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Last updated: October 15, 2023

1. Introduction

SwitchTobacco ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or make a purchase from us.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this privacy policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Personal Information

  • Name and contact details (email address, phone number, shipping address)
  • Payment information (credit card details, billing address)
  • Age verification information
  • Order history and preferences

Automatically Collected Information

  • IP address and browser type
  • Device information
  • Usage data and browsing patterns
  • Cookies and similar technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Process your orders and transactions
  • Verify your age for legal compliance
  • Provide, maintain, and improve our services
  • Communicate with you about products, services, offers, and events
  • Personalize your experience on our website
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and fraud
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

  • Performance of a contract: When we process your orders and provide our services
  • Legal obligation: When we verify your age to comply with tobacco regulations
  • Consent: When you agree to receive marketing communications
  • Legitimate interests: When we improve our services and prevent fraud

5. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with:

Recipient Purpose Information Shared
Payment processors To process your payments Payment information, contact details
Shipping carriers To deliver your orders Name, shipping address, contact information
Age verification services To verify your age as required by law Name, date of birth, address
Legal authorities When required by law or to protect our rights Information as required by legal request

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Types of cookies we use:

  • Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
  • Preference cookies: Remember your preferences and settings
  • Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
  • Marketing cookies: Used to track visitors across websites for advertising purposes

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

Generally, we retain order information for 5 years for tax and legal compliance purposes. Age verification records are retained as required by law.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access: The right to request copies of your personal data
  • Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate information
  • Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal data
  • Restriction: The right to request limiting the processing of your personal data
  • Data portability: The right to request transfer of your data to another organization
  • Objection: The right to object to processing of your personal data
  • Withdraw consent: The right to withdraw consent where we rely on consent to process your personal data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

All payment transactions are encrypted using SSL technology. We regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

10. Age Restrictions

Our website and products are intended for adults only. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the legal smoking age in their jurisdiction.

If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a minor, we will take steps to delete such information from our records.

We use age verification systems to confirm that customers are of legal age to purchase tobacco products.

11. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.

Whenever we transfer your personal information outside of your jurisdiction, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by implementing appropriate safeguards.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Important Note

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. Our privacy practices are designed to comply with applicable data protection laws and regulations.