Privacy Policy
Customer privacy is very important for Karei, and the company is committed to protecting individual privacy. The following Privacy Policy, as well as Terms of Use, were developed by Karei to help customers understand how personal information is obtained, stored, and used. By visiting the website www.shopkarei.com directly or through another site, the customer accepts the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS FOR ANY REASON, YOU MAY SIMPLY STOP USING THIS WEBSITE.
Karei may revise this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. Updated policy will be posted on the company website.
If you have any questions about the Privacy Policy or Terms of Use included herein, please contact us at support@shopkarei.com.
Who is Karei?
Karei is an enthusiastic, dynamic, web-driven home-shopping small business specializing in stylish yet practical women beachwear and accessories. Based in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, Karei offers a variety of selected styles and colors chosen specifically to share the enjoyment of this tropical paradise with the world.
What Information is Collected?
Personal Information from users of the website is collected in the normal course of business, which includes the information provided by users that identifies them or that could be used for identification. The user registration process in the Karei website requires users to provide their name, mailing address, and email address. Users may also provide personal information when participating in surveys, entering a contest, or participating in social networking sites linked to the Karei website.
The Karei website automatically collects certain information when it is being used, such as the user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, its operating system, the browser type, and the user activity in the website. If our website was reached by selecting a link or advertisement on a different website, that information is also recorded. This information is obtained to help Karei analyze product interest and improve the product offerings.
Users may also choose to submit product reviews from prior purchases. If a review is posted, Karei will ask for the reviewer’s email address and geographic location, which may be visible to other users (email address will be kept private). Also, any personally identifiable information submitted as part of the review can be read or used by other visitors to the Karei website; Karei is not responsible for any personally identifiable information that is provided as part of a product review.
Karei also collects information that was voluntarily provided when users participate in promotions, special programs or surveys, as well as data from user purchases, transactions, and other interactions regarding the specific products or services that were purchased or used.
How is the Information Collected Used and Shared?
The information collected by the Karei website, as described above, can be used to:
- Contact customers/users about the status of their orders/requests;
- Process and complete user transactions to provide the products and services requested;
- Identify the users’ product and service preferences, so that they can be informed of new or related products, services, and promotions that might be of interest;
- Notify customers of information regarding products that were purchased;
- Send catalogs and other offerings by mail;
- Feedback and product reviews from purchases is used to improve merchandise selection, customer service, and overall shopping experience;
User information, except email addressed, can also be shared by Karei with outside companies and marketing partners for third-party advertising about products or services that might be of interest to the user based on preferences and views. Karei uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads on the shopkarei website or across the Internet. These companies collect anonymous (i.e., non-personally identifiable) information about the users’ website visits and their interaction with the products and services in the website to serve more relevant ads. The anonymous information is collected using pixel tags, cookies, or other techniques, but no personally identifiable information is included.
If third party advertising is being received and the user do not want companies to collect this information, they may opt-out by sending a message to support@shopkarei.com.
Karei will disclose customer information pursuant to lawful requests, such as subpoenas or court orders, in response to law enforcement inquiry or in compliance with applicable laws. Karei also reserves the right to share information with legal authorities and other companies for fraud protection.
California Privacy Rights
Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83-1798.84, California residents are entitled to request certain information regarding Karei’s disclosure of personal information to third party companies for marketing purposes. To make this request, please send a letter request to the following address:
Karei LLC – California Privacy Rights
PO Box 5030, PMB 1407
Aguadilla, PR 00605
How to Access and Correct Personal Information?
Users can update or correct their name, address, telephone number or email address anytime by visiting the Karei website under the My Account or Login links and registering/logging in with your username/email address and password. Website users can also email Karei at support@shopkarei.com to access or correct any personal information.
How to Opt-Out of Receiving Email Communications?
To stop receiving promotional emails from Karei or to request that non-email information be shared with third parties for marketing purposes users can either use the “Unsubscribe” link provided in email communications from the company or by emailing Karei at support@shopkarei.com.
How is the Information Collected Safeguarded?
Karei protects users against unauthorized disclosures by limiting access to their personal information to the LLC owner only, and by limiting the information provided to outside companies to only the one necessary to offer products and services that might be of interest to the user.
Are Online Transactions Secure?
When purchasing products at the Karei website the user transaction information is secure. All purchases processed through the website are managed and controlled by PayPal for customer convenience. Users do not need to have a PayPal account to make purchases, but the PayPal security protocols are used to protect user information. Karei does not have access to customer payment information at any point.
Are Cookies Used?
Yes, Karei uses cookies to enhance customer’s browsing and shopping experience. When users visit shopkarei.com some instructions are stored on your computer hard drive or mobile device storage in the form of a “cookie” or similar file. There is no personally identifiable information stored anywhere in these files, and they are used by Karei to enhance the users’ shopping experience. Cookies are used to collect information, on an aggregate basis, regarding the usage of the shopkarei.com website. This information includes the date and time of visits to shopkarei.com and the amount of time spent navigating through the website. The cookies are also used to learn more about the audience size and usage patterns, to store information about user preferences that allows Karei to customize the website according to customer interests and to provide a more personalized experience, to speed up searches or to recognize users when returning to the website, to identify the pages viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, page interaction information (such as click, scrolling, etc.) or methods used to browse away from a page.
There are currently two basic types of cookies, a session cookie which terminates when the user’s session ends, and a persistent cookie, which is a text file that remains stored on the user’s computer for a longer duration. The Internet browser in use contains instructions regarding persistent cookie removal. If all cookies are rejected, users may not be able to create or sign in to their account or otherwise take full advantage of the website.
Karei may also partner with third party companies to manage advertisement on other websites. Third-party partners may use cookies or similar technologies to provide users with advertising based upon their browsing activities and interests. These technologies allow a site to recognize the user’s computer or mobile device each time the shopkarei.com website is used.
Additional information on cookies and how they work can be obtained at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
Does Karei Aggregate Information?
Karei do collect non-personal information on how users navigate through the shopkarei.com website. This aggregated information does not include individual names, personal data or account information, and is gathered to improve the website without identifying individual customers.
Does This Privacy Policy Apply to Social Media Sites?
The Privacy Policy described herein, in addition to the Terms of Use of the shopkarei.com website, apply to users of social media sites managed by Karei and hosted by third-party providers (e.g. Facebook.com, Instagram.com). Any suggestions, images, photographs, videos, sound recordings, ideas, or comments submitted to Karei using social media or the website shall be deemed as not confidential. By providing these materials users grant Karei an irrevocable and unrestricted license to use, modify, reproduce, transmit, display and distribute such information for any purpose whatsoever, and users represent and warrants Karei that no information provided violates or infringe upon any copyright, trademark, or any other intellectual property or other rights, including but not limited to defamation or invasion of privacy of any person or entity.
All information submitted by users is subject to the DMCA notice and take down procedure described in the shopkarei.com Terms of Use. Users of social media sites must be respectful of the larger community by complying with the terms and policies of each Social Media Host. Even though Karei appreciates and encourages users to contribute respectful comments on the Karei social media sites, it is requested that users avoid making comments that could be considered confrontational, offensive, discriminatory, profane, or fake. Spam (i.e., unsolicited promotion of a third-party business) is not allowed and will be removed upon identification of such posts.
Karei reserves the right to remove comments or content on the company’s social media sites that fit into any one of the above categories, and to block further posting on Karei social media sites by any users who violate this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use. Karei does not claim liability in any way connected to the use of or access to the company’s social media sites.
Contact Information for Questions or Concerns About This Policy
For any questions or concerns about the shopkarei.com Privacy Policy or Terms of Use of the website, please contact support@shopkarei.com.