This Privacy Policy outlines how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit www.michel-vaillant.com (the "Site") or make a purchase on it.
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, the websites or search terms that led you to the Site, and information on how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as "Device Information."
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
COOKIES
Here is a list of cookies that we use. We've listed them here so you can choose whether to allow them or not.
_session_id, unique session identifier, allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc.).
_shopify_visit, no data held, persists for 30 minutes from the last visit. Used by our website provider’s internal stats tracker to record the number of visits.
_shopify_uniq, no data held, expires at midnight (visitor’s time) the next day. Counts the number of visits to a store by a unique customer.
cart, unique token, persists for 2 weeks, stores information about your cart.
_secure_session_id, unique session identifier
storefront_digest, unique token, indefinite if the shop has a password, it is used to find out whether the current visitor has access.
- "Log files" track Site activity and collect data, including your IP address, the type of browser you are using, your Internet service provider, your landing and exit pages, and your timestamp data (date and time).
- "Web beacons," "tags," and "pixels" are electronic files that record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally, when you make or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information about you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. This automatically collected information is referred to as "Order Information."
When we use the term "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we are referring to both Device Information and Order Information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In general, we use the Order Information we collect to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- communicate with you;
- assess fraud or potential risks; and
- when it aligns with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertisements regarding our products or services.
We use the Device Information (specifically your IP address) we collect to assess fraud or potential risks and, more generally, to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our advertising and marketing campaigns).
SHARING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties who help us use it for the purposes described above. We use Google Analytics to better understand how our customers use the Site – to learn more about how Google uses your Personal Information, please visit the following page: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other legal request for information we receive, or to protect our rights.
BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING
As mentioned above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing messages that we believe may interest you. To learn more about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) informational page at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt-out of targeted advertising here:
FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE – https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING – https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads.
In addition, you can opt-out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out portal at: https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=en.
DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our Site's data collection and use practices when we see a "Do Not Track" signal from your browser.
YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident, note that we process your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site) or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Please also note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
DATA RETENTION
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information in our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at vaillant@michel-vaillant.com, or by mail at:
4 Bd du Chevran, Cluses, 74300, France
