Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 5, 2024

This Privacy Notice (the “Notice”) describes how your Personal Data is collected, used, and shared when you visit, make a purchase from www.hudsonstore.com (the “Site”) or subscribe to the Site’s mailing list. Any capitalized terms used herein without/ definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”).

For the purposes of this Notice, “you” are the “User” or the “Data Subject”. 

 

1.     DATA CONTROLLER

The controller of your Personal Data is Hudson Malta Sales Ltd, company organized in Malta with registration number C 32438 and registered address at Hudson House, Burmarrad Road, Burmarrad, St. Paul’s Bay SPB9060, Malta, (the “Controller”). The Controller belongs to Hudson group of companies.

The Controller is reachable at privacy@hudson.com.mt or at +356 2345 9001.

 

2.      CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including:

·       your name;

·       your mobile number;

·       your e-mail address;

·       your billing address;

·       your shipping address (if different from your billing address and if required);

We refer to this information as “Order Information”.

When subscribing to the Site’s mailing list, we collect the following information:

·       your name;

·       your email address;

We refer to this information as “Subscriber Information”.

We may also take record of purchasing activity so as to be in a better position to recommend products, services discounts and offers.

 

3.     PURPOSES AND LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

We collect and process your Personal Data only when we have a valid legal basis to do so. As a Data Controller, the legal basis for processing your Personal Data depends on the specific purposes for which we collect and use it.

We process your Personal Data under the following legal grounds:

3.1.         Consent: We collect and process your Personal Data when you have explicitly given us your consent, such as when you opt in to receive marketing communications or promotions.

3.2.         Contractual necessity: We process your Personal Data when it is necessary to perform a contract with you, for instance:

·       When we use your subscriber information to recommend products, services, discounts, and offers that may be of interest to you.

·       When we use your order information to fulfill and process any orders placed through our Site (e.g., processing your payment, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and order confirmations). If you do not provide the required order information, we will not be able to fulfill the contract.

3.3.         Legitimate interests: We process your Personal Data when it is in our legitimate interests to do so and when these interests are not overridden by your rights. For example, we may process data for business analysis, improving our services, or ensuring the security of our website.

3.4.         Legal obligations: In some cases, we are legally required to collect or disclose your Personal Data, such as when complying with tax laws or responding to legal processes.

 

4.     RECIPIENTS OF PERSONAL DATA

We may share your Personal Data with the following categories of recipients, depending on the purposes for which we collected it:

4.1.         Data Processors: These are entities that process personal data on our behalf and according to our instructions, ensuring compliance with the GDPR. This includes:

·       Third-party payment processing services, which handle your payment transactions securely. These processors ensure that your payment information is processed in compliance with all legal requirements.

·       Third-party service providers, which we engage to deliver the products you have ordered, manage any returns or exchanges, and provide customer service related to your orders.

·       ClickPost (Felurian Technology Pvt. Ltd.), a shipment tracking and logistics management service provider. ClickPost processes your personal data (e.g., name, email, mobile number) to ensure the timely delivery of your orders, provide tracking updates, and manage any potential delivery issues.

·       Shopify, our e-commerce platform provider. You can read more about how Shopify processes your personal data here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.

·       Google Analytics, which helps us analyze site traffic and user behavior. You can read more about how Google processes your personal data here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

4.2.         Data Controllers: These are entities that determine the purposes and means of processing your personal data. We may share your data with other companies within the Hudson group, all of which are registered in the European Union and comply with the provisions of the GDPR.

Finally, we may also share your personal data to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information, or to protect our rights.

Additionally, please note that your information may be transferred outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), always under appropriate and legitimate safeguards.

Your Personal Data will not be transferred to international organizations unless required by law.

 

5.     YOUR RIGHTS

As a data subject, you are entitled to a range of rights concerning the Personal Data we hold about you. These rights include:

·       Access: You have the right to request and receive a copy of the Personal Data we hold about you, along with information on how we process it.

·       Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data we hold about you.

·       Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your Personal Data, also known as the “right to be forgotten,” under certain circumstances, such as when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or when you withdraw your consent.

·       Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data, for example, while we verify the accuracy of the data or assess an objection to its processing.

·       Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data when it is based on our legitimate interests or when used for direct marketing purposes.

·       Data portability: In some cases, you can request that your Personal Data be transferred to you or another data controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

·       Lodge a complaint: If you believe your Personal Data has been processed unlawfully or your rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant Supervisory Authority. For Malta, this is the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC). You can contact the IDPC using the following details:

Information and Data Protection Commissioner

Level 2, Airways House

High Street, Sliema SLM 1549

Malta

Email: idpc.info@idpc.org.mt

Phone: +356 2328 7100

Website: https://idpc.org.mt

 

To exercise any of these rights, you can contact us by email at privacy@hudson.com.mt or by phone at +356 2345 9001. Please specify which right you would like to exercise and provide any relevant details so that we can process your request promptly.

If you purchase a product from the Site, you have the right to:

·       access Personal Data we hold about you;

·       ask that your Personal Data be corrected, updated, or deleted;

·       restrict and/or object the processing of your Personal Data;

·       lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority.

If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information above.

 

6.     DATA RETENTION

We retain your order information for as long as you are a registered customer. If you opt out or close your account, we will delete your order information unless we are legally required to retain it for tax or compliance purposes.

Information that has to be retained by law, such as that contained in invoices and tax documents, will be retained as long as required by the applicable legislation.

 

7.     MISCELLANEOUS

We may update this Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make significant updates, we will notify you by email to ensure you are aware of the changes.

We encourage you to visit this page regularly to stay informed about any updates or changes to our Privacy Notice.

Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

 

8.     COOKIE POLICY

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience, personalize content and advertisements, and analyse traffic. We also share information about your site usage with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners. You can manage or withdraw your consent for cookies at any time through our Cookie Declaration.

. We also share information about your use of our Site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.

Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient.

The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this Site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.

This Site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages.

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.

Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process Personal Data in our Privacy Notice.

Please state your consent ID and date when you contact us regarding your consent.

Your consent applies to the following domains: www.hudsonstore.com

8.1.         Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
vsf-currency	www.hudsonstore.com	This cookie is used to set currency for the website.	session	HTTP Cookie
vsf-locale	www.hudsonstore.com	This cookie is used to set locale for the website.	session	HTTP Cookie
vsf-store	www.hudsonstore.com	This cookie is used to set store for the website.	session	HTTP Cookie
vsf-cart	www.hudsonstore.com	This cookie is used for cart management for the user.	session	HTTP Cookie
vsf-customer	www.hudsonstore.com	This cookie is used to set token of login customer.	session	HTTP Cookie
vsf-checkout	www.hudsonstore.com	This is used to hold checkout details[billing,shipping etc]	session	HTML Local Storage
adyen-checkout__session	www.hudsonstore.com	This is used for payment by adyen	session	HTML Local Storage
vfs-checkout_session	www.hudsonstore.com	This is used for checkout session data	session	HTML Local Storage
__paypal_storage__	www.hudsonstore.com	This is used for payment by adyen	session	HTML Local Storage
cc_cookie	www.hudsonstore.com	This is used to save cookie consent response data	1 year	HTML Local Storage
clerk-tracking-id	www.hudsonstore.com	Used to collect data of the visitor activities across website.	1 year	HTTP Cookie

 

Statistics Cookies

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
_dc_gtm_UA-#	Google	Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag.	1 day	HTTP Cookie
_ga	Google	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	2 years	HTTP Cookie
_gat	Google	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate	1 day	HTTP Cookie
_gid	Google	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	1 day	HTTP Cookie
collect	Google	Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.	session	Pixel Tracker

 

8.2.         Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
_fbp	Facebook	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.	3 months	HTTP Cookie
_gcl_au	Google Tag Manager	Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.	3 months	HTTP Cookie
ads/ga-audiences	Google	Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites.	session	Pixel Tracker
fr	Facebook	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.	3 months	HTTP Cookie
IDE	Google	Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.	1 year	HTTP Cookie
pagead/1p-user-list/#	Google	Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites.	session	Pixel Tracker
pagead/landing [x2]	Google	Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement.	session	Pixel Tracker
test_cookie	Google	Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.	1 day	HTTP Cookie
tr	Facebook	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.	session	Pixel Tracker
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	YouTube	Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.	179 days	HTTP Cookie
YSC	YouTube	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.	session	HTTP Cookie
yt.innertube::nextId	YouTube	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.	Persistent	HTML Local Storage
yt.innertube::requests	YouTube	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.	Persistent	HTML Local Storage