Privacy policy

This Privacy Policy describes how CHOPIT collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit, use our services, or make a purchase from chopitboards.com.au (the "Site") or otherwise communicate with us regarding the Site (collectively, the "Services"). For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "you" and "your" means you as the user of the Services, whether you are a customer, website visitor, or another individual whose information we have collected under this Privacy Policy.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of the Services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access any of the Services.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site, update the "Last updated" date, and take any other steps required by applicable law.

HOW WE COLLECT AND USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

To provide the Services, we collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, as set out below. The information that we collect and use varies depending on how you interact with us.

In addition to the specific uses set out below, we may use the information we collect about you to communicate with you, provide or improve or improve the Services, comply with any applicable legal obligations, enforce any applicable terms of service, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others

TYPES OF INFORMATION

The Privacy Act 1998 (Cth) (Privacy Act) defines types of information, including Personal Information and Sensitive Information.

(a) Personal Information
Personal Information means information or an opinion about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable:

(i) whether the information or opinion is true or not and

(ii) whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.
If the information does not disclose your identity or enable your identity to be ascertained, it will in most cases not be classified as "Personal Information" and will not be subject to this privacy policy.

(b) Sensitive Information

Sensitive Information is defined in the Privacy Act as including information or opinion about such things as an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Sensitive Information will be used by Us only:

 (i) for the primary purpose for which it was obtained;
 (ii) for a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose and
 (iii) with your consent or where required or authorised by law.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The types of personal information we obtain about you depend on how you interact with our Site and use our Services. When we use the term "personal information", we are referring to information that identifies, relates to, describes, or can be associated with you. The following sections describe the categories and specific types of personal information we collect.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOUR USAGE

We may also automatically collect certain information about your interaction with the Services ("Usage Data"). To do this, we may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies ("Cookies"). Usage Data may include information about how you access and use our Site and your account, including device information, browser information, information about your network connection, your IP address, and other information regarding your interaction with the Services.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT DIRECTLY FROM YOU

Information that you directly submit to us through our Services may include:

• CONTACT DETAILS include name, address, phone number, and email.
• ORDER INFORMATION includes your name, billing address, shipping address, payment confirmation, email address and phone number
• ACCOUNT INFORMATION including your username, password, security questions, and other information used for account security purposes
• CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION including the information you choose to include in communication with us, for example, when sending a message through the services.

Some features of the Services may require you to directly provide us with certain information about yourself. You may elect not to provide this information, but doing so may prevent you from using or accessing these features.

INFORMATION WE OBTAIN FROM THIRD PARTIES

Where reasonable and practicable We collect your Personal Information from you only. However, sometimes We may be given information from a third party, in cases like this We will take steps to make you aware of the information that was provided by a third party.

COOKIES

Like many websites, we use Cookies on our Site. For specific information about the Cookies that we use related to powering our store with Shopify, see https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies.
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or other device by websites that you visit. They are commonly used to enable websites and applications to function properly, improve their efficiency, and help remember certain information to recognize your browser. Cookies can be temporary, lasting only until you close your browser ("session" cookies), or they can remain active across multiple visits ("persistent" cookies).

We use Cookies to power and improve our Site and our Services (including to remember your actions and preferences), to run analytics, and to better understand user interaction with the Services (in our legitimate interests to administer, improve, and optimize the Services). We may also permit third parties and service providers to use Cookies on our Site to better tailor the services, products, and advertising on our Site and other websites.

Most browsers automatically accept Cookies by default, but you can choose to set your browser to remove or reject Cookies through your browser controls. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking Cookies can negatively impact your user experience and may cause some of the Services, including certain features and general functionality, to work incorrectly or no longer be available. Additionally, blocking Cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners.

HOW WE DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for contract fulfillment purposes, legitimate purposes, and other reasons subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

• With vendors or other third parties who perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment, and shipping).
• With business and marketing partners to provide services and advertise to you. Our business and marketing partners will use your information by their privacy notices.
• When you direct, request us or otherwise consent to our disclosure of certain information to third parties, such as to ship you products or through your use of social media widgets or login integrations, with your consent.
• With our affiliates or otherwise within our corporate group, in our legitimate interests to run a successful business.
• In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with any applicable legal obligations (including to respond to subpoenas, search warrants and similar requests), to enforce any applicable terms of service, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information without your consent or for the purposes of inferring characteristics about you.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKS

Our Site may provide links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on these sites. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, including information you share on third-party social networking platforms may also be viewable by other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators, except as disclosed on the Services.

SECURITY AND RETENTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee "perfect security." In addition, any information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use insecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

How long we retain your personal information depends on different factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes or enforce other applicable contracts and policies.

YOUR RIGHTS

We store your Personal Information in a way that reasonably protects it from unauthorised access, misuse, modification or disclosure. When We no longer require your Personal Information for the purpose for which We obtained in, We will take reasonable steps to destroy and anonymise or de-identify it. However, most of the Personal Information that is stored in Our client files and records will be kept for a minimum of 8 years to fulfill Our record keeping obligations.

The Australian Privacy Principles:
(I) permit you to obtain access to the Personal Information We hold about you in certain circumstances and
(ii) allow you to correct inaccurate Personal Information subject to certain exceptions . 
(iii) Right to delete: You may have a right to request that we delete Personal Information we maintain about you if it is no longer necessary. 

(c) Where you would like to obtain such access, please contact Us in writing on the contact details set out at the bottom of this privacy policy.
 

If you have a complaint concerning the manner in which We maintain the privacy of your Personal Information, please contact Us on the contact details set out at the bottom of this privacy policy.

All complaints will be considered by Us and We may seek further information from you to clarify your concerns. If We agree that your complaint is well founded, We will, in consultation with you, take appropriate steps to rectify the problem. If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome, you may refer the matter to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). 

INTERNATIONAL USERS

Please note that we may transfer, store and process your personal information outside the country you live in. Your personal information is also processed by staff and third-party service providers and partners in these countries. 

If we transfer your personal information out of Europe, we will rely on recognised transfer mechanisms like the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, or any equivalent contracts issued by the relevant competent authority of the UK, as relevant, unless the data transfer is to a country that has been determined to provide an adequate level of protection. 

CONTACT

Should you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of the rights available to you, please call or email us at info@chopitboards.com.au