Privacy Policy
We take your privacy seriously. In this privacy statement, we explain how Sela Stone (collectively "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and processes your data.
Collection and Use of Personal Data
Personal data is information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify you. Personal data also includes anonymous data that is linked to information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify you. Personal data does not include data that has been irreversibly anonymized or aggregated so that we can no longer identify you, whether in combination with other information or otherwise.
Promotion of Safety and Security
We adhere to the principles of lawfulness, legitimacy, and transparency, and we process as little data as possible within a limited purpose. We take technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of your data. We use personal data to help verify accounts and user activity, as well as to promote safety and security, such as by monitoring fraud and investigating suspicious or potentially illegal activity or violations of our terms or policies. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in helping ensure the safety of our products and services.
What Personal Data We Collect
i. Data You Provide
We collect the personal data you provide when you use our products and services or otherwise interact with us, such as when you create an account, contact us, participate in an online survey, or use our online help or chat function. If you make a purchase, we collect personal data in connection with that purchase, as well as billing, shipping, and contact details, and other account and verification information.
ii. Data About the Use of Our Services and Products
When you visit our website or application, we may collect data about the type of device you use, your device's unique identifier, the IP address of your device, your operating system, the type of internet browser you use, usage information, diagnostic information, and location information from or about the computers, phones, or other devices on which you install or use our products or services. Where available, our services may use GPS, your IP address, and other technologies to determine a device's approximate location to allow us to improve our products and services.
How We Use Your Personal Data
In general, we use personal data to provide, improve, and develop our products and services, to communicate with you, to offer you targeted advertisements and services, and to protect ourselves and our customers.
i. Providing, Improving, and Developing Our Products and Services
We use personal data to help us provide, improve, and develop our products, services, and advertising. This includes using personal data for purposes such as data analysis, research, and audits. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in offering you products and services and on business continuity.
If you enter a contest or other promotion, we may use the personal data you provide to administer those programs. Some of these activities have additional rules, which may contain further information about how we use personal data. We recommend you read those rules carefully before participating.
ii. Communicating with You
With your prior express consent, we may use personal data to send you marketing communications in relation to our own products and services, communicate with you about your account or transactions, and inform you about our policies and terms. If you no longer wish to receive email communications for marketing purposes, please contact us to opt out.
We may also use your data to process and respond to your requests when you contact us. With your prior express consent, we may share your personal data with third-party partners who may send you marketing communications in relation to their products and services. With your prior express consent, we may use personal data to personalize your experience with our products and services and on third-party websites and applications, and to determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns.
Note: For any of the uses of your data described above that require your prior express consent, you may withdraw your consent by contacting us.
Cookies
Definition of "Cookies"
Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on web browsers. Cookies are widely used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones, and other devices. We also use other technologies for similar purposes, including data we store on your web browser or device, identifiers associated with your device, and other software. In this cookie statement, we refer to all of these technologies as "cookies."
Use of Cookies
We use cookies to provide, protect, and improve our products and services, such as by personalizing content, offering and measuring advertisements, understanding user behavior, and providing a safer experience. Please note that the specific cookies we use may vary depending on the specific websites and services you use.
Disclosure of Personal Data
We may make certain personal data available to strategic partners that work with us to provide our products and services or help us market to customers. Personal data will only be shared by us with these companies in order to provide or improve our products, services, and advertising; it will not be shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes without your prior express consent.
Data Disclosure, Storage, Transfer, and Processing
i. Compliance with Legal Obligations
By virtue of the mandatory laws of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the country where the user lives, certain legal acts exist or have occurred and certain legal obligations must be fulfilled.
Processing of Personal Data of EEA Residents: If you reside within the European Economic Area (EEA), our processing of your personal data will be legitimized. Whenever we require your consent for the processing of your personal data, such processing will be justified pursuant to Article 6(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) ("GDPR").
ii. Business Transfers and Related Purposes
We may share personal data with all our affiliates. In the event of a merger, reorganization, acquisition, joint venture, assignment, spin-off, transfer, or sale or disposition of all or any portion of our business, including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings, we may transfer any and all personal data to the relevant third party.
We may also disclose personal data if we determine in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect our rights and pursue available remedies, enforce our terms and conditions, investigate fraud, or protect our operations or users.
iii. Legal Compliance, Security, and Protection of Rights
It may be necessary — by law, legal process, litigation, and/or requests from public and governmental authorities within or outside your country of residence — for us to disclose personal data. We may also disclose personal data if we determine that disclosure is necessary or appropriate for purposes of national security, law enforcement, or other issues of public importance.
Your Rights
We take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data is accurate, complete, and up to date. You have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data that we collect. You are also entitled to restrict or object to the further processing of your personal data at any time. You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured and standard format.
You may lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority regarding the processing of your personal data. To protect the privacy and the security of your personal data, we may request data from you to enable us to confirm your identity and right to access such data, as well as to search for and provide you with the personal data we maintain.
There are instances where applicable laws or regulatory requirements allow or require us to refuse to provide or delete some or all of the personal data that we maintain. You may contact us to exercise your rights. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe, and in any event in less than 30 days.
Third-Party Websites and Services
When you use a link to a third-party website that has a relationship with us, we do not accept any obligation or responsibility for the privacy policy of that third party. Our website, products, and services may contain links to, or the ability for you to access, third-party websites, products, and services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those third parties, nor are we responsible for the information or content their products and services contain. This privacy statement applies solely to data collected by us through our products and services. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third parties before proceeding to use their websites, products, or services.
Data Security, Integrity, and Retention
We use reasonable technical, organizational, and physical security measures designed to safeguard your data, help prevent unauthorized access, and correctly use the data we collect. We will retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy statement, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Storage and Transfer of Your Personal Data
When you access or use our services, your personal data may be processed or transferred outside your country of residence. The data protection laws of those countries or jurisdictions may differ in certain respects from, or provide less protection than, the laws of the jurisdiction in which you reside. If you do not wish to have your data transferred, processed, or stored outside the country or jurisdiction in which you reside, you should immediately cease using the services.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
We may periodically change this privacy statement to keep pace with new technologies, industry practices, and regulatory requirements, among other reasons. If you do not agree to the revised privacy statement, please refrain from using our products or services and contact us to close any account you may have created.
Contact
Do you have questions about this privacy statement or do you want to exercise your rights? Please contact us at info@sela-stone.com.