TERM AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Who we are
Hi, and welcome to Mode in Australia's website at https://modeinaustalia.com ("Site"). We are a small brand based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, specialising in non-mass production products. Mode in Australia is renowned for using high-quality materials and eye-catching colour combinations in its designs.
Overview
This Site is owned by Mode in Australia, whose registered name is Mode in Australia alone operates this Site, so any time you see the words "we," "us," "our," or the like, we're referring to Mode in Australia and any subsidiaries, parents, and affiliates, and each of their officers, shareholders, employees, and representatives. Anything we add to the Site is also subject to the below terms. We don't guarantee that service on this Site will be timely or error-free, and we may remove service indefinitely or cancel it at any time without notifying you. You're using this Site at your own risk; thus, we aren't liable for any injury, loss, claim or damage.
By accessing, using, or downloading materials from this Site, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions of use ("Terms"), just as if you had signed these terms and conditions in a paper contract. If you don't accept these terms, please do not access or use this Site.
The information on this Site is provided without charge as a convenience to Mode in Australia's visitors and to be used only for informational purposes. While we have tried to provide accurate and timely information, there may be inadvertent technical or factual inaccuracies and typographical errors, for which we apologise—kind of. I mean, we are human, after all. We reserve the right to make changes and corrections without notice.
Comments
When visitors to https://modeinastralia.com leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor's IP address, and the browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet Anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site but typically includes the commenter's IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter, such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our Site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Suppose you edit or publish an article; an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves like the visitor visiting another website.
Hypertext Links
We make no claim or representation regarding and accept no responsibility for the quality, content, nature, or reliability of websites accessible by hypertext links or websites linking to this Site. That's on them/you. If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk and remain responsible for reviewing and abiding by the privacy statements and terms of use posted on any linked websites.
Who do we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
What we share with others
Mode in Australia may disclose your Personal Information to its subsidiaries or affiliates and to third parties whom Mode in Australia hires to provide services on Mode in Australia's behalf, including, but not limited to, support services, website services, delivering promotional materials, contests, sweepstakes and other promotions, and answering customer questions about Mode in Australia's products and services. Mode in Australia will only provide those third parties with the personal information they need to deliver the services to Mode in Australia and/or on Mode on Australia's behalf. You also consent to Mode in Australia disclosing your Personal Information to legal, financial, insurance, or other advisors in connection with such business transaction or management of all or part of Mode in Australia's business or operations, as consented to by you from time to time, including to fulfil any other purposes that are identified when the Personal Information is collected; or as otherwise permitted or required by law. We may also share aggregated or de-identified information with third parties, which cannot be used to identify you directly. We may also share your information and Personal Information with third-party vendors who may combine it with their records and other services' available records. They may use your personal information for their direct marketing purposes and that of other third-party marketers. Certain of these vendors may resell information or Personal Information about you.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognise and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
We store the personal information provided by users who register on our website (if any) in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights do you have over your data?
If you have an account on this Site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where is your data sent?
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
What we collect and store
While you visit our Site, we'll track:
Products you've viewed: we'll use this to, for example, show you products you've recently viewed. Location, IP address and browser type: We'll use this to estimate taxes and shipping.
Shipping address: we'll ask you to enter this so we can, for instance, estimate shipping before you place an order and send you the order! We'll also use cookies to track cart contents while you browse our Site. For details about our cookie policy, please follow the link to the cookie section.
When you purchase from us, we'll ask you to provide information, including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details, and optional account information, such as username and password.
We'll use this information for purposes such as:
Send you information about your account and order.
Respond to your requests, including refunds and complaints.
Process payments and prevent fraud.
Could you set up your account for our store?
Comply with any legal obligations we have, such as calculating taxes.
Improve our store offerings.
Send you marketing messages if you choose to receive them.
If you create an account, we will store your name, address, email, and phone number, which will be used to populate the checkout area for future orders. We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it. For example, we will store order information for 2023 years for tax and accounting purposes. This includes your name, email address and billing and shipping addresses.
We will also store comments or reviews if you choose to leave them.
Who on our team has access
Members of our team have access to the information you provide us. For example, both Administrators and Shop Managers can access:
Order information like what was purchased, when it was purchased and where it should be sent, and Customer information like your name, email address, and billing and shipping information. Our team members can access this information to help fulfil orders, process refunds, and support you.
Rights to Information Submitted
By providing information (such as feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, plans, or ideas) to us, you agree that such information will be non-confidential and non-proprietary. You also agree that we'll have unlimited rights to use (or not to use), to distribute (or not to distribute), to reproduce (or not to reproduce), and to disclose (or not to disclose) such information worldwide as we deem appropriate, without compensation or acknowledgement of its source. This doesn't apply to Personal Information (as defined in our Privacy Policy); however, for things of that nature, you should check out our Privacy Policy regarding Personal Information.
We are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in the information you provide us through this Site, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products or services incorporating or otherwise based on such information. If you have questions or comments about this Site, use the Contact Us.
Payments
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, GPay and PayPal payments. When processing payments, all those services will receive some of your data, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information.
"Please refer to the privacy policies of those companies for additional details."
Security
Your Mode in Australia account is a password for your privacy and security to protect your Personal Information. Please ensure no unauthorised access to your account and Personal Information by selecting and protecting your password appropriately (don't make your password "Password") and limiting access to your computer and browser by signing off after you have finished accessing your account. Please use safe internet habits every day.
Mode in Australia efforts to protect user information and keep users' account information private. Your Personal Information is treated as strictly confidential. Our Site maintains appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards and security measures to protect the Personal Information you provide on this Site against accidental, unlawful or unauthorised destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use and any other unlawful forms of processing. To this purpose, Mode in Australia uses customary security techniques, including secure servers, firewalls and encryptions. However, Mode in Australia cannot guarantee the security of user account information. Unauthorised entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of user information at any time.