Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2023-04-23

This Privacy Policy describes how Sebdermatology (the “Site”) collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Personal Identification Information

We may collect personal identification information from users in a variety of ways, including but not limited to when users visit our website, register on the website, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our website. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, phone number, or credit card information. We will collect personal identification information from users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personal identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Non-Personal Identification Information

We may collect non-personal identification information about users whenever they interact with our website. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer, and technical information about users’ means of connection to our website, such as the operating system and the internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

Web Browser Cookies

Our website may use “cookies” to enhance the user experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. Users may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies or to alert them when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the website may not function properly.

Data Collection and Usage

We collect personal information you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, email address, and any other information you choose to share with us. We also collect non-personal information, such as IP address, device type, browser type, and pages visited on our site.

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain, and improve the Site and our services
To communicate with you and respond to your inquiries

To analyze and monitor Site usage
To enforce our terms and conditions or comply with legal requirements

Legal Basis for Processing: The processing of your personal data is based on your consent, our legitimate interest in providing services to you, and the necessity to fulfill contractual obligations.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We respect the privacy of children and “child” means an individual under the age of 13. This policy is in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). This website’s information and content are only intended for people over the age of 18. This website is not intended for children under the age of 13. Without prior parental or guardian consent, we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that personal information was collected without parental or guardian consent from a child under the age of 13, please contact us to have that information deleted.

How We Use Collected Information

Sebdermatology collects and uses users’ personal information for the following purposes:

To improve customer service: Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.

To personalize user experience: We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our website.
To process transactions: We may use the information users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with external parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
To send periodic emails if users opt-in to our mailing list: The email address users provide for order processing will be used to send information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. If users decide to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time users would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, detailed unsubscribe instructions are provided at the bottom of each email or users can contact us via our website.

How We Protect Your Information

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our website.

Sensitive and private data exchange between the website and its users happens over an SSL-secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Just like other websites, this website automatically collects certain information about you through Log Data and Google Analytics. Log Data is information about your computer’s Internet Protocol Address, which is your “IP” address, browser information, Internet Service Provider’s information, your operating system, and your browser type. Similarly, Google Analytics collects certain information about your location, browsing history, the pages you visit, the equipment you used to access the website, traffic patterns, and other general patterns related to your use of the website.

This information is used to analyze website statistics related to user behavior and interests, improve our performance and your use of the website and to further enhance our products and services offered to you. Please see Google’s Privacy and Terms to learn more about their privacy practices.

COMMENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. When you leave a comment, your name, email address and website/organization name is not shared with a third party and may be used to communicate with you.

Social media accounts and sharing options are available on this website. Social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and others) can track your personal information. Should you choose to interact with us on social media, please note that you will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information. This information is no longer private. It becomes public information and can be collected and used by others. We have no control over and take no responsibility for the use, storage or dissemination of such publicly-disclosed personal information by you.

Any such interactions via comments and social media with us do not subject us to any kind of liability related to misuse of your information by others.

Sharing Your Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the website or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third-party service providers for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.

Third-Party Websites

Users may find advertising or other content on our website that links to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our website. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our website, is subject to that website’s terms and policies.

Transfer of Data to Non-EU Countries

Some of our third-party service providers may be located in countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. In case of transfer of your data to foreign countries that do not guarantee the same level of data protection as the EU, we will make sure that the transfer is carried out in compliance with applicable laws, meaning collecting your previous consent where necessary, or through the adoption of any other measure to ensure an equivalent level of protection of transferred data, including the execution of standard contractual clauses in accordance with the European Commission template, introduced by European Commission Decision 2010/87/CE (https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/1728496).

Your Rights Under GDPR Regulation (EU, EEA, and UK)

Any organization offering goods or services to a resident of an EEA (European Economic Area) country is subject to GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679. If you are a resident of an EEA country (or the UK), you have the right to:

Access the Data to request the amendment or cancellation of the Data.

Request that data processing be limited.
Object to our use of your Data.
Request that a copy of your Data is sent to you.

Please find the detailed list of your rights and how to exercise them in the previous sections of this Privacy Policy.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Sebdermatology has the discretion to update this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will post a notification on the main page of our website and revise the updated date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

By using this website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Affiliate Links Disclosure

Some of the links on our website are affiliate links, which means that we may earn a commission if you click on the link or make a purchase using the link. When you make a purchase, the price you pay will be the same whether you use the affiliate link or go directly to the vendor’s website using a non-affiliate link. Sebdermatology is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Please note that we only recommend products or services that we believe will add value to our users. We thoroughly review these products and services before recommending them to our users. The opinions expressed about these products or services are our own and not influenced by any form of compensation.

Cookies

The website may use cookies to facilitate your use of the website. Cookies are files with small amounts of data including an anonymous unique identifier that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive when you are viewing the website. Just like other websites, we automatically collect some non-personally identifiable information including but not limited to your IP address, geographic location, language preference, date and time of visitors.

Some features of our website may use Flash cookies, which are small files stored on your computer by websites that use Adobe Flash Player. They can store data such as preferences, settings and usage information like which pages you visit. The main difference between traditional cookies and flash cookies is that they are not managed through the browser but locally on your computer.

When you leave a comment on our website, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

If you have an account and you log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

We may use cookies for various reasons such as optimizing and personalizing your browsing experience, checking our website analytics, saving your preferences and settings for future use, serving ads based on your liking and interests, affiliate marketing and posting comments on our website.

This information is only collected to better serve and understand your user experience on the website. You have the option of turning off cookies on your computer should you wish to do so. If you choose to do that, you may not be able to view all the features and content of this website.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services, such as analytics providers, advertising networks, and social media platforms, to enhance the functionality of the Site, serve personalized ads, and enable social media features. These third parties may also collect data about your use of the Site.

Affiliate Links: Sebdermatology participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. We may include affiliate links in our content, which may generate revenue for us when users click on these links and make a purchase.

International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers may be located in countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. In case of transfer of your data to foreign countries that do not guarantee the same level of data protection as the EU, we will ensure that the transfer is carried out in compliance with applicable laws. This includes obtaining your consent where necessary, or adopting other measures to ensure an equivalent level of protection of transferred data, such as executing standard contractual clauses in accordance with the European Commission template, introduced by European Commission Decision 2010/87/CE.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Addendum

Your CCPA rights are described in the earlier version of the privacy policy. Please refer to that for more detailed information on your rights under CCPA.

Nevada Privacy Law Addendum

Your rights under Nevada privacy law are described in the earlier version of the privacy policy. Please refer to that for more detailed information on your rights under Nevada Privacy Law.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law. We will delete your personal data when it is no longer necessary, and at your request, if you exercise your right to erasure.

Security Measures

We protect your personal data with specific technical and organizational security measures aimed at preventing your personal data from being used illegitimately or fraudulently. These measures include pseudonymization or encryption, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your data and the resilience of the systems and services that process them. We also regularly test, verify, and evaluate the effectiveness of these measures to guarantee continuous improvement in the safety of processing.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services and privacy regulations. We encourage you to periodically review this page to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal information. By continuing to use the Site after any changes to the Privacy Policy, you agree to the updated terms.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this website, or your dealings with this website, please contact us at:

Sebdermatology

info@sebdermatology.com

This document was last updated on April 23, 2023.

The revised privacy policy covers essential aspects, such as data collection and usage, cookies, third-party services, international data transfers, user rights under GDPR, CCPA, and Nevada Privacy Law, affiliate links, and security measures. However, there are a few points that could be improved:

Explicitly mention the legal basis for processing personal data, such as consent, legitimate interest, or contractual necessity. This will help ensure compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
Consider adding a section on data retention, specifying the duration for which personal data will be stored, or the criteria used to determine that period. This is important for compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations.

The contact information for the Data Protection Officer (DPO) or a designated representative should be included, as this is required under GDPR.
It might be helpful to provide more information about the rights of users under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Nevada Privacy Law, such as the process for submitting requests or any additional rights that might be available to residents of those states.
Lastly, it is a good practice to include a “Changes to this Privacy Policy” section, outlining the process of notifying users of any updates or modifications to the privacy policy.

Overall, the revised privacy policy is comprehensive and covers most of the necessary information, but addressing these additional points can help ensure better compliance with various privacy regulations and improve transparency with users.