Privacy Policy and Protection of Personal Data

This website https://us.ruggi.com/ ("Website") is operated by Akkaya LLC.

Legal Information:

  • Company Name: Akkaya LLC

  • Address: 112 Capitol Trail, Ste A754, Newark, DE 19711, United States

  • Phone: (678) 470-3215

  • Email: info@ruggi.com

This privacy policy covers only information collected on this website and does not cover any information collected by Ruggi offline. All Ruggi | https://us.ruggi.com/ websites are covered by this privacy policy. Individuals ("Users") who visit and/or use this Website in any way must read this Privacy Policy before using the Website.

Except for personal data belonging to Users and accessed and/or obtained by the Company, statistical data on transactions made by Users through the Website are analyzed and stored by the Company.

The Company does not share information submitted by Users via membership forms or otherwise with third parties, except in cases specified in the Privacy Policy, and does not use or transfer it to third parties for any commercial purpose other than those specified in the Privacy Policy.

The Website content uses Google Analytics and Facebook's Remarketing & Demographics and Interests Reporting features. Users can opt out of Google Analytics and Facebook for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using ad settings.

Demographic information provided to the Company by Google Analytics and Facebook is used by the Company to customize the Website and any advertisements provided through the Website, according to the interests of the Users. This information may be shared with advertising publishers within the scope of the Privacy Policy provisions, along with information belonging to other Users, when used in target audience studies. This information does not contain any personal data in any way and is used as a group to conduct studies on User trends and to identify the target audience. Users consent to the sharing of anonymous information with advertising publishers for advertising and promotional purposes.

Users' personal data and confidential information will only be disclosed to official authorities if requested by official authorities and when it is mandatory to do so according to the provisions of applicable mandatory legislation.

User credit card information requested on the payment page is never stored on the servers of the Website or third-party service providers to ensure the highest level of security for Users shopping on the Website. In this way, all payment-related transactions are carried out between the relevant bank and the User's device through the Website interface.

The User accepts and declares that the information shared with the Company belongs to them.

You can always unsubscribe from the e-mail list by clicking on the link at the bottom of the e-mails sent within the scope of e-newsletter and electronic communication membership, or by leaving the "I want to be informed about campaigns and opportunities" option blank in the "Update Membership Information" section in the "My Account" section on the Website.

Our Company reserves the right to make any changes it deems necessary in all its policies, products, services, opportunities, and campaigns to be offered to its customers and Users; these changes become effective from the moment they are announced by our Company on the Website or through other appropriate methods.

For the security of information provided by Users and/or Website members to the Company or acquired by the Company, and all transactions carried out through the Website, appropriate technical and administrative measures have been taken by our Company or the relevant organization in the systems and Web infrastructure, within technological possibilities and cost elements, depending on the nature of the information and transaction.

In your use of the Website, all credit card transactions and approvals (if any) are carried out between you and the relevant bank or card organizations independently of our Company, and information such as credit card passwords cannot be seen or recorded by our Company.

Information entered for Website membership, product purchases (if any), and information updates, as well as confidential credit card and debit card information, cannot be viewed by other Website users.

INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONAL DATA

This Information Text aims to inform you that your personal data provided to Akkaya LLC ("Company") may be processed by the Company as stated in this information text and for the purposes specified, within the scope of our commercial policies and in accordance with general consumer privacy best practices in the United States. Your data may be transferred to the individuals mentioned below, located domestically and internationally.

Your personal data obtained by our Company by entirely or partially automated means may be processed by our Company for the purposes specified in this text, in light of general principles and within the scope of personal data processing conditions as defined by our commercial policies.

Our Company may process your personal data for the following purposes: collecting information related to advertisements based on past visits to the Website by Users, optimizing and publishing advertisements, providing a user-friendly experience on the Website, ensuring the development and proper functioning of the Website, ensuring the improvement of the Company's services and products, facilitating the use of the Website and ensuring that the Company's services and the use of the Website are tailored to Users' interests and preferences, providing better service to Users, providing a better shopping experience, obtaining and compiling statistical information, developing the Company's commercial activities, conducting campaigns and marketing activities, conducting special promotional activities, customizing the Website and any advertisements provided through the Website according to Users' interests, conducting target audience studies, completing membership transactions of requesting Users, working to provide the most suitable service to customers by getting to know them better, carrying out sales and marketing activities, ensuring appropriate notification to all communication tools, carrying out necessary work for users to benefit from the products and services offered by the Company, customizing the offered products and services according to customers' tastes, usage habits, and needs and recommending them to customers, carrying out one-on-one and/or integrated marketing activities, carrying out sales and after-sales operations, verifying the identity information of those who shop through the Website, communicating with Users who fill out the contact form on the Website and send it to us, taking necessary actions to fulfill Users' requests if they make any requests in the said contact form, fulfilling orders of shopping customers and communicating with these individuals within the scope of their orders. This processing is limited to these purposes.

Our company may process your personal data under the following conditions and for the purposes stated in this text: (i) for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, (ii) for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject, (iii) where necessary to protect your vital interests or those of another natural person, (iv) where necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Company, (v) where necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data, and (vi) with your explicit consent.

Personal data you provide to the Company may be transferred to the Company's domestic or international affiliates, subsidiaries, group companies, shareholders, business partners, successors, service and activity providers, collaborating program partner organizations, legally authorized public institutions and organizations, legally authorized private legal entities, legal and tax consultants, banks, independent auditors, and service suppliers with whom the Company collaborates to carry out its commercial activities, within the scope of personal data processing conditions and purposes stated above and as defined by our commercial policies.

You may submit your requests regarding your personal data to the Company in writing or by using your registered e-mail address, secure electronic signature, mobile signature, or the e-mail address previously notified to the Company and registered in the Company's system (In this context, you can reach the Company via info@ruggi.com or your relevant corporate e-mail address) or through a software or application developed for the purpose of the application. We are committed to responding to such requests within a reasonable timeframe, typically within 30 days, as per standard consumer practice.

We submit this information for your awareness.

Secure Shopping

Our website uses encryption technology, such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL), to protect your personal information during data transfer. SSL encrypts order information such as your name, address, and credit card number. Our Customer Service center also operates over a private, secure network. Please note that email is not encrypted and should not be considered a secure way to transmit credit card information.

Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small file that asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

A "web beacon" or "pixel tag" or "clear gif" is typically a one-pixel image, used to pass information from your computer or mobile device to a website.

We use cookies and web beacons to keep track of what you have in your shopping cart and to remember you when you return to the website, as well as to identify the pages you clicked on during your visit to our site and the name of the website you visited immediately before clicking to the Ruggi website. We use this information to improve our site design, product assortments, customer service, and special promotions. Of course, you can disable cookies and web beacons on your computer by indicating this in your browser's preferences or options menus. However, some parts of our website may not function correctly if you disable cookies. We may also use web beacons and other technologies to help track whether our communications reach you, to measure their effectiveness, or to collect some non-personal information about your computer, device, or browser so that we can better design them.

We may contract with third parties who may use cookies and web beacons and collect information on our behalf or provide services such as credit card processing, shipping, promotional services, or data management. We call them Customer Support Partners. These third parties are prohibited by our contract with them from sharing this information with anyone other than us or our other Customer Support Partners.

Account Creation

To make online shopping faster and easier, you can register with Ruggi | https://us.ruggi.com/. As a registered customer, you only need to enter your shipping and billing information once; it will be securely stored with us for your future use. By using your name and a password of your choice, you can access your account online at any time to add, delete, or change information. If you are using a public computer, we strongly recommend that you log out when you finish your shopping. Your information will still be stored with us, but it will not be accessible by anyone else from that computer.

Email Communication

You will only receive promotional emails from us if you have opted to receive them. If you do not wish to receive emails from Ruggi | https://us.ruggi.com/ or its affiliates, you can click the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email communication sent by us. Please allow 3 business days from the date of receipt of the request for the removal process to be completed, as some of our promotions may already be in process before you submit your request.