01 Privacy

Barn’s®
Privacy Policy

Updated: September 2017

This Privacy Policy statement applies only to the information collected online through www.barns.com.sa, Barn’s microsites, or other company-owned and mobile sites (collectively our “Websites”), our emails, or mobile applications that Barncafé provided for download to your mobile device (“Apps”) that expressly adopt, display, or link to this Privacy Policy, or through our pages on social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, et al. (“Social Media Pages").

In order to make your visits to the various Barn’s online channels as responsive as possible, we collect information when you visit us online.  To help ensure an enjoyable online experience, we provide this summary of what information we collect online and how that information is used.  Your use of the Website/App confirms your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by it.  If you do not accept this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Website/App.

 

Contents

• Information Collected Online
• Mobile Application
• Information Collected on Pages That Barn’s Has on Social Media Sites
• Using Information, We Collect Online
• Information We Share with Third Parties
• Cookies
• Opt Out
• If you Apply for a Job  
• International Users
• Updating Personal Information In Your Account
• Privacy of Children
• Links
• Updates to Privacy Policy
• Security Statement
• Supported Web Browsers
• Questions/Contact Us

 

Information Collected Online

1. General Browsing

We collect general information about our visitors’ experience with our Websites and this general information is not connected to personally identifiable information about individual visitors. The information collected includes which pages our visitors are viewing on our Websites and whether visitors arrived through a link for our Websites.  It also includes information on the type of browser and service provider used.  For visitors using a mobile version of our Websites, this includes technical information about the device used, such as screen size, cookie support by the device and how images may appear.   All of this information helps us provide a better experience for our visitors by being able to determine such things as how to best format our mobile Websites for various devices, our most desired pages, products and features, how to best direct visitors to our Websites, and where there might be browser or service provider connection issues.

2. Location Information

Our Websites provide features, such as a store locator service, if you have enabled the location-based services on your mobile device. The features on our Websites that require determining your location may make use of the GPS information on your mobile device.  Sometimes we use other information, such as your IP address or nearby wireless access points or cell phone tower locations, to roughly estimate where you are to provide you the feature on our Websites that requires understanding where you are located.  If you use one of the features on our Websites that require locating you, we will collect and process your location data for this purpose. If you do not consent to or disable location-based services we may ask you to manually select the region where you are located, or to enter your zip code to find a nearby store; if you chose not to provide this information some features of the Websites may not be available.

3. Personally Identifiable Information We Collect

Barn’s collects personally identifiable information from you when you provide us with this information, either by filling out all or a portion of a form, or completing the form by submitting it. You can provide us this personally identifiable information in many instances throughout our Websites, or by sending us an email, for example when you interact with the following opportunities: placing an order through one of our Websites; establishing an account; adding your choices and information about yourself and others to your account; registering to participate in a promotion; emailing an item, post card or wish list; adding a message in the gift wrap section or on an E-Gift Card; entering a contest or sweepstakes; requesting an opportunity to model for us; taking a survey; contacting us with a comment or question; signing up to receive emails about our products and services; replying to an email requesting information from you; requesting to receive investor alerts; or applying for a job online. We also collect information through use of cookies, pixel tags (also known as Web beacons and clear GIFs) and URL links, as described under "Cookies" below. While not personally identifiable information by itself, Abercrombie & Fitch also collects and retains the following and associates it with your personally identifiable information: your IP address, your interactions with our Websites, your actions in response to our communications to you, and the purchases you make.

Categories of personally identifiable information collected online include name, address, gender, month and day of birth, email address, telephone number, mobile phone number, payment card information, recipient's name, address and email address, modeling information (including name, size stats, work information, and contact information), use of our Websites tied to one of these categories and any other information you choose to provide, including through your personal social media accounts, as described below.

4. Personal Information You Allow Us to Collect from Your Social Media Accounts

To create an account on our Websites or to participate in certain features, our Websites may allow you to choose to let us access information from accounts you have created on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and other similar sites (“Personal Social Media Accounts”). If you chose to allow us access to your Personal Social Media Accounts, Barn’s could collect some, and possible all, of the data in the Personal Social Media Account to which you grant access.  Depending on the terms of the social media site, this information could include: your name, email address, profile picture, gender, networks, user ID, list of friends, birthday, likes, education history, work history, current city, hometown, interests, relationship status, and location.  Once you grant this permission, Barn’s will be able to continue to be linked to the permitted Personal Social Media Account and collect information without a further request for permission, which could include later revisions to existing information or new types of information that you add.  If you no longer want your Personal Social Media Account(s) linked to our Websites, click on the ‘disconnect’ link located on our Websites near the corresponding social media button and we will stop collecting this information.  You may also be able to stop our ability to link to information in your Personal Social Media Account by following instructions provided on the applicable social media sites.

This privacy policy does not cover the privacy and security practices of social media sites where you have Personal Social Media Accounts. Please review privacy policies and terms of service on the social media sites if you have any questions about their privacy or security practices.

 

Mobile Application

We offer applications for download to your mobile device that provide you with various interactive features (“Apps”).

The collection and means of collecting information through any currently existing or future App are discussed in this policy when referencing Websites under the following sections:

• “General Browsing”
• “Location Information”
• “Personally Identifiable Information We Collect”
• “Information Collected If You Allow Us to Access Your Personal Social Media Accounts”
• “Cookies”

The use and sharing of information through any currently existing or future App are discussed in this policy when referencing Websites under the following sections:

• “Using Information We Collect Online”
• “Information We Share With Third Parties”
•  “Cookies”

In addition: 

• Use of some features of an App will ask for permission to access data on your mobile device, such as your photos. We will only access this data if you provide consent when asked by the App. Please note, some features of the App are only available if you allow us to access the requested content.
• If you provide consent when asked, the App will send push notifications ("Notifications") to your mobile device. These Notifications can be sent to you and viewed by you even if you are not actively using the App.  The Notifications may be specific to your interactions with us and may be location-specific if you have consented to location-based services. 
• See the “Opt-Out” section below for the choices you have regarding collection of location-based information and data from your mobile device, and receipt of Notifications.

 

Information Collected on Pages Barn’s Has on Social Media Sites

Personal information may be collected directly by Barn’s through our Social Media Pages and may also be collected by the social media site hosting the Barn’s Social Media Page.

Personal Information collected directly by Barn’s: The collection of personal information directly by Barn’s on our Social Media Pages will include the type of information addressed under “Personally Identifiable Information We Collect” above. Examples of how personal information may be directly collected on Barn’s Social Media Pages include providing information through an application or form which has a link to this privacy policy. We will use and share the information we collect on our Social Media Pages in the manner specified below in “Using Information We Collect Online” and in “Information We Share With Third Parties.”

Personal Information collected by the social media sites: This privacy policy does not cover the privacy and security practices of the social media sites on which Abercrombie & Fitch has Social Media Pages. Please review privacy policies and terms of service on the social media sites if you have any questions about their privacy or security practices.

The social media sites where Barn’s has Social Media Pages may provide aggregate information and analysis to Barn’s about your use of our Social Media Pages. This allows us to better understand and analyze our user growth, general demographic information about the users of our Social Media Pages, and interaction with content on our Social Media Pages. Overall, this information may be used to help us understand the types of visitors and users of our Social Media Pages and use of the content.

 

Using Information We Collect Online

We may use the information we collect under this policy to fulfill product orders; to fulfill your requests (such as contact us, click to chat, email a friend, coming soon product alert, wish list or sending a post card); to contact you or the product recipient(s) in the event of order or delivery difficulties; to serve site content; to send marketing communications regarding our products, services, and promotions to you; to analyze your activity with us, including interaction with our Websites/emails, the effectiveness of our advertising, and your purchases; to personalize our communications to you; to respond to your inquiries and other communications; to update information maintained in your online account; to conduct surveys, sweepstakes or contests; to develop our products, services, and Websites; and to consider you for employment. In addition, the information collected in the Online Store will be used for these same marketing communications about our products, services, and Websites.  Barn’s uses the information collected on its Social Media Pages to send communications regarding our products, services, and promotions; to respond to your inquiries; to conduct surveys, sweepstakes or contests; to analyze your activity on our Social Media Pages, and to develop our products and services; replying to an email requesting information from you. See the “Opt-Out” section below for the choices you have related to receiving marketing communications from us.

We may use the information that we collect under this Privacy Policy for the purpose of providing personalized content across different Internet browsers or devices that you use to access our Websites and mobile applications, including the synchronization of wish lists and shopping bags. Any changes made to privacy settings (including your opt-out preferences) on one browser or device will not be synchronized between browsers and/or devices. Alternatively, any changes made to privacy settings must be made on each browser or device on an individual basis.

 

Information We Share With Third Parties

We may disclose the information that you provide to us (including, without limitation, your personal data) to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company, and the subsidiaries of our holding company (including affiliated companies). Barn’s and its affiliated companies will not subscribe you to their ongoing marketing email and/or text message programs unless you have separately consented to receive such marketing communications from a given affiliated company.

If, when you provide us your email, you elect to share your email address with our affiliated companies (for example, Beans & Blends.) so that they may send you promotional materials, we will share your email address with them. You can be assured that except for similar limited circumstances as specified below and also in their privacy policies, our affiliated companies will not sell or rent your email address to unrelated third parties.

We make the names and postal addresses in our postal mailing list, sometimes categorized by purchasing information, available to our affiliates (for example, Beans & Blends. and Barnie’s Restaurant) and other unaffiliated companies for their marketing purposes. See the “Opt-Out” section below for instructions on how to opt out of sharing with unaffiliated companies. 

Please be aware that we may use third parties to assist us with our e-commerce business, such as our Websites, emails, and Social Media Pages. Some examples of the assistance that may be provided by third party service providers are: fulfilling orders (including, but not limited to, processing payments, providing fraud prevention services, and verifying addresses); providing electronic online investor information; monitoring and analyzing site activity, your actions in response to our emails, and the effectiveness of our advertising; providing support services; conducting surveys, administering and maintaining employment application information; and administering and sending Notifications via a mobile device; offering interactive features on our App; and administering emails, promotions, sweepstakes or contests. Personal information you provide us may be shared, as necessary, with the relevant third parties to so carry out functions on our behalf. It is possible that some of these service providers will be located outside of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

You should also be aware that we may disclose specific information about you if necessary to do so by law or based on our good faith belief that it is necessary to conform or comply with the law or is necessary to protect the users of our Websites, the Websites or the public.

 

If Barn’s were ever merged with or acquired by another entity, or if it acquires another business entity or is involved in a corporate reorganization or other change of control, some or all of the personal information collected about you could be shared with this entity, and may also be retained by Barn’s. Other than this acquisition, sale, or reorganization, we do not sell or rent your email address to unrelated third parties.

 

Cookies

1. What Are Cookies, Pixel Tags and URL Links, and How Are These Used on Our Websites or in Our Emails?

Our Websites and emails use, and our third party service providers may use, a browser feature known as a cookie, which assigns a unique identification to your computer. The cookies are typically stored on your computer's hard drive or mobile device. The information collected when visiting our Websites or interacting with our emails may include the following: an IP address, the URL of the page from which you arrived; your browser type; other technical information about your device used to visit our Websites or interact with our emails; the pages you view; the features you use; whether you create an account or sign into an account and where you go on our Websites once signed into your account; whether you complete a transaction; whether you have previously completed a survey; and the time of your visit. This information allows us to determine such things as which parts of our Websites are most visited or used, what products are browsed and/or purchased, the effectiveness of our Websites and emails, your specific interaction with our Websites and emails, and difficulties you may experience in accessing our Websites or emails. With this knowledge, we can improve the quality of your experience on our Websites and interaction with our emails by recognizing and delivering more of the most desired features and information, personalize your experience, and resolve access difficulties. In addition, our Websites use cookies to help keep track of items you put into your shopping cart, whether you purchase any or all of those items, and to tell us whether you have visited one of our Websites in the past. This allows you to maintain shopping carts between visits and allows us to inquire about your continued interest in items in your shopping cart or that you viewed on one of our Websites. Our Websites also use cookies to help keep track of checkout information, other than payment method information, while you remain on our Websites. In addition, the information collected by us or our service provider(s) may be linked to and combined with information that we collect about you from your visits to our Websites or interaction with our emails.

Our Websites and emails use, and our third party service providers may also use, Pixel Tags (also known as Web beacons, Web bugs, and Clear GIFs). A Pixel Tag is a nearly invisible pixel-sized graphic image on a Webpage or email message. Pixel Tags may be used to collect the same information about your visit that is collected through cookies, as noted above. We may also collect information about a search engine used, and a search engine advertisement clicked to navigate to the Websites. Pixel Tags in emails help us confirm the receipt of, and response to, our emails (including your interaction with our Websites as a result of receiving the email) and the time our email is viewed. This information helps us to make similar evaluations about our Websites and emails as with cookies and to determine the most desired features and information so that we can provide those features and information to you and personalize our interactions with you. This information may also be linked to and combined with information that we collect about you from your visits to our Websites.

In addition, our communications (e.g. emails, direct messages via social media platforms, et al.) to you may include "click-through URLs" linked to particular pages on one of our Websites. By clicking on one of the URLs, you will automatically enter one of our Websites and we may collect information related to the "click-through". We may use cookies to associate information in the click-through with your previous experiences on our Websites/Apps. You may avoid having this information collected by not clicking on the URL links in our email communications.

 

Opt Out

To make it easier for you, we have moved your opt-out preference choices to this section of the privacy policy.

 

Collection of Mobile Device Location Information Through our Mobile Sites and Apps

Your mobile device may allow you to disable location-based services on your device, which will prevent our Websites from accessing your mobile device location information. For specific questions regarding disabling your device’s location services, we recommend you review the specific instructions provided for your mobile device. Note that some features on our mobile sites and Apps may not be available if you disable location-based services.

 

Notifications and Access to Data on Your Mobile Device

If you have provided consent and no longer wish to receive Notifications, or no longer want us to access the specific information on your device (e.g., photos, etc) for which you previously gave consent, you will need to adjust the settings on your mobile device. Please note, the process for changing settings on your mobile device may vary; to learn how to change these settings refer to the specific instructions provided for your mobile device.

 

Email

To unsubscribe from receiving marketing emails from Barn’s go to the ‘unsubscribe’ page, or if you created an account, go to the Marketing Preferences section of the Profile page. If you signed up to receive marketing emails from one of our affiliates follow the opt-out instructions on any marketing email you receive from that affiliate. Please be aware, however, even if you request be removed from our email marketing list, you may still receive non-marketing emails, such as confirmations for any orders placed on our Websites.

 

Postal Marketing

If you no longer wish to receive marketing materials from Barn’s via regular postal mail, please email us at Customerservice@alamjaadgroup.com and tell us in your comments that you want to be removed from the Barn’s postal mailing list, including the postal address you wish to have removed.

 

Third-Party Postal Address Sharing

If you would like to make sure that we do not disclose your name and postal mailing address to unaffiliated third parties for their marketing purposes, please email us at Customerservice@alamjaadgroup.com and ask us not to share your postal address with unaffiliated companies, including the postal address.

 

If you Apply for a Job

If you want to work for us, you can submit a curriculum vitae or resume online or fill out an employment application online. When you fill in an online employment application, we will collect personal data such as your name and contact details. We will use this information to evaluate you as a candidate for the position that you applied for and to contact you about the position.

 

International Users

If you are visiting one of our Websites from a location outside of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, please keep in mind that it is a KSA-based web and/or commerce site. This privacy policy governs the information collected by or on behalf of our Websites irrespective of where you are located when you access it, browse it, interact with it, and make purchases through it (including those that are shipped to addresses outside Saudi Arabia).  

 

With respect to personal information you provide to Barn’s on the Social Media Pages, once received from the social media sites, it is maintained and processed by us on servers and internal systems located in Saudi Arabia. This means your personal information may be stored outside of the province, state, and/or country in which you reside, and processed by us, an affiliate or a third party service provider as described in this privacy policy. Moreover, governmental bodies that have jurisdiction over us (e.g., courts and law enforcement agencies) may be entitled to access your personal information.

 

Updating Personal Information in Your Account

If you have created an online account we prefer to keep your personal information accurate and up-to-date. To do this, we provide you with the opportunity to update or modify your personal information, including your billing address, preferred shipping information, payment details, and contact information. Just log-on to your account with your email address and password, and you will see an overview page where you can update your information.

 

To request to have your account cancelled, send an email to Customerservice@alamjaadgroup.com and include the email address of the account you wish to cancel.

 

Privacy of Children

Our Websites are not directed toward children under the age of thirteen (13) years. Furthermore, we do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under the age of thirteen (13) years. The children's products that we offer for sale on our Websites are intended for purchase by adults only. No one under the age of thirteen (13) years should provide any personal data on our Websites and/or at our stores.

 

Links

For your convenience and enjoyment, our Websites may contain links to other websites. We do not evaluate and are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We would urge you to review the privacy policies on each link to ensure that you are comfortable with their privacy policies and practices.

 

Updates to Privacy Policy

As we continue to offer you new and different types of content and services, we may modify our information collection, use, or disclosure practices. Should there be a material change to our information collection, use or disclosure practices, it will be applied only to information collected on a going forward basis, and we will update this privacy policy statement.

 

Security Statement

Barn’s limits the number of employees that have access to the databases that contain personal data, and Barn’s employees are advised of the importance of confidentiality. In addition, it is our policy to never send your payment card number via email.

 

We designed our online store to accept orders only from Web browsers that permit communication through Transport Layer Security (TLS) technology. Browsers that do not meet this requirement will be prevented from navigating the online store section of our Websites. See "Supported Web Browsers" for more information. While we implement the above security measures on our Websites, you should be aware that 100% security is not always possible.

 

Supported Web Browsers

Barns.com.sa supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0+, Android 4.4+, Apple OS X 10.9+, and Apple iOS 8+.  We recommend if you are viewing our websites on Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to download the latest version in order to maximize your experience, otherwise you may not be able to access or utilize all pages on our websites as intended.  

Loyalty Program: 

When a customer registers on "Barnes" Website and enjoys the services provided, they are immediately considered a customer within the Loyalty Program of "Barnes" and are entitled to collect points or rewards for that. These points or rewards remain effective and valid for one year from their acquisition, and their validity period expires after one year has passed without being used. "Barnes" shall have full right to offer points or rewards, determine their value, validity of use, and how to benefit from them. It has the right to estimate, increase or decrease the number of points or rewards; modify, add or cancel any reward; extend or reduce the period of use of points or bonuses provided; change or modify the method and mechanism of obtaining points and rewards, calculate, use or remove them. "Barnes" shall have the right to stop the customer from accessing the Website if the customer has committed any of the following violations:
1-Violation of these Terms and Conditions
2-Fraud or misuse of the Website or the Loyalty Program
3-Violating the laws and regulations of the applicable laws in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
4-And other violations that could or harm "Barnes" or its services
The Loyalty Program and everything related to it shall be subject to the provisions, laws, regulations and legislation in force in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in addition to the terms and conditions for the sale and purchase of goods imposed by "Barnes" on the Website. Any violation of any of these provisions, laws, regulations and legislation shall prevent the customer from accessing the services provided by "Barnes".
Refund and Replacement Policy
We , in "Barnes", are proud of our name and reputation for excellent quality and value.
In the event that you are not satisfied, we will assist you with replacement or refund according to our policy, which is as follows:
*The customer must inform the online store team via
1-E-mail
2- WhatsApp on the number.....
Within a period not exceeding two days from the date of receiving the invoice / order sent to them, stating the reason for replacement or refund.
-Only unopened and unused items shall be considered (doesnotincludecoffee).
-If there is any problem with the quality of coffee beans or ground coffee.
-Accessories and tools can be returned and replaced if the item is in the sameoriginal condition when purchased and is packed
in our original brand packaging (Barnes).
* Replacement and refund shall be free of charge in the case of items sent to
the customer with a factory error or defect, such as:
- In the event that the customer receives a product that is damaged or has a
manufacturing defect.
- The same original amount registered on the purchase invoice (order
summary) shall be refunded without shipping charges or international
customs duties and taxes fees.
- In other cases of replacement or return (other than what has been
mentioned), the customer bears the shipping cost only.
- Return according to the conditions mentioned shall be within two days from
the date of the customer's receipt of the shipment, taking into account the
period specified for the replacement and return policy.
- In the event that the customer does not receive the shipment by the shipping
company and the shipment is returned to us, a new shipping value shall be
calculated in the event that the customer wishes to ship it again.

Questions/Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our privacy practices, please email us at Customerservice@alamjaadgroup.com or write to us at the following address:

 

Attn: Privacy Policy Manager
Barn’s

Al Amjaad Trading & Manufacturing Co.

P.O. Box 8707, Jeddah 21492

Badr Center Building

Tahlia Street, Jeddah,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia