Privacy policy

Bling operates this store and website, including the information, content, features, tools, products, and services, in order to provide you, the customer, with a proper shopping experience (the "Services"). Bling is supported by Shopify, which enables us to provide you with the Services. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal data when you visit, use, make a purchase, or engage in any other transaction through the Services, or when you communicate with us. In the event of a conflict between our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, the Privacy Policy shall prevail with respect to the collection, processing, and disclosure of your personal data.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing the Services, you confirm that you have read this Privacy Policy and understood the information described regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your data.

Personal Data We Collect or Process

When we use the term "personal data," we refer to information that identifies or is reasonably linked to you or another individual. Personal data does not include information collected in an anonymous or anonymized form, such that it cannot identify you or be linked to you. We may collect or process the following categories of personal data, including inferences drawn from such personal data, based on your interaction with the Services, where you live, and as permitted or required by applicable laws:

• Contact information including name, address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, and email address.
• Financial data including credit card numbers, debit card numbers, financial account numbers, card payment details, financial account information, transaction details, payment method, payment confirmation, and other payment-related information.
• Account data including username, password, security questions, preferences, and settings.
• Transaction data including items you view, add to cart, add to wishlist, purchase, return, exchange, or remove, as well as past transactions.
• Communications with us including information you provide in communications with us, such as when you submit a dispute to customer support.
• Device information including details about your device, browser, or network connection, IP address, and other unique identifiers.
• Usage information including data about your interaction with the Services, as well as how and when you engage with or browse the Services.

Sources of Personal Data

We may collect personal data from the following sources:

• Directly from you including when you create an account, visit or use the Services, communicate with us, or provide us with your personal data;
• Automatically through the Services including via your device when you use our products or services or visit our websites, and through the use of cookies and similar technologies;
• From our service providers including when we engage them to implement specific technologies and when they collect or process your personal data on our behalf;
• From our partners or third parties.

How We Use Your Personal Data

Depending on how you interact with us or which Services you use, we may collect your personal data for the following purposes:

• Providing, personalizing, and improving the Services. We use your personal data to deliver the Services to you, enforce our contract with you, process your payments, fulfill your orders, remember your preferences and items of interest, send you account-related notifications, process purchases, returns, exchanges, or other transactions, create, maintain, and manage your account, arrange shipping, facilitate returns and exchanges, enable you to post reviews, and create a personalized shopping experience, such as product recommendations based on your purchases. This may include using your personal data to tailor and enhance the Services.
• Marketing and advertising. We use your personal data for marketing and advertising purposes, such as sending you marketing, promotional, and advertising communications via email, text message, or mail, and displaying product and service ads within our Services or on other websites, including based on items you previously purchased or added to your cart and other activity within the Services.
• Security and fraud prevention. We use your personal data to authenticate your account, provide a secure payment and shopping experience, detect, investigate, or take action against fraudulent, illegal, unsafe, or harmful activities, and protect public safety and our services. By choosing to use the Services and register an account, you are responsible for safeguarding your credentials. We recommend not sharing your username, password, or other access details with anyone.
• Communications with you. We use your personal data to provide customer support, respond to your inquiries, deliver effective services, and maintain our business relationship with you.
• Legal purposes. We use your personal data in accordance with applicable laws or in response to valid legal processes, including requests from authorities or government agencies; to investigate or participate in testimonies, potential or ongoing lawsuits, or other legal proceedings; and to enforce or investigate potential violations of our terms or policies.

How We Disclose Personal Data

Under certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal data to third parties for legitimate purposes subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

• With Shopify, vendors, and other third parties that perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, storage, fulfillment, and shipping).
• With business and marketing partners to provide you with services and marketing communications. For example, we use Shopify to deliver personalized ads through third-party services based on your online activity with merchants and websites. Our business and marketing partners will use your data in accordance with their own privacy policies. Depending on where you reside, you may have the right to request that we do not share your data for personalized and marketing-related advertising based on your online activity with merchants and websites.
• When you request or authorize us to disclose certain information to third parties, such as for shipping your products, or when you use social media widgets or login integrations.
• With our affiliates or within our corporate group.
• In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy; in compliance with legal obligations (including responding to subpoenas, search warrants, and similar requests); to enforce service terms or policies; and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and those of our users or others.

Relationship with Shopify

The Services are supported by Shopify, which collects and processes personal data related to your access and use of the Services in order to provide and improve the Services for you. To offer and enhance the Services, the data you submit to the Services will be transmitted and shared with Shopify and third parties that may be located in countries different from yours. Additionally, to help you protect, grow, and improve your business, we use certain advanced Shopify features that incorporate data and information received from you through your interactions with our store, as well as with other merchants and Shopify. To provide these advanced features, Shopify may use personal data collected from your interactions with our store, other merchants, and Shopify itself. In such cases, Shopify is responsible for processing your personal data, including responding to your requests to exercise your rights regarding the use of your personal data for these purposes. For more information on how Shopify uses your personal data and the rights you may have, you can refer to the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy. Depending on where you reside, you may exercise certain rights related to your personal data here: Shopify Privacy Portal Link.

Third-Party Websites and Links

The Services may contain links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you access links to sites not affiliated with or controlled by us, you may be required to accept their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy and security of such sites, nor for the accuracy, truthfulness, or reliability of the information contained therein. Information you provide in public or semi-public contexts, including those shared on third-party social platforms, may also be visible to other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms, without restrictions on their use by us or third parties. The inclusion of such links does not imply any endorsement by us of the content of those platforms or their owners or operators, except as disclosed within the Services.

Children’s Data

The Services are not intended for use by minors, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of majority in your jurisdiction. If you are a parent or guardian of a minor who has provided us with their personal data, you may contact us using the contact details below to request its deletion. As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we are not aware of any "sharing" or "selling" (as those terms are defined under applicable laws) of personal data of individuals under the age of 16.

Data Security and Retention

Please note that no security measure is perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee "absolute security." Additionally, the data you send to us may not be secure during transmission. We recommend using secure channels only when communicating confidential or sensitive information.

The retention period for personal data depends on various factors, such as whether we need the data to maintain your account, provide the Services, fulfill legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce other contracts and policies.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you reside, you may have one or more rights related to your personal data, as listed below. However, these rights are not absolute and may apply only in certain circumstances. We may deny your request to the extent permitted by law.

• Right to access/know. You may have the right to request access to your personal data in our possession.
• Right to deletion. You may have the right to request the deletion of your personal data in our possession.
• Right to correction. You may have the right to request the correction of your personal data in our possession.
• Right to data portability. You may have the right to receive a copy of your personal data in our possession and request that we transfer it to a third party, under certain circumstances and with specific exceptions.
• Managing communication preferences. We may send you promotional emails, and you can opt out of receiving them at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in our emails. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those related to your account or orders you have placed.

You may exercise any of these rights where indicated within the Services or by contacting us using the contact details provided below. For more information on how Shopify uses your personal data and your applicable rights, including those related to data processed by Shopify itself, you can visit https://privacy.shopify.com/en.

You will not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. Before processing your requests, we may need to verify your identity, within the limits permitted by applicable laws. In accordance with applicable laws, you may appoint an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights. Before accepting a request from an agent, we will require proof that they have been authorized by you and may ask you to verify your identity directly. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable laws.

Complaints

If you have complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us using the contact details provided below. Depending on where you reside, you may have the right to appeal our decision by contacting us again, or to report your complaint to your local data protection authority. For the EEA, you can find a list of responsible data protection authorities here.

International Transfers

Please note that we may transfer, store, and process your personal data outside the country in which you reside.

If your personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we will rely on trusted transfer mechanisms, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent contracts issued by the competent UK authorities, unless the data is transferred to a country deemed to provide an adequate level of protection.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated Privacy Policy on the website, update the "Last Updated" date, and issue a notice as required by applicable law.

Contacts

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any rights you may have, please call us at , email us at info@bling.shopping, or contact us at Via Mario Baiardi 8, Valenza, AL, 15048, IT. For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, we are the data controller of your personal data.

 

Last updated: June 11, 2025