Privacy
SECTION 1 – WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?
When you buy something in our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information that you give us, such as: name, address and email.
When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn 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.
We will retain your personal data for as long as legally required or for as long as necessary to provide you with any requested services or for any of the other purposes listed in this Privacy Policy. We will take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify personal data we hold if it is no longer needed for the purposes set out above or after the expiration of the defined retention term.
SECTION 2 – CONSENT
How do you get my consent?
When you provide us with your personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, create an order, arrange a shipment or make a return, we imply that you agree to the collection of and use for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, such as marketing, we will ask you directly for your express consent, or we will give you the opportunity to refuse.
How can I withdraw my consent?
If after having accepted you change your mind, you can withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the collection, use or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at support@happybrandofficial.com or by writing to: Happy Brand, Ten Katestraat 24A2, 1053CG Amsterdam, Netherlands.
SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE
We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or if you violate our Terms of Conditions.
SECTION 4 – WORDPRESS INC
Our store is hosted on Shopify. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.
Your data is stored through Shopify's data storage, databases, and the general WordPress Inc’s application. Your data is stored on a secure server behind a firewall.
Pay:
If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, Shopify stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only to the extent necessary to complete the purchase transaction. After it is complete, the information from your purchase transaction is deleted.
All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as outlined by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.
PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information from stores and their service providers.
For a clearer overview, you may also want to read Shopify's Terms of Service or Privacy Policy
SECTION 5 – THIRD PARTY SERVICES
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use, and disclose your information to the extent necessary to enable them to perform the services they provide to us.
However, some third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information that we are required to provide to them for purchase-related transactions.
For these providers, we recommend that you read the privacy policies so that you can understand how your personal information will be handled.
In particular, remember that some providers may be located or have facilities that are in a different jurisdiction than you or us. So if you wish to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third party provider, your information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction (jurisdictions) in which the service provider or its facilities are located.
By way of example, if you are in The Netherlands and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway based in the United Kingdom, then your personal information used to complete the transaction may be subject to disclosure under the law of the United Kingdom,, including the Patriot Act.
Once you leave the website of our store or redirect to a third-party site or application, you are no longer being regulated by this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Conditions of our website.
When you click on links in 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 – SAFETY
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to ensure that it is not improperly lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.
If you provide us with your credit card information, this information is encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and stored with AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry-accepted 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 and that you 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 after they are posted on the website. If we make material 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 and under what circumstances, if any, we use and / or disclose it.
If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners, so that we can continue to sell products to you.
SECTION 9 – KLARNA
In order to offer you Klarna payment methods, at the time of payment, we may transmit to Klarna during the purchase process your personal data included in the contact form and order details, so that Klarna can assess whether you meet the requirements to access your payment methods and to adapt these payment methods to your profile. Your personal data is treated in accordance with the provisions of Klarna’s privacy policy.
SECTION 10 – SOCIAL MEDIA
You may choose to share information on our website via social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. This means that the information you share, with name and preferences, shall be visible to visitors of your personal pages. We advise you to carefully read the privacy policies of the social media parties as these are applicable to the processing of your personal data by these parties.
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
If you want to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, file a complaint, or simply want more information contact us at support@happybrandofficial.com or by writing to: Happy Brand, Ten Katestraat 24A2, 1053CG Amsterdam, Netherlands.