Privacy policy


This Privacy Policy describes how BabyNeed (the “ Site ”, “ we ”, “ us ” or “ our ”) collects, uses and discloses your personal information when you visit, use our services or make a purchase from thesigmafemalee. com (the “ Site ”) or otherwise communicate with us (collectively, the “ Services ”). For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “ you ” and “ your ” mean you as a user of the Services, whether you are a customer, website visitor, or other individual about whom we have collected information under this Privacy Policy .

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of the Services, you agree to the collection, use and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access any of the Services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site, update the “Last Updated” date, and take any other measures required by applicable law.

How we collect and use your personal information

To provide the Services, we collect and have over the past 12 months collected personal information about you from a variety of sources, as set out below. The information we collect and use varies depending on how you interact with us.

In addition to the specific uses set out below, we may use the information we collect about you to communicate with you, provide the Services, comply with any applicable legal obligations, enforce any applicable terms of service, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights and the rights of our users or others.

What personal information we collect

The types of personal information we obtain about you depend on how you interact with our Site and use our Services. When we use the term "personal information", we are referring to information that identifies, relates to, describes or can be associated with you. The following sections describe the categories and specific types of personal information we collect.

Information we collect directly from you

Information you send to us directly through our Services may include:

  • Basic contact details including name, address, telephone number, email.
  • Order information including name, billing address, shipping address, payment confirmation, email address, phone number.
  • Account information including username, password and security questions.
  • Purchase information, including items viewed, placed in cart, or added to wishlist.
  • Customer service information, including information you choose to include in communications with us, for example, when you send a message through the Services.

Certain features of the Services may require you to directly provide us with certain information about yourself. You can choose not to provide this information, but this may prevent you from using or accessing these features.

Information we collect through cookies

We also automatically collect certain information about your interaction with the Services (“ Usage Data ”). To do this, we may use cookies, pixels and similar technologies (" Cookies "). Usage Data may include information about how you access and use our Site and your account, including device information, browser information, information about your network connection, your IP address and other information relating to your interaction with the Services .

Information we obtain from third parties

Finally, we may obtain information about you from third parties, including vendors and service providers who may collect information on our behalf, such as:

  • Companies that support our Site and Services, such as Shopify.
  • Our payment processors, who collect payment information (e.g., bank account, credit or debit card information, billing address) to process your payment in order to fulfill your orders and provide you with the products or services you have requested , in order to perform our contract with you.
  • When you visit our Site, open or click on emails we send you, or interact with our Services or advertisements, we or third parties we partner with may automatically collect certain information using online tracking technologies such as pixels, web beacons , software kit developers, third-party libraries and cookies.
Any information we obtain from third parties will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the accuracy of information provided to us by third parties, and we are not responsible for the policies or practices of third parties. For more information, please see the following section, Third Party Websites and Links.

How we use your personal information

  • Supply of products and services. We use your personal information to provide you with the Services in order to perform our contract with you, including processing your payments, fulfilling your orders, sending you notifications regarding your account, purchases, returns, exchanges or other transactions, to create, maintain and otherwise manage your account, arrange shipping, facilitate returns and exchanges, and allow you to post reviews.
  • Marketing and advertising. We use your personal data for marketing and promotional purposes, such as to send you marketing, advertising and promotional communications by email, text message or postal mail and to show you advertisements for products or services. This may include using your personal information to better personalize the Services and advertising on our Site and other websites.
  • Security and fraud prevention. We use your personal information to detect, investigate, or take action regarding possible fraudulent, illegal, or harmful activity. If you choose to use the Services and register an account, you are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure. We strongly advise you not to share your username, password or other login details with anyone else. If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us immediately.
  • Communicate with you. We use your personal information to provide you with customer support and improve our Services. This is in our legitimate interests to be responsive to you, provide you with effective services and maintain our business relationship with you.

Cookies

Like many websites, we use cookies on our site. For specific information about the cookies we use in connection with powering our store with Shopify, see https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies. We use cookies to enhance and improve our Site and Services (including to remember your actions and preferences), to perform analytics and better understand your interaction with the Services (in our legitimate interest to administer, improve and optimize services). We may also allow third parties and service providers to use cookies on our Site to better personalize services, products and advertising on our Site and other websites.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies by default, but you can choose to set your browser to remove or reject cookies through your browser controls. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may have a negative impact on your user experience and may cause some Services, including some general features and functionality, to function incorrectly or to become unavailable. Additionally, blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners.

How we disclose personal information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for lawful purposes subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

  • With vendors or other third parties who perform services on our behalf (for example, IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment and shipping).
  • With business and marketing partners, including Shopify, to provide you with services and advertising. Our business and marketing partners will use your information in accordance with their privacy policies.
  • When you direct, request, or otherwise consent to us disclosing certain information to third parties, such as to ship products to you or through the use of social media widgets or login integrations, with your consent.
  • With our affiliates or otherwise within our corporate group, in our legitimate interest in running a successful business.
  • In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with any applicable legal obligations (including responding to subpoenas, search warrants and similar requests), to enforce any applicable terms of service, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.
In the last 12 months we have disclosed the following categories of personal information and sensitive personal information (indicated by *) about users for the purposes set out above in "How we collect and use personal information" and "How we disclose personal information" ":
Category Categories of recipients
  • Identifiers such as basic contact details and certain order and account information
  • Commercial information such as order information, purchase information, and customer service information
  • Internet or other similar network activity, such as usage data
  • Vendors and third parties who perform services on our behalf (such as Internet service providers, payment processors, fulfillment partners, customer support partners and data analytics providers)
  • Commercial and marketing partners
    Affiliates

We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you.

We have "sold" and "shared" (as defined by applicable law) personal information in the preceding 12 months for the purpose of engaging in advertising and marketing activities, as follows.

Category of personal information Categories of recipients
Identifiers such as basic contact details and certain order and account information Commercial and marketing partners
Commercial information such as records of products or services purchased and purchase information Commercial and marketing partners
Internet or other similar network activity, such as usage data Commercial and marketing partners

User Generated Content

The Services may allow you to post product reviews and other user-generated content. If you choose to submit user-generated content to any public area of ​​the Services, that content will be public and accessible to anyone.

We do not control who will have access to the information you choose to make available to others, and we cannot guarantee that parties who have access to such information will respect your privacy or keep it secure. We are not responsible for the privacy or security of any information you make publicly available or for the accuracy, use or misuse of any information you disclose to or receive from third parties.

Third Party Websites and Links

Our Site may provide links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites that are not affiliated with or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on these sites. Information you provide in public or semi-public places, including information shared on third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of the Services and/or users of such third-party platforms without limitations on their use by our part. or by a third party. The inclusion of such links by us does not, in itself, imply any endorsement of the content of such platforms or their owners or operators,

Children's data

The Services are not intended for use by children and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with personal information, you can contact us using the contact details below to request its deletion.

As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we are not aware that we “share” or “sell” (as those terms are defined in applicable law) personal information from individuals under the age of 16.

Security and retention of your information

Please note that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Additionally, any information you send to us may not be secure in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsafe channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

How long we retain your personal information depends on several factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce other applicable agreements and policies.

Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights listed below regarding your personal information. However, these rights are not absolute, they may only apply in certain circumstances and, in some cases, we may deny your request as permitted by law.

  • Right of access/knowledge. You may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, including details of how we use and share your information.
  • Right of cancellation. You may have the right to request that we erase personal information that we hold about you.
  • Right of rectification. You may have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we hold about you.
  • Right of portability. You may have the right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to request that we transfer that information to a third party, in certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt Out of Selling, Sharing, or Targeted Advertising. You may have the right to direct us not to “sell” or “share” your personal information or to opt-out of processing your personal information for purposes considered “targeted advertising,” as defined in applicable privacy laws. Please note that if you visit our Site with the Global Privacy Control opt-out preference signal enabled, depending on where you are located, we will automatically treat this as a request to opt-out of the "selling" or "sharing" of information for the device and browser you use to visit the Site.
    • Right to Restrict and/or Opt Out of the Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information.
    • You may have the right to ask us to limit our use and/or disclosure of sensitive personal information to only what is necessary to perform the Services or provide goods reasonably expected by an average individual.
    • Restriction of processing: You may have the right to ask us to stop or restrict our processing of your personal data.
    • Withdrawal of consent: Where we rely on consent to process your personal information, you may have the right to withdraw that consent.
    • Appeal: You may have the right to appeal our decision if we refuse to process your request. You can do this by responding directly to our denial.
    • Managing communications preferences: We may send you promotional emails, and you can opt out of receiving them at any time by using the unsubscribe option displayed in our emails.
    • If you unsubscribe, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those related to your account or orders you have placed.

    You can exercise any of these rights where indicated on our Site or by contacting us using the contact details provided below.

    We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. We may need to collect information from you to verify your identity, such as your email address or account information, before providing a substantive response to your request. In accordance with applicable laws, you may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights. Before accepting such a request from an Agent, we will require the Agent to provide evidence that you have authorized them to act on your behalf and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us. We will respond to your request in a timely manner as required by applicable law.

    Complaints

    If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us using the contact details provided below. If you are unhappy with our response to your complaint, depending on where you live, you may have the right to appeal our decision by contacting us using the contact details set out below or lodge your complaint with your local data protection authority.

    International users

    Please note that we may transfer, store, and process your personal information outside of the country in which you live, including to the United States. Your personal data is also processed by staff and by third-party service providers and partners in these countries.

    If we transfer your personal information outside Europe, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or any equivalent contract issued by the competent authority in the United Kingdom, as applicable, unless the transfer of data does not flow to a country that has been determined to provide an adequate level of protection.

    SMS / MMS Text Message Marketing Program Privacy Policy

    Your privacy is extremely important to us. We will only use the information you provide through the Program to transmit your mobile messages and respond to you, if necessary. This includes but is not limited to, sharing information with platform providers, phone companies (carriers), and other vendors who assist us in the delivery of mobile messages. 

    WE DO NOT SELL, RENT, LOAN, TRADE, LEASE, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER FOR PROFIT ANY PHONE NUMBERS OR CUSTOMER INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH THE PROGRAM TO ANY THIRD PARTY.

    Nonetheless, We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request, to avoid liability, or to protect our rights or property. When you complete forms online or otherwise provide us with information in connection with the program, you agree to provide accurate, complete, and true information. You agree not to use a false or misleading name or a name that you are not authorized to use. If, in Our sole discretion, We believe that any such information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, or you have opted into the Program for an ulterior purpose, We may refuse you access to the program and pursue any appropriate legal remedies.

    California Civil Code Section 1798.83 and The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) allows users of the program that are California or European Union residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of the information you provide through the Program to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

    CONTACTING US

    If you have any questions or feedback about our Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to Contact Us.

     

    BABYNEED
    customercare@babyneedstore.com

    Italy, Messina,

    98043, Rometta Marea.