Privacy
Privacy Notice on the Collection of Personal Data
This Privacy Notice on the Collection of Personal Data ("PICS") is intended to inform you, in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation:
for what purpose will your personal data collected by us be used once collected in connection with your use of this website ("Site") or your purchase of products sold through this Site ("Products"); with whom your personal data may be disclosed; and to whom you can address requests to access or correct data. We may revise this PICS by making changes to this page. You should check this page from time to time to take note of any changes we make.
- Data Users
1.1 ("we", "us", "our") is the data user.
- Affected Individuals
This PICS applies to personal data of ("you" or "your"):
(a) Visitors: individuals who visit our website;
(b) Users: individuals who purchase, request, or receive Products;
(c) Contacts: Individuals who contact us through our website, by email, or by other means.
- What We Collect
3.1 We may collect, store, process, transfer, and use the following types of personal data:
(a) from visitors: IP address or other unique device identifiers;
(b) from users:
Username; account password; iii. first and last name;
Email address; Billing address; Delivery address; vii. Payment information;
viii. Phone number;
(c) from contacts:
First and last name; Email address; iii. any other personal information you provide to us.
- indicates mandatory personal data
3.2 If you do not provide us with the mandatory personal data, we may not be able to provide you access to our website, deliver our products to you, or respond to your communication with us.
- Purpose and Use
4.1 We have the right to collect, store, process, transfer, and use your personal data for the following purposes:
(a) to deliver our products to you, such as: For example:
to manage and execute your orders; if you choose to register an account on our website, to create and update your registered account with us; and iii. to process and facilitate billing and payment for your orders;
(b) to monitor and analyze the use of our website and to compile aggregated statistics about such use;
(c) to personalize your experience on our website, including identifying your preferences and behavior to better tailor to your individual needs;
(d) to improve our website and our products based on information and feedback we receive from you and our analysis of your use of our website and purchase of products;
(e) for research and development and through the use of your personal data for testing, research, analysis, and support of product development (including machine learning);
(f) for customer service and to help us more effectively respond to your service requests, receive feedback, and support needs;
(g) for non-marketing communication related to your orders, such as: For example: Order confirmations and shipping messages;
h) for technical purposes and project management requirements;
(i) to maintain the security and integrity of personal information collected through our website;
(j) to prevent fraud;
(k) for legal proceedings or as required by regulatory, governmental, and official requests, or where disclosure is appropriate for security reasons. This includes exchanging your personal data with other companies, organizations, or individuals for fraud protection and fraud prevention; and
(l) for direct marketing, but only if we obtain your consent (see paragraph 11 below); and
(m) for other purposes directly related to those mentioned above.
4.2 The personal data we collect may not be used for other purposes unless:
(a) you have given your express consent to use it for the relevant other purposes;
(b) the purpose is directly related to the purpose for which the personal data was collected; or
(c) we may use the personal data for other purposes arising from an exemption or otherwise in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Transferee
5.1 We may disclose your personal data to the following persons:
(a) our employees and managers;
(b) our subsidiaries and their employees and officers;
(c) Shopify Inc. and its subsidiaries and parent companies, an IT service provider appointed by us who manages and maintains the websites and processes your orders placed through the website;
(d) Paypal Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries and other payment processors or intermediaries ("Payment Processors") that we may engage to process payment transactions for us with respect to our products or as part of our business;
(e) suppliers of our products ("Suppliers") to enable us to ship our products to you;
(f) other service providers and data processors on our behalf, such as:
administrative service providers; IT services and software providers; iii. data analysis providers;
Data entry and processing service providers; cloud service providers; and Credit bureaus. (g) our insurers and bankers;
(h) our professional legal, financial, and accounting advisors;
(i) other companies, organizations, or individuals as required by applicable laws, regulations, legal proceedings, or government requests, or where disclosure is appropriate for security reasons. This includes exchanging your personal data with other companies, organizations, or individuals for fraud protection and fraud prevention; and
(j) other companies, organizations, or individuals in connection with negotiations for a merger, sale of business assets, consolidation or restructuring, financing, or acquisition of all or part of our business by or into that other business.
5.2 When you make payments to us through payment processors, you enter into a contract directly with the payment processor and are subject to their terms of use and privacy policy. You should consult the payment processor's privacy policy and, if applicable and at your discretion, consent to such policy, which is not governed by these PICS or our Privacy Policy.
5.3 If we share your personal data with other people, we will ensure the confidentiality of your personal data by including confidentiality or other contractual clauses in the agreements with third parties with whom we share your personal data.
5.4 We may disclose your personal data to anyone other than those described in paragraph 5.1 above if we inform you in advance and obtain your consent.
- Cookies
6.1 Our Cookie Policy is part of this Privacy Policy, allowing you to access and use our website.
6.1 A cookie is a small data file that a website can send to your computer or device when you visit our website.
6.2 Cookies are used to make websites work better and more efficiently, usually by enabling them to recognize you and remember important information that makes your use of a website easier (for example, by remembering your user preferences).
6.3 We use cookies to:
(a) store technical data to ensure that our website loads and displays correctly and efficiently when you visit our website;
(b) remember choices you make or information you provide (such as your username, language, or region) so that your preferences are retained for your future visits to our website and you do not need to authenticate yourself again on your future visits;
(c) analyze how you navigate through our website to help us optimize the design; and
(d) track your behavior and preferences so that we can assess the type of information and products of ours that you may be interested in.
6.4 We use:
(a) session cookies, which are unique to each visit to our website; and
(b) permanent cookies, which are not deleted when you close your browser window and which are activated each time you visit our website.
6.5 The cookies we use are:
(a) necessary cookies, which are essential for our website to help you move from page to page and use the features of our website;
(b) functionality cookies, which allow our website to remember the choices you make and provide more personalized features; or
(c) Performance cookies, which collect information about your use of our website and help us improve the operation of the website.
6.6 We use a limited number of third-party cookies; These can be found in our cookie policy.
6.7 By continuing to use our website without giving us your permission to use themBy informing us about cookies or by withdrawing your consent, you agree to our use of cookies.
6.8 You can refuse the use of cookies at any time or withdraw your consent by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. These settings are usually found in the "Options" or "Settings" menu of your web browser, or by clicking on "Help" in your browser's menu. Deleting cookies may affect your use and experience of our website.
6.9 We only store cookies for the duration necessary for the function for which they are used. This functionality varies depending on the cookie.
- Retention
7.1 We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected. We may also retain your personal data for longer if necessary to comply with our contractual or legal obligations.
7.2 Personal data provided by you to us will be destroyed after the expiry of this retention period.
- Access and Correction
9.1 Under the Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:
(a) request a copy of your personal data held by us unless we are exempt from complying with a data access request; and
(b) request that we make the necessary corrections to personal data that you believe is incorrect after we have complied with a data access request from you. We may reject a data correction request if we believe the personal data is accurate, an opinion expressed, or the proposed correction is incorrect.
9.2 If you wish to access or correct your personal data, you can contact us.
9.3 We reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee for processing a request for access to or correction of personal data.
- Direct Marketing
10.1 We may use your collected personal data to sell our products directly to you.
10.2 The types of personal data that we use for direct marketing purposes are:
□ your full name;
□ your email address;
□ I do not object to the use of this type of personal data for direct marketing.
□ I object to the use of the types of personal data listed in the checked boxes for direct marketing services (but not the other types).
10.3 The direct marketing activities that we intend to carry out using your personal data are:
□ Information and promotional materials about: our products, similar products you have previously purchased, discounts and other promotions, and information about us that we think you may find useful;
□ Updates related to our website or products; and
□ Festive greetings.
□ I do not object to receiving this type of direct marketing activities.
□ I object to receiving the types of direct marketing activities in the checked boxes (but not the other types).
10.4 Unless you give your express consent, we may not use the types of personal data for the direct marketing activities described in this paragraph 11.
10.5 If we receive your consent for direct marketing, we may disclose your personal data to the persons mentioned in paragraph 5.1 above for direct marketing purposes.
10.6 You may ask us at any time to stop using your personal data for direct marketing purposes by sending us an email or responding to a direct marketing communication from us with the header 'unsubscribe'.