NOVA SKIN INC (Nova Skin,” "we," "us," and "our”) is a cosmetics retailer with worldwide operations. We are committed to protecting the Personal Information we obtain about you when you interact with our website www.novaskin.care (the “Site”).This policy (the “Policy”) sets out how we collect, use, manage, transfer, disclose, and store information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual (“Personal Information”) in the course of doing business. You agree that this Policy applies to you as an individual and is separate from, and does not amend or modify, any contractual arrangements between you or your organization and us, nor create any rights in you under any such contract.
By submitting your information to us, you agree to the processing set out in this Policy to the extent permitted by applicable law. Further notices highlighting certain uses we wish to make of your Personal Information together with the ability to opt in or out of selected uses may also be provided to you when we collect Personal Information from you.
The Site may contain links to other third party websites. If you follow a link to any of those third party websites, please note that they have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies or processing of your Personal Information. Please check those policies before you submit any Personal Information to such third party websites.
What Personal Information we collect
As part of our operations we collect Personal Information. The specific Personal Information that we may collect or hold will depend on the context in which we collect it, and may include your name, telephone or mobile phone number, addresses, banking details, credit card information, tax file number, details of transactions you conduct through our Site or through other channels and of the fulfillment of your orders, and any other Personal Information you or a person ostensibly authorized by you submits to us, as well any other information that we consider necessary (such as information about your opinions) to perform our functions and activities (which may include details of your visits to our Site and information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies including your IP address and domain name, your browser version and operating system, traffic data, location data, web logs and other communication data, and the resources that you access).We use cookies on our Site to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. To learn more about how we use cookies, please view our Cookie Policy.
You may accept or manage your choices by clicking Manage My Preferences, including your right to object where legitimate interest is used.
How we collect Personal Information
We collect Personal Information in a number of ways, including:
- where you provide information directly to us, including through our Site or when you participate in promotions or competitions run by us;
- where you interact directly with our employees and such other persons acting for us or on our behalf, such as our customer service team, including from electronic queries sent to us via email;
- where you provide information directly to us during a recruitment process;
- from third parties, such as our service providers;
- through referrals from individuals or other entities;
- through marketing and business development events;
- where you provide feedback to us;
- from related entities in our corporate group; and
- from publicly available sources of information.
If you do not wish to disclose your Personal Information (such as cookies) to us, please note that some features of the Site may not be available or operate as intended.
Purpose of collection and use of Personal Information
We collect, use and disclose Personal Information for the following purposes:
- providing and managing the delivery of our services, products, and Site including processing orders and delivering products;
- collecting and disclosing Personal Information to our related companies in connection with our operations;
- in the case of potential employees, assessing a person’s application for employment with us, and verifying your details and contacting your references;
- researching and assessing our services and products to identify possible improvements, including collecting, using, and disclosing details about your usage patterns and interests;
- responding to an inquiry or request;
- Conducting marketing activities including compiling and maintaining a mailing list and communicating with persons on those lists, including marketing our own products and services to you. Please see section 7.4 of this Policy for further information about this, including how to opt-out of marketing communications;
- fulfilling obligations to, and cooperating with, government authorities, courts, regulators or law enforcement agencies in connection with enquiries, proceedings or investigations by such parties anywhere in the world or in order to enable us to comply with our regulatory requirements or to respond to regulators;
- resolving disputes or addressing complaints;
- protecting our property, rights, and security, and the rights, property, and security of third parties or the public in general;
- doing something that one would reasonably expect us to do using the information;
How Personal Information is shared
In conducting our operations, we may disclose some of your Personal Information to Personal Information may be shared with service providers and vendors that perform services on our behalf to carry out the uses of Personal Information described above in the section titled “Purpose of collection and use of Personal Information.”
We will only disclose your Personal Information with the following third parties:
With our Service Providers and Vendors: We may share your Personal Information with third parties such as outsourced service providers and vendors. Unless you have agreed otherwise, these parties are generally not allowed to use your Personal Information for any other purpose except to extent permitted by contract. We take reasonable steps to ensure that such third parties are subject to confidentiality requirements and to obligations to process Personal Information in compliance with the same safeguards that we deploy.
When You Choose to Directly Share Your Information about Our Online Activities or Your Usage: When you use our Site, certain features may allow you to make your usage and information and our content accessible to the public, directly or through your accounts on social media platforms. We urge you to consider the sensitivity of any information prior to sharing it publicly or with other users.
With Our Professional Advisors: We may disclose your Personal Information to professional advisors such as our attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors.
Third parties in connection with business transactions: Personal Information may be disclosed to third parties in relation to a corporate transaction, such as a merger, sale of any or all of company assets or shares, reorganization, financing, change of control or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by an affiliate or third party, or in the event of a bankruptcy or related or similar proceedings.
With Law enforcement, regulators and other parties for legal or contractual reasons: Personal Information may be disclosed to third parties, as required by law or subpoena, or if we reasonably believe such action is necessary to:
- Comply with the law and the reasonable requests of regulators, court orders, law enforcement, or other public authorities, such as a subpoena, government audit, or search warrant;
- Comply with Diversity Equity, and Inclusion (“DE&I”) obligations;
- Manage legal claims asserted against us;
- Comply with a contract, or as necessary to establish, exercise or defend against potential, threatened, or actual litigation;
- Protect us, your vital interests, or those of another person; and
- Investigate fraud or to protect the security or integrity of Success Factors or any products or services that we offers.
With your consent: We will share your Personal Information with external third parties if we have obtained your consent to do so.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
From time to time, we may transfer your Personal Information to overseas recipients (including our related companies and any relevant third parties) if it is necessary to conduct our business. We currently have operations in the United States, Canada, Australia and in Europe and Personal Information is disclosed to recipients in those jurisdictions. We also use cloud-based solutions such as Shopify, NetSuite and EDI that store Personal Information securely primarily in the United States of America and Europe. We may from time to time expand our operations and/or change the cloud-based or other solutions used to store Personal Information.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that the receiving party provides commitments relating to privacy and confidentiality which require the receiving party to limit its use of your Personal Information and to protect your Personal Information against misuse, loss and unauthorized access. Where you are based in the UK or elsewhere in the European Economic Area (EEA), and we transfer your Personal Information outside of the EEA, we will impose the same data protection safeguards that we deploy inside the EEA.
We partner with Brevo Advertising, who may collect Personal Information when you interact with our site. The collection and use of this information is subject to the privacy policy located here: https://brevo.com/legal
What Personal Information we collect
As part of our operations we collect Personal Information. The specific Personal Information that we may collect or hold will depend on the context in which we collect it, and may include your name, telephone or mobile phone number, addresses, banking details, credit card information, tax file number, details of transactions you conduct through our Site or through other channels and of the fulfillment of your orders, and any other Personal Information you or a person ostensibly authorized by you submits to us, as well any other information that we consider necessary (such as information about your opinions) to perform our functions and activities (which may include details of your visits to our Site and information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies including your IP address and domain name, your browser version and operating system, traffic data, location data, web logs and other communication data, and the resources that you access).We use cookies on our Site to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. To learn more about how we use cookies, please view our Cookie Policy.
You may accept or manage your choices by clicking Manage My Preferences, including your right to object where legitimate interest is used.
Storage, security, and retention of Personal Information
We have implemented reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational safeguards to secure your Personal Information. However, please note that no method of transmitting information is completely secure and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your Personal Information.
We keep Personal Information as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy or as otherwise required or permitted by law. Certain information may be retained until the time limit for any legal challenges has expired or in order to comply with regulatory requirements regarding the retention of such Personal Information. If you have provided us with Personal Information in the course of applying for employment with us, and your application has not been successful, we may keep your Personal Information in case a suitable role becomes available.
Accessing, updating, and deleting your Personal Information
We will take reasonable steps to ensure the Personal Information we hold is complete, up to date and accurate, so far as it is practicable for us to do so.
Applicable data protection laws may give you the right to access, correct, or delete Personal Information that we hold about you. You may request to access or correct the Personal Information we hold about you by contacting our Privacy Officer. Please see the contact details below. We will comply with our obligations to provide you with access to your Personal Information and to correct any inaccuracies we are informed of in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Data subjects whose processing is based upon consent may withdraw that consent at any time.
When we ask for information from you, you are given the opportunity to ‘opt-in’ to receive additional information, such as Site announcements, product reviews, promotional information, product sampling opportunities and research requests from us and to allow us to share your contact information with certain of our trusted partners and customers. Users who no longer wish to receive these communications, or who do not want their contact information shared as described herein, may stop receiving them by following the Unsubscribe instructions included in any communication or by following the Access procedures above.
Please note that certain Site functionality may not work as intended in the event you elect to withdraw your consent, request that we delete your Personal Information, or opt out of certain collection practices.
From time to time, we may use your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes (for an indefinite period). Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before conducting any of these types of marketing. This includes sending you updates about our products and offerings. When we contact you, it may be by mail, telephone, email or SMS. Where we use or disclose your Personal Information for the purpose of direct marketing, we will:
- inform you if we intend to use your information for such purposes;
- allow you to ‘opt out’ or, in other words, allow you to request not to receive direct marketing communications; and
- comply with any such request by you to ‘opt-out’ of receiving further communications within a reasonable time frame.
- We will provide an option to unsubscribe or opt-out of further communication on any electronic marketing communication sent to you. You may ask to be removed from our marketing lists at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link or by directly contacting us. If you don't wish to receive direct marketing materials, contact our Privacy Officer using the details set out at the end of this Privacy Policy.
Questions and complaints
Nova Skin Inc is the data controller in respect of your Personal Information under this Policy.
If you have a question about how we handle Personal Information, or wish to lodge a complaint about our management of Personal Information (including if you believe that we have managed your Personal Information in breach of applicable privacy laws), you may contact our Privacy Officer:
Attention: Privacy Officer
Nova Skin Inc
7500 NW 25th Street Suite 116
Miami, Florida 33122
United State
Telephone: +1(786) 445-3954
The Privacy Officer will co-ordinate the investigation of any complaint and any potential resolution of a complaint. In order to be sure that we understand the details and nature of your question or complaint, we may ask you to put your question or complaint in writing. We will aim to resolve all complaints as soon as practicable for us to do so.
Changes to this Policy
We may change this Policy at any time. Please refer back to this Policy periodically to review any updates. If we make material changes to this Policy we will notify you by publication on our Site unless otherwise required by law. The revised version of the Policy will be effective at the time we post it, which time will be indicated at the end of this Policy.
Additional Information for Florida Residents: The Florida Digital Bill of Rights requires us to provide the following information.
This section of the Policy describes the Personal Information we collect or process about Florida residents in connection with the application materials and the use the online activities, how we use, share, and protect that Personal Information, and what your rights are concerning your Personal Information that we collect or process.
Personal Information we Collect, Disclose, and For What Purpose
In the past 12 months, Nova Skin has collected the Personal Information discussed above in the section titled “What Personal Information we collect.” Additionally, in the past 12 months, we have collected and disclosed following categories of Personal Information with the following categories of third parties for a business purpose:
Please note that some of this Personal Information qualifies as Sensitive Personal Information. Specifically, in the past 12 months, we have collected and/or disclosed the following categories of Sensitive Personal Information:
- drivers’ licenses, state identification card information, and passport number;
- Financial account information;
- Precise geolocation information;
- Racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, or union membership; and
- The contents of an individual’s mail, email, and text messages unless the business is the intended recipient of the communication;
- An individual’s genetic data;
- biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying a consumer;
- Personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s health; and
Personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s sex life or sexual orientation.
We do not use or disclose Sensitive Personal Information for purposes other than that which is necessary and proportionate to accomplish the objectives set forth in the The Florida Digital Bill of Rights.
Opt-out Preference Signals
We recognize Global Privacy Control signals where legally required. A Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) is a browser setting that a user can set in order to send a signal to each website visited regarding the user’s privacy preferences, such as not to share or sell user’s Personal Information. If your browser or browser extension has GPC enabled, we will automatically recognize that signal and opt you out of the sale of your personal information.
Your Rights as a Florida Resident
Requests to Know
You have the right to request that we disclose:
- The categories of Personal Information we collect;
- The categories of sources from which we collect your Personal Information;
- Our business or commercial purpose for selling or collecting your information;
- The categories of Personal Information sold or shared about you, as well as the categories of third parties to whom the Personal Information was sold, by category of Personal Information for each party to whom information was sold; and
The specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
Our delivery of this information may take place electronically or by mail. We are not required to provide Personal Information to you more than twice in a 12-month period.
Requests to Delete
You have the right to request that businesses delete any Personal Information collected about you. Upon receiving a verified request to delete your Personal Information, we will do so unless otherwise authorized by law.
The Right to Opt-out of the Sale or Sharing of your Personal Information
You have a right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your Personal Information as such terms are defined by the The Florida Digital Bill of Rights.
We may disclose cookie data with third party analytics providers order to provide and maintain the Online Activities. Such a disclosure may constitute a “sale” for purposes of theThe Florida Digital Bill of Rights. We have made such disclosures in the past 12 months. If you wish to limit these disclosures, you may do so via the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in the footer of the Site. However, we do not “share” your Personal Information as the term is defined by the The Florida Digital Bill of Rights. Please note that we do not knowingly sell or share the information of individuals under the age of sixteen (16) without parental consent.
We offer our customers marketing incentive programs that provide certain benefits, such as coupons for signing up for our mailing lists or SMS messaging, rebate programs, and promotional events that may require you to opt into marketing communications. To provide you with this benefit, we process your Personal Information, such as name, email address, phone number, product purchase history, and address. Because opting into our marketing incentive programs involves the collection and processing of Personal Information, the programs may qualify as “financial incentive” under the The Florida Digital Bill of Rights or other similar incentives. Please be aware that the value of your Personal Information to us corresponds to the value of the coupon or benefit that you receive when you consent to receiving marketing communications, minus the expenses associated with offering those coupons or benefits. You may opt out of these incentive programs at any time by contacting us using the contact information in this Privacy Policy or by replying “STOP” to any SMS message, as applicable.
Authorized Agents
You may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf. You must provide an authorized agent written permission to submit a request on your behalf, and we may require that you verify your identity directly with us.
Your Rights Under Florida Law
How to Exercise these Rights
If you wish to submit a request to exercise one or more of the rights listed above you can do this by emailing us at shop@novaskin.care, using our webform, or contacting us at [(786) 445-3954].
Please include your question or concerns in your letter to us. We will respond to verifiable requests for disclosure or deletion of Personal Information free of charge, within 45 days of receipt.
In order to protect your privacy and the security of your information, we verify consumer requests by requesting identification documents and other documentation necessary to confirm your identity to the extent permitted by law. Any additional information you provide will be used only to verify your identity and not for any other purpose.
Cookie Policy
The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.
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COOKIE Name |
COOKIE Description |
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CART |
The association with your shopping cart. |
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CATEGORY_INFO |
Stores the category info on the page, which allows it to display pages more quickly. |
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COMPARE |
The items that you have in the Compare Products list. |
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CURRENCY |
Your preferred currency |
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CUSTOMER |
An encrypted version of your customer id with the store. |
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CUSTOMER_AUTH |
An indicator if you are currently logged into the store. |
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CUSTOMER_INFO |
An encrypted version of the customer group you belong to. |
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CUSTOMER_SEGMENT_IDS |
Stores the Customer Segment ID |
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EXTERNAL_NO_CACHE |
A flag, which indicates whether caching is disabled or not. |
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FRONTEND |
You session ID on the server. |
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GUEST-VIEW |
Allows guests to edit their orders. |
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LAST_CATEGORY |
The last category you visited. |
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LAST_PRODUCT |
The most recent product you have viewed. |
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NEWMESSAGE |
Indicates whether a new message has been received. |
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NO_CACHE |
Indicates whether it is allowed to use cache. |
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PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART |
A link to information about your cart and viewing history if you have asked the site. |
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POLL |
The ID of any polls you have recently voted in. |
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POLLN |
Information on what polls you have voted on. |
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RECENTLYCOMPARED |
The items that you have recently compared. |
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STF |
Information on products you have emailed to friends. |
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STORE |
The store view or language you have selected. |
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USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE |
Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies. |
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VIEWED_PRODUCT_IDS |
The products that you have recently viewed. |
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WISHLIST |
An encrypted list of products added to your Wishlist. |
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WISHLIST_CNT |
The number of items in your Wishlist. |
Last updated: May 6, 2024