Privacy policy
This Privacy Policy describes how www.albanyroad.co.nz collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or make a purchase from the Site.
YOUR INFORMATION
All your data is secure with us! Your privacy is of upmost importance to us.
When you visit our store, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the store, and information necessary to process your purchases. When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason ONLY.
When you browse our online store we automatically receive your internet protocol (IP) address and information regarding how you interact with the store through cookies. These are collected automatically in order to load the store accurately for you, and to perform analytics on Site usage to optimize our website.
When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. These are collected in order for us to fulfill our contract, process your order, arrange shipping and provide you invoices annd order confirmations. With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and updates.
SHOPIFY
We use Shopify to power our online store. You can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. Your data is stored through Shopify’s data storage, databases and the general Shopify application. Shopify stores your data on a secure server behind a firewall.
Shopify stores your credit card data when purchasing via a direct payment. Your data is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is deleted upon completion of your purchase transaction.
All direct payments adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as 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 secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
www.shopify.com/legal/termsFor more information read Shopify’s Terms of Service (https://) or Privacy Statement
DISCLOSURE
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the store. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
COOKIES
A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Site. We use a number of different cookies, including functional, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login and region selection). This means you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor.
We use the following cookies to optimize your experience on our Site and to provide our services:
_session_id, unique token, sessional, Allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc).
_shopify_visit, no data held, Persistent 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 midnight (relative to the visitor) of the next day, Counts the number of visits to a store by a single customer.
cart, unique token, persistent for 2 weeks, Stores information about the contents of your cart.
_secure_session_id, unique token, sessional
storefront_digest, unique token, indefinite If the shop has a password, this is used to determine if the current visitor has access.
PREF, persistent for a very short period, Set by Google and tracks who visits the store and from where
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as www.allaboutcookies.org.
BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING
We use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
CHANGES
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please refer back to this policy regularly to keep up to date. Any changes and clarifications will take immediate effect upon posting to the Site.
CONTACT & QUESTIONS
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 info@albanyroad.co.nz.