TERMS & CONDITIONS

Ebony West Privacy Policy.
Last updated: 01/11/2024

This Privacy Policy describes how Ebony West collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit, use our services, or make a purchase from www.ebonywest.com (the "Site") or otherwise communicate with us (collectively, the "Services"). For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "you" and "your" means you as the user of the Services, whether you are a customer, website visitor, or another individual whose information we have collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of the Services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access any of the Services.

 

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site, update the "Last updated" date, and take any other steps required by applicable law.

How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

To provide the Services, we collect and have collected over the past 12 months personal information about you from a variety of sources, as set out below. The information that we collect and use varies depending on how you interact with us.

In addition to the specific uses set out below, we may use information we collect about you to communicate with you, provide the Services, comply with any applicable legal obligations, enforce any applicable terms of service, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

 

What Personal Information We Collect

The types of personal information we obtain about you depend on how you interact with our Site and use our Services. When we use the term "personal information," we are referring to information that identifies, relates to, describes, or can be associated with you. The following sections describe the categories and specific types of personal information we collect.

 

Information We Collect Directly from You

Information that you directly submit to us through our Services may include:

• Basic contact details including your name, address, phone number, email.

• Order information including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment confirmation, email address, phone number.

• Account information including your username, password, security questions.

• Shopping information including the items you view, put in your cart or add to your wishlist.

• Customer support information including the information you choose to include in communications with us, for example, when sending a message through the Services.

Some features of the Services may require you to directly provide us with certain information about yourself. You may elect not to provide this information, but doing so may prevent you from using or accessing these features.

Information We Collect through Cookies

We also automatically collect certain information about your interaction with the Services ("Usage Data"). To do this, we may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies ("Cookies"). Usage Data may include information about how you access and use our Site and your account, including device information, browser information, information about your network connection, your IP address, and other information regarding your interaction with the Services.

 

Information We Obtain from Third Parties

Finally, we may obtain information about you from third parties, including from vendors and service providers who may collect information on our behalf, such as:

• Companies who support our Site and Services, such as order processing and fulfillment partners.

• Our payment processors, who collect payment information (e.g., bank account, credit or debit card information, billing address) to process your payment in order to fulfill your orders and provide you with products or services you have requested, in order to perform our contract with you.

• When you visit our Site, open or click on emails we send you, or interact with our Services or advertisements, we, or third parties we work with, may automatically collect certain information using online tracking technologies such as pixels, web beacons, software developer kits, third-party libraries, and cookies.

Any information we obtain from third parties will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible or liable for the accuracy of the information provided to us by third parties and are not responsible for any third party's policies or practices. For more information, see the section below, Third Party Websites and Links.

 

How We Use Your Personal Information

• Providing Products and Services: We use your personal information to provide you with the Services in order to perform our contract with you, including to process your payments, fulfill your orders, send notifications related to your account, purchases, returns, exchanges, or other transactions, create, maintain and otherwise manage your account, arrange for shipping, facilitate any returns and exchanges, and enable you to post reviews.

• Marketing and Advertising: We use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, such as sending marketing, advertising, and promotional communications by email, text message, or postal mail, and showing you advertisements for products or services. This may include using your personal information to better tailor the Services and advertising on our Site and other websites.

• Security and Fraud Prevention: We use your personal information to detect, investigate, or take action regarding possible fraudulent, illegal, or malicious activity. If you choose to use the Services and register an account, you are responsible for keeping your account credentials safe. We highly recommend that you do not share your username, password, or other access details with anyone else. If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us immediately.

• Communicating with you: We use your personal information to provide you with customer support and improve our Services. This is in our legitimate interests to be responsive to you, to provide effective services to you, and to maintain our business relationship with you.

 

Cookies

Like many websites, we use Cookies on our Site. For specific information about the Cookies that we use, visit our Cookie Policy.

We use Cookies to power and improve our Site and our Services (including remembering your actions and preferences), run analytics, and better understand user interaction with the Services (in our legitimate interests to administer, improve, and optimize the Services). We may also permit third parties and services providers to use Cookies on our Site to better tailor the services, products, and advertising on our Site and other websites.

Most browsers automatically accept Cookies by default, but you can choose to set your browser to remove or reject Cookies through your browser controls. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking Cookies can negatively impact your user experience and may cause some of the Services, including certain features and general functionality, to work incorrectly or no longer be available. Additionally, blocking Cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners.

How We Disclose Personal Information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

• With vendors or other third parties who perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment and shipping).

• With business and marketing partners to provide services and advertise to you.

• When you direct, request us or otherwise consent to our disclosure of certain information to third parties.

• With our affiliates

​

Governing Law

Ebony West is a New Zealand-owned and operated company. Any use of this platform and any transactions carried out on it are governed by New Zealand Law.

By using this platform you agree that any disputes or legal proceedings arising out of or in connection with your use of the Ebony West's platform will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand.

You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts for the resolution of any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions.

 

 

Complaints

If you have complaints about how we process your personal information or any other concerns related to our Services, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We value your feedback and will make efforts to address and resolve your concerns promptly.

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, depending on where you live, you may have the right to appeal our decision by contacting us using the contact details set out below or lodge your complaint with your local data protection authority.

Contact for Complaints:

• Email: hello@ebonywest.com

We aim to respond to all complaints in a timely manner and in accordance with applicable laws. Your feedback is important to us as we strive to continuously improve our services and address any concerns you may have.