Privacy Policy for Saks Fifth Avenue
(last updated on 29 May 2024)
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) helps you to understand how we use your personal information, who we share it with and the rights that you have.
About Localised
Localised Inc. (dba ‘Localised ecommerce’) is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 1460 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, USA ("Localised").
This site is operated by Localised in Kuwait as authorised by Saks Fifth Avenue.
For the purpose of data protection laws, in relation to any personal information collected from you via the Site, Localised is the data controller.
When this Policy applies
This Policy applies:
- to your use of our website or application that directed you to this Policy, and/or the website where this Policy is published (the "site"); or
- if you otherwise share your personal information with us, for example if you contact us with a query or ask us to send you marketing.
We may change the terms of this Policy from time to time and you should check it regularly. The last updated date is shown at the beginning of this Policy. If we make any material changes, we will take steps to bring it to your attention.
How we use your data
We will only ever process your personal information if we have a lawful basis to do so. We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To process orders that you place and to facilitate any returns: where you order goods from the site, we will collect your name, email address, phone number, delivery address and payment details to process your order, deliver those goods to you and, where applicable, facilitate any product returns. This will include sharing your personal information with delivery companies and other subcontractors, such as payment providers, as well as credit reference agencies for the purposes of assessing fraud, credit and/or security risks. We collect this personal information to enter into and perform the contract for the sale of goods.
- To make the site better: when you consent to our use of cookies, we will automatically collect the following information:
- technical information, including but not limited to the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, screen resolution, operating system and platform; and
- information about your visit, including but not limited to the full Uniform Resource Locators, clickstream to, through and from the site (including date and time), page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks and mouse-overs) and methods used to browse away from the page.
We use this information to:
- to provide you with a more effective user experience (such as by displaying goods we believe you will be interested in, based on your purchase history and browsing habits);
- to help us improve the site; and
- for the purpose of making the site more secure, to administer the site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes.
- To provide customer services to you: we may collect your name, email address, phone number and (if on social media) your handle in order to provide various supporting customer services to you (such as where you contact us with a question in connection with a product by phone, email or social media). We use your account information to notify you about important service messages, such as material changes to this policy, product recalls or information about your account.
We process your personal information in these circumstances because it’s in our legitimate interests to make sure we can properly respond to your query.
- For marketing purposes: where you have previously expressed an interest in our products or services (and not opted-out for marketing) we will send you updates because it is in our legitimate interests to promote our other products and services we think you might be interested in.
Where you are a new customer and have opted in via the site to receive updates on our products and services including offers, promotions and new product releases, we will process your personal information to provide you these updates in line with the preferences you have provided and will only use your personal information in this way with your consent.
You can withdraw your consent to marketing at any time by contacting us at privacy@localised.com or, where relevant, by following the unsubscribe link in any marketing communication you receive from us.
- Where you enter a competition, promotion or survey: we will collect your name, email address and any other personal data that forms a part of the entry (this may differ depending on the competition, promotion or survey). We do this under our legitimate interest to run our promotions effectively and to award the prizes to the winner.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell, otherwise disclose, or share personal information we collect and hold about you, except as described in this Policy.
- Business partners, suppliers and contractors: we may share your personal information with third party organisations we have contracted to provide our services for the performance of the contract we enter into with them or you.
- Saks Fifth Avenue if we stop running their web store. If we stop running Saks Fifth Avenue's web store, we will transfer the marketing database and order transaction history to them, so they can continue to support you and keep in touch where you've asked to hear more about their brand.
- If our business is sold/transferred: we may also share your personal information in the event that we sell or transfer any part of our business or assets, including in the event Saks Fifth Avenue closes the site or changes the domain, in which case we will disclose your personal information to the prospective buyer or transferee of such business or assets, including to Saks Fifth Avenue. We process your personal information in these circumstances because it is in our legitimate interests to ensure our business/the site can continue to be operated. If you object to our use of your personal information in this way, the relevant buyer or transferee of our business/the site may not be able to provide services to you.
- Regulators/ Authorities/ Enforcement Agencies: we may disclose your personal information wherever required to comply with applicable laws or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or a government or regulatory body’s lawful requests for information.
Where your personal information is shared with third parties, we will use appropriate security measures to safeguard such information against unauthorised use or accidental loss, damage or destruction. We will share the minimum amount of personal information necessary to fulfil the purposes of processing.
Cookies
The site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the site and also allows us to improve the site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your device. We only use (and store) non-essential cookies on your browser or device if you provide your consent.
The cookies used on our site are as follows:
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the site.
Where we store your data
All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers which are based both in the UK and EU and outside of the UK and EU.
When we share your information with our third-party data processors for marketing purposes, they may store your data within or outside the UK and EU.
Whenever we transfer your personal information outside of the UK and EU, we ensure it receives additional protection as required by law. To keep this Policy as short and easy to understand as possible, we haven’t set out the specific circumstances when each of these protection measures are used. You can contact us at privacy@localised.com for more detail on this.
How long we keep your data for
We will only retain your personal information for as long as we need it to ensure that we can assist you should you have any questions, feedback or issues. We also reserve the right to retain your personal information for longer than this, to comply with our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
How to get in touch
Should you need to contact us please email us at privacy@localised.com.