Privacy Policies

Privacy Policy

Last Updated:2022.3.1

This Privacy Policy describes how Pafason®collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from www.pafason.com

1. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in the following ways:

a. Information You Provide Directly:
Contact Information: When you contact us via a form or email, we collect your name and email address.
Purchase Information: When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, PayPal email, etc.), email address, and phone number. We do not store full credit card details on our servers; payments are processed by our secure third-party payment processors.
Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your username, password, and the information listed above.
Communication:** Records of your correspondence with us.

b. Information Collected Automatically (Cookies and Tracking Technologies):
Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
*Usage Information:We collect information about how you interact with the Site, including the pages you visit, the links you click, and the time and duration of your visits. We use technologies like cookies, log files, and web beacons to collect this information. For more details, please see our **Cookie Policy** below.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To Fulfill Your Orders: To process your payments, arrange for shipping, and provide you with invoices and/or order confirmations.
To Communicate with You:** To respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send you important administrative information about the Site.
To Improve Our Site:To analyze how customers use the Site, troubleshoot technical problems, and improve our products and services.
For Marketing (with your consent):** If you have opted-in, to send you information about new products, special offers, and other promotions. You can opt-out of these communications at any time.
For Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect our Site and our users from fraud and malicious activity.

3. Sharing Your Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use it for the purposes described above. For example:
Service Providers: We use companies to power our online store (e.g., Shopify, WooCommerce), process payments (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), and manage shipping (e.g., FedEx, USPS).
Legal Compliance:** We may disclose your information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Cookies Policy

a. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the site owners.

b. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the Site to function. They enable core functionality like page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Performance/Analytics Cookies:** These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and anonymous.
Functionality Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your login details or language preferences.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites.

c.Your Cookie Choices
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site.

You can also manage your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent banner that appears when you first visit our Site.

5. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, such as:
Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
Erasure:The right to request that we delete your personal data, under certain conditions.
Restrict Processing:** The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
Object to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your personal data.
Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including to fulfill legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at: https://www.pafason.com/pages/contact