This privacy policy governs the manner in which Soul and Soap collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users of www.soulandsoap.com
Last updated: 29th July 2022
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on Friday 25th May 2018. This regulation has been created to provide you with full transparency over the ways in which your data is used. In line with this change, we have updated our Privacy Policy so you know exactly how we collect, use and protect your data.
Soul and Soap is committed to keeping your information safe and we assure you that we have taken the necessary steps to ensure this.
Your privacy matters
WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?
When you purchase products 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.
Our website automatically collects the minimum amount of information about visitors each time they visit our site. This information is used to help us understand how our website is used and to ensure our website is always working to meet our customers’ needs.
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.
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 aoulandsoap@gmail.com or mailing us at: Soul and Soap, Unit 19, TR4 9NX
Shopify
Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. 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 Shopify 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 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 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 Shopify’s Terms of Service (https://www.shopify.com/legal/terms) or Privacy Statement (https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy).
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 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.
Klarna
In order to be able to offer you Klarna’s payment options, we will pass to Klarna certain aspects of your personal information, such as contact and order details, in order for Klarna to assess whether you qualify for their payment options and to tailor the payment options for you.
General information on Klarna you can find here. Your personal data is handled in accordance with applicable data protection law and in accordance with the information in Klarna’s privacy policy.
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.
Security
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.
Additionally, the personal data we collect will be used for the following purposes:
Cookies
A ‘cookie’ is a data text file that is placed in your browser and allows Soul and Soap to recognise you each time you visit this website. Cookies themselves do not contain any personal information, and Soul and Soap does not use cookies with the aim to collect personal information.
In addition, any other internet sites or services that may be accessible through Soul and Soap have separate data and privacy practices, and therefore we disclaim any responsibility or liability for their policies or actions. You have the ability to prevent your computer from accepting cookies but, if you do, certain functionality on our website and other sites may be impaired.
How we use cookies
We use cookies on our website in two ways: to continuously improve our website and to effectively enhance your experience. We record the minimal amount of personal information when visiting the site, using the below third-party services.
Shopify cookies
Here is a list of cookies that we use. We’ve listed them here so you that you can choose if you want to opt-out of cookies or not.
_session_id, unique token, sessional, Allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc).
_shopify_visit, no data held, Persistent for 30 minutes from the last visit, Used by our website provider’s internal stats tracker to record the number of visits
_shopify_uniq, no data held, expires midnight (relative to the visitor) of the next day, Counts the number of visits to a store by a single customer.
cart, unique token, persistent for 2 weeks, Stores information about the contents of your cart.
_secure_session_id, unique token, sessional
storefront_digest, unique token, indefinite If the shop has a password, this is used to determine if the current visitor has access.
Google Analytics
Used to help us understand how visitors use our main website and trade site, we collect information to create these cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us continually improve the website and your overall experience.
For more information regarding Google Analytics please visit: http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
AdWords
We use Google Adwords to remarket our services to users based on their actions on our website, enabling us to enhance the end-to-end experience.
For more information regarding Google Adwords please visit: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
Facebook Pixel
Used to record information about the visitor’s session on our website, we use a Facebook Pixel to understand individual visitor behaviour so that we can effectively remarket our services to them on the social media platform itself.
For more information regarding the Facebook Pixel please visit: https://www.facebook.com/ads/website_custom_audiences/
Email Marketing
When you sign up to our mailing list, we use this information to send you regular information, new product launches and promotions via email. We may tailor our email communications according to which emails you open and which links you click to ensure a positive experience on our site. We store this information securely on Mailchimp and never release any information externally.
For more information regarding Mailchimp please visit: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
FURTHER INFORMATION
Consent
By consenting to this privacy notice you are giving us permission to process your personal data specifically and only for the purposes identified. We will never share your information with any other businesses.
External sites
Soul and Soap is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. You are advised to read the privacy policy of any external sites before disclosing personal information. No endorsement of the content of those sites is to be implied.
Questions or concerns
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, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at soulandsoap@gmail.com.com or by mail at:
Soul and Soap
Khalanna Limited
Unit 19
Great Western Railway Yard
TR5 0PD
St Agnes
