Privacy Policy
Herbal Hiraeth Pty Ltd (ABN 93 652 370 128) ("we", "us" or "Herbal Hiraeth") is committed to privacy protection. At https://herbalhiraeth.com.au/ ("this site"), we understand the importance of keeping personal information private and secure. This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") describes generally how we manage personal information and safeguard privacy. If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us.
This Privacy Policy forms part of, and is subject to the provisions of, our Website Terms and Conditions (https://herbalhiraeth.com.au/pages/terms-conditions).
We care about your privacy: |
We will never rent, trade or sell your email address to anyone. |
We will never publicly display your email address or other personal details that identify you. |
We will treat all personal information in accordance with any and all obligations that are binding upon us under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”). The Privacy Act lays down 13 key principles in relation to the collection and treatment of personal information, which are called the “Australian Privacy Principles”.
Personal information held by Herbal Hiraeth may include your:
Information provided to AfterPay, PayPal, ShopPay and GPay (“Payment Gateway Providers”)
All purchases that are made through this site are processed securely and externally by our Payment Gateway Providers. Unless you expressly consent otherwise, we do not see or have access to any personal information that you may provide to Payment Gateway Providers, other than information that is required in order to process your order and deliver your purchased items to you (eg, your name, email address and billing/postal address).
At this site, we only collect personal information that is necessary for us to conduct our business as leading provider of natural eco-conscious skincare formulated with herbal remedials to balance, detoxify and deepen a connection with nature.
Information that you provide to us
We may collect personal information that you provide to us about yourself when you:
IP addresses
This site may also collect Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. IP addresses are assigned to computers on the internet to uniquely identify them within the global network. Herbal Hiraeth collects and manages IP addresses as part of the service of providing internet session management and for security purposes. We may also collect and use web log, computer and connection information for security purposes and to help prevent and detect any misuse of, or fraudulent activities involving, this site.
This site uses "cookies" to help personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file or a packet of information that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server to identify and interact more effectively with your computer. There are two types of cookies that may be used at this site: a persistent cookie and a session cookie. A persistent cookie is entered by your web browser into the "Cookies" folder on your computer and remains in that folder after you close your browser, and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to this site. A session cookie is held temporarily in your computer’s memory and disappears after you close your browser or shut down your computer. Cookies cannot be used to run programs. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. In some cases, cookies may collect and store personal information about you. We extend the same privacy protection to your personal information, whether gathered via cookies or from other sources.
You can configure your internet browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies or notify you when a cookie is sent. Please refer to your internet browser’s instructions to learn more about these functions. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this site.
Why we use cookies
This site uses cookies in order to:
Many of these cookies are removed or cleared when you log out but some may remain so that your preferences are remembered for future sessions.
Third party cookies
In some cases, third parties may place cookies through this site. For example:
Your personal information may be used in order to:
and for any other purpose reasonably considered necessary or desirable by Herbal Hiraeth in relation to the operation of our business.
From time to time, we may email our customers and site visitors with news, information and offers relating to our own products or those of selected partners. Your personal information may also be collected so that we can promote and market products and services to you. This is to keep you informed of products and special offers we believe you will find valuable. If you would prefer not to receive promotional or other material from us, please let us know and we will respect your request. You can unsubscribe from such communications at any time if you choose.
In order to deliver the products you require or for the purposes set out above, we may disclose your personal information to organisations outside Herbal Hiraeth. Your personal information may be disclosed to these organisations only in relation to this site and our social media platforms, and we take reasonable steps to ensure that these organisations are bound by confidentiality and privacy obligations in relation to the protection of your personal information. These organisations may carry out or provide:
In addition, we may disclose your personal information to:
If you would like more information about the way we manage personal information that we hold about you, or are concerned that we may have breached your privacy, please contact us by email or by post.
Access to your personal information
In most cases, you may have access to personal information that we hold about you. We will handle requests for access to your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles. All requests for access to your personal information must be directed to the Privacy Officer by email or by writing to us at our postal address. We will deal with all requests for access to personal information as quickly as possible. Requests for a large amount of information, or information that is not currently in use, may require further time before a response can be given. We may charge you a fee for access if a cost is incurred by us in order to retrieve your information, but in no case will we charge you a fee for your application for access.
In some cases, we may refuse to give you access to personal information that we hold about you. This may include circumstances where giving you access would:
We may also refuse access where the personal information relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings, and the information would not be accessible by the process of discovery in those proceedings.
If we refuse to give you access, we will provide you with reasons for our refusal.
Correcting your personal information
We will amend any personal information about you that is held by us and that is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date if you request us to do so. If we disagree with your view about the accuracy, completeness or currency of a record of your personal information that is held by us, and you ask us to associate with that record a statement that you have a contrary view, we will take reasonable steps to do so.
We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of the information that you provide us and we will take all reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorised use or alteration. In our business, personal information may be stored both electronically (on our computer systems and with our website hosting provider) and in hard-copy form. Firewalls, anti-virus software and email filters, as well as passwords, protect all of our electronic information. Likewise, we take all reasonable measures to ensure the security of hard-copy information.
You may click-through to third party websites from this site or our social media platforms, in which case we recommend that you refer to the privacy statement of the websites you visit. This Privacy Policy applies to this site only and we assume no responsibility for the content of any third party websites.
Redirection to Payment Gateway Providers
In particular, when you submit an order to us, you may be automatically redirected to our Payment Gateway Providers in order to complete the required payment. The payment page that is provided by our Payment Gateway Providers is not part of this site. As noted above, we are not privy to any of the bank account, credit card or other personal information that you may provide to our Payment Gateway Providers, other than information that is required in order to process your order and deliver your purchased items to you (eg, your name, email address and billing/postal address). We recommend that you refer to the relevant Payment Gateway Provider’s privacy statement if you would like more information about how that Payment Gateway Provider collects and handles your personal information.
Re-marketing
We may use the Google AdWords and/or Facebook re-marketing services to advertise on third party websites to previous visitors to this site based upon their activity on this site. This allows us to tailor our marketing to better suit your needs and to only display advertisements that are relevant to you. Such advertising may be displayed on a Google search results page or a website in the Google Display Network or inside Facebook. Google and Facebook may use cookies, pixel tags and/or Conversion APIs to achieve this. Any data so collected by Google and/or Facebook will be used in accordance with their own respective privacy policies. Please note that if Facebook’s Conversion APIs are being used, our site shares your personal information to match users on Facebook’s network. The information that is collected using Conversion API’s includes names, locations, email addresses, phone numbers and browsing behaviour whilst on this site.
You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ads Settings page (https://www.google.com/settings/ads). Facebook has enabled an AdChoices link that enables you to opt out of targeted advertising.
GDPR rights
If you object to the processing of your personal information, or if you have provided your consent to processing and you later choose to withdraw it, we will respect that choice in accordance with our legal obligations. However, please be aware that:
Storage and processing by third parties
Duration of retention of your data
Keeping your information up-to-date
From time to time, it may be necessary for us to revise this Privacy Policy. Any changes will be in accordance with any applicable requirements under the Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles. We may notify you about changes to this Privacy Policy by posting an updated version on this site.
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If you require any further information about the Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles, you can visit the Federal Privacy Commissioner’s website (see www.privacy.gov.au).