Payless Privacy Policy
As described in this Privacy Policy, Payless values our customers and respects their privacy rights, complying with the Law.
In this policy we use 'Payless' to primarily identify the company Payless. By visiting any part of our web sites (the "site"), you consent to the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions
How We Use
We seek to provide products, services, and valuable offers to you and your family through the information gathered.
Security
We secure your information to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of your data.
Your Choices
We offer you choices about the way your personal information is collected and used.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about any content please contact us.
As described in this Privacy Policy, we use the personal information for the purposes mentioned above internally within the Payless family of companies and in certain cases we allow access in a noncommercial way to certain third parties who provide services on our behalf.
Personal Data We Collect from You
When you register for one of our programs in one of our stores, online or through our mobile application, or when you purchase products from us online, we collect information such as:
- your name
- email
- birth month and day
- postal address
- phone number
- billing and credit card information
- product preferences
You may also provide personal information when/if you post reviews, send us feedback or provide other user generated content at our site. We may from time to time use your postings or reviews to be placed on other areas of our site.
You may choose not to provide certain information, but choosing to do so may prevent you from being able to take advantage of many of Payless' programs. We currently do not sell, divulge, publish or rent your name or personal information for use by any outside companies or third parties and would request your consent before doing so in the future.
Database Responsibility
Payless is the company responsible for the processing of personal data, however it does not commercialize, sell, exchange, or transfer such data to third parties for profit. Payless does not divulge or distribute the personal data with the purpose of commercializing the data or profit.
Consequently, the Database, under article 2, c) and 3 of the Regulations to the Personal Data Protection Act is considered an internal base, since the data is only shared with companies of the same economic group.
Payless adopts appropriate technical, human and administrative measures necessary to provide security for the records, avoiding their adulteration, loss, consultation, use or unauthorized or fraudulent access. The staff that performs the processing of the personal data will execute the established protocols in order to protect the security of the information.
Applying for a job
If you apply to work with us, we will use the information you supply to process your application and to gather recruitment statistics. Payless may transfer your information outside of your home country and to other companies during the application process. Your personal information will be maintained in accordance with our records retention guidelines.
How We Collect Additional Information
We may collect additional information about you from our joint marketing partners or from unrelated third parties. We may collect demographic & behavioral information, and we may use mailing lists from third parties. We may also maintain a record of your product interests and the purchases you make in-store, online or through our mobile application.
Data We Collect through Technology
Online through your Web Browser
We use computer "cookies" (which are text files placed on your computer) to make your shopping experience more efficient, convenient and personalized. By using the site you consent to our use of cookies.
Whenever you browse our site, we automatically receive and record information such as:
· your IP address
· browser type
· domain name
· specific web pages you click
This data may also be used in our business communications, but we do not identify individuals in these communications. Cookies should not contain personal data other than your IP address and is not required for you to browse our site. Cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of our site's features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on. To learn more about cookies and how to use them, visit the Help portion of your internet browser.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google") to collect certain information relating to your use of the site and our services. Google Analytics uses "cookies" to analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the site, compiling reports on site activity for site operators and providing other services relating to site activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this site.
By using this site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For more information regarding Google Analytics please visit Google's website, and pages that describe Google Analytics, such as www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.
In-Store Cameras
We use in-store cameras and video recorders for security and operational purposes.
Geo-Location Data
We may capture and record certain information regarding your location and use (also known as "Geo-Location" or "Location-Data") through your store purchase and online or mobile site interactions. This allows us provide you with the services or functionality offered by our programs.
We may link your Geo-Location to other information that you provide to us or that may be accessed in connection with your use of our programs or sites. Our ability to offer certain functionality through our online or mobile application is based on your use and acceptance of this Privacy Policy, which may include associated information to third-parties. Please reference our Terms and Conditions for more information on the use of our specific programs.
Advertising & Do Not Track Mechanisms
We may use how you browse and shop in order to show you advertisements that are more relevant to your interests. We may use cookies and other information to provide relevant interest-based advertising to you. Interest-based ads are ads presented to you based on your browsing behavior in order to provide you with ads more tailored to your interests. These interest-based ads may be presented to you while you are browsing our site or third-party websites not owned by us. To learn more about interest-based advertisements visit the Digital Advertising Alliance and the Network Advertising Initiative websites (www.aboutads.info and www.networkadvertising.org).
What is "Do Not Track"? Do Not Track (DNT) is a privacy preference that users can set in their web browsers. DNT is a simple way for users to inform websites that they do not want certain information to be collected.
When you turn on DNT in your browser, we no longer have visibility to the websites you visit after you have left Payless.com. We still know the website you were visiting immediately before you came to Payless.com and we will continue to track the parts of our site which you visit, including information about your checkout. However, when you turn on DNT in your browser, we stop collecting information about your recent visits to websites that have integrated our buttons or widgets. We stop collecting the unique browser cookie that links your browser to visits to these websites for tailoring suggestions or ads.
Data Collection by Third Parties
We may also use third party companies to place advertising on other websites that are not owned by Payless. These advertising companies collect information about your visits to our site or interaction with our email through the use of tracking tools such as tags, pixel tracking and cookies, and your online activity at other sites.
These tools allow them to use information about your visits to help us serve you better. We also use web beacons to review how visitors navigate our site or interact with our email advertising.
Purpose of Collecting your Information.
How We Use Your Information
Our primary purpose for collecting personal information is for us to provide you with a secure, efficient and beneficial shopping experience.
We may use your personal information for orders to:
- process and fulfill an order
- notify you of order status
- verify information about you and your order
We may contact you if we have questions regarding your order or purchase through email, phone or postal mail.
Additionally, we may use your personal information for marketing purposes to:
- improve services and content
- customize advertising
- inform you about future:
- promotional offers
- special sales
- new products
- special program offers
- service updates
- communicate preferences you have indicated
- any other purpose disclosed at the point of collection or in this Privacy Policy
These communications may be sent via email, postal mail, text message, or through a mobile application dependent upon your preferences. You always have the choice to opt-out of receiving these marketing communications and in response we may send a final confirming communication.
We may use your information to provide services and customer support that you may request, as well as to correct problems, resolve disputes and collect fees.
We may also use the information we collect as necessary to comply with legal requirements, to enforce the site Terms & Conditions, to prevent fraud, to co-operate with law enforcement and regulatory authorities and to stop other prohibited, illegal or harmful activities.
Promotional Participation
We may use your personal information to contact you if you participate in a sweepstakes, contest or promotion. This includes promotions on-line, over the phone, through a mobile application or at one of our stores. Contact may occur via email, postal mail, telephone, text message, or through a mobile application regarding our products, services, contests and promotions. You may choose at any time not to receive these marketing communications, but please note that upon opting out we may send a final confirming communication or we may still need to contact you on a limited basis, however - for example, to notify winners and to fulfill promotional obligations.
Who We Share Your Data With
Payless Family and Affiliates
We share information within Payless ShoeSource, Limitada and across the Payless ShoeSource family of companies, and we may use servers and resources of other members of the group to process your data. Our main servers are in Topeka, Kansas, USA and it is likely that your data will be held on servers there and at other Payless locations around the world, although from time to time we may hold customer data on third-party hosted servers under a services contract. By using and accessing our site, residents and citizens of countries and jurisdictions outside of the United States agree and consent to the transfer to and processing of personal information on servers located in the United States, and that the protection of such information may be different than required under the laws of your residence or location.
Mergers & Acquisitions
If we sell or buy any business (in whole or in part), we may disclose your personal data to the buyers of the business and their advisors. If Payless or some of its assets are acquired by a third party, the data held will be one of the transferred assets which will become subject to the privacy policies of the acquiring party. Similarly, your personal information may be passed on to a successor in interest in the event of a reorganization, reconstruction, liquidation, bankruptcy or administration. It may be that any buyer or successor buys all or only part of our business. It may also be the case that they are not in the same line of business as Payless.
Third Parties
We may combine your information with information we collect from other companies (such as demographic or behavioral data) to improve and personalize our services to you. We may also use third-party companies to assist in collection and analysis of data.
We may share your information with other companies that perform services specifically for Payless. For example, we may retain an outside company to create and distribute a direct mail or email offering. They may sometimes have access to information collected by us, including your personal data, in the course of providing products or services to us. In those situations, the outside company is performing work for Payless, and we take appropriate steps so that your personal information is used only to provide the services requested by us.
We may also disclose that personal information to third-parties to whom you explicitly ask us to send your information.
Legal Requirements & Compliance
We reserve the right to release account and other personal information about you when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, in response to legal process and law enforcement requests, to enforce or apply our Terms and Conditions and other agreements, or to protect our rights, property, safety or other interests and those of our parent company, affiliates and shareholders, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Security
Safeguarding of Your Information
We endeavor to protect your information against unauthorized disclosures whether in our stores, in a program or site by:
· limiting access to people who need the information to do their jobs
· informing Payless employees and third parties about their responsibility to adhere to our own business ethical standards and confidentiality policies
· monitoring our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks
We use physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the personal information we collect with the goals of:
· preventing unauthorized access
· maintaining data accuracy
· correctly using personal information
We use HTTPS, also known as SSL encryption, to transfer sensitive information securely from your web browser to our web servers. This means that all of your personal information, including your credit or debit card number, is encrypted to protect against the decoding of that information by anyone other than us.
However, no technology or safeguard is 100% secure. These technologies and safeguards are designed to protect against, but are not a guarantee against, the loss, misuse or the unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction of personal information. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our programs or sites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you to not share a password with anyone and take reasonable steps for protecting your information.
How We Protect Kids' Privacy On-Line
Our site is a general audience website and it is our intention that our site should be used only by persons over age 18. We are concerned about the safety of children when they use the Internet and will never knowingly request personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If the parent or guardian of a child under 18 believes that the child has provided us with any personal data, the parent or guardian of that child should contact our Customer Service center and ask to have this personal information deleted from our files. If we otherwise obtain knowledge that we have personal information about a child under 18 in our files, we will delete that personal information from our existing files so that it is not in a retrievable form.
Links to Other Websites and Services
Our sites may contain links to other websites. You should review the policies of those websites before providing any personal information, as we do not control their privacy policies or practices. Our sites provide links solely for the convenience and information of our customers.
Your Choices
We provide you with reasonable access to your personal data to update and manage. If you would like to update your information at the:
Online - Login to your account on payless.cr where you may update or change your:
· personal information (name, address, etc.)
· email address
· password
Publicly-Shared Information
Any information you have shared on another website (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) may become public information. We cannot control the use of information disclosed publicly such as through forums, bulletin boards, blogs, chat rooms, and networking functions. You should exercise caution when disclosing information in these public areas and be careful how you disclose your personal information or information related to you.
Content posted in public areas, including advice and opinions, represents the views and is the responsibility of those who post the content. We do not necessarily endorse, support, verify, or agree with the content posted.
Opting Out
If you receive home mailings, promotional emails, marketing communications, text messages or other communications from us and you wish to stop receiving any or all of them you may opt-out by clicking 'Unsubscribe' at the bottom of an email you receive from us (you may receive a response confirming this change)
Depending on the programs in which you are enrolled, it may require additional opting out. It may take up to 10 days to process your email or text message request, and 6-8 weeks to process your postal mail request, during which you may continue to receive communications from us.
How to Contact Us
For any questions, concerns or other requests please contact us by:
Email:
Phone:
- 506-2289-0699 ext 1150 or 2289-0688 ext 1149
Address:
- Payless ShoeSource Customer Service – Costa Rica
Centro Empresarial Trilogia, Edificio 1, Piso 2
San Jose, Costa Rica
To protect your privacy and security, we may ask you to verify your identity and/or provide other details to help us respond to your request before granting access or making corrections. Please note that any requests to update your personal information may take up to 10 days for your email request, and 6-8 weeks to process your postal mail request
Amendments to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy as our business changes. If this policy changes in the future, we will post an updated Privacy Policy on our site. You can tell if this policy has changed by checking the revision date that appears at the end of this policy. Continued use of our services or systems after we publish or communicate a notice about any changes to this Privacy Policy means that you are consenting to the changes.
If you would like a permanent record of this Privacy Policy please print a copy.
Last updated on August, 2020
