Private Policy
Private Policy
This section summarizes how we obtain, store and use information about you. It is intended to provide a very general overview only. It is not complete in and of itself and it must be read in conjunction with the corresponding full sections of this Privacy Policy.
Purchasing of Merchandise
Payment: If you purchase any merchandise through HOTT, you will be required to provide HOTT Service information regarding your credit card or other payment instruments. You represent and warrant to HOTT Service that such information is true and that you are authorized to use the payment instrument. You will be responsible for all taxes associated with your purchase of merchandise through the Service.
Loss and Cancellation: Title and risk of loss for all merchandise ordered by you will pass to you on our delivery to the shipping carrier. We reserve the right to cancel any order for any merchandise for any reason.
Protecting Your info
At HOTT. we are committed to protecting your privacy. we never share our customer’s data with the third parties in any way. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our stores, and communicating with you. We always try to personalize and continually improve your HOTT shopping experience.
Please note that the use of the Website by you is subject to this privacy policy (the "Policy") and the Web site's terms and conditions of use ("Terms and Conditions"). In this Policy, a word/term used with a capital letter is defined in the Terms and Conditions or elsewhere in this Policy.
Our Policy explains what information we collect on the Website, how we use and/or share this information, and how such information is maintained by us. By using this Website, you signify your acceptance of this Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, in whole or part, you should not use this Website. Please note that this Policy applies only with regard to the information collected on the Website and not any information collected or obtained through other methods or sources.
Our Policy ensures that any information you provide us remains private and secure. To reassure you, below we provide details of the information you provide to us, and how it will and, more importantly, will not be used. We will never collect sensitive information about you without your explicit consent. The information we hold will be accurate and up to date. You can check the information that we hold about you by contacting us (and there may be an administrative fee payable for this). If you find any inaccuracies we will delete or correct it promptly.
How we collect or Use information about you:
- when you provide it to us (e.g. by contacting us, placing an order on our website, sign up for our email newsletter, take a quiz, or create an account).
- from your use of our website, using cookies and similar technologies, and
- occasionally, from third parties.
- Information we collect: name, contact details, payment information e.g. your credit or debit card details, IP address, information from cookies, information about your computer or device (e.g. device and browser type), information about how you use our website (e.g. which pages you have viewed, the time when you view them and what you clicked on, the geographical location from which you accessed our website (based on your IP address), your answers to quizzes or surveys, and information about your internet connection.
- How we use your information: for administrative and business purposes (particularly to contact you and process orders you place on our website), to improve our business and website, to fulfil our contractual obligations, to advertise our goods and services, to analyse your use of our website, and in connection with our legal rights and obligations.
Cookies
We use "cookies", technology to store data in your computer using the functionality of your browser. A lot of websites do this because cookies allow the website publisher to do useful things like finding out whether the computer (and probably its user) has visited the site before. You can usually modify your browser to prevent cookie use - but if you do this the Service (and the Website) may not work properly. The information stored in the cookie is used to identify you. This enables us to operate an efficient service and to track the patterns of behavior of visitors to the website.
Also, in the course of serving advertisements to this Website (if any), third-party advertisers or ad servers may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. The use of cookies by such third party advertisers or ad servers is not subject to this Policy but is subject to their own respective privacy policies. (Please note that use of the Website, is neither intended for, nor directed to, children under the age of 18.)
Emails
Please note that we may email you for the following purposes:
As part of the Service. For example, we send (or may send) emails to you in some of the following example circumstances:
- - After Registration, notifying you of your account details;
- - As reminder emails about the services we offer (particularly if you have not used them yet or not used them for a while);
- - To send you information or Vouchers which you have asked for;
- - As a newsletter;
- - As promotional emails;
- - To offer related services to you from HOTT
However, in terms of any marketing or promotional emails, we may send, we will always give you the chance to opt-out (or unsubscribe) from them in the future.
Security and Retention
The Personally Identifiable Information which we hold will be held securely within our systems in accordance with our internal security policy and the law. We hold data until 3 years after it is last accessed or used by us.
Regarding information transmitted between the Website and/or users, while we take reasonable precautions to safeguard this information, we may be unable to prevent unauthorized access to such information by third parties or inadvertent disclosure of such information during transit. Users acknowledge this risk when communicating with the Website.
Customer Service
If you have any questions or concerns, or if you wish to request access to your personal information held by HOTT, please feel free to contact us.
Disclaimer
When purchasing products from this Website, the Customer acknowledges and accepts the payment of the products will be transferred to third-party operated payment systems. The Customer’s basic financial information may be disclosed to the third-party operated payment systems and its operating/controlling entity.
All information received by the third-party operated payment systems and its operating/controlling entity shall be managed in accordance with its Privacy Statement and Terms and Conditions found HERE. The Customer waives all rights to bring legal proceedings against the third-party operated payment systems and its operating/controlling entity in regards to the entity’s capacity to receive payments for the operation of the Website in relation to products supplied by the Website operator as a result of payment from the Website.
Changes to this Policy
Please note that this Policy forms part of the Terms & Conditions for use of this Website and forms part of the Agreement between you and us. We may, from time to time, amend this Policy, in whole or part, in our sole discretion. Any changes to this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised policy on the Website. Depending on the nature of the change, we may announce the change: (a) on the home page of the Website, or (b) by email, if we have your email address. However, in any event, by continuing to use the Website following any changes, you will be deemed to have agreed to such changes. If you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, as it may be amended from time to time, in whole or part, you must terminate your use of the Website.
HOTT Service's Proprietary Rights
Service Content, Software, and Trademarks: You are only authorized to use the HOTT Service for the purpose of engaging in business transactions with HOTT. You may not use any automated technology to scrape, mine or gather any information from HOTT Service or otherwise access the pages of HOTT Service for any unauthorized purpose. If you are blocked by HOTT Service from accessing HOTT Service Service (including by blocking your IP address), you agree not to implement any measures to circumvent such blocking (e.g., by masking your IP address or using a proxy IP address). The technology and software underlying the HOTT Service or distributed in connection therewith are the property of HOTT, our affiliates and our partners (the “Software”). You agree not to copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, or otherwise transfer any right in the Software.
HOTT Service may contain images, artwork, fonts and other content or features (“Service Content”) that are protected by intellectual property rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by HOTT, you agree not to modify, copy, frame, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the HOTT Service or the Service Content, in whole or in part. Any use of the HOTT Service or the Service Content other than as specifically authorized herein is strictly prohibited. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by HOTT.
Third Party Material: Under no circumstances will HOTT be liable in any way for any content or materials of any third parties (including users), including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such content or materials. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the third party providers of such content and materials are express and intended third party beneficiaries of these Terms of Services with respect to their content and materials.
HOTT may preserve content and may also disclose content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (b) enforce these Terms of Service; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of HOTT, its users or the public.