Privacy Policy for Advid Clothing
Welcome to Advid Clothing (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website, https://advidclothing.com/ (the “Site”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site or make a purchase from us. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Site:
A. Personal Information You Provide Directly:
Identifiers: When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and phone number.
Commercial Information: We collect a record of the products you purchase, as well as any returns or exchanges.
Payment Information: We collect payment information (such as credit or debit card numbers) at the point of sale, but it is processed directly by our third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) and we do not store full card details on our servers.
Communications: If you contact us for customer service, sign up for our newsletter, or participate in a survey or contest, we collect the contents of your communication and any other information you choose to provide.
B. Information Collected Automatically:
Technical Data: Like many sites, we automatically collect information about your device, including your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device.
Browsing Data: As you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products 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.”
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We collect Device Information using “cookies,” web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To Fulfill Your Orders: To process your payments, arrange for shipping, and provide you with invoices and/or order confirmations.
To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send you important account-related information.
For Marketing and Advertising: With your permission, to send you marketing emails about our new products, special offers, and other updates we think you will find valuable. We may also use your information to serve targeted advertising on other websites.
To Improve Our Site: To analyze how customers use the Site, to screen for potential risk and fraud (especially your IP address), and to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site).
To Comply with Legal Obligations.
3. Sharing Your Information
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use it, as described above:
Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
4. Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function (e.g., keeping your items in your shopping cart).
Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors and see how they move around our site.
Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return and personalize content.
Targeting Cookies: Record your visit, pages you have visited, and links you have followed to make advertising more relevant to you.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of the Site.
5. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information:
Access and Portability: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
Deletion: You can request that we erase your personal information.
Opt-Out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email.
Do Not Track: Our Site does not alter its data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
CCPA/CPRA: California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold, and the right to access, delete, and opt-out of the sale of their personal information. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Your Email Address, e.g., privacy@advidclothing.com].
6. Data Retention
We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We generally retain order information for [e.g., 4 years] for tax and accounting purposes.
7. Data Security
We use commercially reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
8. International Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ. By using our Site, you consent to such transfer.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at:
Advid Clothing
[Your Business Address, if applicable]
Email: [Your Privacy Email, e.g., privacy@advidclothing.com]
Phone: [Your Customer Service Phone Number]