Privacy Policy

Welcome to AffyLife, your destination for captivating blog content and the acquisition of digital, downloadable, and printable wall art through our webshop. Safeguarding your data is our foremost concern. This Privacy Policy aims to elucidate how we gather and employ the personal information you furnish, empowering you to make informed decisions while navigating our website and exploring our products and services.
Collecting personal customer data on the AffyLife site adheres to prevailing regulations and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) framework. Kindly peruse this Privacy Policy before utilizing the website or any offered services and features. You acknowledge and consent to the terms outlined herein by engaging with the website and its services. Should you disagree with this Privacy Policy, please refrain from utilizing the website and its associated services and features.

Our Commitment to Your Data Protection

At AffyLife, we abide by a set of principles:

• We only request personal information when necessary.
• Your data won’t be shared for legal compliance, product development, or rights protection.
• We refrain from storing personal data on our servers unless crucial for ongoing site operation.
• AffyLife is dedicated to respecting your data in all facets of our website operation.

Website Visitors

AffyLife.com automatically detects IP addresses and data as you navigate through different pages and services on the website. If you log in or subscribe to our newsletter, we record this information to facilitate your future interactions. Like many website operators, AffyLife collects non-identifiable information browsers and servers typically make available, such as browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. The purpose is to comprehend how AffyLife visitors use the website without identifying them personally. AffyLife may periodically share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information to report website usage trends.

AffyLife may also collect potentially personally-identifying information, such as IP addresses, for logged-in users and users leaving comments on our blogs. However, IP addresses of blog commenters are visible only to the administrators of the blog where the comment was made.

Collection of Personally Identifiable Information

In specific interactions with AffyLife, visitors may provide personally identifiable information. The quantity and type of information collected depend on the nature of the interaction. For example, blog commenters may be asked to provide a username and email address. We collect email addresses for those who wish to receive updates via email. AffyLife only collects such information to the extent necessary for the interaction between the visitor and AffyLife. Except as described below, AffyLife does not disclose personally identifying information.

Aggregate Statistics

AffyLife may gather statistics on visitor behavior on the website. This could include monitoring popular pages or using the Akismet service to filter spam. While these statistics may be publicly displayed or shared with others, AffyLife does not disclose personally-identifying information except as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally Identifiable Information

AffyLife discloses potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information only to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that need to know the information for processing on behalf of AffyLife or providing services available on AffyLife’s website. These individuals and organizations may be located outside your country; by using AffyLife’s website, you consent to transfer such information to them. AffyLife will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying or personally identifying information to anyone.

Apart from its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, AffyLife discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request, or when AffyLife believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of AffyLife, third parties, or the public at large.

Suppose you are a registered user of AffyLife and have provided your email address. In that case, AffyLife may occasionally email you about new features, solicit your feedback, or keep you updated on events related to AffyLife’s services. Primarily, we use various product blogs for such communications. AffyLife takes all reasonable measures to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information.

At AffyLife, we collect user information through various sources to enhance your experience and provide personalized services.

Here’s how we gather information:

Through Cookies:
Cookies are text files placed in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. While cookies don’t contain personal data, if you provide personal information, it can be associated with the data stored in cookies. We use cookies for visitor identification, tracking website usage, recording visits, and improving our content and services (e.g., IP address, country, viewed pages, categories, brands, interactions/clicks, and searches). Visitors who prefer not to have cookies placed on their computers can configure their browsers to reject cookies from AffyLife. However, this may impact certain functionalities on our site.

Through Purchases:
Information collected during purchases includes demographic data, email addresses, payment information, items purchased, order amounts, discount levels, brands, and frequency. This may consist of sending transactional emails such as order confirmations.

Through User Behavior and Communication Participation:

This includes data from user interactions, such as email, SMS, direct mail, or phone communication. Metrics like open rates, click-through rates, time spent reading emails, sender domain, and email client type may be collected.

How We Use Collected Information:

• Fulfilling Obligations: We use your information to fulfill our obligations to you, such as for purchases, billing, customer service, and managing your affylife.com account.
• Customer Service: Addresses order-related inquiries and correct any errors.
• Marketing: Displaying inspiration, product/service recommendations, and personalized offers through the web, email, and third-party advertisements.
• Enhancing Customer Experience: Improving user experience, personalizing the AffyLife website experience, and developing new features, services, and products. This includes website administration, security, operation, maintenance, compliance with regulations, and a better understanding of customer preferences through aggregated statistics.
• Fraud and Risk Management: Preventing fraud and conducting risk assessments.
• Compliance with Laws: Adhering to applicable laws.

Cookies Related to Purchases in the Online Store

During the purchase process, we kindly ask our customers to provide the following information: Name, Billing Address, Shipping Address, Email Address, Phone Number, Credit Card/Payment Details, and optional account data such as username and password. We use this information for the following purposes:

1. Sending Information about the Customer Account and Order:
   • Communicating details related to the customer’s account and placed orders.
2. Responding to Customer Requests, Including Refunds and Complaints:
   • Addressing inquiries and handling requests from customers, including refund processes and managing complaints.
3. Processing Payments and Preventing Fraud:
   • Executing payment transactions securely and implementing measures to prevent fraudulent activities.
4. Setting Up an Account for the Online Store:
   • Establishing and managing customer accounts on our website.
5. Compliance with All Legal Obligations:
   • Fulfilling all legal obligations, including the calculation of taxes.
6. Improving Offers in Our Business:
   • Enhancing and developing the offerings in our online store based on customer interactions and preferences.
7. Sending Marketing Messages Upon Request:
   • Sending promotional and marketing messages if explicitly requested by the customer.

If a customer account is created, we store the name, address, email address, and phone number for the purpose of automatically populating these details on the checkout page for future orders

Browsing:
When you visit AffyLife.com, we gather information about all your visits to improve user experience, evaluate the use of AffyLife elements, and support our marketing efforts.
Browsing Service Emails:
We collect your browsing behavior (e.g., categories, brands, viewed products) to enhance communication about relevant products and offers. For example, if you add products to your cart but decide not to complete the purchase, you might receive a service email reminding you of the items left in your cart. If you prefer not to receive such emails, you can unsubscribe through the link at the bottom.

Automatic Login:
AffyLife.com automatically recognizes you based on various parameters, such as IP address, device, and cookies, when you navigate between different pages and services. If you’re logged into our website, you’ll be automatically logged in when you revisit AffyLife.com on the same device. The same automatic login occurs when you click on the AffyLife.

Analytical Tools:
We employ various analytical tools, such as Google Analytics, to gather statistics about the usage of AffyLife.com, enhancing your overall experience.

We use cookies for demographic and user statistics to determine who visits our websites. This allows us to tailor content and create services that match the interests and desires of you and other users.

The following outlines the purposes for which AffyLife.com uses cookies

Third-Party Cookies
AffyLife.com utilizes services from external parties on its pages. These services may occasionally use cookies. You can reject third-party cookies in your browser by following this link: Your Online Choices.

Among other things, third-party cookies collect statistics on visits to the AffyLife.com website. For instance, we use cookies to understand which pages you visit and how much time you spend on them, utilizing the Google Analytics system provided by Google.

Remarketing
AffyLife.com collaborates with companies to improve our online advertising, ensuring you see relevant ads. We use providers such as Facebook, Google, and Instagram. If you wish to exclude yourself from these ads, remove the cookies here.

AffyLife.com includes third-party components like “Facebook Recommend,” “Facebook Like,” or “Google+.” These components may provide technical data to third-party owners like Facebook or Google. We use these components to directly link to our social media and provide easy navigation for you as a shopper. The processing of these third-party components lies outside our control and solely occurs between you and the third-party component owner.

Functionality
Various technical cookies on AffyLife.com are necessary for managing functionality, such as storing login information and tracking cart contents and favorites. These cookies are stored when you log into the AffyLife.com website and track stored cookies that monitor cart contents, favorites, etc.

E-Commerce and Affiliate Activity Disclosure:

This website incorporates affiliate links to products and services offered by third-party websites. When you click these links, the data collected from your activities on our website may redirect you to the third-party site. Both we and the third party may collect data to confirm your interaction with the link and whether you made any purchases of products and/or services. We may earn commissions on such transactions on third-party websites when purchases are made through these links.

Affiliation and Program Participation:

Affiliate Relationships:

• We participate in various affiliate programs and have established affiliations with third-party websites to promote and facilitate the purchase of their products and services.

1. Amazon Services LLC Associates Program:

• Specifically, we are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases on our website.

Data Collection and Usage:

Data for Tracking Interaction:

• The data collected includes information about your activities on our website, primarily focusing on interactions with affiliate links. This information is used to verify your click-through activity and potential purchases on third-party sites.

Purpose of Data Collection:

• The primary purpose of data collection is to enhance user experience by directing users to relevant third-party sites. Additionally, it allows us to track and potentially earn commissions on successful transactions resulting from affiliate links.

Commission Earnings:

Commission Structure:

• By participating in affiliate programs, we may earn commissions on qualifying purchases made by users who access third-party websites through our affiliate links.

User Awareness and Consent:

User Notification:

• Through clear disclosure in this policy, users are informed of our affiliate activities and data collection practices.

Consent Implied Through Interaction:

• By engaging with our website and clicking on affiliate links, users imply their consent to collect and process relevant data for affiliate marketing purposes.

Transparency and Privacy:

Transparent Practices:

• We are committed to maintaining transparency regarding our affiliate marketing activities and data processing practices.

Privacy Safeguards:

• All collected data is handled by our Privacy Policy, ensuring the security and confidentiality of user information.

Payment Information and Data Handling:

In our commitment to transparency and safeguarding your privacy, this section outlines how payment information is handled during transactions in our webshop, specifically through Paypal and Woopayment.

Payment Processors:

1. Paypal:
   • Secure Transactions: Paypal ensures secure and encrypted payment transactions.
   • Data Handling: Only necessary payment information is shared securely with Paypal during the transaction.
2. Woopayment:
   • Secure Gateway: Woopayment serves as a secure gateway for processing payments.
   • Encrypted Communication: Your payment details are communicated to Woopayment through encrypted channels.

Information Collected: During the payment process, the following information may be collected:

1. Basic Information:
   • Name: For identification purposes.
   • Email Address: For transaction confirmation and communication.
2. Payment Details:
   • Credit Card Information: Processed securely through Paypal and Woopayment.
   • Billing Information: Necessary details for completing the transaction.

Data Handling and Storage:

1. Limited Storage:
   • No Permanent Storage: We do not permanently store sensitive payment details on our servers.
2. Encrypted Transactions:
   • Secure Communication: All communication with payment processors is encrypted to protect your information.

Use of Payment Information:

1. Transaction Confirmation:
   • Email Communication: We may use your email to send transaction confirmations.
2. Order Processing:
   • Completion of Orders: Payment information is used to process and complete your orders.
3. Customer Support:
   • Assistance: In case of payment-related queries, customer support may refer to transaction details.

Third-Party Policies:

Please note that Paypal and Woopayment have privacy policies governing the use of your data. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how your information is handled on their platforms.

This information is provided to ensure transparency and build trust in how your payment details are managed during transactions in our webshop. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact us.

Data Retention Periods

Retaining your data is contingent upon fulfilling the purposes outlined in these General Terms and Conditions unless more extended retention periods are mandated or permitted by law for legal, tax, regulatory reasons or other lawful and legitimate business objectives.

Objectives:

Marketing Activities by Affylife.com:

• Purpose: For Affylife.com’s marketing endeavors.
• Retention Period: 3 years following the latest activity, such as purchase, communication, or website visit.
• Additional Information: If you have provided marketing consent (email, SMS, phone, etc.), data will be retained as long as your consent is valid.

Order History Storage and Order Fulfillment Obligations for Affylife.com:

• Purpose: To store order history and meet order fulfillment obligations.
• Retention Period: 7 years or as long as we are obligated to comply with necessary legal requirements.

Customer Service at Affylife.com:

• Purpose: Affylife.com customer service interactions.
• Retention Period: 3 years or as long as we must comply with necessary legal requirements.

User Experience on Affylife.com Website:

• Purpose: Enhancing user experience on the Affylife.com website.
• Retention Period: 3 years following the latest activity, such as purchase, communication, or website visit.
• Additional Information: If you have provided marketing consent (email, SMS, phone, etc.), data will be retained as long as your consent is valid.

Fraud and Risk Assessment for Affylife.com:

• Purpose: Address fraud and conduct risk assessments for Affylife.com.
• Retention Period: 3 years or as long as we are obligated to comply with necessary legal requirements.

Understanding the Legal Requirements at Affylife.com:

• Purpose: Adhering to the legal requirements of Affylife.com.
• Retention Period: As long as we are obligated to comply with the necessary legal regulations.

By stipulating these data retention periods, we aim to ensure transparency and compliance with applicable laws while providing clarity regarding the purposes for which your data is retained. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for additional details on how we handle and protect your data.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our website may utilize embedded content from external sources, such as videos, images, articles, etc. Embedded content from external sources behaves in the same way as if you visited another website.

Information and User Tracking:

Data Collection by External Websites:
These external websites might collect data about visitors.
Methods: They may use cookies or third-party tracking codes.
Note: The embedded content interacts with these external websites, subject to their privacy practices.

User Behavior Tracking:

User behavior related to embedded content may be monitored.
Conditions: This is applicable when users have user accounts and are logged in to the site.

User Interaction and Data Collection by External Websites:

When you interact with embedded content on our site, it’s important to note that you are essentially interacting with external websites, each governed by its own privacy policies and practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these external websites to understand how they handle your data.

User Accounts:

If you have a user account on our website and are logged in while interacting with embedded content, the external websites may associate this interaction with your account.

Data Management:

As your privacy is of utmost importance to us, we recommend reviewing and understanding the privacy policies of external websites before interacting with embedded content. Our Privacy Policy primarily covers the use of your data on our website, and external websites operate independently.

This section aims to provide transparency regarding the nature of embedded content from external sources and how it may interact with your data when accessed through our website. For more details, please refer to the individual privacy policies of the external websites hosting the embedded content.

Contact Regarding Personal Data

If you wish to access the information stored about you or have any concerns about inaccurate data, please contact us at info@affylife.com. You can review the data recorded about you, and you have the right to object to registration under the regulations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union. Upon appropriate request, we will update, modify, or remove the personally identifiable information under our control, subject to compliance with applicable laws.
We reserve the right to reject unreasonably repetitive requests, require disproportionately high technical intervention (e.g., developing a new system or significantly changing an existing process), involve the personal data of another individual, or are extremely impractical (e.g., information from backup systems). For any inquiries related to this, please contact customer service at info@affylife.com.

Protection of Personal Data
Legal regulations mandate that personal data be handled securely and confidentially. We store your data on servers in high-security, controlled facilities and regularly audit our security to ensure the safe handling of user data, always considering your user rights. However, we cannot guarantee 100% security for data transmission over the internet. This implies a risk of unauthorized access to information during the electronic transmission and storage of data. Therefore, sending your personal data is at your own risk.

Deleting or anonymizing personal data occurs continuously as the collection purpose ceases. The rapid evolution of the internet may necessitate changes in the handling of personal data. Hence, we reserve the right to update and modify these guidelines for processing personal data. In such cases, we will improve the “last update” date found at the bottom of the page. In the event of significant changes, we will notify you through visible notices on our websites.
You have the right to lodge complaints regarding handling your information and data. Complaints should be submitted to the local data protection authority.