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What information this website collects, why, who receives it, and the rights you have over it.

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  • You can browse the whole site without giving us any personal details. There are no accounts and no online payments.
  • If you write to us through a form, we use your details only to reply.
  • Google Analytics runs only if you accept cookies. You can change your mind at any time.
  • We don’t sell your information or send you marketing messages.

This policy explains how the Armant gift shop (“Armant”, “we”, “us”) handles personal information on this website. We handle it in accordance with the Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981, as amended (including Amendment No. 13), and the regulations under it, including the Protection of Privacy Regulations (Data Security), 5777-2017. This policy is also the notice we give you when we collect information, as section 11 of the law requires.

1. Who is responsible for your information

The website is operated by the Armant gift shop, which is the controller of the information collected through it:

Business
Armant gift shop
Address
Armant, Hertzel (Herzl) Street 5, Hadar HaCarmel, Haifa, Israel
Contact form
At the bottom of this page

2. What we collect, and why

Messages you send us

When you use the “Ask us” form on a product page or a contact form on this site, we receive your name (optional), email address, your message, the product or page you wrote from, the language of the page, the date and time, and a record that you agreed to this policy.

  • Purpose: to answer your question or request, and to keep a record of it while we handle it.
  • Is it required? No law requires you to give us this information; it is your choice. Without a valid email address we cannot reply to you.
  • Please don’t send ID numbers, credit-card details, health information or other sensitive information.

Analytics – only if you accept cookies

If you click “Accept” in the cookie banner, we use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used: which pages are visited, how visitors arrived (for example from a search engine), the type of device and browser, and approximate location (country or city). Google Analytics sets cookies named _ga and _ga_… in your browser, which last for up to two years. We use this only in aggregate, to improve the site. If you click “Decline”, or make no choice, Google Analytics is not loaded. You can change your choice at any time:

Technical information

Like every website, our hosting provider automatically processes technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, browser type, the page requested and the time. We use it only to deliver the site, keep it secure and fix problems.

Settings stored on your device

Your accessibility-menu settings and your cookie choice are saved in your own browser (local storage) so they are remembered on your next visit. They are not sent to us. You can clear them at any time in your browser settings.

Things you choose to open

The map on our pages is loaded from Google Maps only when you click “Show map”; Google then receives your IP address and may set cookies. Links to Waze, Google Maps, WhatsApp and other sites take you to services with their own privacy policies. Our fonts are hosted on our own site, so no information is sent to Google Fonts.

3. Who receives your information

We share information only with the service providers we need to run the site, and only for the purposes above:

  • Discord Inc. (USA) – messages from our forms are delivered to a private Discord channel that only the shop’s staff can read.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS Amplify) – hosts the website.
  • Google – Google Analytics, only if you accept cookies; Google Maps, only when you click “Show map”.

We may also disclose information if the law or a competent authority requires it, or to protect our legal rights. We do not sell or rent personal information, and we do not use it for automated decisions about you.

4. Transfer of information outside Israel

Discord, Google and Amazon store information on servers outside Israel, including in the United States. We transfer information to them in accordance with the Protection of Privacy Regulations (Transfer of Information to Databases Abroad), 5761-2001, on the basis of your consent (which you give when you tick the box on a form or accept cookies) and of the contractual data-protection commitments these companies make. You can withdraw your consent at any time, but this does not affect transfers made before that.

5. How long we keep it

  • Form messages: kept in our private message channel. You can ask us to delete yours at any time.
  • Analytics: according to the retention period set in our Google Analytics account, and no more than 14 months.
  • Technical logs: kept by our hosting provider for a limited period for security and operation.

6. How we protect it

The site is served only over an encrypted connection (HTTPS). Messages are visible only to the shop’s staff, and access to the accounts we use is protected. We take reasonable measures in line with the Data Security Regulations, but no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

7. Your rights

  • Access – you may ask to see the information we hold about you (section 13 of the law).
  • Correction and deletion – you may ask us to correct or delete information that is incorrect, incomplete, unclear or out of date (section 14).
  • Withdrawing consent – you may withdraw your consent to analytics cookies or to the processing of your messages at any time.
  • Direct marketing – we don’t send marketing. If we ever ask your permission to do so, you can ask to be removed at any time.

To make a request, use the form at the bottom of this page or the contact details above. We may ask you to confirm your identity, and we will respond within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our answer, you may complain to the Privacy Protection Authority at the Israeli Ministry of Justice.

8. Visitors from the European Union and the UK

If you are in the EU, the EEA or the UK, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or UK GDPR) may also apply. Our legal bases are your consent (analytics cookies and transfers outside Israel), our legitimate interest in answering messages you send us and in keeping the site secure, and legal obligations. In addition to the rights above you may ask us to restrict processing, object to it, or receive your information in a portable format, and you may complain to your local data-protection authority. The European Commission has recognised Israel as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data.

9. Children

The site is intended for a general audience. We don’t knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you are under 18, please ask a parent or guardian before sending us your details.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy, for example if the site or the law changes. The date at the top shows when it was last changed. See also our Terms of Use and Accessibility Statement.

Make a privacy request

Ask to see, correct or delete your information, withdraw consent, or ask us anything about this policy.

Giving your details is voluntary and not required by law, but we need your email address to reply. We use your details only to answer you. You can ask to see, correct or delete them at any time – see the Privacy Policy. Please don’t send ID or credit-card numbers.