Privacy and Security

INFORMATION COLLECTION
When you browse our Website, we automatically receive your computerโ€™s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.
When you purchase any product from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect certain personal information from you as you may give us your name, address and email address as shown on the forms.ย ย  This is also applicable when you subscribe to our communication requests (register with us) voluntarily.

CONSENT
When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to deny us the request.ย 
With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.ย 
After you opt-in to the consent, you can still change your mind.ย  You may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at care@pomefresh.comย  or send us a postal mail at: 750A Chai Chee Road, #07-03 Viva Business Park, Singapore 469001.

PLATFORM
Our Website is built on a commercially proven Platform and the site is hosted with a reputable hosting services provider which has establish all necessary levels of security measures to ensure data security and safety. ย 
If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then our Website will use encrypted connection to process the payment through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted.ย  Your payment information, i.e, credit card details are not stored with us. ย 
All direct payment gateways 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.ย 
PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. ย 
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.
For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. ย 
In particular, as a reality of the glob al Internet infrastructure today, certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.
Once you leave our storeโ€™s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our websiteโ€™s Terms of Service.ย 
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

DISCLOSURE
Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.

The email address you provide for order processing, may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order, in addition to receiving occasional company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.

SECURITYย 
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.
If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption.ย  Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information. We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.

COOKIES
Cookies, which are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computerโ€™s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) enable the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart.

AGE OF CONSENTย 
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of legally permitted to access and/or transact with us and you have the ability to execute orders legally binding by the laws of Singapore. ย 
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY & SECURITY POLICY
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, you are asked to review it as and when you perform a transaction through the Website.. 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.
If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.

ENQUIRIES
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at care@pomefresh.com.