Who we are
Homely: is an eCommerce platform that sells home furniture, goods and also an end to end community connects home professionals with homeowners who can browse home designs, furniture, accessories, and products and also can find reviews, referring professionals, take advice from professionals and read articles about home improvement.
This Homely privacy policy is to help you understand what information Homely collects, how Homely uses it, how it may be shared, and what choices you have. This privacy policy governs the products and services we offer through our website, mobile applications and other applications (collectively the “Site” or “Homely Platform”). When you use the site, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of information about you as described in this privacy policy. Additionally, our terms and conditions are incorporated by reference to this privacy policy, including applicable terms governing limitations on liability and the resolution of disputes. The terms “we,” or “our,” refer to Homely Arabia Design Company.
Collection of Information
We collect information (i) from you directly; (ii) from third parties, and (iii) automatically when you use our site.
In general, we collect information as follows:
Account and Profile Information:When you create an account on the Homely platform, we collect your name, contact information, and other information you provide. You also will be asked to create a profile on the site. If you do, profile information such as your name, username, current projects, demographic information, and any photo you submit may be displayed publicly by us. If you feel that an unauthorized account has been created depicting you or your likeness, please contact us at [email protected] You have an obligation to provide us accurate information.
Public Content:We collect and store the information that you post to the site, including your photos, comments, ideabook, and profile information.
Communications:When you communicate with the site or otherwise, we maintain a record of your communication. In addition, when you call a Homely professional using the number displayed on the professional’s Homely page, we may collect certain analytic data. Similarly, when you submit information to a Homely professional through their Homely professional profile, we may collect and maintain that information on the professional’s behalf; however.
Messages:If you exchange messages with others through the site, in accordance with applicable law, we may store them in order to process and deliver them, allow you to manage them, and investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the site. The Homely platform may also enable you to connect, at your initiation, with third-party providers of products and services who you wish to contact outside of the site; any such information you submit or send to third parties in this manner, including your personal email address, is not subject to this privacy policy.
Site Activity and Automatically Collected Information:We collect and may store information about your use of the site (including our mobile applications), such as your search activity, the pages you view, and the date and time of your visit. We also collect and may store information that your computer or mobile device provides to us in connection with your use of the site, such as your browser type, type of computer or mobile device, browser language, IP address, mobile carrier, unique device identifier, location, and requested and referring URLs.
Third-party Services & Contacts:If you elect to connect your Homely profile to another network or service provider like Facebook or Google, you will be asked to enable sharing of your contact information with Homely. If you agree to this sharing, in order to facilitate a more connected experience, we may send notices so that you and your contacts can find each other on the Homely platform.
Use of Information
We may use the information we collect for purposes such as to provide the site’s functionality; improve the site’s quality; personalize your experience; tailor the content and information that we may send or display to you; offer location customization, and otherwise offer personalized help and suggestions; track usage of the site; provide feedback to businesses and professionals whose products or services are listed on the site; display relevant advertising (on our site and third-party sites); evaluate the success of our advertising; provide customer support; communicate with you about your use of the site and any orders; allow third parties to contact you through the site; respond to your inquiries and requests; send you marketing communications and otherwise message you; back up our systems and allow for disaster recovery; enhance the security of the site; fulfill transactions authorized by you on the site; use as otherwise requested or consented to by you; and to comply with legal obligations. In addition, we use the information we collect to better understand how users access and use our site and services, both on an aggregated and individualized basis, in order to improve our site and services, respond to user desires and preferences, develop additional products and services, and for other research and analytical purposes. From time to time, we may also offer contests or promotions and will use the information we collect to administer such contests, promotions, and surveys, to analyze the results for research purposes, and to comply with legal requirements related to such contests and promotions.
Sharing Your Information
We do not rent or sell your personal contact information (such as your email address associated with your account registration) to third-parties to use for their own marketing purposes. However, in some cases, Homzmart may allow third parties, including other users and Homzmart partners, to contact you through the site, including for marketing purposes. Additionally, any information that you share publicly through your profile is available to third-party users of and visitors to the site; we cannot control such third parties’ use or further disclosure of your information. We may share some information about you with third parties in connection with your use of the site. Our information sharing with third-parties generally fall into these categories and purposes:
Agents, Contractors, and Service Providers:We may share your information with our agents and contractors or other service providers as needed to carry out the performance and functionality of the site, fulfill your requests or provide customer support.
Analytics and Usage:We may share user information in de-identified or aggregate form, with third parties, such as advertisers, professionals, and other businesses. For example, we may disclose to business the number of users that have viewed their product.Business or professionals that participate on the Homely platform may also access usage data associated with your public profile. For example, a business can see that you, as identified by your public profile username, any profile photo, and any other publicly displayed profile identifiers (but not identified by your email or non-public account information), added their product to one of your ideabook on a particular date.
Third Party Ad Networks:We use third-party advertising companies to serve advertisements on third-party sites, and may work with them to serve ads on our site, as well as to assist us in evaluating the effectiveness of our advertising, in accordance with applicable law. These companies use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this site and other sites in order to provide targeted advertisements to you. Please see the third party advertising section below for more information.
Affiliated Entities:We may share information from or about you with subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control, in which case we will require them to honor this privacy policy.
Other Users:Information that you post publicly on the site (e.g., photos, comments, your profile) will be made publicly available to other users of the Homely platform. The information that you post to the site is intended for public consumption, including your photos, comments, design books, and profile information. By posting on the site, you agree to permit us to disclose publicly the material you post.
Investigations:We may investigate and disclose information from or about you, as permitted by applicable law, if we believe that such investigation or disclosure is (a) necessary to comply with legal process and law enforcement instructions and orders, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, judicial proceeding, or other legal process served on us; (b) helpful to prevent, investigate, or identify possible wrongdoing in connection with the site; or (c) helpful to protect our rights, reputation, property, or that of our users, subsidiaries, or the public.
Homely Communications
When you join the Homely platform by signing up for an account or creating a profile, as part of the service you will receive the Homely newsletter about the offerings and features on the site. As permitted by law, you are also opting to receive other emails from us that may be of interest to you as a member of the Homely community. We may also ask you to consent to receive text message communications from us. You can manage your email and notice preferences in account settings, but note that you cannot opt out of receiving certain administrative or legal notices from us. If you opt-out of receiving emails about recommendations or other information we think may interest you, we may still send you transactional e-mails about your account or any services you have requested or received from us. However, you may opt out entirely of receiving any text messages – promotional, transactional or otherwise – from us.
Additionally, by joining, you are agreeing to receive feedback and communications from third-parties within the site, including third-party providers of products or services who may comment on your postings within the site. If you don’t want third parties to see such information, you should not post it to your profile or the site.
Security
We have implemented security safeguards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the internet or via a mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure – so we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You should take certain steps to protect your account and personal information as well, such as by choosing a strong password and keeping such password private, and logging out of your account when you are finished using it.