The Privacy Policy provided below is with respect to our use and protection of any personal information you provide to us through the ethicalcookware.com website.
Ethical Cookware is the sole owner of the website www.ethicalcookware.com. The Policy is applicable to the website. You may be required to provide personally identifiable information at several different points on our website. By accepting the policy at the time of registration, you expressly approve and consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Policy.
Point 1- What information do we collect?
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, phone number, email address, mailing address, , credit card information, or other details to help you with your experience. We collect “personal” information from you when you provide it to us. For example, if you purchase a product from us, we will collect your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address. If you sign up to receive a newsletter, we will collect your email address. If you take advantage of special services offered by us, we may collect other personal information about you. We use your personal information for internal purposes such as processing and to keep you informed of your order.
How do we get 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.
Point 2- What do we use your information for?
Better Service
Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
Site Improvement
We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
Smooth Transaction Process
We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
Email Updates
The email address Users provide for order processing, will only be used to send them information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us at customersupport@ethicalcookware.com
Sharing of your address and Contact Details
For the purpose of shipping, the details of your delivery address and your contact number will be shared with our courier company.
Point 3- How do we protect your information?
Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted. We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information. All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
Point 4- Do we use cookies?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
We use cookies to
Help remember and process the items in the shopping cart
Understand and save user’s preferences for future visits
Keep track of advertisements
Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences in the future
If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Point 5: Advertisement
We use third-party service providers to serve ads on our behalf across the Internet and sometimes on this site. They may collect anonymous information about your visits to our website, and your interaction with our products and services. They may also use information about your visits to this and other websites to target advertisements for goods and services. No personally identifiable information is collected or used in this process. They do not know the name, phone number, address, email address, or any personally identifying information about the user unless explicitly shared by the user themselves.
Point 6: Use of demographic and profile data
We use personal information to provide the services you request. To the extent we use your personal information to market to you, we will provide you the ability to opt-out of such uses. We use your personal information to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, help promote a safe service, collect fees owed, measure consumer interest in our products and services, inform you about online and offline offers, products, services, updates, customize your experience, detect and protect us against error, fraud and other criminal activity, enforce our terms and conditions, and as otherwise described to you at the time of collection. In our efforts to continually improve our product and service offerings, we collect and analyze demographic and profile data about our users’ activity on our website. We identify and use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our website. Your IP address is also used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information. We may occasionally ask you to complete optional online surveys. These surveys may ask you for contact information and demographic information (like pin code/zip code, age or income level). We use this data to tailor your experience at our site, providing you with content that we think you might be interested in and to display content according to your preferences. We will not share your profile information with any other organisation to let them use it for marketing purposes.
Point 7- Disclosure of Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information. We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website. we take precautions to protect your information from unintentional disclosure and intrusion by third parties, including using secured socket layer (SSL) encryption technology
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.
Point 8- Children Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Our Website is not directed for children under 13 years of age. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to use the Website or provide any personal information about yourself. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will promptly delete that information. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, please contact us as provided below.
Point 9- Changes to our Privacy Policy
We bound to change this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes will take immediate effect upon their posting on the website. In case we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, to keep you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
Point 10 – 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 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.
Point 11– Questions and Contact Details
If you would like to: access, modify or delete any personal information we have about you, or register a complaint, contact us at customersupport@ethicalcookware.com [Re: Privacy Compliance Officer] or by mail at A-126, Wazirpur Industrial Area, Wazirpur, Delhi, 110052.