Privacy

PRIVACY POLICY

OPIKA respect the privacy rights of its online visitors and recognise the importance of protecting the information collected about them. We are committed to your privacy rights and security. We have adopted a corporate wide privacy policy that guides how we collect, store and use the information that you provide us with. We are committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of your personal information by providing you with a safe and secure transaction environment when buying online.

If you are under 18, we require that you inform a parent or guardian about OPIKA’s Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions as well as requiring their consent to the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions before registering with OPIKA or placing an order with OPIKA.

By visiting Opika.co.uk, waistjewellery.com, waistjewelry.com you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions

Your personal information kept private?

Please be assured that all the information you share with us is private and confidential. At no point will we share, rent or sell your personal information without your consent.

To register at OPIKA, we will need to know your name, mailing address and email address. To process credit card orders online we also require your billing address, shipping address, telephone number, credit card number and expiration date.

Please note that OPIKA may also use the information you provide to inform you of new goods and services via email. If you prefer not to receive these emails, please send an email to: unsubscribe@opika.co.uk

If you are under 18, we require that you inform a parent or guardian about OPIKA’S Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions as well as requiring their consent to the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions before registering with OPIKA or placing and order with OPIKA.

The following information is provided by OPIKA to enable our online visitors to be fully informed of our Privacy Policies. By visiting Opika.co.uk, waistjewellery.com, waistjewelry.com you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions

What Personal Information May Be Collected About You And By What Means?

OPIKA collects personal information in several ways directly from its online visitors when they order for themselves, or when they register for a service offered by OPIKA. If an order is placed with us, we need to hold personal information including your name, Email address, phone numbers, home address, shipping and credit card billing address(es) so that we can process and fulfil your order. Credit card details are entered directly into our payment partner's systems and are neither transmitted nor held on OPIKA systems. Additionally we may also obtain information as a result of authentication or identity checks. Sometimes we may ask for your telephone number. This number may be given to our courier for delivery services. These details allow us to process your order and to let you know the status of your order.

OTHER INFORMATION WE COLLECT THROUGH OUR SERVICES

As a user of our services, we may collect non-personal data about use of the website, such as pages visited, times and volume of use of the services as well as Traffic Data. Traffic data includes logs, details of networks, time of log-on or access, length of sessions and similar systems data

WHAT ABOUT COOKIES?

Our site uses cookies to keep track of how often you visit our site, the contents of your shopping cart, previous purchases and to deliver content specific to your interests. (A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive by your web browser which tracks your movements within websites.) Most browsers are automatically set to accept cookies but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to prevent automatic acceptance. If you choose not to receive cookies, you may still use most of the features of our website.

HOW THIS INFORMATION MAY BE USED, INCLUDING ANYONE IT MIGHT BE SHARED WITH

OPIKA may use your personal information for the processing of orders, payments and to provide you with a personalised shopping experience. We will also use your details to fulfil and deliver your orders and manage your account. Your personal information may also be checked with credit agencies to prevent fraud. Where there is a legal obligation to do so, we may disclose your information to any relevant regulatory body.

When you register with OPIKA, you will be asked to confirm that you wish to join our mailing list to receive latest news and collection updates. If you opt-in for this service, the information you provide will allow us to alert you to new products, features and enhancements; special offers; and events of interest.

We do collate statistical information about site traffic, sales and other commercial information which we may pass on to trusted third parties but these statistics do not include any information that can identify you personally. We see this as a value-added service helping you to find useful products or services. We strive to limit use of your information to those offers that we think you would appreciate receiving. Finally, we may use your personal information for our internal marketing and demographic studies, together with non-personal data to monitor customer patterns so we can consistently improve our site design to better meet our visitors' needs. If we change our policy on disclosure to others, we will inform you and give you the choice of opting out.

Safeguarding Your Personally Identifiable Information

We will only collect personally identifiable information to the extent deemed reasonably necessary to serve you in view of our legitimate business purposes as set out above, and we will use our best endeavours to maintain appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of the information you have provided us with. When you place an order or access your account information, we use a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption which encrypts your information before it is sent to us to protect it from unauthorised use. In addition, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that third party business partners' to whom we transfer any data will provide sufficient protection of that personal information.

Where And How To Ask Questions Or File Complaints

If you require further information about our Privacy Policy or wish to contact us about any other issues please go to the Contact Us page of our web site. If you wish to talk to someone at OPIKA please call + 44 (0)1943 865516.

Security Policy

Your opika.co.uk password is your key to your personal information on the Site including your account information and your order information. Please keep this in a safe, secure place and do not share your password with others. If you should forget your password, we can email the password prompt to your account's email address.

Internet Security Technology

When you place an order with us using our secure online order form and a modern web browser such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, the order is encrypted. The use of SSL encryption scrambles data sent from the browser to the Site's server in such a way that only opika.co.uk can read it.

The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), created by Netscape, is the standard for secure data transmission over the Internet. SSL uses authentication and encryption technology developed by RSA Data Security Inc.

Web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer support SSL.

When you have finished shopping and are ready to check out, you can link to the opika.co.uk Secure Online Order form. At this time the connection will change to a secure channel.

How To Check Your Browser Security

You will notice that when you look at the location (URL) field at the top of the browser you will see it begin with https: instead of the normal http: This means that you are in secure mode.

You can also verify the security of a document by examining the security icon at the bottom-right hand corner of your browser. (Usually a lock and key padlock or a solid gold key depending on your browser and version.)

This is your assurance that your browser and our server are communicating securely. All information transmitted on our secure online order form is encrypted while in transit, so that even if the information is intercepted, because it is encrypted, it is useless to anyone.

When our Secure Payment Server has received your credit card information it is sent directly and encrypted to the CARDSAVE server and will never be stored or saved at the Site.

Digital Security Certificates

At OPIKA, we are committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of your personal information by providing you with a safe and secure transaction environment when booking online.

The Site uses the industry's strongest 128-bit SSL Encryption from VeriSign. VeriSign Security Services safeguards some 500,000 e-commerce sites.

128-bit SSL encryption is the de facto cryptographic standard that we use for securing data communication between the browser and our website. Digital certificate technology is used to ensure transaction privacy, message integrity and server-side authentication. This also serves as an assurance that the website runs legitimately under the care of OPIKA.