Privacy policy
PRIVACY POLICY AND COOKIES
1. Introduction
1.1 We
are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service
users.
1.2 This
policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the
personal data of our website visitors and service users; in other words, where
we determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data.
1.3 We use
cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for
the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our
use of cookies when you first visit our website.
1.4 Our website
incorporates privacy controls which affect how we will process your personal
data. By using the privacy controls, you can specify whether you would like to
receive direct marketing communications and limit the publication of your
information.
1.5 In
this policy, "we", "us" and "our" refer to Pieces
Chrono Ltee. For more information about us, see Section 13.
2. How
we use your personal data
2.1 In
this Section 3 we have set out:
(a) the
general categories of personal data that we may process;
(b) the
purposes for which we may process personal data; and
(c) the
legal bases of the processing.
2.2 We may
process data about your use of our website and services ("usage data").
The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type
and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and
Website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and
pattern of your service use. The source of the usage data is our analytics
tracking system. This usage data may be processed for the purposes of analysing
the use of the Website and to enhance our services. The legal basis for this
processing is our legitimate interests, namely monitoring and improving our website
and services.
2.3 We may
process your website user account data ("account data"). The
account data may include your name and email address. The source of the account
data is you. The account data may be processed for the purposes of operating
our Website, providing our services, ensuring the security of our website and
services, maintaining back-ups of our databases and communicating with you. The
legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely, the proper
administration of our Website and business.
2.4 We may
process information that you post for publication on our Website or through our
services ("publication data"). The publication data may be
processed for the purposes of enabling such publication and administering our website
and services. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests,
namely, the proper administration of our website and business.
2.5 We may
process information contained in any enquiry you submit to us regarding goods
and/or services ("enquiry data"). The enquiry data may be
processed for the purposes of offering, marketing and selling relevant goods
and/or services to you. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate
interests, namely, the proper administration of our Website and business.
2.6 We may
process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods
and/or services, that you enter into with us and/or through our website ("transaction
data"). The transaction data may include your contact details, your
card details and the transaction details. The source of the transaction data is
you and/or our payment services provider. The transaction data may be processed
for the purpose of supplying the purchased goods and/or services and keeping
proper records of those transactions. The legal basis for this processing is
the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your
request, to enter into such a contract; providing that, if you are not the
person contracting with us, the legal basis for this processing is our
legitimate interests, namely, the proper administration of our Website and
business.
2.7 We may
process information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to
our email notifications and/or newsletters ("notification data").
The notification data may be processed for the purposes of sending you the
relevant notifications and/or newsletters. The legal basis for this processing
is our legitimate interests, namely, communications with our Website visitors
and service users.
2.8 We may
process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for
the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, or
obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our
legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against
risks.
2.9 In
addition to the specific purposes for which we may process your personal data
set out in this Section 3, we may also process any of your personal data where
such processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we
are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests
of another natural person.
2.10 Please
do not supply any other person's personal data to us, unless we prompt you to
do so.
3. Providing
your personal data to others
3.1 We may
disclose your personal data to our insurers and/or professional advisers
insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining
insurance coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice, or the
establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court
proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
3.2 Your
personal data will be held in our website database.
3.3 We may
disclose any data mentioned above to our suppliers or subcontractors insofar as
reasonably necessary for the performance of the contract to supply.
3.4 In
addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section 3,
we may disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance
with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your
vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. We may also
disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for the
establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court
proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
4. International
transfers of your personal data
4.1 In
this Section 4, we provide information about the circumstances in which your
personal data may be transferred to countries outside Mauritius.
4.2 The
hosting facilities for our Website are situated in the Republic of
Czechoslovakia.
4.3 You
acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our Website
or services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot
prevent the use (or misuse) of such personal data by others.
5. Retaining
and deleting personal data
5.1 This
Section 6 sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are
designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation
to the retention and deletion of personal data.
5.2 Personal
data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer
than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
5.3 We will
retain your personal data as follows:
(a) usage
data will be retained for a minimum period of one year following the
date of collection, and for a maximum period of three years following
that date;
(b) account
data will be retained for a minimum period of one year following the
date of closure of the relevant account, and for a maximum period of three
years following that date;
(c) publication
data will be retained for a minimum period of one year following the
date when the relevant publication ceases to be published on our website or
through our services, and for a maximum period of three years following
that date;
(d) enquiry
data will be retained for a minimum period of one year following the
date of the enquiry, and for a maximum period of three years following
that date;
(e) transaction
data will be retained for a minimum period of one year following the
date of the transaction, and for a maximum period of three years
following that date;
(f) notification
data will be retained for a minimum period of one year following the
date that we are instructed to cease sending the notifications, and for a
maximum period of three years following that date (providing that we
will retain notification data insofar as necessary to fulfil any request you
make to actively suppress notifications)]; and
(g) All
other data will be retained for a minimum period of one year following the
date we are instructed, and for a maximum period of three years
following the date we are instructed.
5.4 Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Section 5, we may retain your personal data where
such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we
are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests
of another natural person.
6. Your
rights
6.1 In
this Section 6, we have listed the rights that you have under data protection
law.
6.2 Your
principal rights under data protection law are:
(a) the
right to access - you can ask for copies of your personal data;
(b) the
right to rectification - you can ask us to rectify inaccurate personal data and
to complete incomplete personal data;
(c) the
right to erasure - you can ask us to erase your personal data;
(d) the
right to restrict processing - you can ask use to restrict the processing of
your personal data;
(e) the
right to object to processing - you can object to the processing of your
personal data;
(f) the
right to data portability - you can ask that we transfer your personal data to
another organisation or to you;
(g) the
right to complain to a supervisory authority - you can complain about our
processing of your personal data; and
(h) the
right to withdraw consent - to the extent that the legal basis of our
processing of your personal data is consent, you can withdraw that consent.
6.3 These
rights are subject to certain limitations and exceptions as prescribed by law.
6.4 You may
exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice
to us, using the contact details set out below.
7. About
cookies
7.1 A
cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers)
that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The
identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a
page from the server.
7.2 Cookies
may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a
persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until
its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a
session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session,
when the web browser is closed.
7.3 Cookies
do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but
personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored
in and obtained from cookies.
8. Cookies
that we use
8.1 We use
cookies for the following purposes:
(a) authentication
and status - we use cookies to identify you when you visit our Website and as
you navigate our Website, and to determine if you are logged into the Website -
(cookies used for this purpose are: identify cookies);
(b) personalisation
- we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalise
the Website for you - (cookies used for this purpose are: identify cookies);
(c) security
- we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user
accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to
protect our website and services generally - (cookies used for this purpose
are: identify cookies);
(d) advertising
- we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to
you - (cookies used for this purpose are: identify cookies);
(e) analysis
- we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our Website
and services - (cookies used for this purpose are: identify cookies);
and
(f) cookie
consent - we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of
cookies more generally - (cookies used for this purpose are: identify
cookies).
9. Cookies
used by our service providers
9.1 Our
service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer
when you visit our website.
9.2 We use
Google Analytics. Google Analytics gathers information about the use of our website
by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about
the use of our Website. You can find out more about Google's use of information
by visiting https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ and you can review Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.[ The relevant cookies are: [identify cookies].]
10. Managing
cookies
10.1 Most
browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The
methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version.
You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting
cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-Website-preferences (Firefox);
(c) https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-Website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
10.2 Blocking
all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
10.3 If you
block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
11. Amendments
11.1 We may
update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
11.2 You
should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to
this policy.
11.3 We may
notify you of significant changes to this policy by email.
12. Our
details
12.1 This website
is operated by Pieces Chrono Ltee.
12.3 Our
principal place of business is at 4th Floor, 34, Ebene Heights
Building, Ebene, Cyber City.
12.4 You can contact us:
(a) by
post, to the postal address given above;
(b) using
our Website contact form;
(c) by
telephone, on the contact number published on our website; or
(d) by
email, using the email address published on our website.