This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from
www.blankei.com (the “Site”).
your personal information.
When you purchase from our Site, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system. We do not sell or rent your personal data (PD) to third parties for marketing purposes. We may provide your PD to third-party service providers we hire to provide services to us. These third-party service providers may include, but are not limited to, payment processors, website hosting companies, web analytics companies, advertising networks, data management services, accountants, law firms, auditors, shopping cart and email service providers and shipping companies. We do not store credit card details. We refer to this as ‘Order Information’. Additionally, as you browse our Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as ‘Device Information’. We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
cookies.
‘Cookies’ are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. We use these in the following ways:
1. Site functionality: to enable you to do things like add items to your bag
2. Site analytics: to help us understand how our customers use the site and improve it
3. Customer preference: to help us personalise the site for you, e.g., remembering your language and currency options
4. Targeting and advertising: to deliver relevant ads to you and to limit the number of times you will see an ad, and to help us measure how effective and relevant our ads are. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
other device information.
‘Log files’ track actions occurring on the site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps. ‘Web beacons’, ‘tags’, and ‘pixels’ are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the site.
disclosure.
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms and Conditions.
payment.
Credit card data is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI -DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted. All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council. which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
third-party services.
Third-party service providers such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions. For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site — you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
links.
When you click on links on our Site, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
security.
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed. altered or destroyed. If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with an AES-2S6 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.
your rights.
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfil contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please 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 maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
changes.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
contact us.
For more information about our privacy policy, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at
hello@blankei.com or using our
contact us page.