LEGAL

10. Privacy

• 10.1 General

  We respect that your privacy is important and that you care about how your information is used and shared online. We will only collect and use information in ways that are useful to you and we will never sell or share your data with unnecessary third-parties. Furthermore, we gather and manage your data with the utmost care, taking measures to ensure its safety in line with current regulations and the law.

• 10.2 Our privacy policy

  This Privacy Policy helps you understand how your data is collected, used, and shared when you visit, contact, or make a purchase from faeroes.com (the “Site”). Your acceptance of our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy then we kindly ask you to stop using the Site immediately.
  
  Please note that links to other websites are not covered by our Privacy Policy and should be reviewed separately.

• 10.3 What data do we collect?

  Device Information
  When you visit the Site we collect technical information about your device, including your web browser, IP address, location, and time zone settings. As you browse the Site we also collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. This information is collected automatically using cookies and other technologies. You can read more about our Cookie Policy below.
  
  Order Information
  We will collect certain information from you when you make a purchase, attempt to make a purchase, or subscribe to a service such as our newsletter. This information is provided by you and may include your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information, email address, phone number, and personal interests.
  
  Customer Information
  If you contact us for customer support, voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback via our website, messaging platforms or email then we will collect some information from you in order to provide a better service. This information is provided by you and may include that already outlined in Order Information along with details such as purchase history, preferences, and profession.
  
  When we talk about “Data” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking about Device Information, Order Information, and Customer Information.

• 10.4 How do we use your data?

  Contractual obligations
  We will process your Data to manage any orders that you may place through the Site including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and order confirmations.
  
  We will also use this information to facilitate returns, exchanges and repairs or to accommodate any other queries raised by you in relation to a purchase.
  
  Legitimate Interests
  We will process your Data to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimise our Site (for example; by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns, and to run advertising or retargeting campaigns in general).
  
  We will use your Data to communicate with you and provide services such as our newsletter if you request this. We also process this Data to ensure that we do not contact you with marketing or promotional information if you have asked us not to. For more details on how to manage your marketing preferences please see Section 10.6 below.
  
  Finally, we will process your Data to conduct internal administrative activities such as research, statistics, planning, and product development in order to enhance the products and services we provide to you and to create the best possible customer experience.

• 10.5 Who will process your data?

  Your Data will be processed by internal staff authorised for this purpose. Your Data will also be transmitted to carefully selected third party providers who help us provide our services and fulfil our contracts with you, as described above. These may include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine and website facilities, advertising and marketing.
  
  Some of these providers may be based in non-EU countries and, in these cases, the transfer of your Data to these countries is performed in compliance with the guarantees provided by European Law. Please note that all providers have been assessed and chosen for their proven reliability and competence in the processing of your Data.
  
  In certain circumstances we may be legally required to share your Data to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to request for information we receive from judicial and administrative authorities, or to otherwise protect our rights where necessary.
  
  Finally, we may transfer your Data to third parties relating to a reorganisation, restructuring, merger, acquisition or transfer of assets, provided that the receiving party agrees to treat your Data in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

• 10.6 Managing your marketing preferences

  We will always obtain your specific consent and marketing preferences before using Data to send you marketing materials by email, text or post. If you wish to change or subsequently opt out of these communications you may do so at any time by clicking the ‘manage preferences’ or ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of our emails. Alternatively, you can contact us directly and we will update your preferences for you.
  
  We use your Data to provide you with targeted advertisements on other platforms that we believe may be of interest to you, in line with industry standards and regulations. To do this we use advertising cookies to understand your use of the Site, your purchases, and your interaction with our ads on other websites with our advertising partners.
  
  For more information about which cookies we use please see Section 11.2 of our Cookie Policy below. You can also learn more about how targeted advertising works in general by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s educational page here.
  
  Finally, you can opt out of targeted advertising from a number of sites (including Google, Facebook and Amazon) by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal here.
  
  The Digital Advertising Alliance is an independent not-for-profit organisation which establishes and enforces responsible privacy practices for relevant digital advertising.

• 10.7 Your rights

  We believe you should be able to access and control your personal information no matter where you live. If you are a resident of California or the European Economic Area (“EEA”), you have the right to access Data we hold about you and to ask that your Data be corrected, updated, transferred or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, regardless of where you live, please contact us through the contact information below.

• 10.8 Data retention and storage

  We will only keep your Data for as long as we need to, and / or for as long as we have your permission to keep it.
  
  Your Data will be deleted in a safe and secure manner if we no longer need it.
  
  Please note that some or all of your Data may be transferred outside of your state, province, or country for storage and further processing, including to Canada and the United States. For more information on how these data transfers comply with European Law and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), see Shopify’s GDPR Whitepaper here.

• 10.9 Security

  We take security very seriously and protect your Data with specific technical and organisational measures aimed at preventing unauthorised access, accidental loss and/or destruction of your Data.
  
  We use industry standard TLS certificates to provide encryption of Data in transit, for example, access to our website is covered by HTTPS through Shopify, our online store provider.
  
  Your Data is also securely backed up with the ability to restore this information in the event of a security breach.
  
  We have internal policies setting out our data security approach and training for employees handling your Data.
  
  Finally, we undertake to test, verify and regularly evaluate the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures in order to guarantee the continuous improvement in the safety of our Data processing.
  
  Please note however, that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage can be 100% secure and we cannot accept responsibility for any unauthorised access, loss, or corruption of Data beyond our control.

• 10.10 Do not track

  Under the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”), privacy policies are required to include a Do not track (“DNT”) clause outlining how the Site responds to users' DNT requests.
  
  There is currently no commonly accepted response to DNTs and sites are not required to respond to requests but must disclose whether they do or do not.
  
  We are currently unable to alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we receive a DNT request since there is no option for this setting within Shopify. We apologies for this and would be happy to discuss further.

• 10.11 Changes to our privacy policy

  We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. You will be alerted to this by a temporary notice on the homepage of the Site.
  
  This privacy policy was last updated on 23rd March 2022

• 10.12 Minors

  The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of majority. We do not intentionally collect Data from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with their Data, please contact us at the address below to request deletion.
  
  If you are under 18, you may use the Site only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

• 10.13 How to contact us

  For more information about our privacy practices, if you have any questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please send an e-mail to info [at] faeroes.com
  
  If you are not satisfied with our response to your request, you have the right to contact your local data protection or privacy authority at any time. You can find a list of local data protection authorities in the EEA countries here.

11. Cookies

• 11.1 What is a cookie?

  Cookies are small data files that are saved on your device when you visit a website like faeroes.com (the “Site”).
  
  Cookies allow this Site to function efficiently and improve its services by personalising your navigation experience and remembering your preferences next time you visit. They also provide information for statistical and advertising purposes that allow us to provide a better service.

• 11.2 Which cookies do we use?

  Essential
  Some cookies are essential for the Site to work and they have been deemed ‘strictly necessary’ by EU Cookie Law. These cookies help with navigation through the site and allow you to view content on your device.
  
  Functional
  These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality (such as video play back) and personalisation (such as remembering items left in your shopping cart next time you visit). They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to the Site. Functional cookies are not essential to the functioning of a website, but rather improve navigation quality and experience. If you do not allow these cookies then some features may not function properly.
  
  Analytical
  These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of the Site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see the navigational methods of our website’s users. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. You do not have to allow these cookies to use the Site but they do enable us to continually improve our website, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
  
  Advertising
  Advertising cookies are used on the Site to tailor marketing to you and your interests and provide you with a more personalised service in the future. These cookies remember that you visited our website and we may share this information with trusted third-parties, such as advertising partners. Although these cookies can track your devices' visits to websites, they typically cannot personally identify you. Without these cookies, the advertisements that you see may be less relevant and interesting to you.
  
  You can read more about how companies use cookies to conduct targeted or retargeted advertising here.
  
  Social and Content
  These cookies are placed by many social media plugins (for example social media ‘share’ or ‘like’ buttons), and other tools meant to provide or improve the content on a website. We integrate these modules into our platform to improve your experience of browsing and interacting with the Site.
  
  You can alter how your information is used and recorded by these third parties (such as Facebook, Instagram, and Google) by amending the privacy settings on their respective websites. Alternatively you can automatically opt out of behavioural advertising and retargeting on a number of sites by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal here.
  
  All cookies mentioned above are used in accordance with current English and EU Cookie Law.

• 11.3 Managing cookie preferences

  Most browsers accept cookies by default, although you can control, remove, or disable cookies through your devices’ browser settings. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of the Site may no longer be fully accessible.
  
  You can also withdraw your consent and / or delete cookies previously saved on your device from this Site (or any other website) through your browser settings.
  
  For more information on how to withdraw consent or manage cookies through your browser settings please visit here.

• 11.4 Acceptance procedures

  As specified in the notice banner at the bottom of the homepage, you may give your consent to the use of cookies and our Privacy Policy simply by closing the banner with the 'x' key.
  
  We recognise that continuing to use the Site without specifically choosing to manage your cookie preferences, as outlined above in Section 11.3, is equivalent to granting consent to the use of all cookies.

• 11.5 Access to data and customer services

  You may freely, and at any time, exercise all of your rights pursuant to art.15 of the GDPR as outlined in Section 10.7 of our Privacy Policy above. You may also receive assistance and explanations on how to delete cookies from your browser, or provide your consent or selective refusal of these policies by sending an email to info [at] faeroes.com

12. Terms

• 12.1 Acceptance of terms

  By visiting faeroes.com (the “Site”) and / or purchasing something from us, you agree to be bound by the following terms.
  
  These “Terms” are outlined below and constitute the ‘Terms of sale’ in Section 12.3 and ‘Terms of use’ in Section 12.4, including those additional terms, conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink.
  
  These Terms apply to all users of the Site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.
  
  If you do not agree to all the Terms of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services.

• 12.2 Amendment of terms

  We reserve the right to amend or simply update all or part of these Terms and will provide a temporary notice of such changes on the homepage.
  
  Continued use of or access to the Site constitutes acceptance of these amendments and any orders placed hereafter shall be bound by the new Terms.

• 12.3 Terms of sale

  For terms relating to product warranty and our lifetime repair programme please see our Repair page.
  
  Items bought at selected stockists, as outlined in our Stockists page, are subject to the terms and conditions of the stockists in question. Please make sure to consult these terms separately before making your purchase.

• 12.4 Terms of use

  The ‘Terms of use’ govern the access to and use of the Site. Below you will find information and guidelines on acceptable usage, disclaimers on content, security and privacy when using the Site.
  
  First usage of the Site constitutes an agreement to these Terms of use. By agreeing to these Terms of use, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your place of residence, and that you will not violate any laws in your jurisdiction (such as copyright laws), upload comments that contain libellous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or transmit any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Site and its users.
  
  Furthermore, you agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Site. We reserve the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit the direct or indirect, temporary or permanent reproduction of the Site, in any way or form, in whole or in part. Any act of reproduction must be authorised each time by Faeroes or, if necessary, by the authors of the individual works contained on the Site.
  
  We acknowledge that authors of single works published on the Site have the right to claim the ownership of their works and to oppose any deformation, mutilation or other modification of the works themselves. You undertake to respect the copyright of the artists whose work is published on the Site or who have collaborated with Faeroes to create new expressive and artistic forms destined to be published. Furthermore you are not, in any case, authorised to use, in any way, shape or form, the contents of the website and every single work protected by copyright and any other intellectual property right.
  
  You must accept full responsibility when accessing and using the Site, including the display of web pages, downloading of product information for personal use, and making purchases on the Site. We will use our best efforts to ensure that any images and information presented on the Site are as accurate as possible, but we cannot accept responsibility for the true representation of products viewed on your computer as image colours may vary on different monitors and screens.
  
  Furthermore, we cannot accept responsibility for third-party websites that may be accessed via hyperlinks through our Site. Whilst we may provide links to other websites to facilitate the experience of our users, we cannot guarantee the content or services of third-party sites. Should you decide to access these external websites, please make sure to check their own terms and policies for information on how these third parties may process your personal data.
  
  For more details on our own policies and how your personal data is collected and used by Faeroes, please see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy outlined above.
  
  Finally, we cannot guarantee that the Site will operate continuously, without interruption and in the absence of errors and malfunctions arising from internet connection issues. In the event of any issues when using the Site, please contact our customer service by emailing info [at] faeroes.com and we will be happy to assist in whatever way we can.

• 12.5 Liability

  Subject to our Terms of sale, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, any liability of Faeroes as a result of breaching our obligations or other duty is limited to a refund or replacement of the relevant product. In no circumstances will our liability exceed the invoice value of the ordered goods.
  
  Subject to our Terms of use, any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the Site is done so at the user’s choice and risk and we cannot accept liability for any damage to computer systems or loss of data resulting from download operations. Furthermore, we decline responsibility for any damages deriving from inaccessibility to the Site, as well as the accuracy or completeness of information that is made available at our discretion.

• 12.6 Governing law

  These Terms are governed by English Law and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with their interpretation or execution will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
  
  If any part of these Terms are found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by an English court or competent authority, the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.
  
  If you break these Terms and Faeroes takes no action, this does not mean that Faeroes has waived its rights against you. You will still have to comply with these Terms. Any waiver must be agreed by Faeroes in writing.