Privacy policy

  1. How We Disclose Personal Data

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal data to third parties for legitimate purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy, including:

• To Shopify, service providers, and other third parties who perform services on our behalf, such as IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment, and shipping.

• To business and marketing partners who help us provide marketing services and personalized advertising. For example, we use Shopify to support personalized advertising based on your interactions across different merchants and websites. These partners will process your information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

• When you direct us to disclose information or otherwise consent to such disclosure, such as when arranging product deliveries, using social media integrations, or connecting third-party accounts.

• To our affiliates and companies within our corporate group.

• In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or bankruptcy.

• To comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests from public authorities, enforce our agreements and policies, and protect our rights, property, customers, or others.

  1. Relationship with Shopify

The Services are provided through Shopify, which collects and processes personal data relating to your access to and use of the Services in order to provide and improve the Services.

Information you provide through the Services may be transferred to and shared with Shopify and third parties located in countries outside your country of residence for the purpose of operating and improving the Services.

To support and improve our business, we may also use certain advanced Shopify features that incorporate data and information derived from your interactions with our store, other merchants, and Shopify.

In these circumstances, Shopify acts as an independent controller for certain processing activities and is responsible for responding to requests concerning your rights relating to such processing.

For more information about how Shopify processes personal data and your rights, please review Shopify’s Consumer Privacy Policy and Shopify Privacy Portal.

  1. Third-Party Websites and Links

The Services may contain links to websites or online platforms operated by third parties.

If you choose to follow links to third-party websites, you should review their privacy policies, security policies, and terms of use before providing any information.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security measures, accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any third-party websites or services.

Information that you voluntarily disclose in public or semi-public areas, including on social media platforms, may be visible to other users without restriction.

The inclusion of links to third-party websites does not imply endorsement of those websites or their operators.

  1. Children's Data

The Services are not intended for use by children.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of majority in their jurisdiction.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that your child has provided personal data to us, please contact us using the contact information provided below so that we can remove the information.

As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we do not knowingly sell or share personal data relating to individuals under the age of 16 where such activities are defined by applicable law.

  1. Security and Retention of Your Information

Please be aware that no security measures are completely secure and no method of transmission over the internet is entirely safe.

Although we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We recommend that you avoid sending sensitive or confidential information through unsecured communication channels.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to:

• Maintain your account;
• Provide the Services;
• Fulfill legal obligations;
• Resolve disputes;
• Enforce agreements and policies; or
• Meet other legitimate business requirements.

  1. How We Disclose Personal Data

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal data to third parties for legitimate purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy, including:

• To Shopify, service providers, and other third parties who perform services on our behalf, such as IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment, and shipping.

• To business and marketing partners who help us provide marketing services and personalized advertising. For example, we use Shopify to support personalized advertising based on your interactions across different merchants and websites. These partners will process your information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

• When you direct us to disclose information or otherwise consent to such disclosure, such as when arranging product deliveries, using social media integrations, or connecting third-party accounts.

• To our affiliates and companies within our corporate group.

• In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or bankruptcy.

• To comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests from public authorities, enforce our agreements and policies, and protect our rights, property, customers, or others.

  1. Relationship with Shopify

The Services are provided through Shopify, which collects and processes personal data relating to your access to and use of the Services in order to provide and improve the Services.

Information you provide through the Services may be transferred to and shared with Shopify and third parties located in countries outside your country of residence for the purpose of operating and improving the Services.

To support and improve our business, we may also use certain advanced Shopify features that incorporate data and information derived from your interactions with our store, other merchants, and Shopify.

In these circumstances, Shopify acts as an independent controller for certain processing activities and is responsible for responding to requests concerning your rights relating to such processing.

For more information about how Shopify processes personal data and your rights, please review Shopify’s Consumer Privacy Policy and Shopify Privacy Portal.

  1. Third-Party Websites and Links

The Services may contain links to websites or online platforms operated by third parties.

If you choose to follow links to third-party websites, you should review their privacy policies, security policies, and terms of use before providing any information.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security measures, accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any third-party websites or services.

Information that you voluntarily disclose in public or semi-public areas, including on social media platforms, may be visible to other users without restriction.

The inclusion of links to third-party websites does not imply endorsement of those websites or their operators.

  1. Children's Data

The Services are not intended for use by children.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of majority in their jurisdiction.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that your child has provided personal data to us, please contact us using the contact information provided below so that we can remove the information.

As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we do not knowingly sell or share personal data relating to individuals under the age of 16 where such activities are defined by applicable law.

  1. Security and Retention of Your Information

Please be aware that no security measures are completely secure and no method of transmission over the internet is entirely safe.

Although we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We recommend that you avoid sending sensitive or confidential information through unsecured communication channels.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to:

• Maintain your account;
• Provide the Services;
• Fulfill legal obligations;
• Resolve disputes;
• Enforce agreements and policies; or
• Meet other legitimate business requirements.

  1. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal data. These rights are not absolute and may be subject to limitations under applicable law.

Right of Access

You may have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.

Right to Deletion

You may have the right to request that we delete the personal data we hold about you.

Right to Rectification

You may have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

Right to Data Portability

You may have the right to receive a copy of your personal data and request that it be transferred to another organization, where technically feasible and permitted by law.

Right to Opt Out of Targeted Advertising

Depending on your location, you may have the right to opt out of the sharing or processing of personal data for targeted advertising purposes.

If you visit our website with Global Privacy Control (GPC) enabled, we may automatically treat this as a request to opt out of certain data processing activities for the browser and device being used.

For more information about Global Privacy Control, please visit:
https://globalprivacycontrol.org

Marketing Communications

We may send you marketing communications by email. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send service-related communications regarding your account, purchases, orders, returns, or other transactions.

Additional Rights for UK and EEA Residents

If you reside in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area (EEA), you may also have the following rights:

• Right to Object – You may object to certain processing activities based on our legitimate interests.

• Right to Restrict Processing – You may request that we limit the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

• Right to Withdraw Consent – Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

To exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

  1. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we process your personal data, please contact us using the contact details below.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

For residents of the European Economic Area, a list of supervisory authorities can be found through the European Data Protection Board.

  1. International Data Transfers

Please note that your personal data may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in countries outside the country where you reside.

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we will rely on approved transfer mechanisms, including:

• The European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs); or

• Equivalent safeguards approved under applicable law.

Transfers may also occur to countries that have been recognized as providing an adequate level of data protection.

  1. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, operational needs, or regulatory developments.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy and provide any notices required by applicable law.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

  1. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us:

Korean Cosmetics

Email: info@koreancosmetics.se

Address:
Brogatan 2
302 43 Halmstad
Sweden
c/o KOREANCOSMETICS

Company Registration Number:
969800-4752

VAT Number:
SE969800475201

For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, Korean Cosmetics is the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data.