Privacy Policy
SECTION 1 – WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?
When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address, email address and mobile phone number.
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.
Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.
SECTION 2 – CONSENT
How do you get my consent?
When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.
How do I withdraw my consent?
If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at ecommerce@velgaaf.com or mailing us at:
Vel Gaaf Ltd.
Hova House, 1 Hova Villas, Brighton & Hove BN3 3DH, United Kingdom.
SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
SECTION 4 – SHOPIFY
Our store is hosted on Bluehost Inc. They provide us with the hosting to provide the e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.
Your data is stored through Bluehost’s data storage, databases and the general Bluehost application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.
Payment:
If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then Paylike stores your credit card data. It 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.
For more insight, you may also want to read Paylike’s Terms of Service (https://paylike.io/terms-of-service) or Privacy Statement (https://paylike.io/privacy).
We use Paylike ApS. as our secure payment processor partner via their official payment plugin for your payments. More information can be found on their website at https://paylike.io
SECTION 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.
However, certain 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 a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.
As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the Denmark, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under Denmarks legislation.
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.
Links
When you click on links on our store, 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.
SECTION 6 – 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 a AES-256 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.
SECTION 7 – COOKIES
Here is a list of cookies that we use. We’ve listed them here so you can choose if you want to opt-out of cookies or not.
COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | EXPIRY | DESCRIPTION |
rc::a |
google.com |
Persistent |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
rc::b |
google.com |
Session |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
rc::c |
google.com |
Session |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. |
wc_cart_hash_# |
velgaaf.com |
Session |
Helps determine when cart contents/data changes. |
wc_fragments_# |
velgaaf.com |
Session |
Ensuring shopping cart functionality works properly (session cookie) |
woocommerce_cart_hash |
velgaaf.com |
Session | Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. |
woocommerce_items_in_cart |
velgaaf.com |
Session | Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes. |
woocommerce_recently_viewed |
velgaaf.com |
Session | Powers the Recent Viewed Products widget. |
wordpress_sec_ |
velgaaf.com |
Session |
Identify the logged in user |
wordpress_logged_in_ |
velgaaf.com |
Session |
Identify the logged in user |
_ga |
velgaaf.com |
2 years |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
_gat |
velgaaf.com |
1 day |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
_gid |
velgaaf.com |
1 day |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
ads/ga-audiences |
google.com |
Session |
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor ‘s online behaviour across websites. |
NID |
google.com |
6 months |
Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads. |
SECTION 8 – AGE OF CONSENT
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
SECTION 9 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at ecommerce@velgaaf.com or by mail at
Vel Gaaf Ltd.
[Re: Privacy Compliance Officer]
Hova House, 1 Hova Villas, Brighton & Hove BN3 3DH, United Kingdom.