, Taylor Stitch, The Home Depot, Walmart)

Partnerize (Bombas, Huckberry, Rhone)

Rakuten Marketing (Nordstrom, Allen Edmonds, Club Monaco, East Dane, H&M, Johnstone & Murphy, LL Bean, Macy’s, etc.)

Information we Collect

Defining Personally Identifiable Information

Personally identifiable information is any information collected by us or provided by you that with reasonable efforts could be used to identify you. Personally identifiable information includes the information you give to us directly, the information we automatically collect, and when applicable, information supplied to us by third parties.

Specifically, we may collect the following types of information:

• information that directly identifies you such as your name, age, postal address, email address, and phone number;
• information from surveys, contests, and questionnaires such as your age, date of birth, gender, interests, lifestyle, income, race, hobbies, employment history, educational history, and social media details;
• information about your geographic location;
• analytics about you as a user such as the type of device you use, your internet connection, and your preferences; and
• analytics about you as a user such as the type of device you use, your internet connection, your phone number, and your preferences, which may include additional metadata like photos, address information, video, and audio files on your mobile phone with your permission.

Please note that the Site does access geolocation information about where you are when using the device.

We may collect and store information about your use of the Site, such as the pages or screens that you view, and the activities that you conduct on or using the Site, including, but not limited to, which articles you view, which pages of our Site that you visit, the time spend on those pages, which external links or advertisement you access on our Site, and how you conduct those activities.

How We Collect Your Information

We collect this information in the following ways: directly from you; automatically using technology like cookies, web bugs, and other web technologies; and directly from our partners and vendors.

Information Directly From You

As you use the Site, information we collect directly from you includes information provided in response to our direct request for your name, age, email address, and phone number. In addition, when you fill out a form, complete a survey, sign up for an email list, or engage in other similar interactions, you are directly providing us with your personal information. We reserve the right to retain any and all information submitted by you through use of the Site, including but not limited to your name, email address, and information you provide in correspondence with us by email. When you opt-in or otherwise express your preference to receive solicitations or other communications from us, the information that you provide to us at that time or that you provided to us earlier may be stored by us. If you consent to giving your information to a third party, such consent overrides any privacy setting in effect with respect to such information and the third party’s use of the information is subject to the third party’s privacy policy and Dappered has no responsibility for the third party’s use of that information.

Information Automatically Collected Using Technology

Our Site uses cookies, web beacons, log files, and similar technologies to automatically collect information about who you are and how you use our Site. Cookies are small files stored on your computer that contain information and are used to track information as you navigate different sites. These technologies work together and collect information about

• the type of device you are using,
• browsers you prefer,
• domain names you may access,
• your activities on the device, and
• your IP address.

These technologies do not collect personally identifiable information but may be used in conjunction with other information gathered. Over time, we may also collect information about your other activities online and combine this information for the purposes of behavioral profiling.

Do Not Track

Browsers and devices allow individuals to send “do not track” signals to websites. At this time, we do not take actions to respond to “do not track” signals.

Information From Third Parties

In some instances, we may receive information from our third-party partners and vendors about our users. We may also incorporate third-party marketing and analytic services, such as Google Analytics, to help us analyze how our Site is being used.

Our Privacy Policy only governs Dappered’s use of your information; however, we may use these third-party services to analyze and enhance your experience.

How We Use Your Information

We collect and use information from you for the following purposes:

• to operate and maintain our site
• to present our content to you through our site
• to communicate with you
• to fulfill our obligations to you as presented when you provided the information
• to notify you about changes to our site
• to enhance and optimize your experience
• for any other purpose within your consent

In some instances, we also use information to contact you about goods and services that you may find valuable; however, if you would not like to receive information about ongoing promotions or tools we believe are relevant to you, please contact us at sarah@dappered.com.

Targeted Advertising

When you visit our site, the data collected by cookies during your visit may also be used to advertise to you. The analytics from your visit help us understand what may be of interest to you. You can opt out of or modify these advertising methods by visiting the following sites:

• https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads

You can also visit https://optout.aboutads.info to control the collection of web data on your computer and to opt out of additional targeted marketing.

How We Share Your Information

Though we do not sell or disclose the personal information we collect in the ordinary course of our business, we may share your data with third parties in accordance with the purposes described above. Additionally, in the course of business, if we buy or sell business assets or participate in a company sale, merger, reorganization, or dissolution, the data we have collected may be part of such business transfers.

Below is a nonexhaustive list of some of the partners and vendors we use to provide our services and conduct business:

• Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a tool used to discover user demographics and behavior. You can reference Google’s privacy policy regarding how they handle information collected by visiting https://policies.google.com/privacy.
• Google Adsense. Google Adsense is an advertising program created by Google that allows website owners to display ads on their websites. You can learn more about Google’s policy for handling information collected by visiting https://policies.google.com/privacy.
• Skimlinks. Skimlinks is a content monetization platform for online publishers (including editorial sites, forums, bloggers, social networks, and app developers). It specializes in technology that automatically affiliates product links from publishers’ commerce content., and you can visit its site at https://skimlinks.com/.

This list is subject to change at our discretion. If you would like more information about our third-party partners, please visit their specific privacy policy pages that describe their practices.

How We Protect Your Information

As a company, the protection of your information is important to us. We have designed and adopted technological and organizational procedures to safeguard your data. It is important to note that while we make efforts to protect your data, security measures are not impenetrable. As a result, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of any information collected or transmitted to our Site. By using our Site, you consent to the transmission of your data at your own risk.

Correcting or Updating Your Information

If you discover that inaccurate information about you has been collected, or if you would like to update the information we currently have, please contact us via email at sarah@dappered.com.

How Long Your Personal Information Will be Kept

We will keep your personal information while you are subscribed to our site or while we are providing services to you. Thereafter, we will keep your personal information for as long as is necessary to: (i) respond to any questions, complaints or claims made by you or on your behalf; (ii) show that we treated you fairly; or (iii) keep records required by law. We will not retain your personal information for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. When it is no longer necessary to retain your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it.

Specific Resident Rights

This section is only applicable for individuals who reside in California, Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Utah (UCPA), and Connecticut (CTDPA), Texas (TDPSA), Oregon (OCPA), Florida (FLDBOR) and Montana (MCDPA) and should be read in conjunction with our entire Privacy Policy. If you are a resident of one of these states, you may (pursuant to your state’s privacy laws) have

• The right to access the personal information that we have collected about you.
• The right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom.
• The right to say no to the sale of your personal information.
• The right to opt out of the sharing of your personal information.
• The right to opt out of the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising.
• The right to opt out of profiling performed in furtherance of solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
• The right to designate another person to serve as your authorized agent to act on your behalf and opt out of processing for targeting advertising, the sale of your data, and profiling as listed above.
• The right to designate an agent to exercise your rights on your behalf.
• The right to request that we delete all or some of the personal information that we have collected on you.
• The right not to be discriminated against based upon your exercise of your privacy rights.
• The right to ask us to transmit your personal information that we have collected on you to another provider (where technically feasible).
• The right to request that we amend any of the information that we have collected about you.
• The right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data.
• The right to request that we restrict the processing of your data.
• The right to lodge a complaint regarding our collection, sharing and processing of data with competent authorities in the proper jurisdiction.
• The right to not have to identify yourself, or of using a pseudonym in certain circumstances.
• The right to stop receiving unwanted direct marketing.
• The right to limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information.
• The right to receive the personal information that we hold about you in a portable and, to the extent feasible, a readily usable format that allows you to transmit this information to another entity.

The information covered by these specific rights is information that could be reasonably linked to you. It excludes information that cannot be reasonably linked to you.

To help you better understand our practices, the chart below describes the categories of personal information collected, the sources of this information, how we use this information, and with which third parties we have shared this information within the past twelve months.

To exercise your rights specified above, please submit a consumer request to sarah@dappered.com.

If you wish to exercise any and all opt-out rights available to you under state laws, you can do so by clicking here: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/  If your browser supports it, you can turn on the Global Privacy Control to exercise your opt-out rights.

We will need to verify your identity prior to effectuating your request. To verify your identity, you will need to provide us with the following information with your request:

• Enough information to identify you (e.g., your full name, address, and customer or matter reference number)
• Proof of your identity and address (e.g., a copy of your driving license or passport and a recent utility or credit card bill)
• A description of what right you want to exercise and the information to which your request relates

Please note that we may be unable to process your request if you do not provide us with the above information. Any personal information we collect from you to verify your identify in connection with your request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.

You may also designate an authorized agent to exercise your rights on your behalf. You may designate an agent via any of the ways used to submit requests on your behalf. We will request the agent to verify that he or she has the authority to submit requests on your behalf. We will do so by asking the agent to submit the following information:

• Valid power of attorney;
• The requester’s valid government-issued ID;
• The authorized agent’s valid government ID.

Please note that we may not be able to process your request if your designated agent and/or you do not provide us with the above information.

We will respond to most consumer requests within 30 to 45 days of receipt, depending upon where you reside. However, some requests may take longer. We will notify you in writing if we need more time to respond. We have the ability to deny your request(s) if certain exceptions in the law apply. If we do deny your request, we will provide you with the reasons for such denial. Normally, we do not charge a fee to process or respond to consumer requests. However, for residents of certain states or countries, we may charge a fee if the request is excessive, repetitive or manifestly unfounded.

Please note that you may only made a data access or data portability disclosure request once within a 12-month period.

GDPR Compliance

If you are located in the European Union (EU), we process your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data Collected via Google Analytics

While we do not collect personal data directly, we use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics collects data such as:

• IP addresses
• Browser types and versions
• Pages viewed
• Time and date of visits

This data may include information from visitors in the EU.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process this data under the following legal bases:

• Legitimate Interests: To understand how our website is used, improve user experience, and ensure the security of our website.
• Consent: When required, we seek your consent for the use of cookies and similar technologies that collect personal data.

Your Rights Under GDPR

As an EU data subject, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access: To request access to your personal data and information about how we process it.
• Right to Rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure: To request deletion of your personal data where there is no good reason for us to continue processing it.
• Right to Restriction of Processing: To request restriction of processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to Data Portability: To request the transfer of your personal data to another party.
• Right to Object: To object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on legitimate interests.
• Right not to be Subject to Automated Decision-Making: To object to decisions made solely on automated processing, including profiling.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at sarah@dappered.com.

Where Your Personal Information is Held

Information may be held at our offices in the United States and those of our third-party agencies, service providers, representatives, and agents as described above.

Some of these third parties may be based outside the European Economic Area (EEA). For more information, including on how we safeguard your personal information when this occurs, see below: “Transferring Your Personal Information Out of the EEA.”

Transferring Your Personal Information Out of the EEA

To deliver services to you, it is sometimes necessary for us to share your personal information outside the European Economic Area (EEA), e.g.:

• With our offices outside the EEA
• With your and our service providers located outside the EEA
• If you are based outside the EEA

These transfers are subject to special rules under European and UK data protection law.

Non-EEA countries do not have the same data protection laws as the United Kingdom and EEA. We will, however, ensure the transfer complies with data protection law and all personal information will be secure.

Keeping Your Personal Information Secure

We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost or used or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal information to those who have a genuine business need to access it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorized manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.

How to File a GDPR Complaint

The General Data Protection Regulation also gives you the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in the European Union (or European Economic Area) state where you work, normally live, or where any alleged infringement of data protection laws occurred.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on www.dappered.com. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to www.dappered.com and other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

If you do not wish to receive any interest-based advertising or if you want to control the ads you see, you may use the following link to do so: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662856?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en&oco=0 .

More on Cookies and Web Beacons

Some of our advertising and affiliate partners may use cookies and web beacons on our Site. Our advertising and affiliate partners include ,.

Google Adsense, Google Affiliates, Commission Junction, Linkshare, Amazon, Partnerize, Ascend/Pepperjam, Awin, Impact Radius, Rakuten.

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on www.dappered.com send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

www.dappered.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.dappered.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

You Can Disable Cookies!

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites. Or, click the following link for a nice list compiled by the U.S. Government:

http://www.usa.gov/optout_instructions.shtml

Alternatively, you can deactivate cookies from third-party providers by going to the network advertising initiative’s deactivation page and following the directions listed on the following link: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

FTC disclosures and affiliate information

The owners and editors of Dappered.com reserve the right to use affiliate programs to generate income needed to keep Dappered free and uncluttered. Affiliate links help us pay the bills, keep ad space to a minimum (we like having only two ad spaces on the home page), and keep the content machine running.

Dappered does NOT take money in order to review a product, run a promotion, or conduct a giveaway. Nor do we keep free samples of any kind and often shell out of our own pocket for shipping costs to send any photo samples back. We believe in staying as independent and unbiased as we can, but we also realize that when there’s an opportunity to use an affiliate program to generate income, it’s a smart decision to make use of it.

What’s an affiliate program? Affiliate programs allow retailers and brands to track where clicks to their websites are coming from. A commission (y’know, dollars, sometime cents) can be paid out to that website (in this case, us, Dappered) if the person chooses to buy the product.

Our affiliate programs include but are not limited to: Amazon.com, Shopstyle/Shopsense, Click Junction, LinkShare, ShareASale, Skimlinks, Ebay Enterprises, Impact Radius, and iDevAffiliate. Brands are constantly dropping in and out of different affiliate programs, so a full list would be almost impossible, but here’s a few brands we have some kind affiliate relationship with: Allen Edmonds, Express, Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy, J. Crew, J. Crew Factory, Bonobos, Spier & Mackay, WP Standard, Charles Tyrwhitt, lululemon, adidas, Nike, The Tie Bar, Taylor Stitch, Bespoke Post, Uniqlo, Huckberry, Saddleback, Grant Stone, Todd Snyder, Indochino, Brooks Brothers, Topman, Florsheim, Fossil, Nordstrom, Macys, Lands’ End, Sierra Trading Post, Yoox, Ralph Lauren, Boden, Timex, Orvis, Club Monaco, Coach, Bloomingdale’s, Saks, Jos. A. Bank (YEAH!!)… the list goes on and on. Do these brands hold some sort of influence over us because we have an affiliate relationship with them? No they don’t. They do not determine what goes on the site. We do. Have we given poor reviews to products produced by companies and brands we have affiliate relationships with? You bet we have.

It’s honestly best to assume that every single last link that points to a retailer has some sort of affiliate connection to us. That’d be the goal at least. Again, that doesn’t influence our content or our opinions on products. Here’s why,

The editors of Dappered pride themselves on being a down to earth bunch with good style judgement, so know that they won’t be pushing crap just to make a couple of bucks. Because if it’s crap, you the visitor will stop visiting. And if you stop visiting, what’s the point?

The Dappered.com Disclaimer

This Site, is for entertainment purposes only. While we pride ourselves on providing accurate information. However, visitors shall use information on this sSte at their own risk. Dappered LLC will not compensate anyone in any way for losses or negative impacts suffered while making use of information found amongst the many posts, pages, and archives of Dappered.com.We strive to use reasonable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

DAPPERED PROVIDES THE SITE “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. DAPPERED. FURTHER, DAPPERED DOES NOT WARRANT: (I) THAT THIS SITE OR ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THIS SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT, OR WILL GIVE ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT RESULTS; (II) THAT OPERATION OF THE SITE WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR FREE FROM ERROR OR OMISSION OR FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; (III) OR THAT ANY ERRORS ON THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. DAPPERED DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT DATA YOU STORE ON THE SITE WILL BE SECURE, AVAILABLE OR PRESERVED.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL DAPPERED BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE, WHETHER IN AN ACTION FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY.

Regarding Children

Our Site does not address anyone under the age of 16 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect identifiable information from Children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we discover that any Children have provided us with personal information, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.

Previously Published Posts

Previously published posts and articles may from time to time be updated without notification. Sometimes previously published posts and articles may contain out of date information or dead links. Please see the “date published” line at the top of each post. It is the visitor’s/reader’s responsibility to obtain the most current data.

Dappered Threads Prohibited Activity

Visitors to the https://threads.dappered.com/ area of our Site are strictly prohibited from: (i) Creating an account in another’s name; (ii) Creating more than one account; (iii) Using another’s account; (iv) Impersonating another person or entity; (v) Using the Site to break the law or applicable regulations, encourage others to do so, or offer instructions on how to do so; (vi) Offering to provide products or services that violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation (collectively “Laws”), or offer any products or services in a manner that violates any Laws; (vii) Conducting any type of sweepstakes, promotion or contest; (viii) Collecting information about other users, including but not limited to the use of robots, spiders, or similar means; (ix) Using information on the Site to send unsolicited emails to Members; and (x) Doing anything that interferes with or places an undue burden on the Site (as determined by Dappered in our sole discretion). We reserve the right to revoke access to the Site from any user who engages in offensive and detrimental behavior, including behavior that shocks, insults, or offends the community and public morals and decency, including through making racist, discriminatory, or offensive comments on the Site and elsewhere or by taking actions that would tend to reflect poorly on Dappered.