Privacy policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from ads-aesthetics.myshopify.com (the “Site”).
SMS MARKETING POLICY
Effective Date: November 26, 2023
At ADS AESTHETICS INC, we are committed to ensuring the privacy and security of our customers' personal information. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the phone numbers provided by our customers on our e-commerce website for SMS marketing purposes. By voluntarily providing your phone number to us, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
1. Collection of Phone Numbers:
When you visit our e-commerce website, you may have the option to provide your phone number for various purposes, including abandoned cart reminders, SMS marketing, and upcoming promotions and sales. While providing your phone number is optional, doing so allows us to provide you with a personalized shopping experience and keep you informed about our latest products and offers.
2. Use of Phone Numbers:
The phone numbers collected by ADS AESTHETICS INC are used solely for the purposes specified at the time of collection. We may use these phone numbers to send you abandoned cart reminders, SMS marketing messages, and notifications about upcoming promotions and sales related to our skincare products. This enables us to keep you informed about our latest offerings and provide you with a seamless shopping experience. We recognize the importance of timely notifications; however, you have the option to opt-out or unsubscribe from receiving such messages at any time.
3. Protection of Personal Information:
ADS AESTHETICS INC takes the security of your personal information seriously. We implement appropriate technical, physical, and administrative measures to protect the phone numbers collected on our e-commerce website from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include but are not limited to encrypted communication channels, limited access to personal information, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission or storage is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.
4. Sharing of Personal Information:
Our commitment to your privacy means that we do not sell, rent, or share your personal information, including your phone numbers, with any other third parties for their marketing purposes. We only share your phone numbers with trusted service providers who assist us in delivering SMS messages and managing our marketing campaigns. These service providers are contractually obligated to handle your personal information securely and are prohibited from using it for any purposes other than those authorized by ADS AESTHETICS INC.
5. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies:
Our e-commerce website uses cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze trends, administer the website, and gather information about user behavior. The information collected through these technologies, such as IP addresses, browser types, and referring pages, helps us understand how our customers interact with our website and improve its functionality. You have the option to disable or manage cookies through your browser settings; however, this may impact your overall user experience.
6. Compliance with Laws:
ADS AESTHETICS INC is committed to complying with applicable local and international privacy laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). If you have any concerns or inquiries regarding the use of your personal information, please contact us using the information provided in Section 7.
7. Contact Us:
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding our privacy practices or the use of your personal information, please contact us using the following contact details:
ADS AESTHETICS INC
Phone: 6043607771
Email: info@adsaesthetics.ca
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy:
ADS AESTHETICS INC reserves the right to modify or update this privacy policy at any time. If we make any material changes to this policy, we will notify you by prominently posting a notice on our e-commerce website.
Personal information we collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers PayPal, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
How do we use your personal information?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
Sharing you personal Information
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal 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.
Behavioural advertising
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Do not track
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
Your rights
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
Data retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Contact us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e‑mail at info@adsaesthetics.ca or by mail using the details provided below:
Ads Aesthetics inc
[Re: Privacy Compliance Officer]
6565 Victoria Drive, Vancouver