Privacy Policy
GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)
THE BOUTIQUE BOOK is a supplier of photographic products and services to other companies in the photography business and professional photographers.
Our company respects the privacy of the visitors of our website, homepage allocated at https://www.theboutiquebook.com and of the applications available.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform about our policies and practices related to the collection, use and disclosure of any information send through our website or application.
This Policy describes the information that we may collect, it’s possible uses as well as other important topics related to the privacy and protection of the user’s information.
All information collected is treated by THE BOUTIQUE BOOK, in compliance with the (EU) Regulation 2016/679 of April 27th of 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation).
CONSENT OF USE
By submitting your personal information or other content through our website, you agree on the terms of this Privacy Policy and expressly consent that we process your information on these terms.
We collect the information that is strictly necessary to provide a quality service.
This information allows us to have a better knowledge of the users of our website our customers and potential customers. We use this data to provide the requested services.
The information collected is used exclusively by THE BOUTIQUE BOOK to manage the production of orders, contact requests and provide information about your products and services. All data is processed by computer and incorporated into a file, property of THE BOUTIQUE BOOK (Rua de Cidres. 1586 – 4455-442 PERAFITA, Portugal).
To the owner of the data, the rights of access, rectification, alteration or elimination of the information are guaranteed. To exercise these rights the user must address a request to the responsible for the data treatment – THE BOUTIQUE BOOK – using the email address hello@theboutiquebook.com. All solicitations are normally answered in a maximum period of 30 days.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DATA PROCESSING
THE BOUTIQUE BOOK , established at Rua de Cidres, 1586, 4455-442 PERAFITA, NIPC 501 245 596 is the entity responsible for processing the data collected on it’s different websites and registration or contact forms.
THE DATA WE COLLECT AND IT’S PURPOSES
All the information collected is in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
We will keep your information for as long as we need it in order to provide our services and fulfill the purposes mentioned in this policy. This will also be the case for other companies/people with whom we may share your information and that provide services to THE BOUTIQUE BOOK. When we no longer need your information and we are not obliged to keep it to fulfill legal requirements, we will remove it from our systems or depersonalize it to make it unidentifiable.
When you register on our website, we collect your personal data such as the name, address, email, VAT number, etc. We also collect data that allows us to define your customer profile and your interests.
When you place orders of products we collect all the information that is necessary to complete the transaction, including images, invoicing, contact and shipping information.
When you subscribe THE BOUTIQUE BOOK’s Newsletter we will collect you name and email address.
When you contact us to to send comments, questions or feedback using the contact forms on our websites we collect your name, email address, comments, questions or feedback.
When you participate in our surveys we may collect additional information.
When you contact us by email we collect your email address, any information contained in the email and any information attached to the email.
In general, we use your information to contact you, answer your questions or to help us provide a quality service according to your expectations.
Please note that the content you place on our platforms may contain personal information of third parties (such as images, shipping addresses, contacts or other information).
Keep in mind that, in order to share this content with us (or others, through functionalities of our softwares, such as preview options) you must have the express authorization of the said third parties. By submitting data on our platforms you are reassuring us that you are authorized to do so.
The content of the data uploaded, essential for the production and delivery of your orders is collected and processed by THE BOUTIQUE BOOK with the only purpose of producing and shipping said orders and it is maintained in our servers for a maximum period of one year.
Newsletter subscription:
THE BOUTIQUE BOOK may send communications for direct marketing purposes through the use of automated communication systems not dependent of human intervention, fax machines or electronic mail. We may also use SMS (Short Message Service), EMS (Enhanced Messaging Services), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services) and other similar applications.
Being part of our database you may receive newsletters with content related to THE BOUTIQUE BOOK alerting you to promotional offers, advertising information, surveys, sponsored events or even announces of updates and upgrades in our products and services.
THE BOUTIQUE BOOK’s newsletter is sent by email. By subscribing our newsletter on our website or other location, you accept the collection of your email for this purpose. To be sure that it was you who subscribed our newsletter we will send you an email requesting the confirmation of your consent to collect and store your data with this intent.
Our newsletters contain tracking pixels. These pixels are codes included on the email in order to generate statistical data, necessary to evaluate the success of the email sent. Based on this we can determine if the email was opened and track the interaction with the links included on it.
To send you the content we believe is the most adequate to you or more interesting to your line of work, we may collect data to help us determine your customer profile (for example, as a wedding, newborn, boudoir photographer, etc).
The subscription of our newsletter may be cancelled at any moment by clicking on the appropriate link on the bottom of the email. If you unsubscribe, your data will no longer be processed for this purpose. On the bottom of our newsletter you can also find a link that allows you to change or update your personal information.
Your data will be kept on an encrypted subscribers database unless you require it’s elimination.
Contact Form:
To contact us through the form available in the “contact” page of our website, you must indicate your name and email. This information will be used to manage your contact request. We will not use this information with any other intent after the conclusion of the process created by the initial contact.
About children:
We do not intentionally collect personal information of visitors of our website under the age of 18.
Other Websites:
Any link you may find on our website to any other website or location is for your entire interest and does not imply endorsement of that website or its content. Please note that the terms of our Privacy Policy are not extendable to these other websites.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL OR COMMERCIAL INFORMATION
Except as otherwise indicated in this Privacy Policy, THE BOUTIQUE BOOK does not sell, rent or share your information with third parties and will not disclose any information transmitted to us unless you request us to do so.
We may provide your commercial information or other data provided to third parties when it is necessary to provide you with the products and services requested through our website as is the case, for example, of the carriers that transport your orders.
In situations where we share part or all of your information with other companies under common control as subsidiaries, joint ventures, affiliates and associates, they will be required to comply with this Privacy Policy.
If THE BOUTIQUE BOOK is acquired by another company, it will become the owner of the information collected and it must respect the rights and obligations described in this Privacy Policy.
RIGHT OF ACCESS AND WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT
As the data holder, you have the right to know if THE BOUTIQUE BOOK is treating data that concern you and, if that is the case, you have the right to access, update, correct inaccurate data or request its elimination.
You may exercise these rights by sending a written communication to THE BOUTIQUE BOOK to Rua de Cidres, 1586, 4455-442 PERAFITA or to hello@theboutiquebook.com.
In all THE BOUTIQUE BOOK newsletters you can also directly rectify your data or cancel your subscription through the links included in the email footer. By exercising these options, your data will no longer be processed or will be immediately updated, depending on the option chosen.
The subsequent withdrawal of the consent given for the treatment of your data does not compromise the lawfulness of the treatment based on the consent previously given.
Right to Claim:
The data holder has the right to present a complaint regarding any issue related to the treatment of their data to THE BOUTIQUE BOOK, by telephone through the number 00351 916 533 294 or by email to hello@theboutiquebook.com.
Nevertheless, the data subject has the right to submit a complaint to the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD).
WHAT MEASURES DID THE BOUTIQUE BOOK TAKE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
We are committed to taking all measures within our power to protect the data provided by our customers.
With this concern, technical and organizational security measures were adopted to protect your personal data against dissemination, loss or misuse.
This way, all THE BOUTIQUE BOOK websites, as well as all forms of data collection, require encrypted browser sessions and all data is securely stored in THE BOUTIQUE BOOK’s systems, under adequate security measures.
Additionally, all third parties with whom we share your data, in order to provide the best service, are required to carry out security measures and to ensure that they comply with the requirements of the legislation in force.
Even with the security measures adopted by THE BOUTIQUE BOOK, we alert our clients, users of the Internet, that they must take additional security action such as working with updated systems, having active firewalls and computers protected by antivirus and antispyware systems and to be certain of the authenticity of the websites visited.
Although THE BOUTIQUE BOOK has taken significant steps to ensure that the information given to us will not be intercepted, viewed, used or disclosed by unauthorized people, you should keep in mind that THE BOUTIQUE BOOK cannot completely eliminate the security risks associated with your information. In the unlikely event of a security breach originated in our systems, THE BOUTIQUE BOOK has established diagnostic and damage control protocols, committing itself to inform all that are affected as well as the regulator, according to the current regulation.
FOR HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA
We keep your information for as long as it necessary in order to provide the services you request or for other essential purposes such as complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and applying our policies.