Introduction
1.1 Skins The Store (“Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) respects the privacy of its users accessing its website at www.skinsthestore.com (“Website”). This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to all users of the Website, including but not limited to customers, service providers, vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers. In instances where a natural person represents a business entity, references to personal terms shall include the business entity.
1.2 The Company has adopted this Privacy Policy in compliance with applicable laws, to inform you of the types of information we collect from you through the Website, how we collect it, how we may use it, and the steps we take to protect it.
1.3 This Privacy Policy is designed to familiarize you with: a) The types of data or information that you share with or provide to the Company and that the Company collects from you; b) The purpose for the collection of such data or information; c) The Company’s information security practices and policies; and d) The Company’s policy on sharing or transferring your data or information with third parties.
1.4 The capitalized terms used in this Privacy Policy and not defined herein but defined in the Information Technology Act 2000 and its rules will have the meanings assigned to them thereunder.
1.5 The term Personal Information includes Sensitive Personal Data or Information (“SPDI”), wherever appropriate and/or mandated under the IT Act and its rules.
Collection of Information
2.2 Personal Information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy shall include, but not be limited to: a) Your username along with your password; b) Your name; c) Your address; d) Your telephone number; e) Your email address or other contact information; f) Your date of birth; g) Your gender; h) Information regarding your transactions on the Website, (including purchase history); i) Your financial information such as bank account information or credit/debit card or other payment instrument details; j) Internet protocol address; k) Any other Information that you provide during your registration process, if any, on the Website.
2.3 Personal Information may be collected in various ways, including but not limited to, during the course of you making a purchase, participating in any online survey or contest, communicating with the Company’s customer service by phone, email, or otherwise, or posting user reviews on the Website.
2.4 We may receive Personal information about you from third parties, such as social media services, commercially available sources, and business partners. When you connect with the Website through social media services, the information we collect may include your user name associated with that service, any information or content the service has the right to share with us, such as your profile picture, email address, or friends list, and any information you have made public in connection with that social media service.
2.5 You represent that the Personal Information you provide to us is and shall be correct, current, and updated, and that you have all the rights, permissions, and consents to provide such information. Your provision of data/information and the Company’s consequent storage, collection, usage, transfer, access, or processing of the same shall not violate any third-party agreement, laws, judgments, orders, or decrees.
Non-Personal Information:
2.6 The Company may also collect information other than Personal Information from you through the Website. This Non-Personal Information may include your geographic location, details of your telecom service provider or internet service provider, the type of browser, the operating system of your system, device, and the last website you visited before visiting our Website.
Purpose and Usage of Personal Information
3.1 The Company uses your Personal Information for various purposes, including facilitating your use of the Website, responding to inquiries, providing information about our services/products, sending surveys and marketing communications, personalizing your experience on our Website, fulfilling your purchases, conducting internal reviews and data analysis, improving services and content, and complying with legal requirements.
3.2 Your Information will be kept confidential to the maximum possible extent and in accordance with the provisions set out herein.
Cookies & Shared Objects
3.3 Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that our Website places onto your computer’s hard drive. We use both temporary and permanent cookies to track and understand traffic on our Website. These cookies help us recognize your computer on your next visit and improve your user experience. You can erase or block these cookies from your computer, but doing so may prevent you from using certain features of the Website.
Disclosure of Information
4.1 The Company does not disclose your Personal Information to third parties for their marketing and advertising purposes. However, we may use aggregate profile information for advertising purposes to ensure relevance to the user.
4.2 The Website may contain links to third-party websites. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices or policies of such third-party websites.
4.3 We may disclose your Personal Information as required by law or in response to a request from law enforcement or a governmental agency.
Security Practices and Procedures
5.1 The Company uses reasonable security measures to protect your Information. However, we shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage, or misuse of your Information if such is attributable to a Force Majeure Event.
Miscellaneous
6.1 You have the right to withdraw your consent or seek to change or correct any information. You can also opt-out of direct advertisement mailers from the Company.
6.2 Changes to the Privacy Policy will be updated on this page and your continued use of the Website thereafter implies acceptance of such updates.
6.3 The Company may disclose or transfer your Personal Information in the event of a merger, acquisition, re-organization, or similar business transaction.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].