Beauty Store Customer Privacy Policy

Beauty Store Limited has this Privacy Policy in order to ensure:

1. the privacy of your information; and
2. all personal information collected by us is held in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act 1993 and any other applicable privacy legislation.

We also recognise that it is important for you to know how we handle, gather, store and use your personal information. By entering any of our stores, using our website, mobile site, or apps or participating in our database and promotions (“our sites”), you acknowledge that we will be using your personal information as detailed in this Privacy Policy.

By visiting any of our sites, you consent to us collecting such information and using it, in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Please read on for more information about our Privacy Policy.

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION

   1. This may include (but is not limited to) your name, age, gender, address, contact details (including phone numbers and email addresses) and possibly financial information, including your payment information. If the information we collect personally identifies you, or you are reasonably identifiable from it, then the information is considered personal information.

2. COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

   1. We may collect personal information (for example an individual's name, address, telephone number, age or date of birth, profession or occupation, and information about the items you have purchased) when you make a purchase. It is important that any information given to us is accurate, up to date, complete and not misleading, as we rely on the information you provide.
   2. We may also collect additional information relating to you that you provide to us directly through or at our sites or indirectly through use of our website or online presence through our representatives or otherwise; and information you provide to us through our customer contact centre or customer surveys, or that is publicly available.
   3. We may collect your personal information in a number of ways, including through:
      1. Your access and use of our website, mobile site, our apps (“electronic sites”) and other communications, including your registration details and information relating to your use of our electronic sites and the content you access (for example, the products you have viewed, or the search queries you input);
      2. Your conversations or email or interaction, between you and our customer service representatives, whether in store or at our call centre,
      3. Your completion of an application for a product purchase;
   4. You agree that we may also collect personal information from third parties, including:
      1. Third party companies such as credit reporting agencies, law enforcement agencies, and other government entities;
      2. Advertisers; and
      3. Mailing lists.
   5. Any third party that we use to process payments for purchases made through our sites may also collect your personal information. Please refer to the relevant third party's privacy policy for further details.
   6. If you wish to enquire about personal information we hold about you (if any) it will be held by Beauty Store Limited, and you can contact us at, 163 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand or at www.thebeautystore.co.nz

3. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

   1. When you provide us with personal information, we are obliged to comply with the provisions of the Privacy Act 2020 (Act). We will collect, hold, use and disclose that information in accordance with the principles set out in the Act. This means we will:
      1. use personal information only for the purpose we collect it for;
      2. retain that information only for so long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which we have collected it; and
      3. disclose or release it to a third party only where we are required to or we are permitted by law to do so, if you have authorised the release or disclosure, or where it is the purpose (or a directly related purpose) for which the information was collected.
   2. If you think we have breached the Act or you would like to find out more about our obligations, information is available on the Privacy Commissioner's website at www.privacy.org.nz.
   3. If you choose not to provide us with the personal information described within this policy, then:
      1. We may not be able to provide you with the product you have requested;
      2. We may not be able to provide you with information about products or services that you may want, including information about discounts, sales or special promotions;
      3. We may not be able to tailor our content, electronic sites and communications for your preferences.
   4. We may use the information we collect for the purpose of administering your account, to help us to provide products to you, to verify your identity, and to occasionally notify you about important functionality changes to our electronic sites.
   5. We may send you marketing communications and information about products and services that we consider may be of interest to you. These communications may be sent in various forms, including but not limited to, mail, SMS or email, in accordance with applicable marketing laws.
   6. If at any stage you no longer wish to receive these notifications you may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by using the opt-out facilities provided (e.g. an unsubscribe link in a promotional email) or contacting us.
   7. If you receive communications from us that you believe have been sent to you other than in accordance with this policy, or in breach of any law, please contact us.

4. COOKIES

   1. When you enter our electronic sites your computer will automatically be issued with a cookie. A "cookie" is a small text file that is placed on a device when it is browsing our electronic sites to enable the host of the electronic site to store information about use of the our electronic sites by your device.
   2. Cookies allow us to improve the speed and reliability of our electronic sites and provide you with a better service. Cookies themselves do not identify individual users and are not used to collect or store personal information about you.
   3. You may disable cookies by modifying your internet browser settings. However, if cookies are disabled, your electronic site may not function as intended and we accept no liability to you for this.

5. MOBILE DEVICES

   1. If you are using one of our mobile applications, and you accept that Beauty Store can send you "Push Notifications", then you are agreeing to accept notifications from Beauty Store even when the mobile application is not running. Your "Push Notification" preferences can be configured in the application's settings.

6. ACCESS TO AND CORRECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

   1. You can ask to see the personal information that we hold about you at any time by writing to us at the address set out in clause 2.6 above.
   2. If you believe that personal information we hold about you is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate, then you may request us to amend it. We will consider if the information requires amendment and will not charge for making any amendments. If we do not agree that there are grounds for amendment, then we will add a note to the personal information stating that you disagree with it.
   3. Registered users of our electronic sites can access and update their user details online. We request that you keep your information as current as possible so that we may continue to improve our service to you.
   4. If you want us to delete any personal information you have submitted to us, you may contact us at any time at the addresses in clause 2.6. We will consider each request for deletion on a case by case basis taking into account the terms and conditions of the service we provide to you and our legal obligations to retain certain information. Please note that information that you have shared with others may continue to be publicly visible on our sties in association with your first name, even after your account is cancelled

7. SECURITY MEASURES

   1. Beauty Store will take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information that we hold from misuse, loss, or unauthorised access or modification. However, you acknowledge that the internet is inherently insecure, and Beauty Store cannot prevent and is not responsible for, interception or "hacking" of information transmitted through this Site by unauthorised third parties.
   2. If you suspect any misuse or loss of, or unauthorised access to, your personal information, please let us know immediately.

8. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

   1. We may change this privacy policy from time to time. Updated versions of this privacy policy will be posted on our website. This privacy policy was last updated in November 2021.
   2. For additional information about your relationship with Beauty Store, please review our Terms and Conditions.

9. CREDIT CARD SECURITY

   1. We work diligently to protect the security of your personal information, including credit card and debit card information.
   2. Your credit card or debit card details do not get stored, processed or transmitted through Beauty Stores electronic sites; all transactions are processed through Paymark Click. Paymark Click is a secure credit card and debit card payment service provided by Worldline, and they host and manage the payment page. All transaction sessions are stored and processed in encrypted strings. You can review their privacy policy at https://www.paymark.co.nz/support/our-fine-print/ .
   3. Due to the nature of our business being online retail we have a number of security checks in place to protect our website and our customers from such things as credit card theft. Our order system will automatically put orders on hold if it includes such things as high valued items or if a transaction has failed. To release your order you may be asked for Identification and proof of address so your order can be approved. Once checked and approved any proof of identity information collected in relation to your order will be deleted and you will be contacted by email to confirm that this has been done. Due to these checks your delivery may also be delayed.