Privacy Policy

The company Gant U.S.A Corp (“Gant” or “We”), located at,Beaver Street 64, 10004 New York, United States, registered number no. 3004439, is the Data Controller in relation to your Personal Data. Except as otherwise mentioned below, this privacy policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you on this web site, located at http://www.gant.com (the “Site”). By visiting the Site you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy.

In order to guarantee compliance with the Applicable Regulations and provisions of this privacy policy, we have appointed a Data Protection Officer. 

This officer can be contacted in relation to any queries concerning your Personal Data, by sending us your request by email at the following address: customer-service@gant.com.

The term “Personal Data” means any information about you that can identify you either directly or indirectly.

Therefore, we may collect:

• your title, first name and surname; 
• postal address and telephone number; 
• email address; 
• bank card numbers collected when placing your order and processed by the banking service providers responsible for managing our payments; 
• login and password; 
• date of birth;
• correspondence by email, web chat or through social media sites and/or telephone conversations with customer services, as well as any other data that enables the relationship with our customers to be monitored;
• your image taken by video surveillance camera present in our Stores, if applicable;
• cookies and other tracking software that collect the data mentioned in the section “WHAT IS YOUR COOKIE MANAGEMENT POLICY?”, as well as IP addresses and other information that enables you to be identified and that you make available to us at any time;
• any other information that enables your identification and that you make available to us at any time (through social media sites, our web chat function, etc.).
• Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)), which may include name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information

If you connect to our Website through Facebook or Google authentication, Facebook or Google will send us personal information about you, in accordance with the settings that you have configured on Facebook or Google, at the email address that you have entered on Facebook or Google.

We can collect your Personal Data when you: 

• visit our Website;
• connect to or create an account on our Website or in one of our Stores;
• place an order on the Website, in one of our Stores or by telephone;
• return an order;
• subscribe to our Newsletter;
• take part in a competition organised by us or through one of our partners;
• submit a complaint, ask a question or send us a comment;
• communicate your Personal Data via the Website or by any other means whatsoever;
• interact with us via our official social media sites;

Furthermore, we use cookies and other tracking software. To obtain further information about this, we invite you to visit the section “WHAT IS YOUR COOKIE MANAGEMENT POLICY?”.

On the basis of the contract between you (the Customer) and Gant, and as a result of our legal obligation, our legitimate interest and, after having obtained your consent, we may process your Personal Data for the following purposes:

When placing your order, either directly on the Website or in our Stores, you can subscribe to our Newsletter and therefore choose to stay regularly informed about offers proposed by the Website and/or Stores.

You have the possibility of unsubscribing at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each newsletter or by sending your request by email at the following address: customer-service@gant.com

We may send all or part of your Personal Data to the following entities:

1. different companies within the Gant Group, as well as to our franchises, approved suppliers or distributors, who will be able to use your Personal Data solely for sending you information and special offers about new or existing Gant products, subject to having obtained your consent;

2. some of our service providers whom we engage to provide services to us, such as:

• Fulfilling your order, including the preparation and delivery of your items; 
• Completing your payment securely; 
• Performing anti-fraud checks and debt recovery, if applicable;
• Sending marketing emails and push notifications; 
• Storing your Personal Data set;
• Personalising our Website, depending on your preferences;
• Managing the web chat, telephone calls and possibly recording these; 
• Managing letters sent by post;
• To protect against potential fraud, we may verify with third parties the information collected from the Website
• Performing maintenance and technical development operations for the Website and Gant IT systems;
• Gathering customer feedback;
• Analysing and track your use of the Website, with a view to improving its quality and efficacy.

Please be aware that the entities we send your Personal Data to are bound by a privacy contract, as well as having to comply with the Applicable Regulations concerning the protection of your Personal Data.

This statement applies solely to information collected on the Site. The Site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other web sites.

Your Personal Data is stored within the European Economic Area (“EEA”), that is to say, the 28 Member States of the European Union, as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), where our Website servers are hosted. 

Some service providers or subcontractors who we send your Personal Data to, as indicated in the section “WHO DO YOU SEND MY PERSONAL DATA TO?”, are located outside the EEA and sometimes in countries that are not recognised by the European Commission as benefiting from an adequate level of data protection. In this case, in accordance with the Applicable Regulations, we will undertake to:

• draw up a cross-border data flow agreement with these companies; this agreement shall comply with the contractual clauses of the European Commission, or 
• collaborate with companies that have Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) enabling cross-border data transfers. 
• You can obtain further information on this subject and, if required, obtain a copy of the cross-border data flow agreements signed with our partners, by sending your request [by email at the following address: uk.customerservice@gant.com or by using our contact form and by selecting the contact reason "General" and category “Personal Data”].

No data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you understand that any information that you transfer to Gant is done at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make reasonable efforts to ensure security on our systems. We use firewalls to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software.

If we learn of a security systems breach we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the Website or providing personal information to us you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of this Website. We may post a notice on our Website if a security breach occurs. We may also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us in these circumstances. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing.

From January 1, 2020, California consumers have the following rights:

• Right to know

You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, as well as the categories of sources from which such information is collected, the purpose for collecting such information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share such information. 

You have the right to request information about our sale or disclosure for business purposes of your personal information to third parties in the preceding 12 months. 

• Right to delete

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information.

• Right to non-discrimination

You have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising any of these rights.

We do not sell the personal information of minors under the age of 16 without affirmative authorization.

Additionally, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our visitors who are California residents to request certain information regarding Gant's disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us using the contact information provided below and put “Shine the Light” in the subject line of your request.

If you would like to exercise one or more of the rights above, please contact us using the contact information provided above. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. Such authorized agent must be registered with the California Secretary of State. We may deny a request from an agent that does not submit proof that they have been authorized by you to act on your behalf.

We may need to confirm your verifiable consumer request before completing your request, and, for example, may ask for you to confirm data points we already have about you. We will only use personal data provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.

In order to exercise these rights, you can contact us by email at the following address: customer-service@gant.com.

When you visit the Website, we can place small pieces of information on your computer, known by the name “cookies”, which are stored by your internet browser on your hard disk. In particular, these cookies enable us to:

• Ensure our Website is functioning correctly and to improve your online shopping experience; 
• Analyse our traffic and optimise the performance of our Website;
• Propose content that is personalised and adapted to your centres of interest; 
• Propose targeted adverts both on and off our Website, in particular, on social media sites, as well as adverts depending on your location;
• Ensure the connection to our Website via social media sites or other third-party sites.

We use the following cookies:

• Technical cookies that relate to the correct functioning of the Website (mandatory)

These cookies are essential for the correct functioning of our Website and cannot be configured. These cookies enable you to browse the Website, to use its functionalities and to record your preferences, such as the language used, access to your account, items added to the basket, etc. and to secure our Website against possible fraud by using predictive analyses. In the event fraud is suspected by our systems, denying you the possibility to place an order on the Website, you will be informed immediately and you will then have the opportunity to contact our customer service team in order to have your payment reviewed.

• Analysis cookies on the Website

These cookies, so-called performance cookies, enable us to measure how often you visit the Website (number of visits, pages viewed, sources of traffic, etc.), in order to analyse your browsing session on the Website and your reactions to the products that we propose to you, and therefore to optimise the Website performance. These cookies gather this information about the visitor’s browsing session on the Website, in order to help us to improve the site ergonomy and functionality. By accepting these cookies, you contribute to improving our Website.

• Preference cookies (Experience and relationship)

When you browse the website or place orders online, the Website remembers your preferences. This simplifies, facilitates and personalises your browsing experience in order to respond better to your preferences and expectations. These cookies enable us to offer you product recommendations, relevant services or content on the site, as well as through the emails you are sent or your in-store experience, in line with your expectations and preferences. They can also enable us to test and improve the site ergonomy. Without these cookies, your use of the Website may be slower and the relevance of recommendations limited.

• Geolocation cookies:

These cookies enable you to benefit from certain functionalities of our services proposed on the Website (e.g. store opening hours and days, etc.). Furthermore, some of our service providers may use these cookies to send you adverts depending on your location 

• Targeting or advertising cookies (Marketing and social media media): 

These cookies are used to display ads both on and off our Website, including social media sites, that may interest you. In order to do this, we may send your email address to our partner social media sites, in encrypted form. Furthermore, these cookies limit the number of times you see an ad and help us to measure the efficacy of our advertising campaigns. They gather certain information in order to better target the ads, depending on your centres of interest. If you disable these cookies (including ours), they will continue to be displayed during your browsing session, but they will not record your centres of interest and these will therefore become less relevant.

• Social media site cookies:

These cookies are used to enable you to connect to our Website through social media sites such as Facebook, Google and other third-party sites. 

It's up to you whether or not you choose to accept cookies on your device, except when they are cookies that relate to function and security and which are necessary for the correct functioning of our Website. Cookies remain on your device for a duration of 13 months.

You can disable the cookies by setting the configurations on your browser; however, you should be aware that by disabling the cookies, you risk not being able to use the Website's full functionality. Here is some information about how to disable cookies for certain web browsers:

Firefox:

1. Click on the Menu ≡ button and select Options.
2. Select the Privacy & Security panel.
3. Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, select the Custom radio button to choose what to block.
4. Select the Cookies checkbox. Cross-site and social media trackers is the default setting.
5. To block all third-party cookies, select All third-party cookies (may cause websites to break) from the drop-down.
6. Close the about: preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-third-party-cookies



Internet Explorer:

If you don't want sites to store cookies on your PC, you can block cookies. But doing this might prevent some pages from displaying correctly, or you might get a message from a site letting you know that you need to allow cookies to view that site.

1. In Internet Explorer, select the Tools button, and then select Internet options.
2. Select the Privacy tab, and under Settings, select Advanced and choose whether you want to accept, block, or be prompted for first-party and third-party cookies.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d 

Google Chrome:

You can block or allow all cookies by default. You can also allow cookies from a specific site, while blocking third-party cookies in ads or images on that web page. 

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More More and then Settings.
3. Under 'Privacy and security', click Cookies and other site data.
4. Select an option:

• 'Allow all cookies'
• 'Block all cookies (not recommended)'.
• 'Block third-party cookies in Incognito'
• 'Block third-party cookies'. 

Important: If you block third-party cookies, all cookies and site data from other sites will be blocked, even if the site is allowed on your exceptions list.

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en-GB 

Safari:

In the Safari app on your Mac, choose Safari > Preferences, click Privacy, then do any of the following:

• Prevent trackers from using cookies and website data to track you:

Select “Prevent cross-site tracking”. Cookies and website data are deleted unless you visit and interact with the trackers’ websites.

• Always block cookies:

Select “Block all cookies”. Websites, third parties and advertisers can’t store cookies and other data on your Mac. This may prevent some websites from working properly.

• Always allow cookies:

Deselect “Block all cookies”.

Websites, third parties and advertisers can store cookies and other data on your Mac.

• Remove stored cookies and data:

Click Manage Website Data, select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All.

Removing the data may reduce tracking, but may also log you out of websites or change website behaviour.

• See which websites store cookies or data:

Click Manage Website Data.

Note: Changing your cookie preferences or removing cookies and website data in Safari may change or remove them in other apps.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Please note that we do not control the use of cookies by third parties.