Privacy & Cookie Policy
At House of Scott, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information.
Please note that our website and e-commerce services are managed by Digital Marketing Agency, Out Of Office. For more information about Out Of Office, please visit www.outofofficeonline.com
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Collection and Use of Personal Information
When you visit our website, make a purchase, or contact us, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, shipping address, and payment information. We use this information to fulfil your order, communicate with you, and improve our services.
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Protection of Personal Information
In accordance with the South African Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 (POPIA), we have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed.
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Disclosure of Personal Information
Without your explicit consent, we will not share your personal data with any third parties for their marketing purposes. We may disclose your information to our service providers who assist in the delivery of our products and services to you. Still, they are required to uphold and maintain our policies with respect to privacy and the treatment of your personal information.
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Your Rights
Under POPIA, you have the right to access, correct, delete, and restrict the use of your personal data. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at admin@outofoffice.online.
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Complaints and Queries
If you have any complaints or queries regarding our Privacy Policy, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at admin@outofoffice.online. We will work to address any issue to your satisfaction.
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Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are used to remember your activities and preferences, provide personalized experiences, and analyze traffic.
How We Use Cookies
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1. Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart, or make use of e-billing services.
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2. Analytical/Performance Cookies: They allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
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3. Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
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4. Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
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Managing Cookies
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can, however, obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
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Please note that blocking all cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.
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Changes to Our Policy
We reserve the right to update our Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page.
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Last Update: 20 December 2023