P R I V A C Y P O L I C Y
EFFECTIVE DATE:
12.23.2022
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT PARIS LONDON TAKES PRIVACY VERY SERIOUSLY. Please read the following to learn more about our Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to the use of the Services (as defined below), including by customers and other persons. Except as otherwise indicated, customers and other persons using the Services are individually and collectively referred to as “you”, “your” or “Customer”, and ABOUT PARIS LONDON and its subsidiaries and affiliates are referred to as, "APL", "Cake", "we", "us" and "our".
The Website operated by or on behalf of ABOUT PARIS LONDON, including, but not limited to, Websites located at www.AboutParisLondon.com, our mobile application, our blog(s), and any other Web site(s) owned and/or operated by ABOUT PARIS LONDON and any of their associated Web pages, are committed to implementing policies and procedures designed to protect your privacy and security, in addition to providing you with the best possible online experience. To achieve that goal, we want you to understand what kinds of information we gather from and about you, how this information is used, shared and safeguarded, and how you can control its use. In order to offer various products and services to our Customers, ABOUT PARIS LONDON needs to collect certain information as described in this Privacy Policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
Information we, our service providers and other third-parties, collect from you will vary, depending on how you use the Services and information you may choose to provide to us (whether through email, phone, internet or otherwise).
Personal Information:
We, our service providers and other third-parties, may require Customers who visit the Services and/or purchase products on the Services to give us personally identifiable information. Personal Information is individually identifiable information about you, your friends and contacts, that we collect online, including, but not limited to, your full name, a username and password, email address, phone number, physical address, financial information, and your credit card information and other billing information. Information in a form that (1) is aggregated with other information, (2) anonymized or (3) is otherwise is detached, combined, organized, segmented, modified or processed, in each case so as not to be reasonably capable of being associated with you, will not be considered Personal Information, and will not be restricted by this Privacy Policy as to use, sharing or otherwise. You can choose not to provide us with Personal Information, but then you may not be able to fully take advantage of certain features of our Services and we may not be able to provide you with certain requested information, products and/or services.
Automatic Collection of Information:
Like many Websites on the Internet, we automatically track certain information about you as you visit and use our Services to help us (1) better understand, improve and modify the Services, (2) better understand how the Services are used and experienced, and (3) better understand how we can enhance your or others overall experience on one or more of the Services, including providing advertising and other information that is relevant to you. This tracked or automatically gathered information may include, among other things, your computer’s IP address, browser type, the URLs and pages on the Services you’ve visited, sections of or content on pages on the Services on which you click or in which you are interested, the number of times you visit each page on the Services, what downloads and/or search queries you have made, and how long you spent on particular sections of the Services and on the Services generally.
Information from Cookies:
When you visit our Services, we may send a cookie to your computer, so we can recognize your computer the next time you visit the Services, and which also enables us, among other things, to tailor the Services to your and other users’ needs. You are always free to decline any cookies we use if your Internet browser permits. However, please note that by declining cookies, certain functionalities of the Services will not be available to you, including that you will not be able to establish a shopping cart session or make a purchase online through the Services.
Use of local storage:
We use local storage, such as HTML5, to store content information and preferences. Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing HTML5. Additionally, third-parties with whom we partner to provide certain features on our Website or to display advertising based upon your web browsing activity, also use HTML5 to collect and store information.
Advertising:
As mentioned above, we may partner with third party ad network(s) to either display advertising on our Services or to manage our advertising on other Websites. Our ad network partner may use cookies and/or Web beacons to collect non-personally identifiable information about your activities on our Services and other Websites to provide you targeted advertising based upon your interests.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED AND SHARED
The use and sharing of information about you depends on the context in which it is collected. Please see the categories below that relate to the features and functionality of the Services that you wish to utilize.
Personal Information: We may share the Personal Information we collect from you only with your consent, and personal information you provide about others, as otherwise outlined in this Privacy Policy, or under the following circumstances:
Protection of rights:
We may release Personal Information or other information we collect from you if we believe that such action is appropriate to: (1) comply with legal requests and processes; (2) enforce the Terms for the applicable Services; (3) identify, contact or bring legal action against persons or entities who are or we believe have caused or might cause injury to us or a third party; (4) defend or respond to claims brought or threatened against ABOUT PARIS LONDON, its employees, directors, suppliers or service providers, users of the Services or others; or (5) otherwise protect or assert the rights, property, interests or personal safety of ABOUT PARIS LONDON, its employees, directors, suppliers or service providers, users of the Services or others. Any such release decisions may be made by us in our sole discretion.
Record Keeping:
It may be necessary for ABOUT PARIS LONDON keep records of certain Personal Information you have provided to us or which we have obtained from you in accordance with this Privacy Policy for business purposes, including but not limited to for internal accounting and administration, to respond to inquiries, to enhance customer service and product options, to improve product performance, promotions, and special offers where you voluntarily supplied your personal details, to administer sales records, to provide information about us, our products, services and special offers, and to analyze usage on our Services.
Registration Information:
The Personal Information you provide when you become a registered subscriber is used primarily to provide the information, features, products and/or services you purchase or request, to help us customize or enhance your or others’ online experience, and to increase the convenience of accessing new or existing tools, products and services on the Services. If applicable, this Personal Information may also be shared among the Services to make use of the Services more convenient.
Promotions and Marketing:
Unless you specify that you'd prefer not to hear from us, if you provide your email address to us for promotional or other purposes at the time of registration or otherwise, we may use this to contact you for promotional or other purposes. You may have these communications terminated and opt out at any time by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link contained in any promotional email or contacting us at info@AboutParisLondon.com. If applicable, please be aware that opting out on one of our Services, does not opt you out from any of our other Services unless that option is specifically provided. Please note that despite unsubscribing from such communications, ABOUT PARIS LONDON may still contact you in relation to your order(s), purchase(s) or any issues relating any business you conduct with ABOUT PARIS LONDON. Please note that in certain instances, your name and/or email address may have been provided to us through our friend referral program. In this case, we may contact you via a one-time email. We store this information for the purpose of sending this one-time email and other internal purposes, including but not limited to tracking the success of our referral program. You may contact us at info@AboutParisLondon.com to request that we remove your information from our database.
Internet Protocol (IP) Address:
When sharing Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, we may also share your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
Non-personal Information:
Automatically Gathered Information: Information that is automatically gathered, including through the use of cookies, may be shared among the Services, if applicable. It may also be shared with other third parties, including service providers and others, so that we may better understand how the Services are used, to enhance the overall experience on the Services, and otherwise in connection with our operation of the Services and conducting related business. When such information is shared with third parties, any Personal Information will be included only if first put in aggregated or other protected form or the third party is contractually restricted from using such Personal Information for any purpose other than in connection with the purpose for which it was shared by ABOUT PARIS LONDON.
Social Media Features:
Our Services include social media features, such as the Facebook “Like” button. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Services, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features on our Services are either hosted by a third party or directly on our Services. Your interactions with these features are governed by the respective privacy policy of the company providing such feature(s).
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Our Services are general audience Websites and are not directed at children under age 13. ABOUT PARIS LONDON nor the Services do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under age 13, and if you are under the age of 13 you should not register or provide information on our Services or to ABOUT PARIS LONDON. If you have knowledge that a child under the age of 13 has submitted Personal Information to us, please email info@AboutParisLondon.com.
HOW IS PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTED?
Whenever Personal Information is stored on our computers, that information is protected from unauthorized access or use by way of passwords or other industry-acknowledged means. In addition, servers of ours that store this information are located behind a firewall. Since certain Personal Information (such as credit card data) is especially sensitive, we take special care to keep it secure. We will only electronically transmit or ask for this information over secure Internet connections using generally accepted standards, and security keys. In addition, we require password authentication from any third parties you have authorized to receive this information. Finally, to the extent that we may ask for and will store for a period of time Personal Information consisting of your credit card number or financial information, this information will be stored on secure designated servers where access is limited to individuals in departments charged with using such information only in connection with processing your orders and/or payment for products and services purchased.
Ofcourse, we appreciate your help in safeguarding the integrity of your own and others' privacy. We hope you'll use common sense whenever you disclose Personal Information over the Internet. Just as importantly, we encourage you to let us know immediately if you suspect that Personal Information you share with us is being used in any way contrary to this Privacy Policy. Finally, unfortunately no data transmission over the Internet nor any storage of information on servers or mother media can be guaranteed or made to be 100% secure; and while we strive to protect Personal Information, as outlined in this Privacy Policy, we cannot promise, guarantee or warrant the complete security of information. To contact us, please send an email to info@AboutParisLondon.com.
SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY: OUTSIDE LINKS
Be aware that our Services link to other Websites that may collect personally identifiable information about you. This Privacy Policy applies only to the Services, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices, nor the content, associated with any linked Websites. You should refer to the privacy policies and statements of other Websites or contact the respective Webmasters of those Websites to obtain information regarding their information collection, security, use and disclosure policies.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO USERS OUTSIDE THE NETHERLANDS
We strive to create a global community with consistent standards for everyone, but we also strive to respect local laws. If you are a user or non-user who interacts with ABOUT PARIS LONDON outside the Netherlands, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the Netherlands.
EFFECTIVE DATE AND MODIFICATIONS
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date first written above. We reserve the right to update, change, modify or otherwise alter this Privacy Policy at any time. If any material changes are made to this Privacy Policy, ABOUT PARIS LONDON will notify you by posting the revised Privacy Policy on the Services or notifying you through the Services. ANY ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES BY YOU AFTER THE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT SHALL CONSTITUTE AND BE DEEMED YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. Accordingly, we encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy and the Services in order to keep apprised of our current privacy practices. If you do not want to be bound by this Privacy Policy, do not use or access any part of the Services.
CONTACTING US
If you have concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices in general, contact us at info@AboutParisLondon.com.