Private policy

At Socofysite, we make shopping easy while giving you great privacy, which means we only collect necessary personal data. Socofysite collects certain personal data about you and your use of our Services. This information is divided into two main categories: (1) information you provide to us directly, and (2) information we automatically collect from you.

Information you provide to us directly
• Account Information. Through the registration process, we may ask for your email addresses, phone numbers, and other information that may be required during the registration process. If you create an account with a third-party service (e.g. Apple, Facebook, Google), we may receive personal data that you allow such third-party service to share with us, such as your name and email address.
• Order Placement. When you place an order on our Websites or in our App, we may collect personal data from you including your name, mailing address, zip code, email address, phone number, payment account, or credit card information, etc. In some regions, we may also require your passport information and tax number for customer clearance.
• Customer Support. If you contact us for customer support purposes, we may collect all information that you provide.
• Promotional Activities. If you choose to participate in a survey and promotions organized by us, we may collect your contact information such as your name, email address, date of birth, and/or phone number.
• Marketing. You may choose to provide us with your contact details, such as your email address and phone number for email marketing purposes and telemarketing.

Information we automatically collect from you
• Device Information. When you access our Websites or App using a desktop or mobile device, we may be able to identify your device's unique device identifier, operating system, and your mobile device's advertising ID.
• Usage Data. When you use our Websites or App, we automatically collect data about how you engage with our Services, such as browsing, adding to your Wishlist and placing orders, etc. This data may include your Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, domain names, referring and exit URLs, pages viewed and the order of these page views, the date and time you access our servers, and other diagnostic data.
• Location Information. When you use our Websites, we may infer your location to enable us to show you our content localized for your area. Specifically, we may use your IP address to infer your general geographic region.

Cookies and Other Technologies.

We use cookies and similar technologies in our Websites and Services to help us collect personal data. These technologies help us to better understand user behavior including for security and fraud prevention purposes, tell us which parts of our Websites people have visited, and facilitate and measure the effectiveness of web functions.

You can remove or reject cookies using your browser or device settings, but in some cases doing so may affect your ability to use our products and services.

1.1 Definition of "Cookies"

Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on web browsers. Cookies are widely used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones, and other devices. These types of files do a number of different jobs such as remembering your preferences and chosen items, assisting you to improve your site experience as well as trying to ensure that the adverts or offers you see online are more relevant to you. These “cookies” can be divided into 4 types each of which is outlined below. 

1.2 Types of Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies

In order to provide you with fundamental services of our website, such as visit our website or make a purchase, these cookies are essential. If you disable these cookies, we will not be able to fulfill your request.

Performance Cookies

This type collects anonymous information on how people use the site and the data is merged with other users to enable us to improve how the site operates. For example, we utilize Google Analytics cookies to help us understand how customers arrive at our site, browse or use our site and highlight areas where we can improve areas such as navigation, shopping experience and marketing campaigns. The data stored by these cookies never shows personal details from which your individual identity can be established. If you disable or opt-out of these cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of our websites and services, and it may reduce the support or information that we can provide you.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies may remember the operations such as your preference so that we can provide you with better services and improve our operation models. If you reject these cookies, you may not be able to use certain functions of our websites.

Targeting Cookies or Advertising Cookies

These cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising more personalized to you. These cookies may remember the websites you have visited and share them with the third parties such as advertisers. If you reject these cookies, you may not be able to use certain functions of our websites and services, and it may affect your experience.

Social networking cookies

These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content on our websites and services through third-party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes. If you reject these cookies, you may not be able to use certain functions of our websites, and it may affect your experience.

1.3 Cookies Placed by Third Parties

You may also encounter cookies on our websites that are placed by third parties. For example, when you buy our products online, our e-commerce vendor may use cookies and other technologies. We may also allow third parties to place cookies on our websites to track information about your online activities and/or across third-party sites or online services, including to send you targeted advertisements based on that information, which may include the remarketing of our products and services that you have viewed on our websites and on third-party websites.

This Cookie Statement does not apply to the cookies, applications, technologies or websites that are owned by and/or operated by third parties, or such third parties' practices, even if they use or access our technology to store or collect information. To understand how third parties use cookies, please review their privacy policies.

1.4 Controlling and Opting-Out of Cookies

You can change the settings on your browser to prevent cookies being stored on your computer or mobile device without your explicit consent. Your browser “help” section will normally provide details on how to manage the cookie settings. If you choose to reject cookies, as noted above, you may not be able to use certain features of our websites and services.

1.5 Other similar technologies

DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) is a simple cryptographic application programming interface available as a built-in component in Windows 2000 and later versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. In theory, the Data Protection API can enable symmetric encryption of any kind of data; in practice, its primary use in the Windows operating system is to perform symmetric encryption of asymmetric private keys, using a user or system secret as a significant contribution of entropy.DPAPI can help record and store users’ personal data.

Data Cube is a simple application for the record and analyzes personal data.

If you choose to reject cookies, as noted above, you may not be able to use certain features of our websites and services.

Socofysite uses personal data to power our Services, communicate with you, improve our service, personalize your experience, detect and prevent fraud and security risks, and comply with the law.

Socofysite uses your personal data only when we have a valid legal basis to do so. Depending on the circumstance, Socofysite may rely on your consent or the fact that the processing is necessary to fulfill a contract with you, protect your vital interests or those of other persons, or comply with the law. We may also process your personal data where we believe it is in our or others' legitimate interests, taking into consideration your interests, rights, and expectations.

• Power Our Services. We will use your personal data to power the Services you request. For example, when you order a product from us, we need your address information to deliver your order. Without this information, we will not be able to serve you.

• Communicate with You. To respond to communications, reach out to you about your transactions or account, provide other relevant information, or request information or feedback.

• Improve Our Services. Socofysite tries to make the Services as useful as possible for Customers, and Socofysite may use aggregated and anonymized Services Data and other Information to develop new Services or improve existing Services.

• Personalize Your Experience. We may process your personal data to personalize your experience. We make it easier for you to interact with our Services.

• Detect and Prevent Fraud and Security Risks. We may process your personal data to help monitor, prevent and detect fraud and abuse of our Services, and monitor and verify your identity.

• Comply with Law. To comply with applicable law or to comply with a lawful governmental request.