Privacy Policy

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I. General

Dermatologist Curated Skincare. collectively, “we,” “our,” “us,” or “Dermatologist Curated Skincare”) owns and operates https://www.dermatologistcurated.com/ (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and Personal Information (as defined below) about you. This Privacy Policy is intended to describe our practices regarding information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual or household (collectively “Personal Information.”) relating to visitors to the Site, our customers, and prospective customers (“you” or “your”), for what purposes Personal Information may be used, and with whom we may share Personal Information.

II. Collecting Personal Information

When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site, and information necessary to process your purchases. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer support. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information that can uniquely identify an individual (including the information below) as “Personal Information”. See below for more information about what Personal Information we collect and why.

a) When You Register on the Site or Order Product

  • Name;
  • E-mail;
  • Telephone number;
  • Password;
  • Address;
  • Shipping address;
  • Shopping preferences; and
  • Your newsletter subscription choice.
b) When We Assist You via Phone or Email
  • Name;
  • Contact information such as email address, postal address, and phone number; and
  • If you choose to make a purchase, your payment card information.

You have no obligation to provide the Personal Information described above, but if you don’t provide such Personal Information, we may not be able to provide you the assistance that you request.

c) Device Information

  • The domain from which you access the Site;
  • The type of browser and operating system used in the device you use to access the Site;
  • Internet Protocol (IP) address;
  • The date and time you visited the Site (time stamp);
  • The pages browsed on the Site;
  • The website used to link to the Site from;
  • Any search terms used to navigate the Site;
  • Products purchased and viewed on the Site;
  • A browsing session ID ; and
  • Whether you are a first time visitor to the Site.

Minors

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18 years old. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at EMAIL below to request deletion.

III. Sharing Personal Information

    We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, 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 may 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.

    IV. Behavioral 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 example:

    • We 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://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
    • We share information about your use of the Site, your purchases, and your interaction with our ads on other websites with our advertising partners. We collect and share some of this information directly with our advertising partners, and in some cases through the use of cookies or other similar technologies (which you may consent to, depending on your location).

    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:

    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/.

    V. Using Personal Information

      We use your personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes: 

      • To operate and improve our Site, including through analytics to help us understand how you use the Site, so that we can present content in the best manner;
      • To provide the products to you and to manage returns;
      • To provide you with any information that you request from us. If you do not provide us with the information we need to respond to your request, we may not be able to provide you with the information that you request from us;
      • To notify you about changes to the Site;
      • To facilitate our participation in ad networks;
      • To enable us to issue a notice, administrative, or corrective action to you in relation to the Site, if required;
      • To send you direct marketing messages that you have consented to receive;
      • To protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities;
      • To comply with applicable legal requirements, industry standards, and our own policies; and
      • Where permitted by law, to provide you with information about other products and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already subscribed to or enquired about and we feel may interest you.
      VI. Lawful basis

        Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we process your personal information under the following lawful bases:

        • Your consent;
        • The performance of the contract between you and the Site;
        • Compliance with our legal obligations;
        • To protect your vital interests;
        • To perform a task carried out in the public interest;
        • For our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
        VII. Retention

          When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the ‘Your rights’ section below.

          VIII. Automatic decision-making

          If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to object to processing based solely on automated decision-making (which includes profiling), when that decision-making has a legal effect on you or otherwise significantly affects you.

          We do engage in fully automated decision-making that has a legal or otherwise significant effect using customer data.

          Our processor Shopify uses limited automated decision-making to prevent fraud that does not have a legal or otherwise significant effect on you.

          Services that include elements of automated decision-making include:

          • Temporary denylist of IP addresses associated with repeated failed transactions. This denylist persists for a small number of hours.
          • Temporary denylist of credit cards associated with denylisted IP addresses. This denylist persists for a small number of days.

          IX. Selling Personal Information

          Our Site sells Personal Information, as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).

          X. Your rights

          a) GDPR

            If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased.

            b) CCPA

            If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased.

            c) Requesting and Editing My Personal Data

            If you would like to exercise your rights to view your personal information, please visit our Request My Personal Data page.

            If you would like to exercise your rights to have your personal information be corrected, updated, or erased, please visit our Edit My Personal Data page.

            XI. Cookies

              A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Site. We use a number of different cookies, including functional, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login and region selection). This means you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor.

              We use the following cookies to optimize your experience on our Site and to provide our services.

              a) Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Store

              Name

              Function

              _ab

              Used in connection with access to admin.

              _secure_session_id

              Used in connection with navigation through a storefront.

              cart

              Used in connection with shopping cart.

              cart_sig

              Used in connection with checkout.

              cart_ts

              Used in connection with checkout.

              checkout_token

              Used in connection with checkout.

              secret

              Used in connection with checkout.

              secure_customer_sig

              Used in connection with customer login.

              storefront_digest

              Used in connection with customer login.

              _shopify_u

              Used to facilitate updating customer account information.

              b) Reporting and Analytics

              Name

              Function

              _tracking_consent

              Tracking preferences.

              _landing_page

              Track landing pages

              _orig_referrer

              Track landing pages

              _s

              Shopify analytics.

              _shopify_fs

              Shopify analytics.

              _shopify_s

              Shopify analytics.

              _shopify_sa_p

              Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.

              _shopify_sa_t

              Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.

              _shopify_y

              Shopify analytics.

              _y

              Shopify analytics.


              The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.

              You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.

              Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as www.allaboutcookies.org.

              Additionally, please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain uses of your information by these parties, please follow the instructions in the “Behavioural Advertising” section above.

              c) Do Not Track

              Please note that because there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to “Do Not Track” signals, we do not alter our data collection and usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser.

              XII. 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.

              XIII. Contact

              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 EMAIL or by mail using the details provided below:

              BUSINESS ADDRESS

              If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you have the right to lodge your complaint with the relevant data protection authority. You can contact your local data protection authority.