Privacy Policy

Ansons Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from https://ansons.ph (the “Site”) or in any of our physical stores.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some cookies installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information.”

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

– “Cookies” are data files placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies and how to disable cookies, visit All About Cookies: (https://www.allaboutcookies.org).

– “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

– “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information, email address, and contact number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”

When you visit our physical stores, we collect personal information such as your name, delivery address, payment information, email address and contact number. when you make a purchase. We also collect information when you participate in our surveys, promotions, or events.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we talk both about Device Information and Order Information.

LAWFUL BASES FOR PROCESSING

We process your personal information based on the following lawful bases:

– Your consent;

– The necessity to fulfill a contract with you;

– Compliance with legal obligations;

– Our legitimate interests, such as improving our services and marketing.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site or in-store (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

– Communicate with you;

– Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and

– When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address) and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

In our physical stores, we use your personal information to process transactions, manage customer relationships, and for administrative purposes.

Explicit Consent

By using our services, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this policy. We ensure that explicit consent is obtained where required.

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with our affiliates, employees, accredited third-party service providers, and payment gateway service providers whom we engage to process data on our behalf. This disclosure is solely for the purpose of delivering our services to you.

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information as described above. For example, we use WooCommerce to power our online store—you can read more about how WooCommerce uses your Personal Information here: (https://woocommerce.com/privacy-policy/). 

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://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/). You can also opt out of Google Analytics here: (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).

For our physical stores, we use SAP Business One: (https://www.sap.com/about/legal/privacy.html) and Barter POS developed by iRipple (https://www.iripple.com/privacy-policy) for transaction processing and customer relationship management. These systems may collect and process your data to ensure efficient service delivery.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. 

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Third-Party Transfers

We share personal data with trusted third parties, including WooCommerce, Google Analytics, SAP Business One, and Barter POS, under strict confidentiality agreements. For international data transfers, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

YOUR RIGHTS

As a data subject under the Data Privacy Act, you have the following rights concerning your personal information: the right to be informed, to object, to access, to rectify and to request erasure or blocking. You may choose to: opt out of receiving marketing materials, prevent the sharing of your information, request access to the information we hold about you, update your information, or address any other concerns related to the processing of your personal data.

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example, if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

You have the right to access, correct, delete, and port your data. You may also object to or restrict certain processing activities. To exercise these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer.

Data Protection Officer

Our Data Protection Officer (DPO) is responsible for overseeing data privacy compliance.

For questions about the processing of personal data, concerns or complaints related to data privacy, or if you wish to exercise your rights as a Data Subject, please contact the Data Protection Officer (DPO) using the information provided below:

The Data Protection Officer
Anson Emporium Corporation
2304 Don Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati City

Tel: (+632) 8818-1289
Email: [email protected]

Data Breach Protocol

In the event of a data breach, we will promptly notify affected individuals and the NPC as required by law, detailing the nature of the breach and the measures taken to mitigate its impact.

DATA RETENTION

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

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

MINORS

The Site and our physical stores are not intended for minors. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors without the consent of a parent or legal guardian. If you are a minor, please do not use our services without parental guidance. If we become aware that personal data has been provided by a minor without the required consent, we will take steps to delete such data. Parents or legal guardians may also contact us to request the removal of any personal information provided by their children.

CHANGES

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on our website, and where significant, we will notify you via email.

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 e-mail at [email protected]