LONDON SKOLARS RLFC PRIVACY POLICY 

This privacy policy describes the personal data collected or generated (processed) when you use London Skolars’s websites (“Sites”). It also explains how your personal data is used, shared and protected, what choices you have relating to your personal data and how you can contact us.

WHO is Responsible for the Processing of Your Personal Data?

The London Skolars RLFC entity responsible for the processing of your personal data will depend on how you interact with London Skolars’s Sites and where you are located in the world. The relevant London Skolars entity are referred to as “London Skolars”, “Skolars”, “our”, “we” or “us” in this privacy policy.

WHAT Personal Data Do We Collect and WHEN?

We ask you for certain personal data to provide you with the products or services you request. For example, when you make purchases, contact our consumer services, request to receive communications, create an account, participate in our events or contests, or use our Sites.

This personal data includes your:

• contact details including name, email, telephone number and shipping, billing address;
• login and account information, including screen name, password and unique user ID;
• personal details including gender, hometown, date of birth and purchase history;
• payment or credit card information;
• images, photos and videos;
• personal preferences including your wish list as well as marketing and cookie preferences.

KIDS

We comply with local laws and do not allow children to register on our Sites when they are under the legal age limit of the country in which they reside. We will ask for parental consent for children participating in London Skolars experiences and events.

TOOLS to Manage What Personal Data We Collect

In many cases, your web browser or mobile device platform will provide additional tools to allow you to control when your device collects or shares particular categories of personal data.  For example, your mobile device or web browser may offer tools to allow you to manage cookie usage or location sharing.  We encourage you to familiarize yourself with and use the tools available on your devices.

WHY and HOW Do We Use Your Personal Data?

We use your personal data in the following ways:

To Provide the Features of the Sites and Services You Request

When you use our Sites, we will use your personal data to provide the requested product or service. For example, if you make a purchase on Londonskolars.com or participate in an event or promotion, we will use the contact information you give us to communicate with you about the purchase, event or promotion. If you contact our consumer services, we will use information about you, such as delivery or payment information, or the product you have purchased to help you resolve a problem or question.

To Communicate Information about our Products, Services, Events and for Other Promotional Purposes

When you consent, we will send you marketing communications and news concerning London Skolars’s products, services, events and other promotions.  You can opt-out at any time after you have given your consent.

If you are an existing customer of London Skolars (for example, if you have placed an order with us), we may use the contact details you provided to send you marketing communications about similar London Skolars products or services where permitted by applicable law (unless you have opted-out). In other cases, we ask for your consent to send you marketing information. We may use the information that you provide to us as well as information from other Skolars products or services – such as your use of London Skolars’s Sites, your visits to or purchases made in London Skolars stores, your participation in London Skolars events and contests – to personalize communications on products and services that may be interesting for you.

To Operate, Improve and Maintain our Business, Products and Services

We use the personal data you provide to us to operate our business. For example, when you make a purchase, we use that information for accounting, audits and other internal functions. We may use personal data about how you use our products and services to enhance your user experience and to help us diagnose technical and service problems and administer our Sites.

To Protect Our or Others’ Rights, Property or Safety

We may also use your personal data about how you use our Sites to prevent or detect fraud, abuse, illegal use, violations of our Terms of Use, and to comply with court orders, governmental requests or applicable law.

For General Research and Analysis Purposes

We use data about how our visitors use our Sites and services to understand customer behaviour or preferences. For example, we may use information about how visitors to Londonskolars.com search for and find products to better understand the best ways to organize and present product offerings in our storefront.

Other Purposes

We may also use your personal data in other ways and will provide specific notice at the time of collection and obtain your consent where necessary.

Legal Grounds

To process your personal data, we rely on certain legal grounds, depending on how you interact with our Sites.

• When you purchase London Skolars products from our Sites, we need your personal data to fulfil our contract with you. For example, we need your payment and contact details to deliver your order.
• We also rely on other legal grounds, such as our legitimate interests as a business, to comply with a legal obligation, or to protect your vital interests.

SHARING of Your Personal Data

London Skolars’s Sharing

London Skolars shares your personal data with:

• London Skolars entities for the purposes and under the conditions outlined above.
• Third party service providers processing personal data on London Skolars’s behalf, for example to process credit cards and payments, shipping and deliveries, host, manage and service our data, distribute emails, research and analysis, manage brand and product promotions as well as administering certain services and features.  When using third party service providers we enter into agreements that require them to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data.
• Other third parties to the extent necessary to: (i) comply with a government request, a court order or applicable law; (ii) prevent illegal uses of our Sites or violations of our Sites’ Terms of Use and our policies; (iii) defend ourselves against third party claims; and (iv) assist in fraud prevention or investigation (e.g., counterfeiting).
• to any other third party where you have provided your consent.

We may also transfer personal data we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganization, spin-off, dissolution or liquidation).

Your Sharing

When you use certain social features on our Sites you can create a public profile that may include information such as your screen name, profile picture and hometown.  You can also share content with your friends or the public.

PROTECTION and MANAGEMENT of Your Personal Data

Encryption & Security

We use a variety of technical and organizational security measures, including encryption and authentication tools, to maintain the safety of your personal data.

International Transfers of your Personal Data

The personal data we collect (or process) in the context of our Sites will be stored in the UK. Some of the data recipients with whom London Skolars shares your personal data may be located in countries other than the country in which your personal data originally was collected. The laws in those countries may not provide the same level of data protection compared to the country in which you initially provided your data. Nevertheless, when we transfer your personal data to recipients in other countries, we will protect that personal data as described in this privacy policy and in compliance with applicable law.

We take measures to comply with applicable legal requirements for the transfer of personal data to recipients in countries outside of the EEA or Switzerland that do not provide an adequate level of data protection. We use a variety of measures to ensure that your personal data transferred to these countries receives adequate protection in accordance with data protection rules; this includes signing the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, verifying the recipient has adopted Binding Corporate Rules or adheres to the EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework.

Retention of your Personal Data

Your personal information will be retained for as long as is necessary to carry out the purposes set out in this privacy policy (unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law). In general, this means that we will keep your personal data for as long as you keep your London Skolars account. For personal data related to product purchases, we retain this longer to comply with legal obligations (such as tax and sales laws and for warranty purposes).

YOUR RIGHTS Relating to Your Personal Data

You have the right to request: (i) access to your personal data; (ii) an electronic copy of your personal data (portability); (iii) correction of your personal data if it is incomplete or inaccurate; or (iv) deletion or restriction of your personal data in certain circumstances provided by applicable law. These rights are not absolute. Where we have obtained your consent for the processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

If you like would to request a copy of your personal data or exercise any of your other rights, please contact us using the contact details in the “Question and Feedback” section below.

Opting Out of Direct Marketing

You can opt-out by modifying your email or SMS subscriptions by clicking on the unsubscribe link or following the opt-out instructions included in the message. Alternatively, you can contact us using the below email: info@skolarsrl.com

QUESTIONS and Feedback

We welcome questions, comments, and concerns about our privacy policy and privacy practices.

If you wish to provide feedback or if you have questions or concerns or wish to exercise your rights related to your personal data, please contact Tania Leite: tanialeite@skolarsrl.com.

If you contact us with a privacy complaint it will be assessed with the aim of resolving the issue in a timely and effective manner. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority in the country in which you reside.