Privacy Policies
This Privacy Policy describes how www.ahmadideas.com (the “Site” or “we”) collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or make a purchase from the Site.
Personal identification information
We may collect personal identification information from Customers in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Customers visit our site, register on the site, place an order, subscribe to the newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Customers may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, phone number, billing address, shipping address, and payment information including credit card numbers. We will collect personal identification information from Customers only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Customers can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.
Ahmad Ideas takes your privacy seriously and has implemented this Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”), as well as internal policies and practices, to keep your personal information secure. This Privacy Policy covers Ahmad Ideas’s treatment of information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity either directly or indirectly through linkages with other information (Hereinafter referred to as “Personally Identifiable Information”) that We collect when you use the Online Services.
Non-personal identification information
We may collect non-personal identification information about Customers whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Customers means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers, utilized and other similar information.
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we 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. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://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.
How we use collected information
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Customers as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use feedback and information you provide to improve our products and services.
- We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests We may use the email address to send User information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.
- Order Processing: We may, sometimes with the assistance of a third party, use your Personally Identifiable Information to process your payment through merchant account services, and to generate the products and services you order. Your Registration and Visitor Data may be used to follow up with you on transactions you initiate through Online Services, respond to inquiries made through Online Services, inform you of changes to Online Services, and send you additional information about Ahmad Ideas and its products and services.
- 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 collected Information 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).
Sharing your personal 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. 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.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 request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the below address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Behavioural advertising
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Do not track
Please note that because there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to “Do Not Track” signals, we do not alter our data collection and usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser.
Your rights
GDPR
If you are a resident of the EEA, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below.
Your Personal Information will be initially processed in Ireland and then will be transferred outside of Europe for storage and further processing, including to Canada and the United States. For more information on how data transfers comply with the GDPR, see Shopify’s GDPR Whitepaper: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/privacy/GDPR.
CCPA
If you are a resident of California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you (also known as the ‘Right to Know’), to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information below.
Data retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information.
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.
Acceptance
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy and terms of service. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at ahmadideas.pk@gmail.com or by mail using the details provided below:
Ahmad Ideas
[Re: Privacy Compliance Officer]
House # CB-2416, Street # 31,
Allama Iqbal Colony,
Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan