Privacy Policy


This Privacy Policy describes the privacy practices of www.peddon.com.tr. with respect to personal information which we collect:


when you sign up for, use, access or otherwise interact with www.peddon.com.tr (the "Sites) or other websites, mobile applications, online services, products, or widgets owned or operated by Peddon or that reference this Policy (collectively, including the Sites, the "Services"), 


in connection with our marketing activities, 


in other settings where we reference this Privacy Policy or interact with you,


and how we use, share and store that information.


You can reach us at info@peddon.com.tr



BY USING THE SERVICES YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR PROCESSING IN THE UNITED STATES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY


Personal Data we collect may be stored and processed in the United Kingdom or any other country in which Peddon or its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, or third party service providers maintain facilities and/or infrastructure, and by using the Services and submitting information to us, you consent to the transfer, processing and storage of such information outside of your country. Note that the United Kingdom is a jurisdiction in which the data protection regime may not provide the same level of security as those in the nation where you reside. Unless applicable law requires different security and protections to be applied in any given relevant jurisdiction, we apply the same principles in using, handling and transmitting data as described in this Privacy Policy in all of our operations. If you do not agree with any part of this Privacy Policy or our Terms and Conditions, please do not access or continue to use any of the Services or otherwise provide your Personal Data.



I. Information Peddon Collects

Peddon collects personal information from users in connection with the Services.


We collect your Personal Data in a number of ways and for various purposes. "Personal Data" (also known as personal information) means information that relates to you and identifies you personally, directly or indirectly, either alone or in combination with other information available to us. Examples of Personal Data are a name, an online identifier, a contact address, social media reviews and ratings, and precise geolocation data.


We collect your Personal Data as follows:


We ask for and may collect personal information about you such as your: name, home address, address, phone number, email address, telephone number, user name and password, date of birth, gender, age, personal interests, inferences, physical characteristics or description, behaviors, preferences, internet activity including browser and internet protocol address or other unique identifiers, internet activity including browsing and search history, location (e.g., city or country) including Location Data (as described below), commercial information such as credit card information and other similar details directly from you when you sign up for our Services, register an account with us, or when you access or utilize one or more of our Services.


When interacting with our Services, data is automatically collected by the technology platforms providing the experiences, including without limitation information about the Sites that you visit and how you use them and any GPS-based, Wi-Fi-based, or cell-based location information ("Location Data"), and any other identifier that permits direct identifying, locating, or contacting of the device or user. Precise Location Data may be collected in ways such as through Bluetooth beacons, wireless carrier, based on WiFi location, and your web browser or mobile device may share certain data with Peddon as those devices interact with Peddon's Sites or mobile apps. This data includes: Device IDs, network access, storage information and battery information as well as cookies, IP addresses, referrer headers, data identifying your web browser and version, the date and time of the visit and how long you remained on our Sites, and web beacons and tags. Location Data may include the presence of the device, its signal strength and mobile network information, its manufacturer (Apple, Samsung, etc.) and model, and information about the device's interaction with the Services or business services. Peddon may combine this information with other information collected in connection with your use of the Services. More information about these practices is included in the Cookies and Other Data Collection Tools section below.


If you engage with us through a social media account we may collect account or profile information associated with that account.To the extent you connect an account managed by third parties such as social media sites (e.g., Facebook) with a Peddon account, you authorize Peddon to have access to information related to that account (as permitted by the terms of service of your account with that social media site) and agree that Peddon may collect, store and use such information in accordance with this Policy. If you do not want to provide us with this data, please modify the privacy settings on your applicable social media account.


If you are accessing third-party products and services that we have made available to you via the Services, we may collect your name, email address, city, and payment information, and other information, including any personal information that the third party service makes available to us, in connection with your registration for or access to those products and services. You should check your privacy settings on these third party services to understand and change any information sent to us through these services.


When you purchase or browse Peddon products online, we collect contact, purchase and browsing data (such as the path you take through the Sites or Services, how long you spent on a page, access times, and other details about your session on the applicable Service). As you browse our products online or submit product inquiries, we may collect Personal Data such as your contact information and information related to your account and your specific requests. We also may collect information regarding a completed purchase (payment amounts and methods, billing and shipping information, returns and other transaction information). We may associate purchase and browsing information to an account you have registered with us and combine it with information relating to all interactions with us.


When you shop at Peddon pop-up stores, we may collect contact and purchase information. When you are shopping at a Peddon pop-up store we collect any contact and purchase information that is necessary to process your transaction. For example, we may collect payment information and email address (to provide e-receipts). In addition, we may collect your email and phone number(s) in order to send you information about products and Surveys or Promotions (to the extent you have provided the consents required for such communications under applicable law and not opted out of such communications).


If you participate in or utilize or sign up for, as applicable, contests, loyalty programs, surveys, referral programs, discounts, research activities or initiatives or promotional sales ("Surveys or Promotions") being offered by Peddon, we may collect contact, demographic and eligibility information or other Personal Data. Promotions may also be run by a Peddon service provider or business partner. In such instances, Personal Data may be collected directly by and/or shared with Peddon, the service provider and/or business partner, including for marketing purposes. Personal Data associated with a Survey or Promotion may be shared with partners that sponsored or were involved with the Survey or Promotion. To the extent a Survey or Promotion collects information from you about your periods or period product usage, such information will be used to help us better understand your needs and provide you with additional information that you can incorporate into your evaluation of Peddon products and services and for purposes reasonably related to the Survey or Promotion and as otherwise described herein or the privacy notice governing such Survey or Promotion and only to the extent permitted by applicable law.


We collect Personal Data when you communicate with us and in connection with your interactions with promotional campaigns, advertising on the Services or Peddon online communities. We collect Personal Data when you communicate with us (such as your phone, email or chat communications in connection with technical or product customer support, online services, product information or to any other communication you initiate) and sign up for promotional campaigns or to receive other marketing or informational materials via email, text message, push notifications or other media. Where consistent with applicable law we record and store telephone calls and chat transcripts for a period of time when you interact with our customer or technical support personnel, or if you provide us feedback about our Services. Additionally, we may collect your Personal Data when you click on advertisements, submit content, make reviews, interact with our social media pages, or contribute to message boards, comment fields, blogs, and other media forums sponsored by or affiliated with Peddon.


We allow our trusted ad partners to collect information about you when you use our Services. These companies may collect information from you (e.g. subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to the Services in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of interest to you. Our ad partners may use the data they collect from you for a variety of other purposes, including (a) in conjunction with advertising that appears on other websites, (b) to determine the popularity of certain content and analyze and track website traffic, statistics, advertisement data and other interaction with ads and the websites on which they are served, and (c) to measure the effectiveness of web-based and email ads. The ad partners that we engage are bound by confidentiality obligations and other restrictions with respect to their use and collection of your information.


We collect personal information from other sources and partners (e.g., when we purchase personal information about you from a third party to better personalize your experience or market to your interests). We (or our partners) may collect and process sensitive personal information. This may include information such as your race, ethnicity, or data related to your use of our Services such as menstruation (e.g., period calculator). We may also make inferences about your preferences, behaviors, characteristics, health, or attributes related to your use of our Site or products. When we collect data that may be considered “sensitive”, we (or our partners) will request your consent to process such sensitive personal information and we may provide other controls (like an opt-out of certain processing), when required by law. Please note that certain portions of the Sites may require this data for us to fully provide our Services, so your choice to not provide such information may limit the scope of available offerings. We respect our customers’ rights and heightened privacy interests pertaining to sensitive personal information. As such, we commit to verifying that law enforcement entities follow the laws and procedures in their jurisdictions before we respond to a request for such information. Even when compliant with the laws of the requesting agency’s jurisdiction, we may make reasonable challenges to such requests.


II. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:


Provide our products and services and customer support.


We use Personal Data to process and deliver product orders and to notify you of the status of your order and to address your requests, inquiries, and complaints. For example, data may be used to troubleshoot problems with your experience with the Services. If you contact our customer service (or vice versa), we will use Personal Data such as your order information and contact history to process your request and provide you with the best service possible.


Customize experiences on our Services and gain insights into our customers and communities and operate, maintain, improve, and promote the Sites and the Services.


We use Personal Data to present products and content tailored to you, your interests and location. Our use of Personal Data may also help you engage with other users of our Services. We also use Personal Data for quality assurance, to monitor and improve customer support and the Services, including monitoring browsing activity and session replays, and to better understand our customers and other individuals who access our Services, which helps us develop more interesting and relevant products and services. 


Promote Peddon's business through direct mail and online advertising and marketing activities to you and others.


We use Personal Data in connection with advertising and online and offline marketing campaigns, to provide you with information on the products and Services that we think are most relevant to or appropriate for you and to track the success of our marketing activities. We display ads on the online platforms that we own and operate. We also use third party ad partners to display ads for Peddon on third party websites and apps ("Retargeting"). Retargeting technologies analyze the information collected about your interactions with Peddon Sites as described in relation to marketing above and information about you obtained from reputable third party sources parties, including your cookies, and display advertisements matched to your interests, as inferred from your online activities. Ads may also be based on the content of the pages on which they appear and Location Data may be used to serve ads that are more relevant to you based on your particular location. For most devices, you can control the interest-based ads you see as a result of Retargeting by changing the privacy settings of the device itself or changing the privacy settings of your browser but note that our Sites generally are not configured to respond to web browser do-not-track signals.


Connect you with third-party products and services.


We use the data we collect to provide third parties with the information required to enable those third parties to fulfill products or services that a Peddon user has ordered.


Communicate with you.


We may use Personal Data such as account information to contact you (through, for example, email or SMS messages (to the extent you have provided the consents required for such communications under applicable law and not opted out of such communications)) about the Peddon products or Services you have purchased or used and to notify you of other products, promotions and Services we think may be of interest to you. We may use your information to respond to requests for support, online services, product information or to any other interaction you initiate. We also may use your Personal Data to notify you of promotions and other special offers. Irrespective of your privacy settings, we may send you notifications pertaining to the performance of our Services, such as revision of our Terms or this Privacy Policy or other formal communications relating to products or Services you have purchased or use.


Administer and Analyze Surveys or Promotions.


In connection with Surveys or Promotions we may use Personal Data to verify identity, communicate with you about the Survey or Promotion or about other offers, conduct market research, and ask you questions relating to the Survey or Promotion. If you participate in questions and surveys regarding the Survey or Promotion we may share your responses with business partners for their own market research and communication purposes to the extent permitted by applicable laws. In connection with certain Surveys or Promotions such as research initiatives or wear trial programs Peddon may use Personal Data to evaluate the performance, comfort, usability and applicability of Peddon products. In some cases the Survey or Promotion may treat your Personal Data in a way that differs from this Privacy Policy in which case the Survey or Promotion shall provide notice to you of the privacy practice governing that collection of information in connection with that Survey or Promotion. To opt-out of this kind of collection and sharing, you can decline to answer these kinds of questions or decline to participate in the applicable Survey or Promotion altogether. 


Operate and analyze our business.


We use Personal Data to analyze trends and statistics and monitor usage and performance of the Services, for purposes of data aggregation and centralization, to engage in business transactions, including the purchase, sale, lease, merger, amalgamation or any other type of acquisition, disposal, securitization or financing involving Peddon, and for sales, supply chain and financial analysis purposes.


To protect our legitimate business interests and legal rights


Where required by law or where we believe it is necessary, we use the data we collect from you to protect our legal rights and the interests of others. This includes using such data to secure and protect your information and our interests, comply with any applicable legal or regulatory requirements, legal basis including legitimate interests or consent, or other legal obligation, to assist in an investigation, to protect and defend our rights and property, or the rights or safety of third parties, to protect the integrity of our Services, employees and users, to analyze user patterns to optimize web presentation, to identify and prevent error, negligence, and crime, for audit functions, to enforce our agreements (such as terms of use, terms of sale and this Privacy Policy), and to resolve disputes. 


We may augment Personal Data we collect from you with information provided by reputable third party sources


We may combine Personal Data with information we receive from joint marketing partners, public databases, publicly available pages on social media platforms and other third parties, to give us better consumer insight into your needs, help us tailor our communications with you, deliver marketing messages to you and improve our business. For example, we may obtain updated email address information from email-change-of-address vendors or purchase third-party marketing data and address information and add it to our database to send you offline marketing materials, better direct our advertising and provide pertinent offers we think you are more likely to be interested in. You can opt-out of us combining your personal information with the information lawfully collected from third parties by contacting us using the contact details set out below.


III. How We Share Your Information

Peddon will share your Personal Data with third parties in the following ways:


To Affiliates


We will disclose Personal Data as well as, for the avoidance of doubt, anonymized and aggregate information, to businesses controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, www.peddon.com.tr. for the use purposes and under the conditions outlined above.


To Partners and Suppliers


Peddon may (a) coordinate the provision of services and products to you through third party service providers, such as logistics and fulfillment or electronic infrastructure providers and (b) partner with third parties in order to promote, support, enable or expand Peddon's business and products and services or enable those third parties to deliver content or advertise the products and services of Peddon. We may share Personal Data with those service providers and partners and they may have access to or process your Personal Data. For example, Peddon may use third-party providers to assist us with delivering, marketing and advertising our products and Services, processing payments you make to us, delivering customer service and support, and for e-commerce order fulfillment. In addition, with your knowledge and consent, our Services may gather and transfer information from other applications, functions and tools within your mobile device.


With Social Networks


Our Sites and apps will, in certain circumstances, provide you with social plug-ins from various social networks. If you choose to interact with a social network such as Facebook or Twitter (for example by registering an account), your activity on Sites or via our apps will also be made available to that social network.


For Joint Marketing and Interest-Based Advertising


We disclose various types of information for purposes of interest-based advertising, including third party interest-based advertising. From time to time Peddon might establish joint marketing relationships with other persons or entities whom we believe trustworthy and have privacy practices that are consistent with ours. In such cases and where permitted by applicable law we might exchange, share and/or cross-reference information, including information about you that will enable such persons or entities to contact you (for example through web, mobile app or other advertising) regarding products and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like to opt out of our exchange of your information with other marketers, please let us know by writing to info@peddon.com.tr



In Discussion Forums


Content you post through the Services such as reviews, commentary on discussion boards or blogs, and certain social networking preferences (e.g. pages you "Like" or "Recommend") may be accessible by other users and companies and may appear on other websites or web searches, and therefore this information could be read, collected, and used by others. Peddon cannot ensure the privacy of any Personal Data included in such user generated content. Please note that Peddon does not necessarily verify, endorse, or agree with any content posted in discussion forums. 


In Connection with Business Transfers (country specific disclosures may apply)


Personal Data may be disclosed or transferred as part of, or during negotiations of any purchase, sale, lease, merger, amalgamation, or any other type of acquisition, disposal, securitization or financing involving Peddon. In the event Peddon goes through a corporate transaction resulting in a structural change, such as a merger, sale of assets, acquisition by another company, bankruptcy, insolvency, or dissolution, to the extent permitted by applicable law Personal Data may be transferred to a third party as part of such event and thereby become subject to the privacy practices of that third party, which may materially different than those of Peddon. 


With Your Consent or at Your Direction


Peddon will share your Personal Data with other third parties (different from those described in this section) when we have your consent to do and when you intentionally direct us to do so or when you use our Services to intentionally interact with third parties.


For Legal Compliance and Special Circumstances


We may be required, subject to applicable law, to disclose your Personal Data if: (i) it is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process (such as a court order, subpoena, search warrant, etc.) or other legal requirements of any governmental authority, (ii) such a disclosure would potentially mitigate our liability in an actual or potential lawsuit, (iii) it is necessary to protect our legal rights or property (such as enforcing or applying applicable terms and conditions and other agreements, including the Services' terms of service), or (iv) it is necessary to protect the legal rights or property or physical security of others, or for the prevention or detection of crime and such disclosure is lawful. 


We may transfer your personal information with our brands and trusted-third parties outside of the country or territory from where you reside. When these third countries do not offer the same level of data protection as your country, we (or our service providers or their contractors/sub-processors) take steps to make sure that there are adequate safeguards are in place to protect your personal information. For example, these adequate safeguards may include your consent or involve binding the third party transferring your personal information to a contract that requires the same level of standards as the country from which the data was collected. In addition, we comply with certain national or country “localization” laws that, among other things, require personal information about their residents to be collected, processed and/or stored inside the country before being transferred internationally.


We May Share your Deidentified Information


We may share deidentified information (e.g., aggregated or grouped information) that doesn’t identify you personally with third parties for research or other purposes identified in this Policy. When we share this information, we require these third parties to agree not to attempt or to allow others to use it to identify individuals. 


IV. Data Security

Peddon takes precautions to secure your personal information and protect it from loss, theft, unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification and disclosure. Such measures include technological, physical and organizational safeguards that are appropriate given the sensitivity of the personal information, including maintaining controlled access to electronic and paper documents and files, and using appropriate technology safeguards such as passwords firewalls and encryption as well as non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements as we deem appropriate to protect your data. However, please note that Peddon's security measures may change or be unavailable from time to time and no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network is 100% secure.


V. Data Retention

Peddon will retain Personal Data for as long as needed to provide the service to you (for example, as long as you have an online account with us) or as needed to fulfill our own obligations, such as preventing fraud, meeting regulatory requirements, resolving disputes, improving our services or maintaining security, and in each case, as consistent with applicable law. We may retain non-personal information that has been sufficiently aggregated or anonymized for a longer period.


VI. Cookies and Other Data Collection Tools

Peddon and its partners use various technologies to collect information when you use our Services, including session replay, sending cookies to your device and using web beacons. By using the Services you consent to the use of such technologies, including cookies, advertising IDs, geolocation, screen capture technology and pixel tags, to collect information about you. These technologies help us personalize your use of our Sites and mobile applications, customize the Services, and mitigate risks and the potential for fraud. These technologies are also used by Peddon and its advertising partners to deliver ads to you based on your interests and online activities. To the extent we use session replay technology, we may collect on a real-time basis information on how you use and navigate the Services. This may include mouse movements and how you scroll through the Services. Some of our websites and Services may contain electronic images called "web beacons". Web beacons are objects embedded in a web page or email which are used to check if a user has accessed content. In addition to allowing us to count how many persons read our messages, web beacons allow us to develop statistical information about the activities and features that most interest our users in order to provide more personalized content. 


How We Use Cookies


When you access or use the Services, our web server may send a cookie to your device. "Cookies" are small data files placed on a device's hard drive or memory when you interact with a website or view a message. Among other things, cookies support the integrity of our account creation process, retain your preferences and account settings, and help evaluate and compile aggregated statistics about user activity. 


We may use cookies to:


Remember that you have visited us or used the Services before and personalize our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). 


Ensure we have enough capacity to accommodate all of our users and that users are finding what they are looking for easily and do not encounter technical errors. 


Collect anonymous statistical information about how you use the Services (including the length of your web or application session) and the location from which you access the Services, so that we can improve the Services and learn which elements and functions of the Services are most popular with our users. 


Helps us and our ad partners to deliver ads or messages that are relevant to you and your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose. For example, these cookies allow us to identify and send you messages about items you have left in your cart and make other purchasing recommendations.


How We Use Third-Party Cookies


We may allow third parties to collect information via the Services through cookies, third party plug-ins and widgets. Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the Sites (e.g., we may use Google Analytics and Google Adwords to collect and process certain analytics data). Additional data may be collected though Google Analytics (and similar categories of solutions) to help evaluate the visitation and use of our Site. To learn more about Google Analytics, please visit 

www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

 and find information about opting-out here: 

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

. In addition, you may connect with us or one of our Sites through social networking websites. Prior to submitting information on a social network website or to third parties, you should familiarize yourself with their privacy policies and practices. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. For mobile devices, you can manage how your device and browser share certain device data by adjusting the privacy and security settings on your mobile device. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.


Interest-based or Online-Behavioral Advertising


Online-behavioral advertising is automated, customized advertising that is tailored to your preferences and interests based on your online browsing activities over time and across multiple third-party websites and applications. Your preferences and interests are determined from personal information collected about you, whether by us or other parties. You may receive this advertising when using online services, like advertisements in mobile applications or on websites.



VII. Your Privacy Rights

Individual Rights. Where we process your personal information, you may be entitled to certain rights made available through applicable data protection laws. Some of these rights are explained below. You can reach Peddon with any questions or to exercise your rights via info@peddon.com.tr section of this Policy. Please also consult the Region-Specific Disclosures section of this Policy, as depending on the applicable data privacy laws in your jurisdiction, you may have the below rights regarding your personal information.


The Right to be Informed. You may have the right to be informed about how we plan to process your information. This is the main purpose of this Policy; 


The Right to Deletion or Erasure. You may have the right to have your personal information deleted;


The Right to Access Your Data. You may have the right to access and receive a copy of your personal information and other supplementary information;


The Right to Port Your Data. You may have the right to obtain and reuse your personal information for your own purposes across different services and companies; 


The Right to Rectify Your Data. You may have the right to rectify your data if it is inaccurate or needs to be supplemented;


The Right to Object. You may have the right to object to certain types of processing, including direct marketing;


The Right to Withdraw Your Consent;


Email Marketing Communications. If you wish to withdraw the use of your personal information for email marketing for any or all of our brands, you may unsubscribe as directed in our marketing emails. You also may unsubscribe directly on some of our Sites (e.g., “unsubscribe” footers). You may also reach out to us via info@peddon.com.tr section of this Policy.


The Right Not to be Discriminated Against. You may have a right not to be discriminated against (e.g., be denied goods or service, charged different prices or rates for goods or services, provided a different level of quality of goods or services) for exercising your legal rights. However, we may offer a different price, rate, level, quality or selection of goods or services to you if you opt-out (or stop sharing your data) and such difference is reasonably related to the value provided to us by your data. For more information, see the “Region-Specific Disclosures” sections of this Policy. 


The Right Not to Be Subject to Automated Decision Making or Profiling. You may have the right not to be subject to automated decision making (a decision that is created solely by automated means and without any human intervention) including the automated processing of personal information for the purposes of profiling or of the evaluation of certain things about you that have legal or similar significant effects, as defined by applicable law. You also may have the right to request human involvement, obtain an explanation of the decision, or challenge such decision;


Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Competent Supervisory Authority. You may have the right to lodge a complaint with a regulatory authority pertaining to our processing of your personal information. 


Verifying Requests. To help protect your privacy and maintain security, we will, according to applicable law, take steps to verify your identity before processing certain rights requests, such as granting you access to your personal information or complying with your request. The procedures for identity verification varies depending on the circumstances and the rights request but may include asking you to verify your name, email address, phone number, or other data points maintained by us. If you fail to verify the data points we may be unable to verify you sufficiently to honor your request. If you designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, we may require you to (a) provide the authorized agent written permission to do so and to share such authorization with us when processing a rights request, or (b) verify your own identity directly with us.


VIII. Children

The Services are intended for general audiences and is not directed to children. As a general matter, we usually do not knowingly collect or process personal information from children under the age of 16, unless a lower age is provided or allowed by local law. Where we do knowingly collect or process personal information from children under the age of 16 (or under an age stipulated by local law), we follow all applicable data protection laws.


IX. Third Parties We Don't Own or Control

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control or to people that we do not employ or manage. For example, if you choose to pay through a third-party mechanism offered on our website, the information you choose to share with that third-party will be treated in accordance with that third-party's privacy policy. This Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, for the content of such third party features or the privacy practices, including third-party cookies, web beacons, or other tracking technologies, of such third parties. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of each and every device, website, and service that you use.


X. How to Contact Us

Peddon welcomes questions and comments about this Privacy Policy. You can contact us by emailing us at info@peddon.com.tr


XI. Amendments

We may change this Policy from time to time. The most current version of this Policy will be effective at the time it is posted. By continuing to access or use the Services after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Policy. If you have a registered account, we may notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy via email and/or we may ask you to affirmatively acknowledge and consent to the changes the next time you use our Services.