Salon Akkad Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 1st, 2020

Salon Akkad (“we,” “us,” and “our”) provides native and online lifestyle platforms that offer our users wide-ranged experiences to explore multiple topics and stories and enable them to discover and purchase luxury goods such as jewelry and home décor items. Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and share your personal information and to assist you in exercising the privacy rights available to you.

Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed by us in the course of our business, including on our website at salonakkad.com (the Site) and any subdomains, our mobile applications (the applies),and our related online and offline offerings (collectively, the Services)

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you use our Services, we may collect the following kinds of information:

When you use our Services, we may collect the following kinds of information:

Account Creation. When you create an account, we collect information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, gender, date of birth, username, and password. We may also collect optional information you choose to provide, such as your location or a profile photo.

Products and Orders. We collect information describing your interactions with products offered on the Services. This information may indicate that you have expressed an interest in a particular product, such as by viewing information about the product or placing it in your shopping cart or wish list. If you place an order with us, we will collect information associated with the transaction. For example, we will collect your billing and shipping address, phone number, and payment information. Please note that we use a third-party service provider to collect and process payment information on the Services. We do not directly collect or store any payment information provided to the Services, but we may receive information associated with your payment information (e.g., your billing details).

Your Communications with Us. We collect personal information from you such as email address, phone number, or mailing address when you request information about our Services, register for notifications about promotions or our newsletter, sign up for a reward program, request customer or technical support, or otherwise communicate with us.

Surveys. We may contact you to participate in surveys. If you decide to participate, you may be asked to provide certain information which may include personal information.

Interactive Features. We may offer interactive features such as forums, blogs, chat and messaging services, and social media pages. We and others who use our Services may collect the information you submit or make available through these interactive features. Any content you provide on the public sections of these features will be considered “public” and is not subject to the privacy protections referenced herein. By using these interactive features, you assume the risk that the personal information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties for their own purposes.

Registration for Sweepstakes or Contests. We may run sweepstakes and contests. Contact information you provide may be used to inform you about the sweepstakes or contest and for other promotional, marketing and business purposes, if permitted by law. In some jurisdictions, we are required to publicly share information of winners.

Conferences, Trade Shows, and Other Events. We may attend conferences, trade shows, and other events where we collect personal information from individuals who interact with or express an interest in the Services. If you provide us with any information at one of these events, we will use it for the purposes for which it was collected.

Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. We may collect personal information from individuals and third parties to assess and pursue potential business opportunities.

Job Applications. We may post job openings and opportunities on the Services. If you reply to one of these postings by submitting your application, CV and/or cover letter to us, we will collect and process the information contained therein to assess your suitability, aptitude, skills, and qualifications for employment.

Information Collected Automatically

Automatic Data Collection. We may collect certain information automatically when you use the Services. This information may include your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, details about your browser, operating system or device, Internet service provider, pages that you visit before, during and after using the Services, information about the links you click, information about how you interact with the Services, including the frequency and duration of your activities, and other information about how you use the Services. Information we collect may be associated with accounts and devices.

Device Interaction. We may collect information describing how you interact with your device, such as your mobile phone or computer, when you use the Services. The types of interaction information we collect may include your physical characteristics and depend upon the capabilities of your device and the device settings. For example, if you allow us access to the camera of your device, we may collect gaze tracking information from your device that indicates to where your attention is directed while using the Services.

Location Information. With your consent, we may collect information describing your geo-location when you use the Services. This geo-location information may include precise geo-location information described by GPS coordinates gathered from your mobile device and coarse geo-location information inferred from your IP address. If your device is configured properly, we may also use Bluetooth or other sensors on your device in combination with BLE beacons located at retail stores or other physical locations to determine your precise geo-location, and infer your interests based on such location. You may opt-out of this collection by disabling Bluetooth on your device.

Cookies, Pixel Tags/Web Beacons, and Analytics Information. We, as well as third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on the Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies (“Technologies”) to automatically collect information through the Services. Technologies are essentially small data files placed on your devices that allow us and our partners to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact with our Services.

Analytics. We may use one or more of the following service providers to collect and process analytics information on our Services:

Information from Other Sources

We may obtain information about you from other sources, including through third party services and organizations. For example, if you access our Services through a third-party application, such as a social networking site or a third-party login service, we may collect information about you from that third-party that you have made available via your privacy settings. These third parties may also provide information about your activities on other services, including information about your device, websites you visit, purchases you make, the ads you see, and how you use their services, such as whether you interact with content provided by other users of the Services and whether other users of the Services interact with content provided by you. We may also obtain information about your online and offline actions, including purchases and geo-location information, from commercially-available third-party data providers.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use advanced and evolving technologies to provide you with the best user experience and use your personal information for a variety of business purposes, including to:

Provide the Services or Requested Information, such as:

Serve Administrative Purposes, such as:

Provide you with customized content including editorial content and product recommendations. You are allowed to access the Services for a limited time without logging into your account. Once you log into your account, we use personal information we collect on the Services and obtained from third parties to build a digital profile describing your characteristics and preferences. We use the digital profile to provide you with customized content and advertisements on the Services, such as editorial content and product recommendations. The customized content may include our own content as well as third-party content.

Consent. We may use personal information for other purposes that are clearly disclosed to you at the time you provide personal information or with your consent.

De-identified and Aggregated Information Use. We may use personal information and other data about you to create de-identified and/or aggregated information, such as de-identified demographic information, de-identified location information, information about the device from which you access our Services, or other analyses we create. De-identified and/or aggregated information is not personal information, and we may use and disclose such information in a number of ways, including for research, internal analyses, analytics, and any other legally permissible purposes.

Share Content with Friends or Colleagues. Our Services may offer various tools and functionalities. For example, we may allow you to provide information about your friends through our referral services. Our referral services may allow you to forward or share certain content with a friend or colleague, such as an email inviting your friend to use our Services.

How We Use Automatic Collection Technologies. We, as well as third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on the Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies to automatically collect information through the Services. Our uses of these Technologies fall into the following general categories:

Cross-Device Tracking. Your browsing activity may be tracked across different websites and different devices or apps. For example, we may attempt to match your browsing activity on your mobile device with your browsing activity on your laptop. To do this our technology partners may share data with us, such as your browsing patterns, geo-location and device identifiers, and will match the information of the browser and devices that appear to be used by the same person.

DISCLOSING YOUR INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES

Service Providers. We may share any personal information we collect about you with our third- party service providers. The categories of service providers to whom we entrust personal information include service providers for: (i) the provision of the Services; (ii) the provision of information, products, and other services you have requested; (iii) marketing and advertising; (iv) payment and transaction processing; (v) customer service activities; and (vi) the provision IT and related services.

Disclosures to Protect Us or Others. We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store in association with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (i) comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (ii) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety; (iii) enforce our policies or contracts; (iv) collect amounts owed to us; or (v) assist with an investigation and prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.

Disclosure in the Event of Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfer. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, then your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.

INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

All information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We endeavor to safeguard your information consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.

YOUR CHOICES

General. You may have the right to opt out of certain uses of your personal information.

Email Communications. If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails. Note that you will continue to receive transaction-related emails regarding products or Services you have requested. We may also send you certain non-promotional communications regarding us and our Services, and you will not be able to opt out of those communications (e.g., communications regarding the Services or updates to our Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy).

Mobile Devices. We may send you push notifications through our mobile application. You may at any time opt-out from receiving these types of communications by changing the settings on your mobile device. With your consent, we may also collect precise location information if you use our mobile applications. You may opt-out of this collection by changing the settings on your mobile device.

“Do Not Track”. Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.

Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising

You may stop or restrict the placement of Technologies on your device or remove them by adjusting your preferences as your browser or device permits. Please note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications. However, you may opt-out of personalized advertisements on some mobile applications by following the instructions for Android and iOS.

The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt out of receiving targeted ads from data partners and other advertising partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these websites and learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy, at www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp, http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, https://youradchoices.ca/choices/, and www.aboutads.info/choices/.

Please note you must separately opt out in each browser and on each device.

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

In accordance with and subject to certain exceptions prescribed by applicable laws, you may have the right to:

Access personal information about you consistent with legal requirements. In addition, you may have the right in some cases to receive or have your electronic personal information transferred to another party.

Request Correction of your personal information where it is inaccurate or incomplete.

Request Deletion of your personal information.

Restrict or Object to our uses of your personal information.

Not be Discriminated Against by us for exercising your privacy rights.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set forth below. We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws. To protect your privacy, we will take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

DATA RETENTION

We store the personal information we receive as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our Services or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws.

SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we do not accept liability for unauthorized disclosure.

By using the Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of the Services. If we learn of a security system’s breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on the Services, by mail or by sending an email to you.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES/APPLICATIONS

The Services may contain links to other websites/applications and other websites/applications may reference or link to our Services. These third-party services are not controlled by us. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each website and application with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen or approve, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of such other websites or applications. Using these other websites or applications is at your own risk.

SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal information violates applicable law.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Services are not directed to children under 18 (or other age as required by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you learn that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, you may contact us as set forth below. If we learn that we have collected a child’s personal information in violation of applicable law, we will promptly take steps to delete such information and terminate the child’s account.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you as required by applicable law. You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use the Services after the new Privacy Policy takes effect.

CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) PRIVACY NOTICE

This CCPA Privacy Notice applies to California consumers and supplements the Privacy Policy.

We do not sell your personal information as the term “sell” is defined in the CCPA and will not do so in the future without providing you with notice and an opportunity to opt-out of such sale. For purposes of the CCPA, we have collected the following categories of consumers’ personal information in the last 12 months:

Category of Personal Information Category of Source(s)
Identifiers. You, both directly and indirectly via the Services.
Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners.
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners.
Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners.
Commercial information. You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners.
Internet or other electronic network activity. You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners.
Geolocation data. You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners.
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners.
Professional or employment-related information. You, directly.
Education information. You, directly.
Inferences drawn from other personal information to create a profile about a consumer. You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners.

We use the collected personal information for the following commercial and business purposes: (1) to provide and improve the Services; (2) for marketing purposes; (3) for fraud prevention and legal purposes; (4) to secure the Services; and (5) for audit purposes.

Personal information within each of the categories may be shared with the following categories of third parties: (1) service providers; (2) law enforcement or other third parties in connection with legal requests; (3) new owners in the event of a change of ownership or control of all or part of the Services. The categories of personal information may be shared for the commercial and business purposes listed above.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Salon Akkad
info@salonakkad.com
430 West 24th Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10011

1-888-41AKKAD (1-888-412-5523)

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