Merci Boutique, in the framework of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, which has been in force since 25/05/2018, hereafter referred to as the "GDPR", as applicable, has developed this Privacy Policy and Protection of personal data and provides you with the following information for the processing of your personal data and your rights as the processing subject.

This information is addressed to individuals who engage in any transaction or maintain any legal relationship with Merci Boutique and every individual, under any capacity, who has any business relationship with Merci Boutique.

The processing of personal data consists of operations such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, restriction, erasure or destruction of personal data that Merci Boutique is or will be aware of, in the frame of your business relationships or the information which Merci Boutique receives from a third, individual or legal person or a public sector’s entity , during the exercise of a statutory right of that person or Merci Boutique itself.

Merci Boutique, in compliance with the current legislative framework, has taken all the necessary actions by implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures, in the frame of the legal and technological compliance, as well as in terms of the security of personal data. Merci Boutique aims to ensure the lawful observance, processing and safe storage of personal data, committed to protect in every way the processing of your personal data from loss or leakage, alteration, transmission or any other unlawful processing. This ensures that it meets all the legal requirements laid down in the new GDPR and effectively addresses the operational risk and potential risk of harming the individuals and their personal data that it processes.

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA

SECTION - CONSENT

How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only. If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.

SECTION - 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, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.

SECTION - WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?

When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. 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.

WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT

How do I withdraw my consent?

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at merciboutique18@gmail.com

SECTION  - THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND LIABILITIES

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow 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 in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions. For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located. As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act. 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 When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

SECTION B3 Website Limited

Our store is hosted on B3 Website Limited. 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 B3 Website Limited data storage, databases and the general B3 application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.

Payment: If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then B3 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 as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted. All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed 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 by our store and its service providers. For more insight, you may also want to read B3’s Terms of Service (https://b3website.com/legal/terms) or Privacy Statement (https://b3website.com/legal/privacy).

SECTION – STATEMENT OF SECURITY AND INFORMATION

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a 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 generally accepted industry standards.

USER/SUBJECT RIGHTS

Right to access to your personal information (commonly known as a "data subject access request"). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.

The right of correction the personal information that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you corrected.

The right to delete/ erasure  your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal information where you have exercised your right to object to processing (see below).

The right to object the processing of your personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

The right to object to automated decision-making including profiling, that is not to be subject of any automated decision-making by us using your personal information or profiling of you.

The right to restrict the processing of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of personal information about you, for example if you want us to establish its accuracy or the reason for processing it.

The right to transfer your personal information in an electronic and structured form to you or to another party (commonly known as a right to “data portability”). This enables you to take your data from us in an electronically useable format and to be able to transfer your data to another party in an electronically useable format.

Right to withdraw consent at any time for specific processing, in case your consent was provided for a specific/particular purpose. In the limited circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collection, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so in law.

You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request for access is clearly unfounded or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances.

We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is another appropriate security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.

SECTION - DISCLOSURE

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

SECTION - CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting 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 we use it, 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 may continue to sell products to you.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at merciboutique18@gmail.com

If you want to exercise any of these rights, then please send us an email to our DPO at merciboutique18@gmail.com