1.
This Privacy Policy
explains how we collect, use and (under certain conditions) disclose your
personal information. This Privacy Policy also explains the steps we have taken
to secure your personal information. Finally, this Privacy Policy explains your
options regarding the collection, use and disclosure of your personal
information. By visiting the Site directly or through another site, you accept
the practices described in this Policy.
2.
Data protection is a
matter of trust and your privacy is important to us. We shall therefore only
use your name and other information which relates to you in the manner set out
in this Privacy Policy. We will only collect information where it is necessary
for us to do so and we will only collect information if it is relevant to our
dealings with you.
3.
We will only keep your
information for as long as we are either required to by law or as is relevant
for the purposes for which it was collected.
4.
We will cease to
retain your personal data, or remove the means by which the data can be
associated with you, as soon as it is reasonable to assume that such retention
no longer serves the purposes for which the personal data was collected, and is
no longer necessary for any legal or business purpose.
5.
You can visit the Site
and browse without having to provide personal details. During your visit to the
Site you remain anonymous and at no time can we identify you unless you have an
account on the Site and log on with your user name and password.
6.
Data that we collect
1.
We collect, store and
process your data for processing your purchase on the Site and any possible
later claims, and to provide you with our services. We may collect personal
information including, but not limited to, your title, name, gender, date of
birth, email address, postal address, delivery address (if different),
telephone number, mobile number, fax number, payment details, payment card
details or bank account details.
1.
Litity.com shall
collect the following information where you are a buyer:
1.
Identity data, such as
your name, gender, profile picture, and date of birth;
2.
Contact data, such as
billing address, delivery address/location, email address and phone numbers;
3.
Biometric data, such
as voice files and face recognition when you use our voice search function, and
your facial features of when you use the Site;
4.
Billing account
information: bank account details, credit card account and payment information
(such account data may also be collected directly by our affiliates and/or
third party payment service providers);
5.
Transaction
records/data, such as details about orders and payments, user clicks, and other
details of products and Services related to you;
6.
Technical data, such
as Internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version,
time zone setting and location, device information, browser plug-in types and
versions, operating system and platform, international mobile equipment identity,
device identifier, IMEI, MAC address, cookies (where applicable) and other
information and technology on the devices you use to access the Site;
7.
Profile data, such as
your username and password, account settings, orders related to you, user
research, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses;
8.
Usage data, such as
information on how you use the Site, products and Services or view any content
on the Site, including the time spent on the Site, items and data searched for
on the Site, access times and dates, as well as websites you were visiting
before you came to the Site and other similar statistics;
9.
Location data, such as
when you capture and share your location with us in the form of photographs or
videos and upload such content to the Site;
10.
Marketing and
communications data, such as your preferences in receiving marketing from us
and our third parties, your communication preferences and your chat, email or
call history on the Site or with third party customer service providers; and
11. Additional information we may request you to submit for due diligence checks or required by relevant authorities as required for identity verification (such as copies of government issued identification, e.g. passport, ID cards, etc.) or if we believe you are violating our Privacy Policy or our Customer Terms and Conditions.
12.
Identity and contact
data
such as your name,
date of birth or incorporation, company name, address, email address, phone number
and other business-related information (e.g. company registration number,
business licence, tax information, shareholder and director information, etc.);
13.
Account data, such as
bank account details, bank statements, credit card details and payment details
(such account data may also be collected directly by our affiliates and/or
third party payment service providers);
14.
Transaction data, such
as details about orders and payments, and other details of products and
Services related to you;
15.
Technical data, such
as Internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version,
time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating
system and platform, international mobile equipment identity, device
identifier, IMEI, MAC address, cookies (where applicable) and other information
and technology on the devices you use to access the Site;
16.
Profile data, such as
your username and password, orders related to you, your interests, preferences,
feedback and survey responses;
17.
Usage data, such as
information on how you use the Site, products and Services or view any content
on the Site, including the time spent on the Site, items and data searched for
on the Site, access times and dates, as well as websites you were visiting
before you came to the Site and other similar statistics;
18.
Location data, such as
when you capture and share your location with us in the form of photographs or
videos and upload such content to the Site;
19.
Marketing and
communications data, such as your preferences in receiving marketing from us
and our third parties and your communication preferences and your chat, email
or call history on the Site or with our third party seller service providers;
and
20.
Additional information
we may request you to submit for authentication (such as copies of government
issued identification, e.g. passport, ID cards, etc.) or if we believe you are
violating our Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use.
2. We will use the information you provide to enable us to process your orders and to provide you with the services and information offered through our website and which you request in the following ways:
1. Processing your orders for products:
1.
Process orders you
submit through the Site;
2.
Deliver the products
you have purchased through the Site for which we may pass your personal
information on to a third party (e.g. our logistics partner) in order to make
delivery of the product to you;
3.
Update you on the
delivery of the products;
4.
Provide customer
support for your orders;
5.
Verify and carry out
payment transactions (including any credit card payments, bank transfers,
offline payments, remittances, or e-wallet transactions) in relation to
payments related to you and/or services used by you. In order to verify and
carry out such payment transactions, payment information, which may include
personal data, will be transferred to third parties such as our payment service
providers;
2.
Providing services
1.
Facilitate your use of
the services or access to the Site;
2.
Administer your
account with us;
3.
Display your name,
username or profile on the Site (including on any reviews you may post);
4.
Respond to your
queries, feedback, claims or disputes, whether directly or through our third
party service providers; and
5.
Display on scoreboards
on the Site in relation to campaigns, mobile games or any other activity;
3.
Marketing and
advertising:
1.
Provide you with
information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us
(provided you have opted to receive such information);
2.
Send you marketing or
promotional information about \ products and services on the Site from time to
time (provided you have opted to receive such information); and
3.
Help us conduct
marketing and advertising;
4.
Legal and operational
purposes:
1.
Ascertain your
identity in connection with fraud detection purposes;
2.
Compare information,
and verify with third parties in order to ensure that the information is
accurate;
3.
Process any
complaints, feedback, enforcement action you may have lodged with us;
4.
Produce statistics and
research for internal and statutory reporting and/or record-keeping
requirements;
5.
Store, host, back up
your personal data;
6.
Prevent or investigate
any actual or suspected violations of our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, fraud,
unlawful activity, omission or misconduct, whether relating to your use of Site
or any other matter arising from your relationship with us;
7.
Perform due diligence
checks;
8.
Comply with legal and
regulatory requirements (including, where applicable, the display of your name,
contact details and company details), including any law enforcement requests,
in connection with any legal proceedings, or otherwise deemed necessary by us;
and
9.
Where necessary to
prevent a threat to life, health or safety.
5.
Analytics, research,
business and development:
1.
Understand your user
experience on the Site;
2.
Improve the layout or
content of the pages of the Site and customize them for users;
3.
Identify visitors on
the Site;
4.
Conduct surveys,
including carrying out research on our users’ demographics and behavior;
5.
Derive further
attributes relating to you based on personal data provided by you (whether to
us or third parties), in order to provide you with more targeted and/or
relevant information;
6.
Conduct data analysis,
testing and research, monitoring and analyzing usage and activity trends;
7.
Further develop our
products and services; and
6.
Other
1.
Any other purpose to
which your consent has been obtained; and
2.
Conduct automated
decision-making processes in accordance with any of the above purposes.
2.
If you are a seller:
1.
Providing Services
1.
To facilitate your use
of the Site;
2.
To ship or deliver the
products you have listed or sold through the Site. We may pass your personal
information on to a third party (e.g. our logistics partners) or relevant
regulatory authority (e.g. customs) in order to carry out shipping or delivery
of the products listed or sold by you;
3.
To respond to your
queries, feedback, claims or disputes, whether directly or through our third
party service agents;
4.
To verify your
documentation submitted to us facilitate your onboarding with us as a seller on
the Site, including the testing of technologies to enable faster and more
efficient onboarding;
5.
To administer your
account (if any) with us;
6.
To display your name,
username or profile on the Site;
7.
To verify and carry
out financial transactions (including any credit card payments, bank transfers,
offline payments, remittances, or e-wallet transactions) in relation to
payments related to you and/or Services used by you. In order to verify and
carry out such payment transactions, payment information, which may include
personal data, will be transferred to third parties such as our payment service
providers;
8.
To assess your
application for loan facilities and/or to perform credit risk assessments in
relation to your application for seller financing (where applicable);
9.
To provide you with
ancillary logistics services to protect against risks of failed deliveries or
customer returns; and
10.
To facilitate the
return of products to you (which may be through our logistics partner).
2.
Marketing and
advertising
1.
To send you marketing
or promotional materials about our or third-party sellers’ products and
services on our Site from time to time (provided you have opted to receive such
information); and
2.
To help us conduct
marketing and advertising.
3.
Legal and operational
purposes
1.
To produce statistics
and research for internal and statutory reporting and/or record-keeping
requirements;
2.
To store, host, back
up your personal data;
3.
To prevent or
investigate any actual or suspected violations of our Terms of Use, Privacy
Policy, fraud, unlawful activity, omission or misconduct, whether relating to
your use of our Services or any other matter arising from your relationship
with us;
4.
To comply with legal
and regulatory requirements (including, where applicable, the display of your
name, contact details and company details), including any law enforcement
requests, in connection with any legal proceedings or otherwise deemed
necessary by us;
5.
Where necessary to
prevent a threat to life, health or safety;
6.
To process any
complaints, feedback, enforcement action and take-down requests in relation to
any content you have uploaded to the Site;
7.
To compare
information, and verify with third parties in order to ensure that the
information is accurate;
8.
To ascertain your
identity in connection with fraud detection purposes; and
9.
To facilitate the
takedown of prohibited and controlled items from our Site.
4.
Analytics, research,
business and development
1.
To audit the
downloading of data from the Site;
2.
To understand the user
experience with the Services and the Site;
3.
To improve the layout
or content of the pages of the Site and customize them for users;
4.
To conduct surveys,
including carrying out research on our users’ demographics and behavior to
improve our current technology (e.g. voice recognition tech, etc) via machine
learning or other means;
5.
To derive further
attributes relating to you based on personal data provided by you (whether to
us or third parties), in order to provide you with more targeted and/or relevant
information;
6.
To conduct data
analysis, testing and research, monitoring and analysing usage and activity
trends;
7.
To further develop our
products and services; and
8.
To know our sellers
better.
5.
Other
1.
Any other purpose to
which your consent has been obtained; and
2.
To conduct automated
decision-making processes in accordance with any of these purposes.
3.
Further, we will use
the information you provide to administer your account with us; verify and
carry out financial transactions in relation to payments you make; audit the
downloading of data from our website; improve the layout and/or content of the
pages of our website and customize them for users; identify visitors on our
website; carry out research on our users' demographics; send you information we
think you may find useful or which you have requested from us, including
information about our products and services, provided you have indicated that
you have not objected to being contacted for these purposes.
4.
Subject to obtaining
your consent we may contact you by email with details of other products and
services. You may unsubscribe from receiving marketing information at any time
in our mobile application settings or by using the unsubscribe function within
the electronic marketing material. We may use your contact information to send
newsletters from us and from our related companies. If you prefer not to
receive any marketing communications from us, you can opt out at any time.
5.
We may pass your name
and address on to a third party in order to make delivery of the product to you
(for example to our courier or supplier). You must only submit to us the Site
information which is accurate and not misleading and you must keep it up to
date and are responsible for informing us of changes to your personal data, or
in the event you believe that the personal data we have about you is
inaccurate, incomplete, misleading or out of date. Inform us of changes. You
can update your personal data anytime by accessing your account on the Site.
6.
Your actual order
details may be stored with us but for security reasons cannot be retrieved
directly by us. However, you may access this information by logging into your
account on the Site. Here you can view the details of your orders that have
been completed, those which are open and those which are shortly to be
dispatched and administer your address details, bank details (for refund
purposes) and any newsletter to which you may have subscribed. You undertake to
treat the personal access data confidentially and not make it available to
unauthorized third parties. We cannot assume any liability for misuse of
passwords unless this misuse is our fault.
7.
Other uses of your
Personal Information
1.
We may use your
personal information for opinion and market research. Your details are
anonymous and will only be used for statistical purposes. You can choose to opt
out of this at any time. Any answers to surveys or opinion polls we may ask you
to complete will not be forwarded on to third parties. Disclosing your email
address is only necessary if you would like to take part in competitions. We
save the answers to our surveys separately from your email address.
2.
We may also send you
other information about us, the Site, our other websites, our products, sales
promotions, our newsletters, anything relating to other companies in our group
or our business partners. If you would prefer not to receive any of this
additional information as detailed in this paragraph (or any part of it) please
click the 'unsubscribe' link in any email that we send to you. Within 7 working
days (days which are neither (i) a Sunday, nor (ii) a public holiday anywhere
in Pakistan) of receipt of your instruction we will cease to send you
information as requested. If your instruction is unclear we will contact, you
for clarification.
3.
We may further
anonymize data about users of the Site generally and use it for various
purposes, including ascertaining the general location of the users and usage of
certain aspects of the Site or a link contained in an email to those registered
to receive them, and supplying that anonymized data to third parties such as
publishers. However, that anonymized data will not be capable of identifying
you personally.
8.
Competitions
1.
For any competition we
use the data to notify winners and advertise our offers. You can find more
details where applicable in our participation terms for the respective
competition.
9.
Third Parties and
Links
1.
We may pass your
details to other companies in our group. We may also pass your details to our
agents and subcontractors to help us with any of our uses of your data set out
in our Privacy Policy. For example, we may use third parties to assist us with
delivering products to you, to help us to collect payments from you, to analyze
data and to provide us with marketing or customer service assistance. We may
also exchange information with third parties for the purposes of fraud
protection and credit risk reduction.
2.
We may share (or
permit the sharing of) your personal data with and/or transfer your personal
data to third parties and/or our affiliates for the above-mentioned purposes.
These third parties and affiliates, which may be located inside or outside your
jurisdiction, include but are not limited to:
1.
Service providers
(such as agents, vendors, contractors and partners) in areas such as payment
services, logistics and shipping, marketing, data analytics, market or consumer
research, survey, social media, customer service, installation services,
information technology and website hosting;
2.
Their service
providers and related companies; and
3.
Other users of the
Site.
3.
We may transfer our
databases containing your personal information if we sell our business or part
of it, provided that we satisfy the requirements of applicable data protection
law when disclosing your personal data. Other than as set out in this Privacy
Policy, we shall NOT sell or disclose your personal data to third parties
without obtaining your prior consent unless this is necessary for the purposes
set out in this Privacy Policy or unless we are required to do so by law. The
Site may contain advertising of third parties and links to other sites or
frames of other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the
privacy practices or content of those third parties or other sites, nor for any
third party to whom we transfer your data in accordance with our Privacy
Policy. You are advised to check on the applicable privacy policies of those
websites to determine how they will handle any information they collect from
you.
4.
In disclosing your
personal data to third parties, we endeavor to ensure that the third parties
and our affiliates keep your personal data secure from unauthorized access,
collection, use, disclosure, processing or similar risks and retain your
personal data only for as long as your personal data helps with any of the uses
of your data as set out in our Privacy Policy.
5.
We may transfer or
permit the transfer of your personal data outside of Pakistan for any of the
purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. However, we will not transfer or
permit any of your personal data to be transferred outside of Pakistan unless
the transfer is in compliance with applicable laws and this Privacy Policy.
6.
We may share your
personal data with our third party service providers or affiliates (e.g.
payment service providers) in order for them to offer services to you other
than those related to your use of the Site. Your acceptance and use of the third
party service provider’s or our affiliate’s services shall be subject to terms
and conditions as may be agreed between you and the third party service
provider or our affiliate. Upon your acceptance of the third party service
provider’s or our affiliate’s service offering, the collection, use,
disclosure, storage, transfer and processing of your data (including your
personal data and any data disclosed by us to such third party service provider
or affiliate) shall be subject to the applicable privacy policy of the third
party service provider or our affiliate, which shall be the data controller of
such data. You agree that any queries or complaints relating to your acceptance
or use of the third party service provider’s or our affiliate’s services shall
be directed to the party named in the applicable privacy policy.
10. Cookies
1.
We or our authorized
service providers may use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies
in connection with your use of the Site.
2.
The acceptance of
cookies is not a requirement for visiting the Site. However, we would like to
point out that the use of the 'basket' functionality on the Site and ordering
is only possible with the activation of cookies. Cookies are small text files
(typically made up of letters and numbers) placed in the memory of your browser
or device when you visit a website or view a message. They allow us to recognize
a particular device or browser. Web beacons are small graphic images that may
be included on the Site. They allow us to count users who have viewed these
pages so that we can better understand your preference and interests. Cookies
are tiny text files which identify your computer to our server as a unique user
when you visit certain pages on the Site and they are stored by your Internet
browser on your computer's hard drive. Cookies can be used to recognize your
Internet Protocol address, saving you time while you are on, or want to enter,
the Site. We only use cookies for your convenience in using the Site (for
example to remember who you are when you want to amend your shopping cart
without having to re-enter your email address) and not for obtaining or using
any other information about you (for example targeted advertising). However,
certain cookies are required to enable core functionality (such as adding items
to your shopping basket), so please note that changing and deleting cookies may
affect the functionality available on the Sit.
3.
This website uses
Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.
("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files
placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website
(including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on
servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose
of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity
for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity
and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties
where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the
information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with
any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting
the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do
this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By
using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google
in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
11. Security
1.
We have in place
appropriate technical and security measures to prevent unauthorized or unlawful
access to or accidental loss of or destruction or damage to your information.
When we collect data through the Site, we collect your personal details on a
secure server. We use firewalls on our servers. Our security procedures mean
that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we disclose personal
information to you. You are responsible for protecting against unauthorized
access to your password and to your computer.
2.
You should be aware,
however, that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of
electronic storage is completely secure. While security cannot be guaranteed,
we strive to protect the security of your information and are constantly
reviewing and enhancing our information security measures.
12. Your rights
1.
If you are concerned
about your data, you have the right to request access to the personal data
which we may hold or process about you. You have the right to require us to
correct any inaccuracies in your data free of charge. At any stage you also
have the right to ask us to stop using your personal data for direct marketing
purposes.
Where permitted by applicable data protection laws, we reserve the right to
charge a reasonable administrative fee for retrieving your personal data
records. If so, we will inform you of the fee before processing your request.
You may communicate the withdrawal of your consent to the continued use,
disclosure, storing and/or processing of your personal data by contacting our
customer services, subject to the conditions and/or limitations imposed by
applicable laws or regulations. Please note that if you communicate your
withdrawal of your consent to our use, disclosure, storing or processing of
your personal data for the purposes and in the manner as stated above or
exercise your other rights as available under applicable local laws, we may not
be in a position to continue to provide the Services to you or perform any
contract we have with you, and we will not be liable in the event that we do
not continue to provide the Services to, or perform our contract with you. Our
legal rights and remedies are expressly reserved in such an event.
Furthermore, you also have the right to ask us to delete your data. If you
would like to have your data deleted, fill out the Account
Deactivation/Deletion Request Form (“Deletion Request”) .Once your request is received, we follow
an internal deletion process to make sure that your data is safely removed in
the next fifteen (15) working days. You'll be contacted for verification and
your account will be deleted after necessary protocols are conformed to
13. Minors
1.
We do not sell
products to minors, i.e. individuals below the age of 18, on the Site and we do
not knowingly collect any personal data relating to minors. You hereby confirm
and warrant that you are above the age of 18 and are capable of understanding
and accepting the terms of this Privacy Policy.
2.
If you allow a minor
to access the Site and buy products from the Site by using your account, you
hereby consent to the processing of the minor’s personal data and accept and
agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and take responsibility for his or her
actions.
3.
We will not be
responsible for any unauthorized use of your account on the Site by yourself,
users who act on your behalf or any unauthorized users. It is your
responsibility to make your own informed decisions about the use of the Site
and take necessary steps to prevent any misuse of the Site.