Privacy Policy
Effective and last updated: June 2013
This website is owned and operated by SKRETTING USA. We are dedicated to protecting the privacy of our visitors when they interact with our website and purchase our products. Our privacy policy applies to this site only, and not to any other websites we may link to. You agree that your use of our website symbolizes your acceptance to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our website.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
We collect information that you voluntarily give to us, such as when you sign up and sign in to our web-shop and when you purchase our products and provide us with your e-mail, address or other personal information. With your approval, we may send you updates about our products if you leave the box checked that says: “I want to receive occasional emails about new products, promotions and other news” in the payment section of our web-shop.
We also collect information through cookies and other tracking mechanisms. Information automatically collected may include, but is not limited to: your domain name and host for internet access; the Internet address of the site from which you came, the date and time you access the Website; your computer or device’s IP address and information about its operating system, browser and host, and your geographical location. You may choose to control your cookies via your browser if it permits you to do so, such as deciding to accept or delete the cookies. The cookies will expire if the user’s system is idle for a defined time period, hence making the user sign in again if he/she wishes to continue the session. This ensures that no one can access the user’s information while he/she is away from the computer.
HOW DO WE USE THIS INFORMATION?
SKRETTING USA may use information collected for various purposes. In general, personally identifiable information is used to provide you with a more pleasant and convenient online experience, and to improve our web-shop service for our customers. For example, cookies allow us to provide secure pages to our visitors without repeatedly having to ask you to sign in. If you choose to delete or block your cookies, you will need to re-enter your original user ID and password to sign in for our web-shop. Our website also collects domain names. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc., and the information is used to measure the use of our website and to improve the content of our site.
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate the terms put forth in our disclaimer or cause injury or interference with our rights, property, our customers or anyone who could be harmed by such actions.
Your personal information will not be sold or transferred to unaffiliated third parties without your approval. SKRETTING USA will not disclose, give, use or sell any personal information to third parties for any purposes other than to deliver services on behalf of our web-shop. SKRETTING USA reserves the right to contact you regarding topics relevant to the underlying service provided and/or the information collected.
HOW DO YOU GET MY APPROVAL TO COLLECT MY INFORMATION?
When providing us with personal information to complete a transaction, place an order, verify your credit card, or arrange for a delivery, we understand that you agree to SKRETTING USA collecting the information and using it for that specific purpose only. If we ask for your personal information for a specific reason, such as e-mail updates, we will either provide you with an opportunity to say no or ask you directly for your approval.
HOW DO I WITHDRAW MY APPROVAL?
After you have signed in and provided us with personal information, you have the choice to change your mind and withdraw your approval for us to contact you, for the continued collection, disclosure or use of your information, by contacting us at info.usa@skretting.com.
WHAT IS SHOPIFY?
Shopify Inc. is the host of our web-shop, and they make it possible for us to sell our products to you by functioning as an online e-commerce platform. Your data is stored in Shopify’s data storage, databases and the general Shopify application. The data is stored on a secure server behind a firewall.
WHAT PAYMENT SECURITIES DO YOU HAVE IN PLACE?
If you select a direct payment gateway to finalize your purchase, then Shopify stores your credit card data, which is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your credit card data is stored only for the amount of time it takes to complete the purchase transaction. When the purchase transaction is complete, your transaction information is deleted. All direct payment gateways follow the standards set by the PCI-DSS and 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 safe handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers. For more information, please read Shopify’s Terms of Service or Privacy Statement.
Note that certain payment gateways and other payment transaction processors have their own privacy policies in terms of the information that is required to provide to them for your credit card transactions. We suggest that you read their privacy policies so you can understand how your personal information will be handled by these providers.
WHAT IS THE AGE OF CONSENT?
By using this site and by purchasing our products, you signify that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence and that you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use our website, if there is any.
HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION?
We take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to protect your personal information to ensure that it is not lost, misused, disclosed, changed or damaged. When you use your credit card in our web-shop, the information is encrypted by using a secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with an AES-256 encryption. That being said, no technique of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, but we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement generally accepted industry standards.
DISCLAIMER TO SECURITY
By agreeing to our Privacy Policy, you demonstrate that you understand that no data transmission on the Internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you provide us with, and you transmit such information to us at your own risk.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
SKRETTING USA reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it regularly. Changes will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. You will be able to see, on the top of the page of the policy, when the policy was last updated in case you are interested in staying updated on possible future changes.
QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PRIVACY POLICY?
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or the web-shop, please contact us at info.usa@skretting.com.