Privacy Policy for Varkilo.top

Effective Date: July 30, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how Greg Mclean, operating as Varkilo.top (“we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from varkilo.top (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience while using our services.

1. Information We Collect

1.1. Personal Information

When you visit the Site, make a purchase, or create an account, we may collect the following types of personal information:

  • Contact Information: Name, email address, postal address (billing and shipping), and phone number.
  • Payment Information: We do not directly store full credit card details. Payment transactions are processed by secure third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). We receive transaction details such as the last four digits of your card, payment type, and transaction ID.
  • Account Information: If you create an account, we store your username (email) and an encrypted password.
  • Communication Information: Records of your communications with us, such as emails or messages sent through our contact forms.

1.2. Non-Personal Information / Usage Data

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and interaction with the Site. This information is generally non-personal but may be linked to your personal data in certain circumstances:

  • Device Information: Information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.
  • Usage Data: 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.

1.3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior. These technologies help us:

  • Maintain your shopping cart.
  • Remember your preferences and settings.
  • Perform analytics to understand how our Site is used.
  • Provide targeted advertising.

You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our Site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our Site may be limited.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To Fulfill Orders: To process your purchases, confirm your orders, and arrange for shipping.
  • To Communicate with You: To send you order confirmations, shipping updates, customer service responses, and promotional offers (if you have opted in).
  • To Improve Our Services: To analyze how our Site is used, understand customer preferences, and enhance our products and services.
  • To Personalize Your Experience: To present products and offers tailored to your interests.
  • For Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect our Site, customers, and business from fraud and other illegal activities.
  • For Legal Compliance: To meet our legal and regulatory obligations.
  • For Marketing: To send you marketing communications about new products, special offers, and other updates we think might be of interest to you, based on your consent or legitimate interest.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We share your information with trusted third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as payment processing, shipping, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and marketing assistance. These service providers are obligated to protect your information and may only use it for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of the transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site of any such change in ownership or control.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
  • With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose disclosed to you with your consent.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

4. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. We use SSL encryption for all sensitive data transmission, maintain secure servers, and restrict access to your personal information to authorized personnel only. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access and Rectification: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to request that we correct any inaccuracies. You can often do this by logging into your account.
  • Deletion/Erasure: You may request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal obligations or legitimate business purposes that require us to retain some information.
  • Opt-out of Marketing: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us directly.
  • Cookies: You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Blocking certain types of cookies may impact your experience on our Site.
  • Data Portability: You may request a copy of your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

6. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to remove that information from our systems.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or our practices, please contact us: