PRIVACY POLICY

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SECTION 1 - WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

When shopping in our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal data you provide us, such as your name, address and email.

When browsing our store, we also automatically receive your computer's internet protocol (IP address) in order to obtain information that helps us learn more about your browser and operating system.

Email Marketing (where applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.


SECTION 2 - CONSENT

How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with your personal data to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return an order, you are agreeing to the collection and use of your personal data only for those specific purposes.

If we ask for your personal data for a secondary reason, such as marketing, we will expressly ask for your consent, or give you the opportunity to say that you are not interested.


How can I withdraw my consent?

If after providing your data you change your mind, you can withdraw your consent whenever you want and thus prevent us from contacting you to obtain or disclose information. Get in touch with us through our email geral@maemae.pt.


SECTION 3 - DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal data if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.


SECTION 4 - SHOPIFY

Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide us with an online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services.

Your data is stored through Shopify's data storage, database and general Shopify application. These store data on a secure, firewall-protected server.


Payment:

If you choose a direct payment method to complete your purchase, Shopify stores your credit card details. These are encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is only stored for the period necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After completing the purchase, your purchase transaction data is deleted.

All direct payment methods adhere to the standards set by the PCI-DSS, which are governed by the PCI Security Standards Council. This standard is a joint effort by brands such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure use of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

For more details, read the Shopify Terms of Service or Privacy Policy.


SECTION 5 - THIRD PARTY SERVICES


In general, our third-party providers will collect, use and disclose your information only to the extent necessary to enable them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we are required to provide regarding purchase-related transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so that you can understand how your personal information will be used by these providers.

Specifically, remember that certain providers may be located or have facilities that are in jurisdictions other than yours or ours. Therefore, if you wish to proceed with a transaction involving a third-party service provider, your information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) where the service provider or its facilities are located.

Once you leave our store's website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website's Terms of Service.


Links

Links to other third-party websites or material referred to in the website are provided solely to obtain information, and Ma'eMa'e does not have any control over the content of these sites or materials, therefore, it cannot be held responsible for any damages or losses arising from their use. No we are responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and we advise you to read their privacy policies.



SECTION 6 - SAFETY

In order to protect your personal data, we take precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure that they are not lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

When you provide us with your credit card details, these are encrypted using "secure socket layer" technology (SSL) and stored with AES-256 encryption. While no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional measures accepted by industry standards.


COOKIES

Below is a list of the cookies we use. These are listed here so you can choose whether you want to opt out of cookies or not.

_session_id, unique token, per session, Allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc.).

_shopify_visit, no data retained, Persistent for 30 minutes from last visit, used by website provider's internal stats tracker to record number of visits.

_shopify_uniq, no data retained, expires at midnight (relative to the visitor) of the next day, counts the number of visits to a store from a single customer.

cart, unique token, persistent for 2 weeks, stores information about cart items.

_secure_session_id, unique token, per session

storefront_digest, unique token, undefined, if the store has a password, it is used to determine whether the current visitor has access.



SECTION 7 - AGE OF CONSENT

By using our website, you confirm that you are of legal age in your place of residence and have authorized any of your minor dependents to use this website.


SECTION 8 - CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Please read it frequently. Changes and clarifications take effect immediately after being published on the website. If we make changes to the privacy policy, we will notify you of the update. This will let you know what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if applicable, we use and/or disclose it.

If our store merges with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we can continue to sell you products.


QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you wish to access, correct, change or delete the personal data that we store about you, please ask for more information via our email geral@maemae.pt.