Privacy policy

INTRODUCTION

Organic Products Lanka Inc the owners of Brand Name, Nature’s Cup Tea and doing            e-commerce business (d/b/a) as www.naturescuptea.com (the “Company”) respects your (“You” and “Your”) privacy. This “Privacy Policy” describes how the Company collects, uses, maintains, discloses, and protects Personal Information (defined below), as well as the rights and choices You have regarding Your Personal Information, including how You can access and update Your Personal Information. This Privacy Policy was last amended 01 May 2021. “Personal Information” is information that identifies You or could be combined by the Company or the Company’s services providers or affiliates with other information to identify You. By accessing or using the Company’s website located at www.naturescuptea.com (the “Website”) or any content on or through the Website, You signify Your consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and Your intent to be legally bound by them. If You do not agree with any terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Website or any content on or through the Website, or otherwise submit any Personal Information to the Company.

TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION or DATA COLLECTED

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
• Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

The Personal Information the Company collects about You will depend on the manner in which You access or use the Website or any content on or through the Website and may include:

▪ Your name, age, or contact information, such as Your mailing address, telephone number, or email address, or other similar information associated with You;

▪ Your location, time-zone setting, network information, device type, browser type and

version, browser plug-in types and version, operating system and platform, language,

standard web log data, and IP address used to connect Your computer to the Internet

or other similar identifier, or the equipment You use to access or use the Website and

usage details;

▪ Data on the pages, services, or content You access or use on or through the

Website, including  the  amount  of  time  You  spend  on  certain  pages,  products  or  services You viewed or searched for, clickstreams to, through, and from the Website, page response times, downloads and download errors, page interactions, or methods used to browse away from the Website;

▪ Billing or account information, if applicable; and

▪ Any other Personal Information that You choose to submit to us.

The Website and any content provided on or through the Website is not directed to any person who is not the legal age of majority under applicable law.  The Company will not  knowingly collect Personal Information from any person who is not the legal age of majority under applicable law.

METHODS FOR COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION

Information from Third-Party Social Media Services

The Company allows You to create an account and log in to use the Service through the following Third-party Social Media Services:

• Google
• Facebook
• Twitter
• or any other

If You decide to register through or otherwise grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, We may collect Personal data that is already associated with Your Third-Party Social Media Service's account, such as Your name, Your email address, Your activities or Your contact list associated with that account.

You may also have the option of sharing additional information with the Company through Your Third-Party Social Media Service's account. If You choose to provide such information and Personal Data, during registration or otherwise, You are giving the Company permission to use, share, and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

The Company takes steps to ensure that any Personal Information we collect about You is adequate  for, relevant to, and not excessive for the uses of such Personal Information, as described by this Privacy Policy.

Information Provided to the Company by You

Personal Information the Company collects from You on or through the Website and as a result of Your access to or use of the Website or any content on or through the Website may include Personal Information You provide the Company directly, for example by:

▪ submitting, posting, publishing, displaying, or otherwise transmitting user generated content;

▪ filling in forms, making search queries, or corresponding with the Company on or through the Website, or otherwise communicating with the Company by any means including by phone, email, or other electronic messaging; or

▪ if applicable or available through or on the Website: creating or registering for an account; subscribing, purchasing, or requesting information on a service or product; entering a contest or promotion; or otherwise engaging with the Company through inter-action points that might exist from time-to-time between You and the Company.

Information Collected by the Company Through Technological Means

The Company may also use cookies or other technological collection methods to collect information, some of which may be Personal Information, about:

▪ the device or equipment You use, including information about Your computer or mobile device, internet connection, IP address, operating system, and browser type; or

▪ Your browsing activities and patterns, including information about Your visits to the Website such as traffic data, location data, logs, and other similar communication data.

This information helps the Company improve the Website and the content available on or through the Website and otherwise improve the services of the Company by:

▪ helping the Company understand audience sizes and usage patterns on the Website;

▪ allowing the Company to tailor the Website to Your preferences and interests; and recognizing You when You visit the Website multiple times.

The technologies used by the Company to automatically collect the information described above may include cookies, which are small files placed on the hard drive of

Your computer. You can turn off cookies using Your internet browser but doing so may limit or remove certain parts of the Website, certain content on the Website, or the functionality of the Website.

Third-Party Features

The Website may include, integrate, or rely on links, plug-ins, services, social networks, content, or applications of third parties. Your access or use of such links, plug-ins, services, social networks, content, or applications may allow the third-party provider to collect or share information about You, some of which may be Personal Information. The Company does not control such third parties’ use of cookies or similar technologies – if You would like to know more about how these third parties use such technologies, You should contact the responsible provider directly. The Company does not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy policies of any such third parties or their compliance or non-compliance with such privacy policies.

USING AND DISCLOSING PERSONAL INFORMATION

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.

To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.

For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.

To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.

To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

Use of Personal Information by the Company

The Company collects Personal Information to provide You with a secure, smooth,  efficient, and customized experience through or on the Website or any content on the Website. The Company may use Your Personal Information to:

▪ provide You with content, services, or products on or though the Website;

▪ customize, measure, and improve the Website or content provided on or through the

Website, or otherwise analyze or manage the Company’s business operations or Website performance;

▪ prevent prohibited or illegal activities, loss, or fraud, enforce the Company’s Terms of

Use, or otherwise protect the security or integrity of the Website or the Company’s business;

▪ deliver  targeted  marketing,  service  update  notices,  or  promotional  offers  based  on Your communication preferences;

▪ send You things in the mail or through other channels, such as products or services that You have requested; register You for, or authenticate You when You sign into, an account or online services or when You purchase a product or service, or to provide You with notices about such accounts, subscriptions, or purchases;

▪ provide You notice about changes to the Website, this Privacy Policy, or the Company’s Terms of Use;

▪ otherwise fulfill the purposes for which You have provided Personal Information or that were described when such Personal Information was collected; or

▪ carry out other purposes that are disclosed to You and to which You consent, or which are otherwise permitted or required by law.

The  Company  may  combine  all  the  Personal  Information  the  Company  collects,  including Yours, in order to analyze and understand aggregate trends.

Third-Party Transfers

The Company may transfer Your Personal Information to third parties that assist the Company with the use of Personal Information described in “Use of Personal Information by the Company”, above. Such third parties may combine Personal Information provided by the Company with other information that they have independently collected from or about You. Some third parties  may  be  located  outside  of Canada and may accordingly be subject to laws that are different from those in Canada.

The Company requires that all third parties that received any Personal Information from  the Company use the same standards as the Company in using, maintaining, disclosing, and protecting such Personal Information.

The Company may share or sell aggregated, non-personally-identifiable information to third parties. For clarity, the Company does not sell Personal Information. The Company may also share aggregated, non-personally-identifiable information publicly to show trends about the general use of the Website, or any content, services, or products provided on or through the Website.

Other Disclosures of Personal Information

The Company may disclose Your Personal Information if necessary to collect a debt from You or where the Company has reason to believe that such Personal Information is relevant to the investigation or decision to investigate a breach of the laws of Canada, a province or territory of Canada, or a foreign jurisdiction, and the Company is legally permitted or required to do so, or to otherwise comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including in response to any government or regulatory request or process, in accordance with applicable law. The Company may also disclose Your Personal Information, if necessary, to enforce this Privacy Policy or the Company’s Terms of Use, or if the disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, the Website, users of the Website, or third parties.

The Company may transfer information about You, including Personal Information, in connection with a merger or sale (including any transfers made as part of an insolvency of bankruptcy proceedings) involving all or part of the Company’s business or as part of a corporate reorganization or stock sale or other changes in corporate control.

ACCESS AND CORRECTION

RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

You have the right to access Your Personal Information and to request a correction to Your Personal Information if You believe it is inaccurate. If You would like to access Your Personal Information, or have Your Personal Information corrected or deleted, please contact the Company in the manner set out by this Privacy Policy. The Company may charge You a fee to access Your Personal Information and will notify You in advance of any such fee.

The Company will provide You with access to Your Personal Information in accordance with applicable privacy legislation, and may decline to provide You access to Your

Personal Information on the basis that such Personal Information is:

▪ protected by solicitor-client privilege; or

▪ part of a legal proceeding, government or regulatory investigation or process, or otherwise part of a formal dispute resolution process.

Where the Company is unable to provide You with access to Your Personal Information, reasons will be provided subject to any legal or regulatory restriction.

You may have the right to withdraw the consent You have provided under this Privacy Policy in certain circumstances. To withdraw Your consent, if applicable, please contact the Company in the manner set out by this Privacy Policy.

DATA SECURITY

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA 

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

The security of Your Personal Information is important to the Company. The Company protects Your  Personal  Information  by  maintaining  physical,  organizational,  and  technological safeguards against unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure, theft, or misuse appropriate to the  sensitivity of such Personal Information. Personal Information collected by the Company may only be accessed by persons within the Company who require access to provide You with access to, use of, or content, services, or products provided on or through the Website. The Personal Information the Company collects is maintained at 1300 Marlborough Court, Suite 531, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Although the Company takes measures to protect against data breaches and unauthorized access to Your Personal Information, no company can completely mitigate the risks of such breaches or unauthorized access and no website is fully secure. The Company cannot guarantee that hacking, data loss, breaches, or other unsanctioned access of the Company’s security systems will never occur. Accordingly, You should  not submit or otherwise provide Personal Information to the Company by any means if You consider that Personal Information to be sensitive.

Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulation, the Company retains Personal Information only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which such Personal Information was collected. The Company reserves the right to use anonymous and de-identified information, including anonymized or otherwise de-identified Personal Information, for any legitimate business purpose without further notice to You and without Your Consent.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

The Company reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy for any or no reason, at any time, and from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. 

The Company will reflect any such amendments on the Website. Your continued access to or use of the Website or any content on or though the Website after any such amendment constitutes Your acceptance of the Privacy Policy as then amended. The Company includes the date this Privacy Policy was last amended at the top of this page.

CONTACT INFORMATION AND CHALLENGING COMPLIANCE

Drafting Note: you will need to align this section with your company’s privacy practices and add the appropriate contact information of the person appointed with authority to address any challenges and other privacy issues and practices.

The Company  has  appointed a privacy officer responsible for ensuring compliance with this Privacy Policy. If You have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or Your Personal Information, please contact the Company’s privacy officer at privacy-officer@naturescuptea.com  or contact via Organic Products Lanka Inc. O/a-Nature’s Cup Tea, 1300 Marlborough Court-Suite 531, Oakville L6H 2S2, Ontario, Canada. E: info@naturescuptea.com.