Privacy Policy

Welcome to The Handbag. Your privacy is of utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website [www.thehandbag.com.au] (the “Site”) and purchase our products. This policy complies with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

 

Information We Collect

Personal Information:

When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number.

 

Device Information:

We collect information about the device you use to access our Site, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. As you browse the Site, we also collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site.

 

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including:

- To process your orders and manage your account.

- To communicate with you.

- To provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

- To improve our Site and services.

- To screen our orders for potential risk or fraud.

 

Sharing Your Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store—you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: [https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy](https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy). We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site—you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: [https://policies.google.com/privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy).

 

 

Data Retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

 

Your Rights

If you are an Australian resident, you have certain rights regarding your Personal Information, including the right to access, update, or delete your personal data. If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information provided below.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights regarding your Personal Information, including the right to access, update, or delete your personal data. If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information provided below.

 

Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

 

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

 

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at info@thehandbag.com.au.