This Privacy Notice describes what personal information we collect through the Scintilla platforms, including Scintilla In-Store (collectively referred to as “we”, “us”, or “our”), how we collect and use your personal information, who we disclose it to and why, the measures we take to protect your personal information, and the choices you may have regarding our use of your personal information. It applies exclusively to data collected via Scintilla and its associated websites or applications and does not extend to other Walmart platforms or services.
We may collect or receive the categories of personal information listed below, which may depend on the services you may use, as well as your device and account settings. Not all categories may be collected about every individual:
We may obtain and combine personal information from different sources, types of technology, and devices. It may be:
We may receive personal information about you from other sources to help us correct or supplement our records and help us improve our services to you, prevent or detect fraud, and for other business purposes.
Scintilla may use the personal information it collects about you for a number of purposes, including:
If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive marketing and promotional materials from us, please follow the unsubscribe instructions provided in any of the communications you receive from us.
We may share all categories of personal information described above with certain categories of third parties, as described below.
Vendors for Business Operations: We disclose personal information about you to vendors to perform services on our behalf.
Within Our Corporate Family of CompaniesWe may disclose your personal information with other retail companies (e.g., Walmart and Sam’s Club) within our corporate family for them to use in ways that are consistent with this Privacy Notice.
Employees of Walmart Suppliers or Scintilla In-Store Users:We may share information related to your presence at our facilities, such as geographic location or time of check-in or –out, with the Walmart suppliers for whom you provide a service.
Legal Requirements and Protections of Our Company and Others:We may disclose your personal information when required by law or legal process, or when we believe it will help protect the safety, property, or rights of individuals or Walmart. Examples include:
Business Transfers: If we plan to merge, sell, or reorganize our business, we may disclose your personal information, along with personal information of others that interact with Scintilla as part of the business arrangement. (This may also include transfers of personal information made as a part of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings). We will use reasonable measures to help ensure your information is handled in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
Aggregated, Non-Identifying Information: Scintilla may share aggregated information that is not individually identifiable (or personal information) with third parties for any purpose including industry analysis and demographic analysis. For clarity, we do not de-identify or aggregate photos, videos and audio recordings.
Other than as described above, we will not share your personal information with third parties.
During the 12-month period prior to the Last Updated date of this Notice, we may have disclosed your personal information to certain categories of third parties, as described below.
| Category of Third parties: | Categories of Personal Information: |
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| Those to whom we are legally required to share. |
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| Vendors who provide services to us (e.g. technology providers, cloud storage providers, etc.). |
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When you visit Scintilla, it may place pieces of code, commonly referred to as "cookies," or similar technology on your devices. Scintilla may begin collecting information about you or your activity on devices associated with you through cookies or similar technologies as soon as you visit Scintilla. By using Scintilla, you permit us to collect and use your personal information from activity on devices associated with you in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
Scintilla may use cookies for a number of purposes: First, we may use persistent cookies to collect and analyze information about your online activity to help us improve our services. Second, we may use session ID cookies to enable certain features of Scintilla to better understand how you interact with it, and to monitor aggregate use of Scintilla by its users. Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies are deleted from your computer when you log off of Scintilla and close your browser.
We also may use "pixel tags," "web beacons," and other technologies on Scintilla to collect usage, demographic, and geographic location data, which allow us to count users who have visited certain pages of Scintilla, to deliver branded services, and to help determine the effectiveness of promotional or advertising campaigns. Some internet browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome) offer their own opt outs for interest-based advertising. Information about how to opt out of certain online interest-based advertising is available from the Digital Advertising Alliance at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
We use reasonable information security measures, including physical, administrative, and technical safeguards. Learn more about measures you can take to help to protect the security of your personal information.
We will keep the personal information we collect about you for as long as necessary to carry out the purposes set forth in this Privacy Notice or any other notice provided at the time of data collection, but no longer than as required or permitted under applicable law or internal policy. We dispose of the information we collect in accordance with our retention policies and procedures.
By using Scintilla or providing us with your information, you are directly transferring your information to us in the United States. In addition, we may transfer the information that we collect through Scintilla to other countries where we do business. These countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you reside. When we transfer personal information we collect about you to other countries, we will protect that information as described in this Privacy Notice or as otherwise required by law, even though a given country may not have the same privacy and data protection laws as the country in which you reside. You agree to and acknowledge our collection, transfer, and processing of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
Scintilla is directed to operations in the United States. Scintilla does not offer services in Europe or the European Economic Area.
Scintilla is a general audience platform and website intended for business-to-business use and not directed at children under the age of 13. If we obtain actual knowledge that any information we collect has been provided by a child under the age of 13, we will promptly delete that information.
If you are a resident of California, you have additional rights described in our Walmart Supplier Privacy Notice “What Are Your California Privacy Rights” section.
We will provide notice of significant updates, but please check our Privacy Notice periodically for changes. We’ll always post the date our Privacy Notice was last updated at the top of the Notice.
Please contact us if you have any questions or comments about our privacy practices or this Privacy Notice. You can reach us online at globalprivacy@wal-mart.com or you can write to us at:
Walmart Corporate
Privacy Office, MS #0160
702 SW 8th Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-0160