Privacy Policy

Privacy policy- Art by Christin Björk

For Art by Christin Björk it is important that your personal data that we store is well protected. On 25 May 2018, the GDPR law came into force. It then replaced the previous Personal Data Act (PUL) and the GDPR places even higher demands on us as a company when we collect and store personal data.

Privacy policy- Art by Christin Björk

  • By shopping at Art by Christin Björk you accept our privacy policy and our processing of your personal data. We care about your privacy and do not collect more information than necessary to process your order. We never pass on your data to third parties without a legal basis.

  • Art by Christin Björk is responsible for the processing of personal data that you have provided to us as a customer. Your personal data is processed by us in order to process your order and in those cases where you have requested newsletters or promotional offers - in order to customize marketing to your individual needs.

  • The information below is a summary of how we store and process your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What is personal data?

Personal data is any information that can be directly or indirectly attributed to a natural person. It can be, for example, name, address, personal identity number, e-mail and telephone number.

What data is stored, when/how it is collected and on what legal basis

Deliver an ordered/purchased product or service and handle payments


In order to process your order and answer questions related to your order (customer service), we store through WooCommerce your first and last name, address, phone number, email address, IP address and purchase history. All data is stored within the EU (Finland) on servers of the operating provider WP Engine (Google Servers).


This data is stored for as long as we have a legal basis to process your data, for example to perform the contract between us or to comply with a legal obligation under, for example, the Consumer Sales Act, which means that a product can be complained about for 36 months. 


Legal basis: performance of the purchase contract. 


In order to market goods and services


Personal data is processed to:
-Remind you of forgotten/abandoned digital shopping baskets

-Send direct marketing via email, SMS, social media or other similar electronic channels of communication as well as via mail. E.g. by running campaigns or sending offers and invitations to events to: all customers, a specific customer segment (e.g. shopped at least 2 times in the last year).

-Use personal data to analyse and make decisions about the target group to which the marketing will be shown.

The categories of personal data processed are:
Name, Contact details (e.g. address, email, phone number), Data on how the customer uses the company's websites, and other digital channels, Data on completed purchases, User-generated data (e.g. click and visit history)

In order to understand the type of marketing or direct marketing to be used, analyses are carried out on:
How websites and other digital channels are used (e.g. which pages and parts of pages are visited and which searches are made), Purchase history

Legal basis: for our use of marketing cookies, our legal basis is consent through pop-up with cookie approval.

For other personal data processing, we rely on the following lawful basis: recipients of newsletters, SMS, mail and website visitors - legitimate interest. The processing is necessary to meet your and our interest in being able to market products and services relevant to you.

Retention period: as long as we believe you benefit from our communications and you have not actively opted out and no later than 12 months after your customer relationship with us ends. Customer relationship means that you have made at least one purchase from us in the last 12 months.

Remember that you always have the right to object to our marketing. You can do this directly in our emails and text messages through an unsubscribe link or by contacting us at christin@christinbjork.com.

If our marketing appears on social media, you can indicate your preferences directly in the platform you see the marketing in, e.g. via your settings or in connection with the relevant post.

Cookies

We also collect Personal Data through our Website's use of cookies that collect information on and from your browser in order to provide you with a good experience when using our Website and our online services etc. Your name, email address, IP address and browsing history are collected from you via, for example, the chat function or if you fill in forms on our Website. This is so that we can contact you in the best possible way at your own request. Read more about cookies in our Cookie Policy.

Payment provider

When making a purchase, information is shared with our payment provider. What is stored is first name, last name, address, email address and phone number. If you choose to pay by invoice, your personal identity number is also stored with the payment provider. The information is stored in order to complete the purchase and to protect the parties against fraud. The payment providers (payment services) we use are: Stripe and Swish. Below you can read the privacy policies of the payment providers.

Stripe Privacy Policy

Swish Policies

Shipping company

In order to deliver your orders and complete our agreement, we need to share specific information with the shipping company. What is shared with the shipping company is first name, last name and address information for delivery. Email address and/or mobile phone number may also be shared with the shipping company for notification purposes. The shipping companies we work with are: Postnord, DHL. Below you can read the privacy policies of the shipping companies.


Postnord Privacy Policy

DHL Privacy & Data Protection Policy

Newsletter

If you have chosen to subscribe to our newsletter, your first name, last name and email address will be shared with our newsletter provider. This is to keep you updated with information and offers for marketing purposes. We use Mailchimp for sending out newsletters.

 

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Pop-up for Newsletter

If you choose to become a newsletter subscriber by leaving your email address in the pop-up box on our site, your email address and first name will be stored. We use Mailpoet for this pop-up function. Here you can read Mailpoet's Privacy Policy.

 

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Users' Rights

Right of access
You have the right to obtain extracts of any information we hold about you. Extracts are delivered electronically in a readable format.

Right to rectification
You have the right to ask us to update inaccurate information or to complete information that is inaccurate.

Right to be forgotten
You can ask us to delete your personal data at any time. There are a few exceptions to the right to erasure, such as if it must be retained because we must comply with a legal obligation (for example, under the Accounting Act).

Data Protection Officer
Art by Christin Björk is responsible for the storage and processing of personal data in the online store and ensures that the rules are followed.
How we protect your personal data
We use industry standards such as SSL/TLS and one-way hash algorithms to securely store, process and communicate sensitive information such as personal data and passwords.


We use the WooCommerce platform powered by WordPress.

Amendments to the General Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right to make changes to the Terms at any time. Changes to the Terms will be published online on the Website. The amended terms and conditions will be deemed to have been accepted upon placing an order or visiting the website.

Disputes and choice of law

In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by agreement between the company's customer service and the customer, you as a customer can turn to the Swedish Complaints Board, see arn.se. For residents of an EU country other than Sweden, complaints can be submitted online via the European Commission's dispute mediation platform, see http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr


In the event of a dispute, we follow the decision of the ARN or equivalent dispute resolution body.


Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of these general terms and conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with Swedish law.

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