PRIVACY POLICY
WHO WE ARE
We are the individual business “MANETTA EIRINI SOTIRIA,” operating under the trade name “AEGEAN PEARLS.” We process your personal data as the data controller.
WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE PROCESS?
We process personal information that identifies you, including identity details, contact information, transaction and payment details, interactions, preferences, and other similar data.
WHY DO WE USE YOUR DATA?
We use your data (collected online or in person) to manage product purchases, respond to your inquiries, and, if desired, to send personalized communications.
WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA?
We share your data with partners and providers essential to delivering our services to you.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. In certain cases, you may also have other rights, such as opposing our use of your data or requesting data portability.
Please read our full Privacy Policy below to understand how we use your personal data and the rights you have regarding it.
INTRODUCTION
- The website https://aegeanpearls.com includes an e-commerce store for selling products online (hereinafter, the “E-Store”).
Protecting your personal data is a priority for us. Like any business, we need to keep certain information about you for managing our relationship and to facilitate our business activities. Rest assured that we handle your personal data appropriately and in accordance with applicable laws. This Privacy Policy (hereinafter, the “Policy”) informs you about the processing of your personal data when using our website, purchasing products via the E-Store, or interacting with us on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram (collectively, the “Platform”).
Specifically, the purpose of this Policy is to inform you of how we collect, use, protect, and retain your personal data and outline your rights.
Please carefully read this Policy before using the Platform. By using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have been informed of our Policy and the manner in which we process your personal data.
If you have any questions regarding the Policy, you can contact us using the contact form or by sending an email to: [email protected].
- WHAT IS CONSIDERED PERSONAL DATA?
Personal data includes all information relating to you that enables us to identify you. It may include information such as your name, contact details, payment information, and purchase details.
- WHO IS THE DATA CONTROLLER FOR YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
The company responsible for processing your personal data through the Website is “MANETTA EIRINI SOTIRIA INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS,” operating under the trade name “AEGEAN PEARLS,” located in Rhodes, Greece, VAT: 168600154 / Rhodes Tax Office, email: [email protected].
Within this Policy, the terms “https://aegeanpearls.com,” “AEGEAN PEARLS,” “company,” “website,” “e-store,” “Platform,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the business mentioned above.
- WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE PROCESS?
We may process the following categories of your personal data:
- Identity Information: Includes name, birthdate, usernames, and social media account IDs.
- Contact Information: Includes home/delivery address, email address, phone number, and social media account titles.
- Transaction Information: Includes order details, delivery address, billing information, purchase history, receipt number, tax ID (if required), and order tracking.
- Payment Information: Includes payment method, credit card details, and payment amount.
- Interaction Information: Includes your communication with our customer service team, comments on our social media posts, messages sent directly to us, product/service reviews, and survey participation.
- Preference Information: Includes preferences for products, activities, event participation, and wishlist items.
- Consent Information: Includes information on when and how you consented to actions requiring your consent, such as accepting cookies, subscribing to the newsletter, or saving card details.
- Browsing Information: Includes IP address, browser type, clickstream data, visit dates and times, and page views.
- Location Information: Includes home address, current connection location (IP address), device location (if shared), and location details from social media check-ins.
- Device Information: Includes device ID, IP/WiFi details, operating system, and data stored on the device if access is granted.
- WHAT PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA DO WE PERFORM?
We process your data solely for lawful purposes and only when a legal basis for processing exists as per relevant legislation. We will not use your data for purposes other than those described in this Policy without notifying you and, where required, obtaining your consent.
- WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA?
We may share your data with our authorized employees and third-party providers necessary for fulfilling the purposes outlined in this Policy.
Third parties who may have access to your data include:
- Financial institutions and fraud prevention organizations.
- Technology and analytics service providers.
- Logistics providers for product shipment and delivery.
- Marketing and advertising partners, including social media sites and ad agencies.
- Service providers for support in areas such as accounting, legal, insurance, IT, and technology.
We may also disclose your data to regulatory authorities, government agencies, and other third parties as required by law.
- DATA SECURITY
We take data security seriously and implement appropriate security measures to protect our systems and databases from unauthorized access, loss, and damage. However, internet transmissions are not always secure, and we cannot guarantee data security during transmission to our site. Once received, we implement proper security measures to keep your data safe.
We limit access to your personal data to those who need it professionally and require service providers to take appropriate security measures to protect your data.
- YOUR RIGHTS
In accordance with applicable law, you have the following rights:
- Access Right: You may request information on the types of data we process, the purposes, and the duration of processing, and to receive a copy of your data in a common electronic format.
- Correction Right: You may request correction or updating of inaccurate or outdated data.
- Deletion Right: You may request data deletion when no longer necessary or if processing is no longer lawful.
- Restriction Right: Under certain conditions, you may request that we restrict the processing of your data.
- Objection Right: You may request that we stop processing your data under specific legal provisions.
- Portability Right: You may request your data in a common format, provided processing is automated.
- Consent Withdrawal Right: You may withdraw consent at any time, though withdrawal does not affect the legality of processing based on consent prior to its withdrawal.
COOKIES POLICY
- INTRODUCTION
The website https://aegeanpearls.com includes an online store for selling products via the Internet (hereinafter referred to as the “Online Store”).
The protection of your privacy is our top priority. Like any website, ours uses cookies to provide the best possible experience for our visitors/users and to improve its performance and services.
This Cookies Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) informs you about the use of cookies and similar devices that are installed on your devices when using the website https://aegeanpearls.com and purchasing products through the Online Store of this website created and operated by the company “AEGEAN PEARLS.”
Please read this Policy carefully before you start using this Website so that you can be informed in detail about how to accept, modify, or reject cookies. In general, cookies cannot be used to disclose personal information such as your name, address, age, etc. However, sometimes the use of cookies may be related to the processing of personal data, so we recommend that you also refer to the Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions regarding this Policy, you can contact us using the contact form or by sending us an email at: [email protected].
- INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
i. What are Cookies?
Cookies refer to all small data files (including similar technologies such as flash cookies, web beacons or bugs, pixels, HTML5, and SDK) that, if you agree, are placed on the device you use to visit our website and which allow us to recognize you as a distinct visitor when you revisit the website using the same device and browser.ii. How do cookies work?
When you first visit a website that uses cookies, a cookie is stored on your device. The next time you visit the same website, your device checks to see if it has the relevant cookie stored, and if it finds it, it sends the information contained in that cookie back to the website.iii. Types of Cookies
- First-party cookies: Sent from the publisher (website administrator).
- Third-party cookies: Sent from domains managed by third-party entities.
iv. Who uses the information stored in cookies?
The information in cookies installed by the publisher is used by us, “MANETTA EIRINI SOTIRIA INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISE” with the trading name “AEGEAN PEARLS.” Information stored in cookies installed by third-party providers is used by those third parties.
- COOKIE MANAGEMENT
i. How do you choose which cookies to use?
Upon entering the website, you can choose to enable or disable cookies in the Settings Panel.
- STATUS OF COOKIES POLICY
This Policy does not apply to privacy protection and personal data processing practices of third parties.
- AMENDMENTS TO THE POLICY
This Cookies Policy will be updated to keep you informed about who, why, and for how long cookies are installed on our website.
- MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
For more information, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.com/gr.
- LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The website https://aegeanpearls.com provides links to other websites as a service to users without guaranteeing their content. The privacy statement of this Policy does not apply to these websites.
