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Data Protection Regulations

Data Protection Regulations
 
 
At Café Couture your satisfaction is always our top priority, and protecting your privacy is an important part of our job. With this declaration you are giving us your consent to use and process the personal details given below for the purposes listed here. This consent can be withdrawn at any time in the future.
Consent and the opportunity to withdraw that consent to store data.
By providing your personal details and accepting this data protection declaration you are declaring that you agree with your data being stored. You have the opportunity to view the content of your consent at any time. Furthermore, you have the right, free of charge, to receive information about the personal data stored about you. In this case, please contact us via the email address below. [email protected]. You have the right, at any point in the future, to withdraw your consent for your data to be stored. You can send your withdrawal of consent to [email protected].
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
What personal Information do we hold about you and how do we use it?
Information that we have received from you helps us to constantly improve the Café Couture Internet presence so that you receive information from the Café Couture world that is relevant to you, and which means the shopping experience in the Café Couture Online Shop is individually tailored to your needs. In particular, we use your data for:
processing orders, delivering goods and providing services
processing payment (for purchases on invoice and also for the necessary checks)
communincating with you about orders, products, services, marketing offers and other information from Café Couture
the purposes of updating and maintaining our databases and customer accounts
the purposes of recommending products to you
the purposes of making technical improvements to our Internet presence
the puposes of protecting our Internet presence against misuse
the purposes of enabling third parties to carry out logistical, technical and other services on our behalf
We collect the following information:
Information that you provide to us: We record and store all information that you enter on our website or which you provide to us in other ways. You can decide not to provide certain information to us, though this may mean that you are then unable to take advantage of some of our offers. You provide us with data, in particular, when you:
enter an order and send it off to us
register to receive the newsletter
recommend an item
register to receive information via email regarding the availability of an item
fill out an entry for a competition
fill out a questionnaire
take part in an online auction
contact us by phone, email, fax or by letter
search for a product
enter details into your customer account
The information that you provide to us comprises your name, address, telephone number, email address, your credit card details, a delivery address with a name, other people's email addresses and emails, faxes and letters you have sent to us.
Automatic information:
A soon as you visit our website, we store certain information.Among other function, we use so-called cookies and JavaScript, and we receive information from your web browser. We collect this information to make our website and Internet presence easier to use and to be able to make individual offers just for you. Information that we collect and analyse in this process comprises the type and version of the browser you use, the operating system and the platform you use to access our site, information about search results and links from other pages, including paid-for services (such as Google Sponsored Links), the order of our web pages that you have visited (including the date and time), the cookie numbers of the products that you have viewed or searched for, the time it takes to call up a website, any unsuccessful download of the same, information concerning the interaction between the pages (e.g. scrolling, clicking, mouse-overs) and when you leave the site (confirmations of receipt or confirmations that you have read emails), logins, your ordering history – which we aggregate with details from other customers and store in a way that does not identify you personally. This information is then used to make product recommendations.
Cookies:
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers, which we transfer to your computer's hard disk via your web browser. They enable us to recognise your browser and allow you to have functions such as “Viewed” and to save the contents of your shopping basket. Via your browser, you can restrict the acceptance of cookies or deactivate it. Read the Help menu in your browser for more information on how to do this.However, deactivating cookies will mean that you will be no longer able to use our shopping basket function. We therefore advise you to accept cookies and information from other sources.
 
When you wish to purchase an item in the Café Couture , we will add data from other sources to your customer account. This enables us to uncover misuse – especially fraud, and also allows us to offer you the option to pay on invoice. In particular, we reserve the right to gather data from third parties (e.g. mail order companies and credit rating authorities) regarding your accounts and payment behaviour. In addition, we also receive information concerning your ordering address and delivery address from our parcel delivery companies and other transport companies.
 
 
 
2.
Does Café Couture pass this information on to others?
It is part of the Café Couture philosophy that we protect our customer data, and that this data is not passed on to third parties for advertising purposes. However, to be able to provide our service, we pass data on to third parties to the extent outlined below.
Service providers:
We commission other companies and individuals to understank duties on our behalf, e.g. parcel delivery, the sending of letters or emails, maintenance of our customer lists, analysis of our databases, advertising measures, processing of payments (by credit card, direct debit or on invoice) as well as customer service. These service providers all have access to customers' personal details, restricted to those data required for the fulfilment of their duties. We are contractually obliged not to use these data for any other purposes. Furthermore, we are also obliged to handle information in accordance with this data protection declaration and in accordance with the German laws on data protection.
Authorities:
We will make details of customer accounts and customers’ personal details public when we are legally obliged to do so.
 
 
 
 
3.
How secure is the information about me?
We protect personal data with the appropriate state-of-the-art technology: "Secure Socket Layer" (SSL) transfer works with 128-bit-encryption. SSL-encrypted details relating to, inter alia, orders, names, addresses and possibly credit card details or bank details cannot be read by third parties. In addition, we prevent unauthorised third parties from accessing personal data by saving the data on a computer that is not connected to the Internet. It is important that you protect your password and your computer from unauthorised access if you share your computer with others.
 
 
 
 
4.
Can I stop my details from being passed on?
You have the fundamental right to decide which information you make available to us. If you wish to withhold automatic information, you can find more information in the Help menu of your browser. However, you will then no longer be able to use certain functions – such as the Online Shop. You can deregister from the Café Couture newsletter at any time by email or by clicking in the newsletter.
 
 
 
 
5.
Am I liable and responsible for my information?
For the use of services where you consciously and independently generate information and publish this information –such as the "Tell a Friend" function or when you send e-cards – you are wholly responsible for the content of this information. The sending of illegal content or the sending of content to an unsolicited recipient who has not consented to receive such information is prohibited. In the event that claims are made against Café Couture for the sending of such material as described above, you declare your consent to indemnify and release Café Couture from all damages resulting from such claims.
 
 
 
 
6.
Are children allowed to use the Café Couture Online Shop
The Café Couture Online Shop does not offer any products for sale to minors. Even our products for children may only be purchased by adults. If you are under 18, you may only use the Café Couture Online Shop with a parent or guardian.
 
 
 
 
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Contact
If you have any question about data protection at Café Couture, please contact us:
Telephone: +31 (0)6 38 10 52 63