Privacy policy

**SECTION 1 - WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?**

When you make a purchase from our store, as part of the sales process, we collect the personal information you provide to us, such as your name, address, and email address.

When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s IP address to provide us with information that helps us learn more about your browser and operating system.

Email Marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products, and other updates.

**SECTION 2 - CONSENT**

How do you obtain my consent?

When you provide us with your personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, schedule a delivery, or make a return, we assume that you consent to the collection and use of that information solely for that specific purpose.

If we ask for your personal information for a secondary purpose, such as marketing, we will either ask you directly for your explicit consent or give you the opportunity to opt out.

How can I withdraw my consent?

If you change your mind after giving your consent, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, or for the collection, use, or disclosure of your information, at any time by contacting us at: Boutiquessence@proton.me.

**SECTION 3 - DISCLOSURE**

We may disclose your personal information if required by law or if you violate our Terms of Service.

**SECTION 5 - THIRD-PARTY SERVICES**

Generally, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use, and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies to understand how your personal information will be handled.

In particular, please keep in mind that some providers may be located or have facilities located in a jurisdiction different from yours or ours. Therefore, if you choose to proceed with a transaction involving the services of a third-party provider, your information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction (or jurisdictions) in which the service provider or its facilities are located.

For example, if you reside in Canada and your transaction is processed

by a payment gateway based in the United States, your personal information used to complete the transaction may be subject to disclosure under U.S. law, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or app, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

Links: When you click on links from our store, you may be redirected away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites, and we recommend that you read their privacy policies.

**SECTION 6 - SECURITY**

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to ensure that it is not lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed inappropriately.

If you provide us with credit card information, that information is encrypted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology and stored with AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, we comply with all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry-recognized standards.

**SECTION 7 - AGE OF CONSENT**

By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

**SECTION 8 - CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY**

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon posting on the website. If we make significant changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

If our store is acquired by or merges with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we can continue to sell products to you.

**SECTION 9 - TEXT MESSAGING TERMS**

We take your privacy and the information you choose to share through our SMS marketing service very seriously. We use this information to send you SMS notifications (regarding your order, including reminders for abandoned payments), SMS marketing offers, and transactional texts, including review requests from us. Opt-in data and consent for text messaging will not be shared with third parties, except for messaging partners, for the purpose of enabling and operating our text messaging program.

Opt-in data and consent for text messaging will not be shared with third parties, except for messaging partners, for the purpose of enabling and operating our text messaging program.

Our website uses cookies to keep track of the items you have placed in your shopping cart, including when you have abandoned your order. This information is used to determine when to send shopping cart reminder messages via text message.

**QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION**

If you wish to: access, correct, modify, or delete any personal information we have about you; file a complaint; or simply obtain more information, please contact our Privacy Officer at: help@boutiquessence.com