Privacy Policy Updated Sep 20, 2020
At mybeautysecrets.com, we take online privacy
seriously and we respect the concerns of our community of users. In this policy
(the "Privacy Policy") we describe our privacy practices with regard
to information we collect through mybeautysecrets.com to help you make informed
decisions about how you share information when you visit or use the site, as
well as your rights in determining what we do with the information that we
collect or hold about you.
Understanding How Information
Is Collected on My Beauty Secrets
Information
You May Choose to Provide
to Us
We may collect information, including personal
data, directly from you if you choose to provide that information. For example,
you may provide us with your name and contact information (such as an email
address), date of birth, or other details of that nature, when you sign up for
our newsletters or participate in promotions or surveys on the Site.
You also may choose to provide personally
identifiable information about yourself when you participate in forums or
discussions or other Interactive Services on the Site. Please be aware that
information you post may be viewed or captured by anyone who visits the Site,
therefore you should avoid posting sensitive or personal data that you would
not want to be available to the public.
Information That Is
Automatically Collected When You Visit My Beauty Secrets
When you access the Site, we and our third-party
partners may automatically collect certain information about your visit using
tools such as cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies. The information
collected automatically when you visit the Site may include your IP address,
characteristics of your operating system, information about your browser and
system settings, data about the computer or mobile device you use to access the
Site, unique device identifiers, clickstream data (which shows the page-by-page
path you take as you browse the Site). We or our third-party partners may
combine information that each of us collects automatically with other
information about you, including information you choose to provide.
Cookies and Tracking
Technologies
Cookies are small files that websites and other
online services use to store information about users on the users’ own
computers. This Site may use cookies (such as HTTP and HTML5 cookies), as well
as other types of local storage. For more information about cookies, you may
visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org .
See the section below regarding Your choices to learn more about how
you may limit or disable cookies on your computer. If you choose to disable
cookies, that could affect certain features of the Site that use cookies to
enhance their functionality.
To manage our automatic data collection, we may
place tags (often referred to as “web beacons”) on pages on the Site or in
emails we send to you. Web beacons are small files that link web pages to
particular web servers and their cookies, and they may be used for a variety of
purposes, such as counting the number of visitors to the Site, analyzing how
users navigate around the Site, assessing how many emails that we send are
actually opened and which articles or links are viewed by visitors.
We also use third-party web analytics services,
such as Google Analytics, on the Site to provide us with statistics and other
information about visitors to the Site.
“Do Not Track” Signals
Your browser settings may allow you to
automatically transmit a “do not track” signal to websites and online services
you visit. At this time there is no consensus among industry participants as to
the meaning of “do not track” in this context. Like many other websites, mybeautysecrets
is not configured to respond to “do not track” signals from browsers. Click here to learn more about "do not track" signals. Finally, companies that provide certain
third-party apps, tools, widgets, and plug-ins that may appear on the Sites
(for example, Facebook “Like” or “Share” buttons) also may use automated means
to collect information regarding your interactions with these features. This
information collection is subject to the privacy policies or notices of those
third parties.
Further information regarding our use of cookies
and other tracking technologies is described in our Cookies Disclosure.
How We May Use Information We
Collect
We may use the information gathered on mybeautysecrets.com
for various purposes, including the purposes listed below. For example, if you
were to contact us with a question and provide your email address, we would use
the email address you provided to respond to your inquiry. In addition, we use
information we collect from you and through the Site to:
Provide products and services you
request (such as when you sign up to receive our email newsletters);
Respond to requests, questions,
and comments, and provide other types of user support;
Offer you products and services
via marketing communications, or direct you to portions of this Site or
other websites, that we believe may interest you;
To serve advertising, content and
offers to you based on your interests and online activities, from us or
third parties;
Communicate about, and administer
your participation in, events, programs, contests, sweepstakes, and other
offers or promotions;
Carry out, evaluate, and improve
our business (which may include without limitation developing new features
for the Site; analyzing and enhancing the user experience on the Site;
assessing the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising; and managing
our communications);
Perform data analytics regarding
usage of the Site (including market and customer research, trend analysis,
and financial analysis);
Guard against identity theft, and
prevent fraud and other criminal activity, claims, and other liabilities;
Comply with applicable legal
requirements, law enforcement requests, and our company policies; and
How We May Share Information
Our agents, vendors, consultants, and other
service providers may have access to information we collect through the Site to
carry out work on our behalf. Those parties are subject to confidentiality
obligations and are restricted from using personal data collected through the
Site for purposes other than to provide the requested assistance. In addition,
we may share information:
With our affiliates for internal
business purposes;
With third parties for marketing
purposes, including social media networks, data management platforms, and
other advertising technology providers; for example, we may match your
email address with third parties with whom you have also consented to
share your email address and use such match to deliver custom offers or
emails to you on the Sites and elsewhere online;
If we are required to do so by
law, regulation, or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena);
In response to requests from
government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities, including to
meet national security requirements;
If we believe disclosure is
necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in
connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity;
With respect to analytics and
statistical information, to inform advertisers about the nature of our
user base;
In the event we sell or transfer
all or a portion of our business or assets (including a reorganization,
dissolution, or liquidation). In such an event, we will seek to provide
you with commercially reasonable notice, e.g., via email and/or notice on
our website, of any change in ownership, incompatible new uses of your
personal information, and choices you may have regarding your personal
information; and
With your consent or at your
discretion.
Data Retention and Access
We will retain your personal data only for as
long as necessary for the purposes it was retained, such as to enable you to
use the Website and your products or to provide services to you. In some
instances, we may retain data for longer periods in order to comply with
applicable laws (including those regarding document retention), resolve
disputes with any parties, and otherwise as necessary to allow us to conduct
our business. All personal data we retain will be subject to this Privacy Policy
and our internal retention guidelines. We respect your control over your
information and, upon request, we will seek to confirm your identity and
whether we hold or are processing information that we have collected from you.
You also have the right to amend or update inaccurate or incomplete personal
information, request deletion of your personal information, or request that we
no longer use it. Under certain circumstances we will not be able to fulfill
your request, such as if it interferes with our regulatory obligations, affects
legal matters, we cannot verify your identity, or it involves disproportionate
cost or effort, but in any event we will respond to your request within a
reasonable timeframe and provide you an explanation. In order to make such
a request of us, please email us at info@mybeautysecrets.com.
Your Choices
Unsubscribe from emails
To unsubscribe from a particular newsletter,
click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of that email newsletter.
If you would like to globally opt-out from ALL mybeautysecrets email campaigns,
please send an email to info@mybeautysecrets.com with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. When we send newsletters and
marketing messages to subscribers we may allow advertisers or partners to
include messages in those newsletters, or we may send dedicated newsletters on
behalf of those advertisers or partners. We may disclose your opt-out choices
to third parties so that they can honor your preferences in accordance with
applicable laws.
Blocking cookies
Certain browsers may be configured to notify you
when you receive cookies, or allow you to restrict or disable certain cookies.
If you choose to disable cookies, however, that could affect certain features
of the Site that use cookies to enhance their functionality.
Disabling local shared objects
We may use other kinds of local storage that
function similarly, but are stored in different parts of your computer from
ordinary browser cookies. Your browser may allow you to disable its HTML5 local
storage or delete information contained in its HTML5 local storage. Click
to learn more details about deleting information
contained in "local shared objects" or adjusting related preferences.
Options concerning third-party
ad networks
As described in this Privacy Policy, we and
third parties may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect
information and infer your interests for interest-based advertising purposes.
If you would prefer to not receive personalized ads based on your browser or
device usage, you may generally opt out of interest-based advertising by
clicking here. Please note that you
will continue to see advertisements, but such advertisements will no longer be
tailored to your interests. For more information about third-party ad networks
and services that use these technologies, you can visit www.aboutads.info and click here to opt out or to learn more
about your options. You also may visit the NAI's site for additional options on
how to opt out of interest-based advertising.
How We Protect Personal Data
We maintain appropriate administrative,
technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal data you
provide against accidental, unlawful, or unauthorized destruction, loss,
alteration, access, disclosure, or use. That said, it is not possible to
guarantee the security of information transmitted online, and you assume some
risk with regard to the security of information you provide through any
website, including this Site.
Links From mybeautysecrets to
Other Sites
On this Site, we may provide links to other
websites that are controlled by third parties. Linked websites may have their
own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly suggest you review. We are
not responsible for the content, usage terms, privacy policies of websites that
we do not own or control.
Surveys and Quizzes
While you are visiting mybeautysecrets.com, you
may have the opportunity to participate in surveys, quizzes, or other
interactive features that request information about you and your opinions and
preferences. Your participation in these features is entirely voluntary. If you
do choose to participate, please be aware that these features may be operated
by a third party that is not controlled by mybeautysecrets.com, and therefore
the information you provide may be collected by the third party and subject to
its privacy policy.
Children’s Privacy
This Site is not designed or intended for use by
children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the
age of 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child
under the age of 16, we will delete any such information.
Information for Users Outside
the United States
Your personal data may be stored, transferred
and processed in and to the United States and in other countries by our
affiliates and/or service providers. The data protection laws in these
countries may provide a lower standard of protection for your personal data
than your country of residence. We take great care in protecting your personal
data and have put in place adequate mechanisms to protect it when it is
transferred internationally. We will transfer your personal data in compliance
with applicable data protection laws and will implement suitable safeguards to
ensure that your personal data is adequately secured by any third party that
will access your information (for instance, by using the Model Clauses as
approved by the European Commission).
By using our Site and providing personal data to
us, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the collection, use,
maintenance, transfer to and processing of your personal data in the United
States or other countries or territories, and, unless otherwise stated in this
Privacy Policy, we use this consent as the legal basis for that data transfer.
How We’ll Inform You About
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this online privacy policy
periodically to reflect changes to our privacy practices, such as how we collect
or use personal data. If we propose to make any material changes, we will post
a prominent notice on mybeautysecrets.com home page to notify you of
significant changes to this policy, and we indicate at the top of the policy
the date when it was most recently updated. We encourage you to periodically
review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
How to Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy or about
our privacy practices, you may contact us by emailing info@mybeautysecrets.com
If you are a California resident inquiring about
your California privacy rights, please include “California privacy rights
request” in the subject line of your email. If you are a resident of the
European Economic Area inquiring about your rights under the General Data
Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), please include “GDPR privacy rights request” in
the subject line of your email.