Effective date: March 1, 2023
Introduction
Welcome to the Carolina Belle® Montreal Pants, Jacket, Clothing online store and website at carolinabelle.shop (the “Site“).
Carolina Belle® understands that your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we collect on our Site, how we may use that information, and with whom we may share it. Our Privacy Policy also describes the measures we take to protect the security of your personal information. We also tell you how you can reach us to update your personal information, ask questions you may have about our privacy practices, or provide feedback on our privacy practices.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By visiting and using our Site, you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Privacy Policy. Your use of our Site, and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.
Information We Collect About You
Carolina Belle® collects certain personal information about you when you visit our Site. The types of personal information we collect includes:
- Contact information (such as your name, email address, and phone number when you provide it to us)
- Login credentials (such as username and password when you create an account on our Site)
- Payment information (such as payment card number, expiration date, and billing address when you make purchases on our Site)
- Shopping information (such as items viewed or added to your shopping bag)
- Browsing information (such as pages visited on our Site and browser type)
- Geolocation data (such as your computer or mobile device’s IP address and location)
We may combine this information with other information we collect or obtain about you. For example, we may combine your name and email address with your shopping history to provide you with personalized promotions.
How We Use Your Personal Information
Carolina Belle® uses your personal information for the following purposes and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:
- To provide our products and services to you, process your orders, and fulfill your purchases
- To communicate with you about your account, purchases, and our products and services
- To personalize your experience on our Site
- To improve our Site and product offerings
- To notify you about changes to our Site or policies
- To troubleshoot problems with our Site or your account
- For analytics purposes and to improve our Site functionality
- To detect and protect against error, fraud and other criminal activity
- To enforce our Terms of Use
We process your personal information for these purposes given our legitimate interest in providing the best possible shopping experience and protecting our business. If you create an account, we also process your personal information to perform our contract with you.
How We Share Your Personal Information
We will not share your personal information collected from this Site with third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:
- Service providers. We may share your personal information with service providers that perform services on our behalf, like payment processors, shipping companies, marketing providers, and other companies that help us run our online store. We require these service providers to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information.
- Business transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, reorganization, or sale of some or all of our assets, your personal information may be sold or transferred as part of that deal. We will notify you if such a transfer occurs.
- Legal process, safety, and Terms violations. We may disclose your personal information if we believe it is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; to protect the safety, rights, or property of the public, any person, or Carolina Belle®; or to enforce our Terms of Use.
- Aggregate Information. We may share aggregate statistics about users of our Site that do not directly identify you. For example, we may share how many users visited a particular page on our Site. This information does not directly identify you.
- Business Partners. From time to time, we may partner with other companies to jointly offer products or services. If you purchase or specifically express an interest in these jointly-offered products or services, we may share your personal information with those partners. We will notify you if this occurs.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, Carolina Belle® will not share your personal information with third parties without your consent.
Your Choices
You can make the following choices regarding your personal information:
- Email communications. You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in the email. Please note you will still receive transactional and account-related emails.
- Access. You may access, change, or correct your basic account information by logging into your account and updating your account profile.
- Deletion. You may request deletion of your personal information by contacting us at [email protected]. Please note we may be required to retain certain information by law or for legitimate business purposes.
- Opt out of sale. Carolina Belle® does not sell your personal information to third parties, so there is nothing for you to opt out of at this time. If our practices were to change, we will update this policy and allow you to opt out of any sale of your personal information.
Cookies and Online Tracking
Carolina Belle® and our third-party vendors use cookies and other online tracking technologies on our Site. These technologies allow us to deliver and improve our Site, products, and services, analyze Site usage, and support advertising.
Our Site uses the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies. These cookies are essential for basic Site functionality like keeping you logged in, remembering your shopping bag items, and providing shopping cart functionality.
- Analytics cookies. We use analytics cookies to understand how our Site is performing and how we can improve it. These cookies help us to learn things like which pages are most popular, which features are used most, and areas for improvement.
- Advertising cookies. Advertising cookies and other tracking technologies are used to display relevant promotions and ads to you. These ads may be based on your browsing history and other information collected by these tracking technologies over time.
Your browser settings allow you to block or delete cookies. Please refer to your browser’s help documentation for instructions. Keep in mind that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our Site.
Our Site is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com uses cookies for essential website purposes like providing you our online store as well as non-essential purposes like analytics and advertising. Please see the Wix.com cookie policy for details. As a hosted platform, the cookie settings for our Site are managed in the Wix interface.
Online Behavioral Advertising and Do Not Track Signals
We partner with third-party advertising companies who may use tracking technologies like cookies to provide you advertisements on our Site and other websites based on your browsing history and other information. You can opt out of receiving interest-based advertisements from many ad networks by visiting the following sites:
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): daaconsumerchoice.org
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): networkadvertising.org
Your browser settings may also allow you to transmit “do not track” signals. We currently do not respond to these signals.
Security of Your Personal Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We follow generally accepted security standards to protect the personal information submitted to us.
Please be aware though that despite our best efforts, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security all of the time.
Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not intentionally collect personal information from children under 13 without obtaining parental consent. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 13 that has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected] to request deletion.
International Data Transfers
Carolina Belle® is based in the United States. The information you provide to us may be transferred to and maintained on servers and databases located outside of your state, province, or country. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that we process and store your information in the United States and your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you through the Site or by email prior to the changes taking effect. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Carolina Belle® Montreal Pants, Jacket, Clothing
Attn: Privacy Officer
[email protected]
Effective Date: March 1, 2023
