Privacy policy

PRIVACY STATEMENT
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SECTION 1 - WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?

When you make a purchase from our store, we gather personal information such as your name, address, and email address as part of the buying and selling process.
While you browse our store, we automatically receive your computer's internet protocol (IP) address. This information allows us to obtain insights about your browser and operating system.
If applicable, we may send you emails regarding our store, new products, and other updates, provided we have obtained your permission for email marketing.

SECTION 2 - CONSENT

To obtain your consent, we rely on the following methods:
When you provide us with personal information to fulfill a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for delivery, or process a return, we assume that you consent to our collection and use of that information solely for the purpose specified.
If we require your personal information for a secondary purpose, such as marketing, we will directly request your expressed consent or provide you with the opportunity to decline.
To withdraw your consent, kindly contact us at service@chinese-sword.com or send a letter to the following address:
Chinese sword shop
No.7, Unit9,Dongjing Community,Longquan City,Zhejiang Province, China 323700
You have the option to withdraw your consent for us to contact you or continue collecting, using, or disclosing your information. This can be done at any time.

SECTION 3 - DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.

SECTION 4 - SHOPIFY

Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc., which provides us with an online e-commerce platform to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored through Shopify's data storage, databases, and the general Shopify application, all of which are secured by a firewall and stored on a secure server.
If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, Shopify stores your credit card data. This information is encrypted following the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is retained only as long as necessary to complete the transaction, after which it is deleted. Direct payment gateways used by our store comply with the PCI-DSS standards, which are jointly established by brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.
PCI-DSS requirements ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
For further details, we recommend reviewing Shopify's Terms of Service (https://www.shopify.com/legal/terms) and Privacy Statement (https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy).

SECTION 5 - THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use, and disclose your information as necessary to perform the services they provide to us.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we must provide to them for transaction-related purposes. We recommend that you review their privacy policies to understand how these providers handle your personal information.
Please note that some providers may be located in or have facilities located in different jurisdictions than you or us. Therefore, if you choose to proceed with a transaction involving a third-party service provider, your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located. For example, if you are in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway in the United States, your personal information used in that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.
Once you leave our store's website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by our Privacy Policy or our website's Terms of Service.
Links:
When you click on links on our store, they may redirect you to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
Google Analytics:
Our store utilizes Google Analytics to gather information about visitors to our site and analyze page activity.

SECTION 6 - SECURITY

To safeguard your personal information, we implement reasonable precautions and adhere to industry best practices to prevent any inappropriate loss, misuse, access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
When you provide us with your credit card information, it is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with AES-256 encryption. While no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we comply with all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry standards that are widely accepted.

SECTION 7 - COOKIES

Here is a list of cookies that we use. We’ve listed them here so you that you can choose if you want to opt-out of cookies or not.
_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) of 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 If the shop has a password, this is used to determine if the current visitor has access.
PREF, persistent for a very short period, Set by Google and tracks who visits the store and from where


SECTION 8 - AGE OF CONSENT

By using this site, you confirm that you are either of the legal age of majority in your state or province of residence or that you are of legal age and have given consent for any of your minor dependents to use this site.

SECTION 9 - CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so we recommend reviewing it regularly. Any changes or clarifications will be effective immediately upon posting on the website. In the event of material changes to this policy, we will notify you of the updates here, ensuring you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners in order to continue providing 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 request more information, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at service@chinese-sword.com or by mail at [Insert Mailing Address].
Chinese sword shop
[Re: Privacy Compliance Officer]
No.7, Unit9,Dongjing Community,Longquan City,Zhejiang Province, China
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