Textbooktiger.com Privacy Policy

Updated: 7/3/2024

This Privacy Policy describes the personal data handling policies of Book Runners LLC (the “Company” or “we” or “us”), including the following:

  1. What personal data we collect, including from the Company’s online and mobile applications, products, services and our websites, including www.textbooktiger.com (collectively, the “Services”); 

  2. How we use the data;

  3. With whom we may share the personal data;

  4. Storage and security of your data;

  5. Your Privacy Rights, Choices and Disclosures;

  6. Users outside the United States;

  7. Links to other sites; 

  8. Privacy Policy updates; and

  9. Questions and Contact Information.

1. Personal Data We Collect or Process

Data Automatically Collect via the Use of Tracking Technologies

The Company and our service providers capture some information about you automatically when you use the Services utilizing background local storage and session storage technologies such as cookies and web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) (collectively, “Cookies”). Cookies are small files or other pieces of data which are downloaded or stored on your computer or other device, that can be tied to information about your use of the Services (including certain third-party services and features offered as part of our website). Examples of information of this type are your IP address, the browser you are using, the operating system you are using, the pages on the website that you visit and details of your transaction activity, such as the amount, date and time for each transaction.  When we use Cookies, we may use “session” Cookies that last until you close your browser or “persistent” Cookies that last until you or your browser delete them. You may change your browser setting to decline the use of Cookies. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

If you submit information through our online applications and provide your name and email or similar information, that personal information will not be tied back to you for interest-based advertising purposes across websites and on-line applications. However, third parties may use Cookies on users and registrants of our Services to serve interest-based advertisements to such users when they visit other websites and mobile applications. The collection of information through Cookies by such third parties will be governed by such third parties’ own privacy policies and principles, which we do not control.

We operate social media pages on third party networks and have social media icons on our website. Further, you may log into your Company account via social media credentials. When you visit or link to our social media pages, or log into your Company account with social media credentials, data is processed both by us and the applicable social media provider. Social media providers are unaffiliated with us, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of social media providers.  Social media providers have their own terms of use and privacy policies, and we encourage you to review those policies whenever you visit their websites or interact with their platforms.

Information Voluntarily Provided

We also collect information that you provide to us voluntarily.  The Company collects the information that you provide to us when you create an account with us, enter into transactions for the buy-back of your books, sign up to receive newsletters, advisories, announcements and invitations, and contact us by email, phone or chat. The Company may record its interactions with such individuals and use third party service providers to record and store transcripts of conversations and chats. We may now or in the future utilize a “bot” in our chat feature.

If you create an account with us, we will ask for your name, password, email address, physical address and phone number. If you enter into a transaction for the buyback of your books, we (through our payment processors) will request account information from you in order to provide compensation (or “rewards”) for your books. In addition to the option to receive gift cards, you may receive monetary compensation through such channels as ACH, Venmo and Paypal.

We do not knowingly collect information from users of our website under the age of 18 and/or their internet usage, and such persons are not authorized to use the Services. If we obtain actual knowledge that a user is under 18, we will take steps to remove that user's personal information from our databases. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 years old and of legal age to enter into legal agreements.

  1. How We Use the Data

We use the personal data we collect to respond to your inquiries, complete transactions you initiate, prepare and send to you prepaid shipping labels and arrange for the shipment of your books to us, issue rewards for your books, perform analysis of our Services, provide updates and other important information related to your activity on and with the Services, inform you of new services or changes in Services, inform you of products and services that may interest you, administer the Services, and for other legitimate business purposes. You will have the opportunity to opt out of any electronic marketing communications you may receive from us.

Among the uses of Cookies are the following:

  1. With Whom We Share Personal Data

The Company may share data among its parent companies and affiliates.

We may share your personal data to third parties who perform services on our behalf, including without limitation our technology providers, payment processors, shipping companies, and professional advisors.  

The Company may record its interactions with our users (including via phone, chat, videoconference or other media) and use third party service providers to record and store transcripts of conversations and chats. We may also utilize a “bot” in our chat feature.

We may disclose information if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary by law or the legal process, to protect and defend our or others’ interests or property, or to enforce agreements you enter into with us.  

We may share your data with a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, liquidation or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock with such third party.

We may provide third parties some personal information such as your name and email address so that they may contact you about products or promotions you may be interested in.

We may share aggregated and de-identified information with third parties for any legitimate business purposes. 

The Company may obtain your written consent from time to time in electronic form by using online agreements or other acknowledgements on the Services, including for any other contemplated uses of your personal data not addressed in this Privacy Policy. Please read all online agreements carefully before accepting them.  

4. Storage and Protection of Your Personal Data

We retain the personal data we collect for so long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the data was collected and to perform our contractual and legal obligations. We will retain personal data required to complete a buyback transaction, to comply with privacy requests, to manage active accounts, as required by law, in order to resolve disputes, or to enforce our agreements. We will retain the personal data we process on behalf of our users as directed by them. We may also retain copies of your personal data for disaster recovery purposes, to prevent fraud or future abuse, or for our legitimate business purposes. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, we store email addresses until the user requests to be unsubscribed or removes themselves through any self-service tools offered to the user.  

We do not store payment information; rather we utilize third party payment processors and store only an electronic receipt that sets forth confirming payment details but not complete payment information.

We take reasonable administrative, physical and technical precautions to protect your personal data and communications between us.  This includes, when required or as we deem appropriate and feasible under the circumstances, encryption and written commitments from third parties that may have access to your data that they will protect the data with safeguards that are substantially equivalent to those used by us. 

No Internet or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free, however.  We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security of your data, and we are not responsible for processes and networks that we do not control.  Users assume the risk of security breaches and the consequences resulting from them.  Please be careful in deciding what information you send to us via email or over the Internet.  

5. Your Rights, Choices and Disclosures

We are committed to facilitating the exercise of your rights granted by the laws of your jurisdiction, which may include the right to request the correction, modification or deletion of your personal information and the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information (as applicable). We will do our best to honor your requests subject to any legal and contractual obligations.  If you would like to make a request, cancel your account or request we delete or no longer use your account information to provide you Services, contact us at privacy@textbooktiger.com or make changes to any user profile information connected to your account. 

You may opt out of receiving electronic marketing communications from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link on the communication or contacting us at privacy@textbooktiger.com. Some non-marketing communications may not be subject to a general opt-out, such as communications about transactions, disclosures to comply with legal requirements, software updates and other support-related information.  

Subject to local law, you may have additional rights under the laws of your jurisdiction regarding your personal data, such as the right to complain to your local data protection authority. 

You may be able to disable Cookies through your browser settings, but if you delete or disable Cookies, you may experience interruptions or limited functionality in certain areas of the Services.  

Do Not Track Disclosure: We do not recognize Do Not Track browser settings at this time.

California “Shine the Light” Information-Sharing Disclosure: California residents may request a list of all third parties with respect to which we have disclosed any information about you for direct marketing purposes and the categories of information disclosed.  If you are a California resident and want such a list, please send us a written request by email to privacy@textbooktiger.com with “California Shine The Light Rights” in the subject line.  

6. Users Outside the United States

The Services are controlled and operated from the United States. We do not actively market in any jurisdiction outside the United States. If you are an individual from the European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, a country that has adopted laws substantially similar to GDPR, or any other jurisdiction with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure that differ from United States laws, please be advised that we may store and process the information we collect in the United States.  By visiting or using our Services, you are consenting to the transfer of your information from your jurisdiction to the United States.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our Services may contain links to other websites for your convenience or information.  These websites may be operated by companies unaffiliated with the Company, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites.  Linked websites may have their own terms of use and privacy policies, and we encourage you to review those policies whenever you visit the websites.  

8. Privacy Policy Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our information practices, and any such amendments shall apply to information already collected and to be collected. Your continued use of the Services after any changes to our Privacy Policy indicates your agreement with the terms of the revised Privacy Policy.  Please review this Privacy Policy periodically and especially before you provide personal data to us.  If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you here, by email or by means of a notice on our home page.  The date of the last update of the Privacy Policy is indicated at the top of this Privacy Policy.  

9. Questions and Contact Information

Please contact us if you have any questions about our Privacy Policy.

You may contact us by sending written correspondence to 4050 N Rockwell St Unit B Chicago, IL 60618 or by emailing us at privacy@textbooktiger.com.  

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