This Privacy Policy describes how information collected from users (each, a "User") of the www.tge.sg website ("Site"), applies to the Site and all products and services offered by The General Essentials. 

PERSONAL INFORMATION 

When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, your interaction with the Site, and information necessary to process your purchases. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to any information that can uniquely identify an individual (including the information below) as “Personal Information”. See the list below for more information about what Personal Information we collect and why.

Device information

• Examples of Personal Information collected: version of web browser, IP address, time zone, cookie information, what sites or products you view, search terms, and how you interact with the Site.
• Purpose of collection: to load the Site accurately for you, and to perform analytics on Site usage to optimize our Site.
• Source of collection: Collected automatically when you access our Site using cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels.
• Disclosure for a business purpose: shared with our processor Shopify.

Order information

• Examples of Personal Information collected: name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address, and phone number.
• Purpose of collection: to provide products or services to you to fulfill our contract, to process your payment information, arrange for shipping, and provide you with invoices and/or order confirmations, communicate with you, screen our orders for potential risk or fraud, and when in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
• Source of collection: collected from you.
• Disclosure for a business purpose: shared with our processor Shopify.

 

USING PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION 

We use your personal Information to provide our services to you, which includes: offering products for sale, processing payments, shipping and fulfillment of your order, and keeping you up to date on new products, services, and offers.

 

SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION 

We share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store. You can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.

We may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

DATA RETENTION 

When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

 

BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING  

As described above, we use your Personal Identification Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by:

• FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
• GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
• BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads]

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

WEB BROWSER COOKIES 

Our Site may use "cookies" to enhance User experience. User's web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to disable, manage or filter cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Additionally, please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain uses of your information by these parties, please follow the instructions in the “Behavioural Advertising” section above.

MINORS

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the address below to request deletion.

DO NOT TRACK 

Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a "Do Not Track" signal from your browser.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY 

The General Essentials has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

CONTACT US 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

The General Essentials 
www.tge.sg
thegeneralessentials@gmail.com