Privacy Policy
PRIVACY STATEMENT
ARTICLE 1 - PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED
When you make a purchase on our store, as part of our buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you provide to us, such as your name, address, and email address.
When you browse our store, we also automatically receive the Internet Protocol address (IP address) of your computer, which allows us to obtain more details about the browser and operating system you are using.
Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products, and other updates.
ARTICLE 2 - CONSENT
How do you obtain my consent?
When you provide us with your personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, schedule a delivery, or return a purchase, we assume that you consent to our collecting your information and using it for that specific purpose only.
If we ask you to provide us with your personal information for another reason, such as for marketing purposes, we will ask you directly for your express consent or provide you with the opportunity to refuse.
How can I withdraw my consent?
If, after giving us your consent, you change your mind and no longer consent to our contacting you, collecting your information, or disclosing it, you can notify us by contacting us at help@thedentalist.co.
ARTICLE 3 – DISCLOSURE
We may disclose your personal information if the law requires us to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
ARTICLE 4 – SHOPIFY
Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our services and products to you.
Your data is stored in Shopify’s data storage system and databases, and in the general Shopify application. Your data is stored on a secure server protected by a firewall.
Payment:
If you make your purchase through a direct payment gateway, Shopify will store your credit card information. This information is encrypted in accordance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS).Information related to your purchase transaction is kept only as long as necessary to complete your order. Once your order is finalized, the transaction data is deleted.
All direct payment gateways comply with PCI-DSS, which is managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, a joint effort by companies such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.
PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card data by our store and its service providers.
For more information, please see Shopify’s Terms of Service or Privacy Policy.
ARTICLE 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use, and disclose your information as necessary to perform the services they provide to us.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we are required to provide them for your purchase transactions.
We recommend that you read their privacy policies carefully to understand how your personal information will be handled by these providers.
Some providers may be located in or have facilities in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. Therefore, if you proceed with a transaction that involves a third-party provider, your information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which that provider or its facilities are located.
For example, if you are in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, your personal information may be subject to disclosure under U.S. legislation, including the Patriot Act.
Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.
Links
You may be required to leave our website by clicking certain links on our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and encourage you to read their privacy policies carefully.
ARTICLE 6 – SECURITY
To protect your personal data, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to ensure that it is not lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed inappropriately.
If you provide us with your credit card information, it will be encrypted using SSL security protocol and stored with AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we comply with all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry standards.
COOKIES
Here is a list of cookies we use. You can choose whether to allow them or not:
• _session_id: Unique session identifier, allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc.).
• _shopify_visit: No data held, persists for 30 minutes from the last visit. Used by our website provider’s internal stats tracking system to record the number of visits.
• _shopify_uniq: No data held, expires at midnight (depending on visitor location) the following day. Calculates the number of visits to a store per unique customer.
• cart: Unique identifier, persists for 2 weeks, stores your shopping cart information.
• _secure_session_id: Unique session identifier.
• storefront_digest: Unique identifier, indefinite if the store has a password. Used to determine if the current visitor has access.
ARTICLE 7 – AGE OF CONSENT
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence and that you have given us your consent to allow any minor dependents to use this website.
ARTICLE 8 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon posting on the website. If we make significant changes to this policy, we will notify you here so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we can continue selling products to you.
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
If you would like to access, correct, amend, or delete any personal information we have about you, file a complaint, or simply want more information, contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at help@thedentalist.co or by mail at:
📩 help@thedentalist.co