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Privacy Policy

1.         INTRODUCTION

SharlaineAnapu.com is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

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All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

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We have updated our Privacy Policy in accordance with GDPR.  By continuing  to use my website, you agree that you have read the Privacy Policy and that your use is subject to them.

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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 their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
 

2.         INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect the following information:

  • contact information including email address

  • demographic information such as postcode

  • other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

For the exhaustive list of cookies we collect see paragraph 5.

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3.         WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Periodically emails will be sent out about our open studios, or any upcoming events, new products, special offers or other information which I think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

  • We may use the information to improve our products and services.

  • We may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.

 

4.         SECURITY

Wix has implemented security measures designed to protect the Personal Information you share with us, including physical, electronic and procedural measures. Among other things, we offer HTTPS secure access to most areas on our Services; the transmission of sensitive payment information (such as a credit card number) through our designated purchase forms is protected by an industry standard SSL/TLS encrypted connection; and we regularly maintain a PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) certification. We also regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks, and regularly seek new ways and Third Party Services for further enhancing the security of our Services and protection of our Visitors’ and Users’ privacy.

We are committed to securing your personal information, and use various security measures to better protect it.

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. Data is stored on secure servers behind a firewall.

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5.         HOW WE USE COOKIES

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a site visitor's browser, usually used to keep track of their movements and actions on a site.  A cookie asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

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We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

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Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

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Cookies are implemented in every site built by Wix.  Take a look at the table below to view which cookies Wix implements on Wix sites:

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Cookie name                                          Life span                     Purpose

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svSession                                                 Permanent                  Creates activities and BI

hs                                                              Session                        Security

incap_ses_${Proxy-ID}_${Site-ID}          Session                        Security

incap_visid_${Proxy-ID}_${Site-ID}        Session                        Security

nlbi_{ID}                                                   Persistent cookie        Security

XSRF-TOKEN                                          Persistent cookie        Security

smSession                                               Two weeks                   Identify logged in site members

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6.         LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

 

7.         CONTROLLING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information. If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, you are invited to contact me at sharlaine.anapu@gmail.com or send your request to: Sharlaine Anapu Jewelry Studio, 923 F St NW, Ste. 301, Washington DC 20004.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the General Data Protection Regulation 2018. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to sharlaine.anapu@gmail.com.

 

8.         MANAGING COOKIES

‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard-drive. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that (see how to enable and disable your browser cookies under ‘Managing Cookies’). There are two types of cookie that we use during your visit to sharlaineanapu.com:

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  • Session cookies to keep track of the pages you visit on the Site and to tell us whether you have visited the Site previously so that, in order to serve you better, we understand how you and other visitors use the Site.

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  • Web analytics cookies: these cookies are delivered to and managed by Google Inc. They are logged on your first visit and are re-validated during each visit to our Site to allow us to generate web statistics on Site usage. This information enables us to improve your experience on our website. Google uses first party cookies, meaning that they cannot be used by any other site. Using Google analytics enables us to improve the service we provide to you. Please note: these cookies do NOT contain any personal data and only used by Sharlaine Anapu for analytic purposes to improve the service we provide to you on this site.

 

By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. We have sought to set up our Site so as to notify you before a cookie is used. However, if you choose to reject all cookies, you may be unable to use parts of the Site.

 

There are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in the browser you are using. Below you will find instruction on how to manage your browser cookie settings. Blocking cookies may prevent some website pages from displaying correctly.

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 9.0 10.0, 11.0

  1. Click on ‘Tools’ in your browser menu and select ‘Internet Options’.

  2. Click the ‘Privacy’ tab.

  3. Under ‘Settings’ move the slider to the top to block all cookies or the bottom to allow all cookies.

  4. Click ‘OK’.

 

Google Chrome

  1. Click ‘OK’.

  2. Select ‘Settings’.

  3. Click ‘Show advanced settings’.

  4. Go to the “Privacy” section, click the ‘Content settings’ button.

  5. To enable cookies look in the “cookies” section and make sure ‘Allow local data to be set’ is selected. This will allow first-party and third-party cookies. If you only want to accept first-party cookies, select the ‘Block all third-party cookies without exception’.

  6. To block all cookies, look in the “cookies” section and select ‘Block sites from setting any data’. This will also prevent most sites that require you to sign in from working. To block third-party cookies, select the ‘Block third-party cookies and site data’. Even if you have a site added to your exceptions list and allowed its cookies, the site’s third-party cookies will not be accepted.

 

Mozilla Firefox

  1. In the browser menu and select ‘Options’.

  2. Select the Privacy panel.

  3. Set ‘Firefox will:’ to ‘Use custom setting for history’.

  4. To accept cookies check all boxes, uncheck to disable them.

 

Opera

  1. In Opera select ‘Quick Preferences’.

  2. To enable cookies check ‘Enable Cookies’.

  3. To disable cookies uncheck ‘Enable Cookies’.

 

Safari

  1. Choose ‘Safari’ in the browser menu and select the ‘Preferences’ option.

  2. Click ‘Security’.

  3. To enable and disable cookies look in the ‘Accept cookies’ section and choose how you want Safari to handle cookies.

To find further information search for cookies in your browser ‘help’ in your browser menu or visit aboutcookies.org.

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