1. General Provisions

Ivorian Perfume Company - Côte d'Ivoire, hereinafter referred to as "SIVOP", respects the privacy of visitors to our website. We wish to inform you about the type of data collected by SIVOP as well as how it is used. You will also learn how to verify the accuracy of this information and how you can have it deleted by SIVOP. The data is collected, processed, and used in accordance with the data protection laws of the country where the department responsible for data processing is located. We take all necessary measures to ensure compliance.

This Privacy Clause does not apply to websites accessible through hyperlinks on SIVOP sites.

2. Collection, use, and processing of data

We collect personal data only within the scope of its processing and use, if you decide to enter it or expressly give your consent to its processing. In this case, you accept the following terms of use.

During your visit to our site, certain data is automatically stored on our servers as part of system administration or for statistical or backup purposes. This data includes the name of your Internet service provider, in some cases your IP address, the version of your browser software, the operating system of the computer used to access our site, the site you used to visit our site, the websites you visit simultaneously, and, if applicable, any search terms used to find our site. Depending on the circumstances, this data may allow conclusions to be drawn about certain visitors to the website. However, no personal data is used in this context. This data is used only after being anonymized. If SIVOP transfers data to an external provider, technical and organizational measures are taken to ensure that their transmission complies with statutory data protection regulations.

If you voluntarily provide us with your personal data, it is not used, processed, or transferred in a manner inconsistent with the law or with what you have defined in the terms of your authorization. Furthermore, we transfer your data only in cases of official obligation or judicial decision.

Any changes to this Privacy Statement will be published on this page. This will allow you to be informed at any time about the data we store and how it is collected and used.

3. Security

SIVOP will store your data securely and, consequently, will take all measures necessary to protect your data against loss, misuse, or alteration. SIVOP's contractual partners who have access to your data for service provision on behalf of SIVOP are contractually obligated to keep this information confidential and may not use it for any other purpose. In some cases, it will be necessary for us to transfer your information to subsidiary companies of the SIVOP Group.

4. Personal data related to children

SIVOP does not wish to collect data concerning individuals under twenty-one years of age. If necessary, SIVOP will explicitly draw attention to the fact that they must not send any personal data to SIVOP, in an appropriate location. If parents or other legal guardians discover that their children have transmitted personal data to SIVOP, we ask them to contact us at the address below (see section 6 below), in case such data needs to be deleted. We will ensure that these data are deleted without delay.

5. "Cookies"

To facilitate the use of our website, we use "cookies." Cookies are small units of data temporarily stored on your computer's hard drive by your browser, necessary for the use of our website. The information contained in cookies is used, for example, for session control, especially for enhanced navigation, and allows a high level of user-friendliness. The cookies we use do not store personal data. Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies. You can avoid this by changing your browser settings. You can delete the cookies stored on your PC at any time by deleting temporary internet files (Browser toolbar/Internet Options).

6. Data protection and privacy law

The data recorded will be destroyed by SIVOP at the expiration of the legal or contractual period or if SIVOP no longer needs it. At any time, you naturally have the right to rectify personal data concerning you with SIVOP. You are also allowed to revoke your consent to the use or processing of your personal data for the future at any time. In these cases, or for any other requests regarding your personal data, please contact us by sending an email to info@sivop.com or a letter to SIVOP, 01 BP 2085 Abidjan 01 – Côte d’Ivoire. Please also contact us in this way if you wish to know whether we have collected data about you and, if so, the content of that data. We will strive to fulfill your request as soon as possible.