PRIVACY POLICY
PRIVACY AND COOKIES POLICY – "PICKLERS"
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Last updated: 25/10/2024
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At PICKLERS ("we," "us," or "our"), we respect the privacy of our users ("user" or "you"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.picklers.ae, its associated subdomains, and our mobile application (collectively, our “Service”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR SERVICE, YOU SIGNIFY THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO OUR COLLECTION, STORAGE, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF SERVICE.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last updated" date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of our Service after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party online/mobile stores where you install the application or make payments, which may also collect and use data about you. We are not responsible for any of the data collected by any such third party.
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I - COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Service depends on the content and materials you use, and includes:
1. Personal Data:
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us [when you register with the Service or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Service, such as online chat and message boards]. If you choose to share data about yourself via your profile, online chat, or other interactive areas of the Service, please be advised that all data you disclose in these areas is public and your data will be accessible to anyone who accesses the Service.
2. Derivative Data:
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Service, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Service. If you are using our mobile application, this information may also include your device name and type, your operating system, your phone number, your country, and other interactions with the application and other users via server log files, as well as any other information you choose to provide.
3. Financial Data:
Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase, order, return, exchange, or request information about our services from the Service. [We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect.] Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processor, [insert name of payment processor], and you are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.
4. Data from Social Networks:
User information from social networking sites, such as [Apple’s Game Center, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter], including your name, your social network username, location, gender, birth date, email address, profile picture, and public data for contacts, if you connect your account to such social networks. If you use our mobile application, this information may also include the contact information of anyone you invite to use and/or join the mobile application.
5. Geo-Location Information:
We may request access or permission to and track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using our mobile application, to provide location-based services. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.
6. Mobile Device Access:
We may request access or permission to certain features from your mobile device, including your mobile device’s [Bluetooth, calendar, camera, contacts, microphone, reminders, sensors, SMS messages, social media accounts, storage,] and other features. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.
7. Mobile Device Data:
Device information such as your mobile device ID number, model, and manufacturer, version of your operating system, phone number, country, location, and any other data you choose to provide.
8. Push Notifications:
We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or the Service. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off in your device’s settings.
9. Third-Party Data:
Information from third parties, such as personal information or network friends, if you connect your account to the third party and grant the Service permission to access this information.
10. Data from Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys:
Personal and other information you may provide when entering contests or giveaways and/or responding to surveys.
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II - USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:
Create and manage your account.
Process your transactions.
Provide customer support.
Send administrative information to you.
Improve the Service, including testing and development.
Analyze user patterns and preferences to offer personalized content.
Run promotions, contests, or surveys.
Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
Comply with legal requirements.
Market products and services to you.
III - DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
1. By Law or to Protect Rights:
If we believe release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
2. Business Transfers:
We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
3. Third-Party Service Providers:
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
4. Marketing Communications:
With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.
5. Interactions with Other Users:
If you interact with other users of the Service, those users may see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity, including sending invitations to other users, chatting with other users, liking posts, following blogs.
6. Online Postings:
When you post comments, contributions, or other content to the Service, your posts may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Service in perpetuity.
7. Third-Party Advertisers:
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Service. These companies may use information about your visits to the Service and other websites that are contained in web cookies to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
IV - SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other types of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.
V - COOKIES
We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance your experience when accessing the Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Some features may also rely on cookies to function correctly.
VI - POLICY FOR CHILDREN
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.
VII - CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. You are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.