Last updated: October 4, 2023
Welcome to the website of the International Federation for Procurement (IFPRO). At IFPRO, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (“Site”). By using our Site, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
We collect different types of data to provide and enhance our webshop services. The types of data we collect include:
- Personal Information: This includes information you provide during registration, checkout, or when contacting customer support. Examples include your name, email address, shipping address, and payment details.
- Transaction Data: We collect information related to your purchases, such as order details, purchase history, and billing information.
- Device and Usage Information: When you visit our webshop, we may automatically collect data about your device, browser, IP address, and browsing patterns. This helps us understand how you interact with our webshop and improve its functionality.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to gather information about your interactions with our webshop. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us recognize you and enhance your user experience.
Data Collection Purposes
We collect and process your data for the following purposes:
- Order Processing and Fulfillment: We use your personal and transaction data to process your orders, deliver products/services, and manage customer support.
- Improving User Experience: Device and usage information helps us analyze webshop usage patterns, identify popular products, and enhance your browsing experience.
- Communication: We may use your contact information to send transactional emails, order updates, and respond to your inquiries.
- Personalization: We may use cookies to tailor content and recommendations to your preferences, making your shopping experience more relevant.
- Legal Compliance: We collect and store data as required to comply with legal obligations, including tax and accounting regulations.
Legal Basis for Data Processing
Our data processing is based on various legal grounds, including:
- Contractual Necessity: To fulfill orders and provide services you’ve requested.
- Legitimate Interests: To improve our services, protect against fraud, and analyze user interactions.
- Consent: For activities such as sending marketing communications where consent is required.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your data with:
- Third-party service providers (e.g., payment processors, shipping partners) to fulfill orders.
- Affiliates and Partners for the purposes of collaboration and improving our services
- Marketing partners, if you opt-in to receive promotional communications.
- Legal authorities or regulatory bodies as required by law.
- International Data Transfers
- We may disclose your information to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, as well as those of our users or others.
Your data may be processed and stored in countries outside your own, where data protection laws may be different. We ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data.
Your Data Rights
You have the right to access, rectify, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data. You can manage your preferences for marketing communications and cookie settings.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy. This includes processing your orders, providing customer support, and complying with legal obligations. Once your data is no longer needed for these purposes, it will be securely deleted or anonymized, in accordance with our data retention policies and applicable laws.
Your Choices
You have several choices regarding the information you provide and how we use it:
- Access and Correction: You may request access to and correction of your personal information in our records.
- Opt-Out: You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the instructions in those emails. Even if you opt-out, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as those related to transactions.
- Cookies: You can modify your browser settings to manage cookies or opt-out of their collection.
Security
We employ industry-standard security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as completely secure.
Links to Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party sites before providing any personal information.
Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our records.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this policy will indicate when changes have been made. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about our information practices.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at info@ifpro.org.
By using our Site, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site.
