privacy.

what do we do with your information?

when you purchase from our store (malkuut.com), we collect personal information such as your name, address, and email address as part of the transaction process. Additionally, when you browse our store, we automatically receive your computer’s ip address, providing us with insights about your browser and operating system.

with your permission, we may also send you emails about our store, new products, and other updates. similarly, sms marketing messages may be sent with your consent. by participating, you consent to receiving text messages sent by an automatic telephone dialing system, though this consent is not a condition of purchase.

how do we get your consent?

by providing personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange a delivery, or return a purchase, you imply consent for its collection and use for that specific reason only. for secondary purposes like marketing, we will either ask for your express consent or provide an opportunity to decline.

how do you withdraw your consent?

if you change your mind after opting in, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you or continue collecting, using, or disclosing your information at any time by contacting us or unsubscribing.

disclosure:

we may disclose your personal information if required by law or if you violate our terms of service.

shopify:

our store is hosted on shopify Inc., which provides us with the e-commerce platform to sell our products and services. your data is stored securely through shopify’s data storage, databases, and the general shopify application.

payment:

if you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, shopify stores your credit card data, encrypted through the payment card industry data security standard (pci-dss). your transaction data is stored only as long as necessary to complete your purchase, after which it is deleted. all direct payment gateways adhere to pci-dss standards managed by the pci security standards council, a joint effort of brands like visa, mastercard, american express, and discover. these standards ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

third-party services:

in rare occasions, third-party providers used by us will only collect, use, and disclose your information as necessary to perform the services they provide. however, payment gateways and other payment processors have their own privacy policies regarding the information required for your transactions. we recommend reading their privacy policies to understand how your personal information will be handled. note that some providers may be located in jurisdictions different from yours, and your information may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions.

for example, if you are in canada and your transaction is processed by a u.s. payment gateway, your information may be subject to u.s. legislation, including the patriot act. once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party site or application, you are no longer governed by this privacy policy or our website’s terms of service.

links:

clicking on links in our store 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:

we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to protect your personal information from being inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. if you provide credit card information, it is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (ssl) and stored with aes-256 encryption. While no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure, we adhere to all pci-dss requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

cookies:

here is a list of cookies we use, allowing you to opt-out if you choose:

- _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) 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, used to determine if the current visitor has access if the shop has a password.

age of consent:

by using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence or that you are the age of majority and have given us consent to allow your minor dependents to use this site.

changes to privacy policy:

we reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. changes will take effect immediately upon posting on the website. If we make material changes, we will notify you here so you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we may disclose it. if our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners to continue selling products to you.

questions and contact information:

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, initiate a conversation at selm@malkuut.com.

 

last updated: 06/01/2024.