Privacy policy

Our Commitment to Privacy

At Dos Santos Atelier, we highly value your privacy and are committed to safeguarding the personal information you share with us when you visit or make a purchase from www.dossantosatelier.com (henceforth, the "Site" or “Website”). We respect visitors’ right to be informed regarding the collection of and other processing activities about their Personal Data..
 
This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how Dos Santos Atelier (collectively, "Dos Santos Atelier," "we," "us," or "our") collects and use your Personal Data, the purposes for which it is collected, and to set out the rights you have concerning your Personal Data.

How We Collect and Use Personal Information

We gather information from you when you visit our site by using cookies and automatic collection methods or when you voluntarily provide it to us when you express your interest in purchasing our products, obtaining information about our products, registering to receive our email newsletter, or otherwise when you contact us in any way. 
 
We might also receive Personal Information of third parties when shared by a user of our site, for instance, when a customer purchases a product to be delivered to a friend as a gift; or when a customer submits a friend's email address to receive promotional emails from us. Should this situation arise, please ensure you obtain the consent of these individuals and encourage them to review our Privacy Policy before sharing their Personal Data with us. You will bear sole responsibility for any information disclosure related to these third parties if you have not obtained their explicit consent beforehand, as well as for any inappropriate or unlawful use of that information.
 
The personal information we collect may include contact information such as name, address, phone number, and email address; purchase information such as credit card number, billing and shipping address, order and transaction history; unique identifiers such as username and password; marketing and preference information you provide to us through surveys. All Personal Information you provide must be true, complete, and accurate. Please be aware that if you decline to provide us with certain necessary Personal Data, this could lead to our inability to process your product purchase orders, deliver requested newsletters, or meet legal obligations and other requirements.
 
Personal Data in the form of web browsing data may also be collected; this information does not reveal your specific identity but includes your Internet Protocol (IP) address, device information, device's location, operating system, web browser type and version, the date and time you access our site and the referring website whereby you accessed our site and information on how you use our site.
 
We use the Personal Information we collect to manage and fulfill your orders and to process your payments and returns; to provide, manage and personalize your experience on our site by remembering your interests and preferences, to analyze how you use our site so we can improve it, and to empower third parties to conduct logistical, technical, and other services on our behalf; to respond to your inquiries and concerns, conduct research and analysis, to request feedback and to send you our email newsletter and offers; to provide and manage your store user account. You can opt out of receiving our marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us using the contact form available on our site or directly at info@dossantosatelier.com.

Information Disclosure

Personal information will be disclosed to third-party companies that perform services for us or on our behalf only in the ways described in this Privacy Policy. These services may include website hosting and analytics, content optimization, payment processing, delivery of goods, advertising, marketing and promotional material distribution, and fraud protection.
 
We and our third-party service providers may also share your personal information following legal mandates, to adhere to a legal investigation or court directive, to assert our rights, to counter allegations, or when we genuinely believe that legal obligations or processes demand such disclosure.
 
Our site might allow you to share content on Social Networking Sites like Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest. Should you choose to do this, please be aware we will provide information to them in accordance with your decision; you bear full responsibility for your interactions with these platforms and are accountable for reviewing their terms of use and privacy policies.

Third party services

Advertising

These services facilitate the utilization of User Data for advertising communication.

  • Google Ads: used for raising awareness and increasing traffic to our website. Privacy PolicyOpt Out
  • Meta Pixel (formerly known as Facebook Pixel): helps better understand the effectiveness of our advertising efforts and the actions visitors take on our site. Privacy PolicyOpt Out.

Analytics

The services mentioned in this section allow Dos Santos Atelier to monitor and analyze web traffic, facilitating user behavior tracking.

  • Google Analytics: provides comprehensive insights into our website performance, offering detailed metrics on visitor behavior, traffic sources, and user interactions. Privacy PolicyOpt Out.
  • Shopify Analytics: supports the analysis of customer behavior on our site. Privacy Policy.

Heat Mapping and session recording

Services that allow us to understand how visitors navigate our site, identify areas of interest, and optimize user experience based on real-time behavior analysis.

  • Microsoft Clarity: assists us by capturing how you use and interact with our site through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products. Privacy PolicyOpt Out.

Invoice and Billing

Services we utilize to enhance the payment experience on our website by offering trusted and widely recognized payment methods and facilitating secure transactions.

  • PayPal: enables secure payments through online money transfers. Privacy Policy.
  • Shopify Payments: streamlines and facilitates transactions on our site, enabling secure payments via major credit cards and popular payment methods. Privacy Policy.

Content Optimization

This service provides us with the required tools to enhance and improve the content of our website.

  • Google Site Search: enables us to enhance navigation and accessibility of information within our site. Privacy Policy.

Age of Consent

We do not knowingly solicit nor collect personal data from children under eighteen (18). By using this site, you represent that you are at least eighteen (18) or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and give your consent for the minor to use the site. Should we discover that personal information has been collected from users under eighteen (18), we will deactivate the account and take appropriate actions to remove the data from our records.

Privacy Notice for California Residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) empowers you with increased control over the personal information we collect from you and sets forth regulations that guide us in implementing these provisions to provide more transparency, oversight, and security over your personal information.

Right to Know

You have the right to request details about and understand what personal information we collect, and how it is used and shared. For more information on the categories of personal information we collect, please refer to Section "How We Collect and Use Personal Information" of this Privacy Policy.

Right to Delete or Correct

You are entitled to request the deletion or correction of your personal information, with certain exceptions. To remove your personal information or data from our store, please contact us using the contact form available on our site or directly at info@dossantosatelier.com.

Right to Opt-Out

Although we do not sell your personal information, you can still opt out of receiving our marketing emails at any time by contacting us through any of the communication channels previously mentioned.

Right to Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for freely exercising your privacy rights.

Privacy Notice for European Residents (GDPR)

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union grants you enhanced control over your personal information and establishes guidelines that govern our data processing practices ensuring transparency, oversight, and security over your personal data.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on lawful grounds permitted under the GDPR, such as consent, contractual necessity, legal obligations, or legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party.

Data Protection Principles

We adhere to GDPR principles of lawfulness, fairness, and transparency in processing your personal data. We collect and use your personal information only for specified and legitimate purposes, and we ensure that your data is accurate, kept up to date, and stored securely.

Data Subject Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access
  • Right to Rectification
  • Right to Erasure (‘Right to be Forgotten’)
  • Right to Restriction of Processing
  • Right to Data Portability
  • Right to Object
  • Rights Related to Automated Decision Making and Profiling

You can exercise these rights by contacting us through the communication channels provided in this Privacy Policy.

International Data Transfers

Our website is hosted by Shopify, a global e-commerce platform that may involve the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Shopify ensures that these international data transfers comply with GDPR requirements using Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission. SCCs are contractual safeguards that protect your personal data when transferred to countries that may not have the same data protection laws as the EEA.

Retention Periods

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Complaints

If you believe that we have not respected your data protection rights under the GDPR, you are entitled to submit a complaint to a supervisory authority. Supervisory authorities are responsible for overseeing GDPR compliance and can help address concerns about how your personal data is handled.

Cookies

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded to your computer or device when you visit a website. Cookies enhance your browsing experience by allowing the website to remember certain information about you and your preferences.

How do we use cookies?

To improve your experience on our site, we utilize cookies to gather information such as how you interact with our site, what pages you view, the duration of your session, payment processing, your region, and login credentials. We may also utilize cookies and similar technologies on emails you receive from us.

What types of cookies do we use?

Our site uses first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. First-party cookies are cookies stored in your device by us mainly to get fundamental insights into our site's performance. Third-party cookies are the cookies placed on your device through our site by other partner organizations to help us further analyze the usage of the site.

The cookies we use include:

  • Essential: indispensable cookies that enable you to navigate our site and utilize its features. Usage of these cookies is essential to ensure the proper operation of components, such as keeping track of shopping cart items.

  • Functionality: cookies used to remember users' important information and preferences. Without these cookies, some site features like remembering previously entered data in online forms and user's region may not be available.

  • Performance: cookies that track and measure our site visits and usage patterns to provide reporting and analytics. For instance, we gather data like the most visited pages and how much time you spent on a page. We use Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Shopify's Analytics reports to understand how our customers use our site. For information about how they use your information, please refer to their privacy policies by accessing the links provided in the third-party services section of this privacy policy.

  • Social Media: cookies set by social networking platforms we work with such as Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest that enable you to share our content with your friends. These cookies will help them keep records of your actions, and this data might be associated with targeting and advertising endeavors. To learn more about the privacy policies of these third parties, please refer to their respective privacy statements.

  • Targeting: Cookies designed by our advertisement partners to gather information from your device to show you advertisements based on topics that align with your interests. By using these cookies, we get insights into your online browsing patterns, allowing us to deliver ads that align with your specific browsing profile. We currently use Google Ads and Facebook Ads to promote our products.

Cookie List

Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Store

Name

Function

Cookie Lifespan

_ab

Used in connection with access to admin

2 years

_secure_session_id

Used in connection with navigation through a storefront

24 hours

_shopify_country

Used in connection with checkout

session

_shopify_m

Used for managing customer privacy settings

1 year

_shopify_tm

Used for managing customer privacy settings

30 minutes

_shopify_tw

Used for managing customer privacy settings

2 weeks

_storefront_u

Used to facilitate updating customer account information

1 minute

_tracking_consent

Tracking preferences

1 year

c

Used in connection with checkout

1 year

cart

Used in connection with shopping cart

2 weeks

cart_currency

Used in connection with shopping cart

2 weeks

cart_sig

Used in connection with checkout

2 weeks

cart_ts

Used in connection with checkout

2 weeks

cart_ver

Used in connection with shopping cart

2 weeks

checkout

Used in connection with checkout

4 weeks

checkout_token

Used in connection with checkout

1 year

dynamic_checkout_shown_on_cart

Used in connection with checkout

30 minutes

hide_shopify_pay_for_checkout

Used in connection with checkout

Session

keep_alive

Used in connection with buyer localization

2 weeks

master_device_id

Used in connection with merchant login

2 years

previous_step

Used in connection with checkout

1 year

remember_me

Used in connection with checkout

1 year

secure_customer_sig

Used in connection with customer login

20 years

shopify_pay

Used in connection with checkout

1 year

shopify_pay_redirect

Used in connection with checkout

30 minutes, 3 weeks or 1 year depending on value

storefront_digest

Used in connection with customer login

2 years

tracked_start_checkout

Used in connection with checkout

1 years

checkout_one_experiment

Used in connection with checkout

Session

l7_az

PayPal

Session

ts

PayPal

Session

ts_c

PayPal

3 years

tsrce

PayPal

Session

x-pp-s

PayPal

Session

 

Reporting and Analytics Cookies

Name

Function

Cookie Lifespan

_landing_page

Track landing pages

2 weeks

_orig_referrer

Track landing pages

2 weeks

_s

Shopify analytics

30 minutes

_shopify_d

Shopify analytics

Session

_shopify_s

Shopify analytics

30 minutes

_shopify_sa_p

Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals

30 minutes

_shopify_sa_t

Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals

30 minutes

_shopify_y

Shopify analytics

1 year

_y

Shopify analytics

1 year

_shopify_evids

Shopify analytics

Session

_shopify_ga

Shopify and Google Analytics

Session

FPLC

Google Analytics

20 hours

_ga

Google Analytics

2 years

_gat

Google Analytics

1 minute

__utma

Google Analytics

2 years

__utmb

Google Analytics

30 minutes

__utmc

Google Analytics

Session

__utmt

Google Analytics

10 minutes

__utmz

Google Analytics

6 months

__utmv

Google Analytics

2 years

FPID

Google Analytics

2 years

_clck

Microsoft Clarity

1 year

_clsk

Microsoft Clarity

1 day

CLID

Microsoft Clarity

1 year

ANONCHK

Microsoft Clarity

10 minutes

MR

Microsoft Clarity

7 days

MUID

Microsoft Clarity

1 year

SM

Microsoft Clarity

Session

 

Targeting Cookies

Name

Function

Cookie Lifespan

NID

Google Ads

6 months

_gcl_au

Google Ads

90 days

TAID

Google Ads

14 days

1P_JAR

Google Ads

30 days

Conversion

Google Ads

90 days

_gcl_aw

Google Ads

90 days

_fbp

Meta Pixel

90 days

fr

Meta Pixel

90 days

 

Please be aware that the duration of a cookie on your computer or mobile device relies on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies persist until you conclude your browsing session, while persistent cookies last until they expire, or you manually delete them. Most of the cookies used on our site are persistent cookies and will expire between 30 minutes and 3 years after they are downloaded onto your device. Refer to the section below, which provides details on how to manage cookies, including their removal prior to their expiration.

How to manage/block cookies?

Should you wish to block or eliminate the cookies that have been stored in your device, you may do so through your web browser controls. These controls differ across browsers, and manufacturers may change the available settings and how they function at any given moment. Please keep in mind that deleting or blocking the cookies used on our site may negatively impact your user experience, and the use of some services may be limited.

Depending on the web browser you use, the procedure for blocking and eliminating cookies will be one of the following:

For more detailed information about cookies and adjusting your web browser settings, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Amendments and Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this policy at any time. Updated versions will be effective immediately after they are accessible on the site. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we protect and process your information.

Questions and Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy or would like to access, correct, or delete any personal information you have provided to us, please reach out to us at info@dossantosatelier.com.

 

Effective as of July 1, 2024