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PRIVACY POLICY

This is the privacy and cookies policy for www.qualisaesthetics.co.uk (Site). The Site is operated by or on behalf of Qualis Aesthetics (we, us and our). For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, we are the data controller.

 

We are committed to protecting your privacy on-line. We appreciate that you do not want your personal information distributed indiscriminately and here we explain how we collect information, what we do with it and what controls you have.

 

By using the Site, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy.

 

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy from time to time by changing it on the Site. This privacy policy was last updated on 1st August 2023.

We may collect and process the following information about you:

 

information (such as your name, email address, postal address, billing address and telephone number) that you provide by completing forms on the Site, including if you register as a user of the Site, purchase any goods, upload or submit any material via the Site or request any information;

 

in connection with an account sign-in facility, your log-in and password details;

details of any transactions made by you through the Site; communications you send to us, for example to report a problem or to submit queries, concerns or comments regarding the Site or its content; and information from surveys that we may, from time to time, run on the Site for research purposes, if you choose to respond to, or participate in, them.

 

You are under no obligation to provide any such information. However, if you should choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with certain services.

 

When you visit the Site, we may, by means of cookies and/or other similar technologies, automatically collect additional information about you – such as the type of internet browser or mobile device you use, any website from which you have come to the Site, your IP address (the unique address which identifies your computer or mobile device on the internet) and/or the operating system of your computer or mobile device. See Cookies and other technologies for more information.

 

We may, from time to time, run referral programmes or similar initiatives, such as a "Refer a friend" programme, that invite you to provide us with the contact details of someone who is known to you who may find our products or services to be of interest. We will only use those contact details for the purpose of the relevant initiative (and not for general marketing purposes). By providing us with their details, you confirm that you have their permission to do so and must not provide us with the details of anyone from whom you do not have such permission. We reserve the right to identify you as the person who has made the referral in the message that is sent to them.

When you interact with the Site, we try to make that experience simple and meaningful. When you visit the Site, a web server sends a cookie or other similar technology to your computer or mobile device (as the case may be). Cookies are small pieces of information which are issued to your computer or mobile device (as the case may be) when you visit a website and which store and sometimes track information. A number of cookies we use last only for the duration of your web session and expire when you close your browser. Other cookies are used to remember you when you return to the Site and will last for longer.

 

The cookies and/or other similar technologies we use collect information, such as the type of internet browser or mobile device you use, any website from which you have come to the Site, your IP address and/or the operating system of your computer or mobile device.

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Some of the cookies used by the Site are set by us, and some are set by third parties who are delivering services on our behalf.

 

Most web and mobile device browsers automatically accept cookies but, if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that or to notify you each time a cookie is set. You can also learn more about cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browser or mobile device. Please note, however, that by blocking or deleting cookies used on the Site, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Site.

Creating a specific log-in session for a visitor to our Site in order that the Site remembers that a visitor is logged in and that their page requests are delivered in an effective, secure and consistent manner.

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Recognising when a visitor to the Site has visited before; this means we can identify the number of unique visitors we receive to the Site and allows us to make sure we have enough capacity for the number of users that we get.

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Recognising when a visitor to the Site is a registered member.

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We may also log information from your computer including the existence of cookies, your IP address and information about your browser program in order to allow us to diagnose problems, administer and track your usage of the Site.

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qualisaesthetics.co.uk uses cookies to help keep track of items you put into your shopping cart including when you have abandoned your cart and this information is used to determine when to send cart reminder messages via SMS.

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The above excludes text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Customising elements of the promotional layout and/or content of the pages of the Site for example by storing a country code and providing users with content relevant to their country.

To collect anonymous statistical information about how you use the Site (including how long you spend on the Site) and where you have come to the Site from, so that we can improve the Site and learn which parts of the Site are most popular with users.

We use your personal information which we collect to:

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enable us to process your orders and to provide you with the services and information offered through the Site and which you request; administer your account with us; verify and carry out financial transactions in relation to payments you make online;

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audit the downloading of data from the Site; improve the layout and/or content of the pages of the Site and customise them for users; identify visitors to the Site; carry out research on our users' demographics and tracking of sales data; send you information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us, including information about our products and services or those of carefully selected third parties, provided you have indicated that you do not object to being contacted for these purposes; allow, with your consent, carefully selected third parties to send you information directly which you may find useful regarding their products and services.

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You can tell us not to contact you with information regarding our products and services, or those of third parties or to share your details with third parties so that they can send you information regarding their products and services, either at the point such information is collected on the Site (by checking or un-checking (as directed) the relevant box) or, where you do not wish us to continue to use your information in this way, by following the unsubscribe instructions on any communications sent to you. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us using the contact details at the end of this privacy policy.

We may disclose aggregate statistics about visitors to the Site, customers and sales in order to describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers, sponsors and other reputable third parties and for other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personally identifiable information.

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We may disclose your personal information to any of our affiliates, or to our agents or contractors who assist us in providing the services we offer through the Site, processing transactions, fulfilling requests for information, receiving and sending communications, updating marketing lists, analysing data, providing IT and other support services or in other tasks, from time to time. Our agents and contractors will only use your information to the extent necessary to perform their functions.

 

In the event that we undergo re-organisation or are sold to a third-party, you agree that any personal information we hold about you may be transferred to that re-organised entity or third party.

 

We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or if we believe that such action is necessary to prevent fraud or cyber crime or to protect the Site or the rights, property or personal safety of any person.

The Site may, from time to time, make chat rooms, message boards, news groups and/or other public forums available to its users. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when using these and never disclose your personal information.

The Site may, from time to time, contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of such sites.

Payment details you provide will be encrypted using secure sockets layer (SSL) technology before they are submitted to us over the internet. Payments made on the Site are made through either TimelyPay or Wix payments. You will be providing credit or debit card information directly to Timely or Wix which operates a secure server to process payment details, encrypting your credit/debit card information and authorising payment. Information which you supply to Timely or Wix is not within our control and is subject to Timely's or Wix's own privacy policy and terms and conditions.

In order to offer you LayBuy's payment methods, we might in the checkout pass your personal data in the form of contact and order details to LayBuy, in order for LayBuy to assess whether you qualify for their payment methods and to tailor those payment methods for you. Your personal data transferred is processed in line with LayBuy’s own privacy notice.

In order to offer you PayItMonthly's payment methods, we might in the checkout pass your personal data in the form of contact and order details to PayItMonthly, in order for PayItMonthly to assess whether you qualify for their payment methods and to tailor those payment methods for you. Your personal data transferred is processed in line with PayItMonthly’s own privacy notice.

We place great importance on the security of all personal information associated with our users. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. For example, our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorised personnel have access to personal information.

 

Whilst we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.

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You should bear in mind that submission of information over the internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information you submit via the Site whilst it is in transit over the internet and any such submission is at your own risk.

 

It is advisable to close your browser when you have finished your user session to help ensure others do not access your personal information if you use a shared computer or a computer in a public place.

Your personal information which we collect is sent to and stored on secure servers located in the United Kingdom. Such storage is necessary in order to process the information. Personal information submitted may be transferred by us to our other offices and/or to the third parties mentioned in the circumstances described above (see Information sharing), which may be situated outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and may be processed by staff operating outside the EEA. The countries concerned may not have similar data protection laws to the EEA. Where we transfer your personal information we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected. By using the Site, you agree to this storing, processing and/or transfer.

You have a legal right under the Data Protection Act 1998 to a copy of all the personal information about you held by us. On request, we will provide you with a copy of this information. You also have a right to correct any errors in that information. As mentioned above, you have a right to prevent the use of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

Please submit any questions, concerns or comments you have about this privacy policy or any requests concerning your personal data by email to info@qualisaesthetics.co.uk.

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