PRIVACY POLICY
This website, www.avintageaffair.in is an online store which allows you to buy the most elegant, unique, charming and beautiful décor products for your home, office and personal space at the best prices. Sign up with us to take advantage of great offers and special discounts, and receive Newsletters, e-mails & other promotional information from us only if you desire. This privacy policy sets out how A Vintage Affair uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website. Should we ask you to provide certain personal information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be rest assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. The information we collect is used for providing you with better service. A Vintage Affair may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 10th March, 2019.
1) What information does A Vintage Affair collect from you?
In order to provide you with exclusive products, A Vintage Affair collects information about the visitors’ name, phone number, email and billing address so that you don’t have to sign up again and again for future deals. With this information we get to know your shipping address, and we can also contact you in case of any unavailability in item colour/stock or any other such issues.
You hereby agree to not use any false information, false email or billing addresses, or mislead us or any other third party linked to this website. We are committed to protecting your personal information and keep it secure and confidential at all times, but we assume no responsibility for your personal information.
2) Does A Vintage Affair also collect bank/credit card/debit card information?
No; A Vintage Affair does not collect customers’ bank/credit card/debit card information, when you click on the Pay Using Credit Card / Debit Card / Online Bank Transfer Options, you are redirected to a secured Payment Gateway CC Avenue. All your details are processed through the payment gateway provider and the only thing we receive is a Transaction ID against your Order, as a confirmation that payment has been received.
All your details get processed and verified by the Payment Gateway and your Credit/Debit Card Company / Bank.
As far as how secure the Payment Gateways are, here are some details:
▪ Payment Gateways are PCI DSS 1.1 Standards Compliant
▪ They are registered and authenticated by VeriSign, and use 128 bit SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
▪ They also implement the Verified By Visa and the MasterCard Secure Code Protocols
EBS uses seven server architecture model which helps in better encryption of data which protects the clients information. All credit card authorization is done using the high-tech Axis, HDFC and Citibank’s secure servers and the same is encrypted before it is transmitted over the Internet to the Acquiring Banks. Additionally EBS servers are behind security firewalls to ensure maximum protection of our customer’s information. This guarantees that your information is inaccessible to any third party. EBS uses the best industry-standard VeriSign Technology, which ensures the security of the data
3) What do we do with the information we gather?
We require this customer information to understand your needs and provide you with better products and a better service, in particular for the following reasons:
▪ Internal record keeping.
▪ We use the information provided to improve our products and services.
▪ We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
▪ From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, or postal mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
4) Which payment method is the easiest, safest and without any charges?
All the payment methods on our website are easy, safe and free of charge!
*Note: Your purchase using Cash On Delivery (COD) payment mode is a Legal Contract, purchase and use this payment mode only if you wish to pay. Legal action will be taken against defaulters!
5) Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use encryption technology and secure commerce servers to ensure your information is protected online. However, please be aware that your personal information could unknowingly fall prey to malicious online elements and not always remain private.
6) How we use cookies?
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
7) Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
▪ Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes.
▪ If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to us at info@avintageaffair.in
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you consent to it only.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act, 1998. A small fee will be payable for this. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email us at info@avintageaffair.in
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us at info@avintageaffair.in as soon as possible, we will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
8) Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over these other websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and if these sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should always exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Disclaimer: All policies of this website are subject to change without any prior notice. In case of any conflict the Terms and Conditions of this statement would prevail. All disputes are subject to Mumbai jurisdiction.
