PRIVACY
Welcome to Equipped 4x4! We appreciate your interest in our products and value the trust you place in us. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, and safeguard the personal information you provide to us, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site. Our policy is crafted in compliance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) of Australia, ensuring your personal details are treated with respect and care.
Information We Collect
1. Personal Information You Provide to Us: When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address, and email address. This also applies when you sign up for our newsletters, enter competitions, or participate in feedback surveys.
2. Automatic Information Collection: Each time you visit our website, we automatically receive and store information such as your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics. This data helps us understand and analyze how you interact with our site and how we can improve your experience.
3. Cookies: Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device). They are used to maintain session information and enhance your online experience. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser, but this may prevent you from utilizing some of our services fully.
How We Use Your Information
1. To Provide Products and Services: We use the information we collect to fulfill any orders placed through the site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations).
2. To Improve Our Services: We use your 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).
3. To Communicate with You: We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.
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: Google Privacy & Terms.
We may also share your 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.
Security
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. Our website is encrypted through the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
Access to Your Information
Under the Privacy Act 1988, you have the right to access the information we hold about you. If you would like to access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at privacy@equipped4x4.com.au.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us through the information provided on our website.
Thank you for choosing Equipped 4x4, where your privacy and security are our top priorities. Enjoy your shopping experience with confidence!