This Privacy Policy applies to users of https://weedvader.com and associated services, including our mobile applications ("We," "Our," or "WeedVader"). It outlines how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you access our platform and services. By using WeedVader, you agree to the collection and use of your personal data as described below.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Personal Information: This may include your name, email address, phone number, delivery address, date of birth, government-issued ID (for age verification), payment details, and any additional information you provide when creating an account or placing an order.
- Usage Data: We collect data on how you interact with our platform, including IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, search queries, and referring URLs.
- Device Information: Device identifiers, operating system, screen resolution, and approximate location data (derived from IP address or, with your consent, precise GPS location) help us tailor your experience.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar technologies to gather usage data, remember your preferences, and personalize services. See Section 5 for details on managing cookies.
- Third-Party Data: We may receive information about you from third-party services you connect to your account, such as social media platforms or identity verification services.
2. How We Use Your Information
Your information is used for the following purposes:
- Providing and Improving Services: To create and maintain your account, process orders, facilitate transactions with dispensary partners, improve platform features, and develop new services.
- Personalization: To tailor product recommendations, dispensary suggestions, deals, and content based on your browsing activity, location, and preferences.
- Communications: To send you order confirmations, delivery updates, account notifications, and customer support responses.
- Marketing: To send promotional offers, deals, newsletters, and updates about WeedVader or partner dispensaries. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time.
- Analytics: To analyze platform usage, measure advertising effectiveness, and understand user behavior to improve our services.
- Safety and Security: To detect and prevent fraud, verify user identity and age, and protect the safety of our users and platform.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, and to enforce our Terms of Service.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information with:
- Dispensary Partners: When you place an order, we share relevant information (name, delivery address, order details) with the dispensary fulfilling your order.
- Service Providers: Third-party companies that help us operate our platform, including payment processors, cloud hosting providers, email services, analytics tools, and customer support platforms.
- Advertising Partners: We may share anonymized or aggregated data with advertising partners to measure campaign effectiveness. We use Meta Pixel and similar tracking technologies for this purpose.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law, subpoena, or court order, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of WeedVader, our users, or others.
- Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or bankruptcy, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.
- With Your Consent: For specific purposes with your explicit consent, such as sharing data with integrated third-party services.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
4. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal data, including:
- Encryption of data in transit (TLS/SSL) and at rest
- Access controls limiting employee access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
- Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
- Secure cloud infrastructure with data redundancy
While we take reasonable steps to protect your information, no system is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security and encourage you to use strong, unique passwords and keep your account credentials confidential.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: Required for the platform to function properly (authentication, cart functionality, security tokens).
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our platform (page views, session duration, navigation patterns).
- Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign performance. This includes Meta (Facebook) Pixel for conversion tracking.
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings, language preferences, and location for a better experience.
You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling certain cookies may limit platform functionality. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies via their settings menu.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention requirements.
- Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Opt-Out of Marketing: Unsubscribe from marketing emails by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or adjusting your account settings.
- Do Not Sell: California residents may opt out of the sale of personal information (see Section 8).
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@weedvader.com. We will respond to verified requests within 30 days.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, including:
- Account data: Retained while your account is active and for up to 3 years after account deletion for legal compliance.
- Order data: Retained for 7 years for tax and regulatory compliance as required by cannabis industry regulations.
- Usage data: Retained in anonymized/aggregated form for analytics purposes.
- Marketing data: Retained until you opt out or request deletion.
8. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
- Right to Know: Request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected, the sources, business purposes, and third parties with whom we share it.
- Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising.
- Right to Limit Use: Limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information.
- Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@weedvader.com or call our privacy line. We will verify your identity before processing requests.
9. Age Restrictions
WeedVader is intended for adults who meet the minimum legal age for cannabis purchase in their jurisdiction (21+ in most U.S. states, 19+ in some Canadian provinces). Minors are strictly prohibited from creating accounts, placing orders, or using our services. We verify age at account creation and at the point of delivery. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a minor, we will delete that information promptly. Please contact us at privacy@weedvader.com if you believe a minor has provided us with personal information.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information may be processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. When we transfer data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including standard contractual clauses and data processing agreements, to comply with applicable data protection laws.
11. Third-Party Links and Services
Our platform may contain links to third-party websites, dispensary partner sites, or integrated services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a new effective date. For significant changes, we may also notify you via email or a prominent notice on our platform. Your continued use of WeedVader after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Payment Processing and Bank Linking (AeroPay)
When you pay for a Premium Membership using "Pay by Bank," we use AeroPay and its Aerosync bank-linking service to securely connect your bank account and process ACH payments. Your online banking credentials are entered directly into the Aerosync widget and are never seen or stored by WeedVader; we retain only non-sensitive details such as your bank name and a masked account label to display your linked payment method.
We share limited information (such as your name, email, phone number, and payment details) with AeroPay to create your payment profile, link your bank, and process recurring membership charges. AeroPay's handling of your information is governed by AeroPay's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your data rights, or have concerns about how we handle your information, please contact us: