Privacy policy
This privacy policy describes how Accademia Qualitas collects, uses, and protects the personal information of visitors to our transactional website: www.accademia.com (the “Website”).
By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the terms and conditions of this privacy policy. If you do not accept this privacy policy, please “decline” our consent request or refrain from browsing our Website.
Personal Information We Collect
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, email address, billing and shipping address, and any other information you choose to provide when making a purchase on our Website.
We use security tools, such as an SSL certificate, to protect the information you provide to us when transmitting sensitive data.
We use the third-party payment platform [Stripe] to process payments made on our Website. We do not store payment information, such as credit card numbers, on our servers.
Anonymous Information We Collect (Analytics and Marketing Cookies)
We collect anonymous data such as IP (Internet Protocol) addresses recorded by Internet servers.
We also collect browsing data through our use of Google Analytics for statistical purposes, including visitor access dates and times, operating systems, browsers used, demographic data about our visitors (age group, country, language, etc.), and browsing habits (pages viewed, number of visits, duration of visits, etc.). This information is stored using cookies and similar technologies.
A cookie is a small text data file that is stored on a user’s computer or mobile device when they visit a website. Cookies are used to record information about user preferences, language choices, login information, and browsing data.
Please note that we currently do not use advertising tools that collect marketing cookies.
Also note that we do not have access to any sensitive personal information, such as your financial information or social security number.
Disabling Cookies
To enable or disable cookies in Chrome, refer to Google’s instructions. You can also disable interest-based or demographic targeting ads on Google by using the Ad Preferences Manager. Disabling this setting means ads will still appear, but they will no longer be based on your interests, demographic data, or visited sites.
Use of Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To process your purchases and deliver the products you have ordered;
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support;
- To analyze and improve the performance of our website;
- To maintain the security and protection of our website.
Retention of Information
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
Information Security
We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, please note that despite our efforts, no security measure is completely infallible.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
Contact for Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or how we manage your personal information, please contact Marie-Claude Turcotte at the following email address: info@accademia.com or by phone : 1-800-263-0128.
Last Updated: July 18, 2023
