Last Updated: September 18 , 2020

 

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from https://www.gadgetplus.com/ (the “Site”"Gadgetplus").

The Privacy Policy has been updated to include the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

 

This Policy describes:

The information that we gather from you

How we use and share this information

How we protect this information

How we may change this Policy

How you may contact us

 

By using Gadgetplus Products and Services, you consent to the privacy practices described in this Policy. This Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Terms of Use for the Gadgetplus Products and Services you use.

 

Information We Collect

We may collect information about you directly from you, from third parties, and automatically through your use of the GadgetPlus Products and Services. Some information we collect from you are referred to as “personal information” or “personal data” in this Policy. Personal information or personal data is data that can identify you, or data that we can relate to you, such as your name, email address, credit card number, and shipping address.

Account information. When you create a GadgetPlus account, you may provide us with personal information that includes your user ID, email address or phone number, password or other information for account verification.

Contact information. When you place an order with GadgetPlus, or contact us for customer service, you may provide us with your contact information including your name, alias, email address, shipping address, billing address and phone number(s).

Payment information. When you place an order with GadgetPlus or engage in financial transactions by using GadgetPlus Products and Services, you may provide us with your payment information such as your bank account, credit card number, or debit card number.

Photos and Videos. When you choose to upload your photos, videos or other content using GadgetPlus Products and Services, including text content relating thereto, we may collect and store such content, including EXIF data relating to the photo or video. If such content contains information about others, you should obtain any required or appropriate consent from such persons and inform them about this Policy prior to uploading such content to GadgetPlus.

Communications. When you contact us, we may collect information about your communications with us, including your contact information, and the time, topic, and content of your communications.

Location information. When you activate GadgetPlus hardware products, such as use the map function of our apps, you may provide us with geolocation information. In order to provide your location, you may be required to enable certain features of your mobile phone (such as GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth), which enable Gadgetplus to identify your location through a variety of means, including GPS location, IP address, cell tower location, geofencing technology, or detection by physical on-location Wi-Fi or Bluetooth sensors. If your location is collected through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth sensors of your mobile device or other non-GadgetPlus Products, please be aware that such sensors, and the associated data services, may be provided by a third party, which may access such information for the purpose of providing such data services to GadgetPlus.

Technical Information. When you visit our webpage or use our mobile applications, you may provide us with technical information about the device running the browser or the application. Such information includes your IP address or device address, web browser and/or device type, the web pages or sites that you visit just before or just after you use a Product or Service, hardware version, and operating system. We also may use these technologies to collect information regarding your interaction with email messages, such as whether you opened, clicked on, or forwarded a message.

Cookies. We use cookies and other similar technologies (e.g. pixels etc.) on GadgetPlus websites and online services. Cookies are used to collect information, including personal data, from you. Cookies are small files which, when placed on your device, enable us to provide certain features and functionality. “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.

 

How We Use and Share This 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).

 

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.

 

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. in order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. we may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

 

How we may change this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time.  If we modify this Policy, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you of the change and indicate the date of the latest revision. Please pay attention to our policy information.

 

How You May Contact Us

Please contact us with any questions or comments about this Policy or our data practices by email at support@gadgetplus.com. You may contact us to have your information blocked, deleted or erased, or to opt out from profiling where your prior usage of GadgetPlus Products and Services is processed to provide you with customized or personalized products, services or advertisements, or to obtain copies of certain of your information in a portable format. If you have any queries or wish to exercise any of your rights under this Policy, then please contact us as set out above.