Privacy Policy
Last Updated: May 15, 2024
1. Introduction
Welcome to gabonua.com ("we," "our," or "us"), a website dedicated to handcrafted photo albums. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
By accessing or using gabonua.com, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our website.
2. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:
- Personal Data: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, and payment information when you place an order for our handcrafted photo albums.
- Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation patterns.
- Device Information: Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information to enhance your experience.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Process and fulfill your orders for handcrafted photo albums
- Provide customer service and respond to your inquiries
- Improve our website and product offerings
- Send you information about our products, services, and promotions (with your consent)
- Analyze website usage to enhance user experience
- Protect against fraudulent transactions and monitor against theft
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Contract Performance: Processing necessary for the performance of our contract with you when you purchase our handcrafted photo albums.
- Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for our legitimate interests, such as fraud prevention and improving our services, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Legal Compliance: Processing necessary for compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject.
- Consent: Processing based on your specific consent, such as for marketing communications.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, and the purposes for which we process your personal data.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request access to your personal data.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing of your personal data.
- Data Portability: Request the transfer of your personal data to you or a third party.
- Objection: Object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing or based on legitimate interests.
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal data.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.
7. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. These measures include:
- Encryption of sensitive data
- Regular security assessments
- Access controls and authentication procedures
- Staff training on data protection
- Data backup procedures
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
8. Cookies Policy
Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us analyze website traffic and customize content to your preferences. You can control cookies through your browser settings, including blocking or deleting them. However, blocking certain cookies may impact your experience on our website.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors and analyze website usage.
- Functionality Cookies: Recognize you when you return to our website and personalize content.
- Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our website, pages visited, and links followed to make our content more relevant to your interests.
9. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our website after we post changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through the contact form on our website.