Privacy Policy

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This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you when you visit our website or purchase products from our website , and our practices for using and protecting that information. We encourage you to check the last updated date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy for any changes since your last visit.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT ON OUR OWN BEHALF

1.1 We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey or fill out a form. When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number or credit card information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

1.2 If you sign up for our newsletter, we will ask for your email address, and a few general questions to help us get to know you better. We use this information to provide you with information and offers related to our products. We may contact you from time to time using the email you provide, unless you  request to unsubscribe by following the instructions for unsubscribing at the bottom or our emails.

1.3 When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through our site we will collect certain information from you, including your name, address, phone number, email address, payment information (e.g., credit card number, card expiration date, and security code), and the name, address, and phone number of any gift recipients.  We refer to this information as "Order Information". This information is used to process your order.  We may also contact you via email or regular mail to provide you with information and offers related to our products unless you opt-out at checkout . You may also unsubscribe from receiving our emails by following the instructions for unsubscribing at the bottom of our emails.  

1.4 If you set up an account on our website, we will ask you to create a username and password to allow you to reuse some information for future orders, make changes to your information, and to access your order history.  After setting up an account, you can access, review, correct, and/or delete information you have provided to us by logging into your account.  You may also ask us to assist you with correcting or deleting such information by contacting our customer service team at contact@minervaspices.com

2.  Device Information Collected

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

2.1 When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we 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. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.

1. "Internet Protocol (IP) addresses" is a number that is assigned to the computer that you are using by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).  An IP address may be identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever a user accesses the website, along with the time of the visit, and the pages that were visited.  Collecting IP addresses is a standard practice that is done automatically by many websites.  We use IP addresses for purposes such as calculating traffic data, helping diagnose server problems, and administering our website.
2. “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. A cookie is a small file that is sent to your web browser and stored on your computer. Cookies allow us to collect information such as your browser type, time spent on the website, pages visited, and other anonymous traffic data. We and our service providers may use the information for security purposes, to facilitate navigation, display information more effectively, and to personalize your experience while using our website. We also gather statistical information about the usage of the website to improve its design and functionality. Cookies also allow account holders to save time by auto-populating some information during checkout on return visits. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but they may also allow you to disable the use of cookies.  Please note that if you disable cookies, certain aspects of our website may not function properly.
3. “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
4. “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site. We may also use third-party analytical tools such Google Analytics, to help us better understand how visitors use our website on an aggregate and non-personally identifiable basis.  The information collected by these analytical tools may provide us with information such as a search engine that referred you to our website, how you navigated around our website, and what you purchased.  This information helps us better serve you with more personalized information and product offerings. 

3.  HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

3.1 We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

1. Communicate with you, respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service;
2. Provide, maintain, and improve the Store (we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you);
3. Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
4. When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services;
5. Personalize the Store and provide advertisement, content, or features that are targeted toward your Interest;

3.2 We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

3.3 Advertising Campaigns such as but not limited to;

1. Cart Abandonment emails, Holiday and Event Promotions, Flash Sales, Questioners and surveys.

4. HOW WE PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or access your personal information.

We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems and are required to keep the information confidential.

Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.  If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, such as if you believe the security of your account has been compromised, please immediately notify us in accordance with the “How to Contact Us” section below.

5. HOW TO CONTACT US

We welcome your comments and questions about this Privacy Policy. For questions or comments on this Privacy Policy please contact us at contact@minervaspices.com

 For questions or comments on your account, your order, or our product or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at contact@minervaspices.com

 Last Updated: 2022-09-08