The purpose of the privacy policy is to explain why we use your data, but first and foremost, we want to emphasize that we value your privacy.

One of our primary aims at Akin Industries LLC is customer pleasure, which we believe is compatible with the value we place on client privacy. Within the scope of applicable legislation and regulations, we safeguard the privacy of personal information disclosed on our website, https://pinehart.com , and other sites we own and operate.

This policy was last updated on January 31, 2022, and it went into effect on January 12, 2022.

1.Types of Data We Collect

Personal information is defined as all information that may be used to identify you, send your items, and/or contact you. It is also referred to as “personal information and personal data” in this text. Non-personal data is information that does not directly identify you. We gather both types of personal data about you. The examples below demonstrate the many sorts of data we acquire from you and how we utilize it.

a- Personal information

Here is what we may request as personal information from you:

Name
Email
Social media profiles
Date of birth
Phone/mobile number
Shipping/Mailing address
Payment information

b- Log & Device data

Our servers may automatically record basic data provided by your browser when you visit our website. It may contain the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your device, the type and version of your browser, the pages you view, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, other information about your visit and technical information relating to any difficulties you may encounter.

Please note that while this information cannot be used to identify individuals on its own, it may be combined with other information to do so.

2. Legal

We only gather & utilize your personal information when we have a valid reason to do so. We never gather personal information if it is not fairly required for us to provide you with our services. For instance, to send your order or provide a refund.

3. How Do We Collect Data?

We may take your personal information;

If you sign up on our website to get an email or social media updates.
If you view our content, use a mobile device or a web browser.
If you contact us via email, social media, or websites and e-commerce websites.
If you mention us on social media.

We may gather personal information; when you…

sign up on our website to get an email or social media updates.
view our content, use a mobile device or a web browser.
contact us via email, social media, or websites and e-commerce websites.
mention us on social media.

4. How Do We Use Data?

We may collect, store, use and disclose personal information if the purposes are compatible with these:

To add you as a new customer.
To process and fulfill your orders, including:

(a) handling payments, fees and charges; and

(b) collecting and refunding money.

To monitor chats to check the instructions you give, for training, crime prevention, improving the quality of customer service, and defending legal claims.
To improve our website, our products/services, our marketing, customer interactions and our experiences using data analytics.
To provide you with appropriate information and advertisements on the website and to measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we present to you.
To manage and safeguard our business and this website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and data hosting).
To inform you that you may enter sweepstakes, contests, or surveys.
To manage our connection with you, we will do the following.

(a) notify you of changes to our terms or privacy policies;

(b) Ask you to post a review or participate in a survey.

5. Do We Disclosure Your Data?

Our primary objective is to keep your trust and to let you know when and to whom we may reveal the information we gather.

Third-party vendors and authorized service providers: If we outsource billing, payment processing, customer service, email deployment, business analysis, marketing, advertising, performance monitoring, hosting, and data processing, your information may be shared with third-party vendors and service providers.
Corporation Affiliates: We may share your information with our corporate affiliates who are subject to this policy.
Business Needs: We may release your information in the course of a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of a website, a merger, consolidation, or selling of assets, or in the unlikely case of bankruptcy.
Legal Reasons: We may release information in response to subpoenas, court orders, legal procedures, law enforcement requests, legal claims, or government investigations, as well as to protect and defend Akin Industries LLC, our affiliates, and users’ rights, interests, health, and safety.
We may share information with your consent or at your request for any other reason revealed to you at the time of collection, or with your agreement or instructions.

6. How Do We Secure Personal Information?

We shall use commercially reasonable protections to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or alteration, when and for as long as we collect and process personal information.

While we will do everything possible to preserve the personal information you give to us, we must warn you that no method of electronic transmission or storage is totally secure, and no one can guarantee comprehensive data security. In the case of a data breach, we guarantee that we will respond in line with the legislation.

You are completely responsible for selecting any access codes, as well as their strength, and for ensuring the security of your personal information inside the bounds of our systems.

7. How Long We Keep the Personal Data?

We don’t need any more than we need. Our time frame may vary depending on how relevant information is used in accordance with this privacy policy. If we no longer require your personal information, we will destroy it or anonymize it by eliminating any elements that may be used to identify you. However, we may store your personal information if necessary to comply with a legal, accounting, or reporting duty, or for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research, or statistical purposes.

8. Do We Collect Children’s Personal Data?

No. Children under the age of 13 are not a direct marketing segment for us. Hence, we do not knowingly collect/store children’s personal information under the age of 13.

9. Transfers of personal information across international borders.

We store and/or handle the personal information we collect at facilities owned or operated by us or our partners, affiliates, and third-party suppliers. Please keep in mind that the countries in which we store, process, or transfer your personal information may not have the same data privacy rules as the nation in which you gave the information in the first place.

If we reveal your personal information to a third party in another country, we will

(i)conduct those transactions in compliance with applicable legislation, and

(ii) secure the personal information provided in accordance with the requirements of this privacy statement.

10. What Are The Data Subjects' Rights?

You can always refuse to give us with personal information, recognizing that your usage of our website may be hampered as a result. We will never treat you unfairly. You agree that if you supply us with personal information, we may collect, store, use, and disclose it in line with this privacy policy. You have the right to get a copy of any personal information we hold on file for you.

We shall protect any personal information we collect about you from a third party in line with the rules of this privacy statement. If you are a third-party personal information supplier, you must represent and warrant the consent of the data subject.

If you previously consented to our use of your personal information for direct marketing reasons, you may withdraw your permission at any time. We will provide you with the option of unsubscribing from our email list or opting out of receiving emails. Please keep in mind that we may need to request extra information from you in order to verify your identity.

If you believe any of the information in this privacy statement is erroneous, out-of-date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please notify us using the details provided in this privacy statement. We shall take reasonable steps to correct, complete, mislead, or update any information that is wrong, incomplete, misleading, or out of date.

If you believe we have breached data protection regulations and wish to submit a complaint, please contact us using the information provided below and provide us with detailed information about the alleged breach. We will evaluate your complaint as quickly as possible and respond to you in writing, describing the results of our investigation and the steps we will take to fix your problem. You also have the option of filing a complaint with a regulatory body or a data protection authority.

11. Cookie Policy

A cookie is a little piece of data (text files) stored on your device by a website to remember information about you, such as language preferences or login information. These cookies are known as first-party cookies since they are set by us. For advertising and marketing research, we also utilize third-party cookies (cookies from a domain other than the domain of the website you are viewing)..

11. What Are the Privacy Policies Limits?

Our website may include links to websites that we do not own or control. Please keep in mind that we have no responsibility or liability for the content or policies of other websites over which we have no control.

12. How We Change Privacy Policy?

We retain the right to update our privacy policies to reflect changes in our business operations, currently accepted practices, or changes in governmental or regulatory requirements. If we decide to amend this privacy policy, we will post the changes here at the same link you are now using to access it.

When needed by law, we will get your consent or provide you the option to opt-in or opt-out of the use of your personal information.