Privacy Policy

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PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy sets out how Beautiful Fragrances uses and protects any information that you give when you use this website. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected, and your information is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. Beautiful Fragrances may change this policy from time to time by updating this page, please check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes made.

Personal Information

When we talk about "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about the website information and the information you have provided on the order form. Namely, your name, contact information, including your email address; your postal address, postcode, preferences, and interests; other information relevant to customer surveys or offers.

We use the Order Information given to fulfil website orders placed which is inclusive of processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations. We also use this information to communicate with you to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and for internal record keeping.  We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers, or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided, and you have subscribed to receive our newsletter. From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests or to improve our products and services to you.

Security

We will ensure the correct, secure storage of all disclosed and confidential information and use your information for the purpose for which it was disclosed to Beautiful Fragrances. We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

When you visit the website, certain information is automatically collected about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse our website, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to our website and information about how you interact with our website. We refer to this automatically collected information as "Device Information".  This is collected using "Cookies" which are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- "Log files" track actions occurring on the website, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

- "Web beacons", "tags", and "pixels" are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

How we use Cookies

A cookie is a small file that asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.