Privacy Policy 

1. Who We Are

   BeinQt is a small business that creates and sells handmade custom nail sets through our website. We are based in the United Kingdom. For any questions regarding this policy or your personal data, you can contact us at beinqt.nails@gmail.com.

2. What Data We Collect

   We collect the following personal data when you interact with our website:

   • Name: Collected via forms for purchasing products and signing up for accounts.

   • Address: To deliver products you purchase.

   • Email: For contacting you about your orders, and if you opt-in, to send marketing communications.

   • Website Interaction Data: Collected through cookies and tracking technologies to understand how you navigate and interact with the site (e.g., browsing behavior, pages visited, etc.).

   • Payment Information: Managed by Wix, our third-party payment provider. We do not directly collect or store your payment details.

   We do not collect any special categories of data (e.g., health, biometric, or sensitive information).

3. How We Collect Your Data

   We collect your personal data through the following methods:

   • When you create an account on our website.

   • When you place an order.

   • When you subscribe to our mailing list (opt-in).

   • Through cookies and tracking technologies when you browse our website.

4. How We Use Your Data

   We process your personal data for the following purposes:

   • To Fulfill Orders (Contractual Necessity): We use your name, address, and email to deliver the products you purchase from us and to contact you regarding your order if needed.

   • To Optimize Our Website (Legitimate Interests): We analyze website interaction data to improve how we display products and enhance your user experience. This allows us to adjust the website layout and show trending products more effectively.

   • For Marketing (Consent): If you have opted into our mailing list, we use your email to send updates, promotions, and news related to our products.

5. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

   Under GDPR, we rely on different legal bases for processing personal data, depending on the specific activity:

   • Contractual Necessity: We process your name, address, and email to fulfill your orders and deliver products to you.

   • Legitimate Interests: We process website interaction data to improve our services, optimize how we present products, and enhance the overall user experience.

   • Consent: We process your email for marketing purposes only when you have opted in to our mailing list. If you no longer want us to process your data for these purposes, please contact us through the contact page on our website at https://beinqt.com/contact or send us an email at beinqt.nails@gmail.com.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

   We only share your personal data with third parties where necessary for business operations:

   • Wix: We use Wix as our website platform, and they process payments securely on our behalf. Wix is a third-party payment provider, and they may collect personal data such as payment information. Please refer to Wix’s Privacy Policy for more details on how they handle your payment information.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

   We retain your personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.

   • Order-related data (including name, address, email, and website interaction data as described in Section 2): We will retain this data for 1 year after your purchase to manage customer service inquiries, returns, or follow-up services.

   • Legally required data: We will retain only the data we are obligated to keep for legal reasons (e.g., for tax purposes) for 7 years (6 years plus the current year), in accordance with applicable laws.

   • Marketing-related data: If you have opted into our mailing list, we will retain your email address for marketing purposes until you unsubscribe or request that we no longer process your data for these purposes. You can unsubscribe at any time by contacting us through our contact page at https://beinqt.com/contact or emailing us at beinqt.nails@gmail.com.

   • All other data that is not required for legal purposes will be deleted after 1 year.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

   Under GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

   • Right to Access: You can request a copy of the data we hold about you.

   • Right to Rectification: You can request correction of any inaccurate data.

   • Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data, provided it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

   • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data under certain conditions.

   • Right to Data Portability: You can request that we provide your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

   • Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests, including for direct marketing purposes.

   To exercise these rights, please contact us at beinqt.nails@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within one month.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

   We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect website interaction data. These help us improve our website and provide you with a better user experience. For more information on how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

10. Data Security

    • Payment Information: BeinQt does not store or process your payment information. All payment transactions are securely processed by Wix Payments, our third-party payment provider. Wix complies with industry-leading security standards and certifications to protect your personal data, including:

      • PCI DSS Level 1 Compliance: Wix is certified with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) Level 1, which is the highest level of certification for payment processors.

      • TLS Encryption: Wix uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption to secure data transmissions between your browser and their servers.

      • ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27018: Wix is certified for these international standards that specify best practices for information security management systems and protection of personal data in the cloud.

11. We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and while we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

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By using Wix for payment processing, your payment details are safeguarded through these industry-standard security

measures. For more details on Wix's data security practices, please refer to their Privacy Policy.