Privacy Policy

GERMALIA Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit hellogermalia.com (the "Site") or make a purchase.

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, your IP address, your time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the web pages or individual products you view, the websites or search terms that referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. This automatically collected information is referred to as "Device Information."

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

  • "Log files" track Site activity and collect data such as your IP address, the type of browser used, your Internet service provider, referring and exit pages, and timestamp data (date and time).
  • "Web beacons," "tags," and "pixels" are electronic files that record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally, when you make or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information about you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including your credit card numbers [[INSERT OTHER ACCEPTED PAYMENT METHODS, IF APPLICABLE]]), email address, and phone number. This information is referred to as "Order Information."

When we use the term "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we are referring to both Device Information and Order Information.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In general, we use the Order Information we collect to process orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). We also use this Order Information to:

  • communicate with you;
  • assess potential fraud or risk; and
  • when in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information (in particular your IP address) to assess potential fraud or risk, and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to evaluate the success of our advertising and marketing campaigns).

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We share your Personal Information with third parties who help us use it for the purposes described above. For example, we use Shopify to host our online store—you can learn more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.fr/legal/confidentialite. We also use Google Analytics to better understand how our customers use the Site—you can learn more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/fr/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or any other lawful request for information we receive, or to protect our rights.

BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING

As indicated above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertising or marketing messages that we believe may be of interest to you. To learn more about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) information page at the following address: http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising here:

SOME COMMON LINKS:
FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE – https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING – https://about.ads.microsoft.com/fr-fr/ressources/politiques/annonces-personnalisees]]

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out portal at the following address: https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=3&lang=fr.

DO NOT TRACK

Please note that we do not alter our Site's data collection and use practices when we detect a "Do Not Track" signal from your browser.


YOUR RIGHTS

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and can request that it be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

Furthermore, if you are a European resident, please note that we process your information in order to fulfill our contractual obligations to you (for example, if you place an order on the Site) or to pursue our legitimate business interests, listed above. Please also note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

DATA RETENTION

When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Order Information in our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.


MINORS

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of.

CHANGES

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

CONTACT US

To learn more about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you wish to make a complaint, please contact us by email at mygermaliabrand@gmail.com, or by mail at the following address:

8 rue de Paris, Paris, 75008, France