🔐 ~ Confidentiality Accord ~ 🔏

At Arkitype369, safeguarding your privacy is a top priority. This Confidentiality Accord will inform you about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By accessing our website, using our products, and engaging in registration or purchases, you agree to abide by the terms outlined below.

Effective Date: April 1, 2024 (Version 2.0)

Legal Basis for Processing:
We process personal data under various legal grounds, including consent, contractual necessity, and legitimate interests as allowed by applicable data protection laws.

Information We Collect:
We collect and process the following personal information:

• Information provided through forms, including name, address, email, date of birth, and telephone number.
• Details of purchases, transactions, and order fulfillments.
• Information provided through surveys, competitions, or promotions.
• Records of your visits, including IP address, operating system, browser type, and browsing patterns.

Special Note about Children under 16:
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 in the US or abroad unless permitted by law. Parents/guardians should provide consent for children under 16 to use our services.

How We Use Your Information:
We utilize your information for the following purposes:

• Creating a personalized user experience and optimizing our services.
• Fulfilling orders, processing transactions, and providing customer support.
• Sending newsletters, updates, and marketing communications (with your consent).
• Conducting research, surveys, and improving our website and products.

Data Retention Period:
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

IP Addresses and Cookies:
We employ cookies to estimate audience size, analyze site usage, recognize returning visitors, customize the site per your preferences, speed up searches, and enable our Rewards program functionality.

Third-party cookies may be used for analytics and cross-domain tracking. By using our site, you agree to the processing of your IP address for location determination.

Data Transfer:
Your data may be transferred and processed outside the US, following applicable law. We store information on servers located in the US and European Economic Area (EEA). Data may be processed by staff outside the US. For transfers outside the US and EEA, we rely on appropriate safeguards like standard contractual clauses approved by relevant data protection authorities.

We may share your personal information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting business, or servicing you, such as payment processors, shipping carriers, and analytics providers.

Marketing Communications:
You can opt out of marketing communications by clicking the unsubscribe link in our newsletters.

Financial Information:
We use your financial information for payment authorization, billing, and share it with third parties only for transaction processing, fraud protection, and credit risk reduction.

Disclosure of Information:
We may disclose your information in limited circumstances, such as business transactions, legal obligations, or with service providers assisting us.

Social Media Integration:
If you choose to log in or connect using a social media account, we may collect certain information from that service per their privacy policy.

User Rights:
Under applicable data protection laws, you may have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, or receive a portable copy of your personal data.

Guest Checkout:
This Policy applies to guest checkout users, and information collected during guest checkout is handled per this policy.

Security:
We take your privacy seriously and never share your data outside business operations. We take all reasonable and effective steps to secure your data once received. Information is stored on secure servers, and payment transactions are encrypted.

However, Internet transmission is not completely secure. We cannot guarantee security of data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once received, we use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorized access.

Changes and Notifications:
Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this page, and we will notify you of significant updates through a prominent website notice or other appropriate means. Check regularly for updates. Using this website signifies acceptance of policy changes.

Data Breach Notification:
In the event of a data breach involving your personal information, we will notify you as required by applicable laws and regulations.

California Privacy Rights:
California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which we will honor as required by law.

Links:
Our website may contain links to/from other websites that have their own privacy and terms of use policies. We do not accept responsibility or liability for these policies. Please review their policies before submitting personal data to other websites.

Contact Us:
If you have questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us and we’ll be happy to assist.