Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information.

Valid from 25 January 2026

GDPR compliant

We comply with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation and Estonian laws

Secure data processing

We use modern security measures to protect your data

Your rights

You have full control over your personal data

Overview

Controller

Starcom OÜ

  • 📍 Tähesaju 11-11, 13917 Tallinn, Estonia
  • 📧 [email protected]
  • 📞 +372 5880 3777

Purpose of the Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store and transfer your personal data on the website pood.starcom.ee and when providing related services.

The privacy policy complies with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Estonian Personal Data Protection Act.

Comprehensive privacy policy

Depending on how you use our services, we may collect the following personal data:

📋 Contact information

  • Name, phone number, email address
  • Shipping or billing address

🛒 Purchase details

  • Order history and purchased products
  • Payment method and amount
  • Delivery time and other purchase-related information

💻 Web and usage data

  • IP address, device type, browser type
  • Time and duration of the visit
  • Cookie information and other log data

💳 Debt and payment history

  • Information about paying bills or debts
  • Necessary for the performance of a contract or compliance with a legal obligation

💬 Contact information

  • Correspondence with customer support or sales department
  • Feedback and complaints
ℹ️ Important to know: Providing personal data is voluntary, but without the necessary data we may not be able to fulfill orders or fulfill the contract entered into.

We process your personal data for the following purposes and legal bases:

🛍️ Purchasing and delivery process management

Order processing, payment processing, invoicing, product delivery and returns management.

Legal basis: Performance of contract

💁 Customer service and support

Responding to your inquiries, processing feedback, resolving complaints.

Legal basis: Performance of contract and legitimate interest

👤 User account management

User account creation, management and security.

Legal basis: Performance of contract

📧 Marketing and personalized offers

Sending newsletters, delivering promotional offers, displaying personalized content and advertisements.

Legal basis: Your consent or our legitimate interest

📊 Website analytics

Use of cookies to analyze website performance and usability and to improve user experience.

Legal basis: Consent and legitimate interest

⚖️ Obligations arising from legal acts

Accounting, payment of taxes, resolution of consumer disputes and compliance with other legal requirements.

Legal basis: Legal obligation

🔒 Ensuring security

Fraud detection and prevention and ensuring the security of IT systems.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest

We share personal data with third parties only when necessary and to the extent necessary to provide the service or fulfill our legal obligations:

📦 Logistics and delivery service providers

Omniva, DPD, Itella SmartPOST – for delivery of goods

💳 Payment and banking service providers

Banks and payment services – for payment processing

💻 IT service providers

Website and server hosting, customer management software, e-commerce platform and technical support

📊 Accounting and auditing service providers

To fulfill accounting and reporting obligations arising from the law

⚖️ Legal advisors and public authorities

To protect rights, in legal proceedings, at the request of law enforcement or supervisory authorities

📣 Marketing partners

Only with your consent (e.g. to send newsletters or for personalized advertising)

🔐 Security: All service providers are required to ensure the confidentiality and security of personal data in accordance with applicable laws.

We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the data was collected or for the period prescribed by applicable law.

⏱️ Retention periods:

  • Accounting documents: 7 years (legal requirement)
  • Contract documents: We retain them until the contract ends and then for the period specified by law
  • Marketing data: We retain it until you have given your consent.
  • User account data: We retain it until the account is deleted.
🗑️ Data Deletion: When personal data is no longer needed, we delete it or make it anonymous. We retain data processed for marketing purposes until you have given your consent; if you withdraw your consent, this data will be deleted.

You have the right to control and manage your personal data. Below are your main rights:

ℹ️ Right to information

Receive information about what personal data we process about you and how we use it.

📄 Access to data

Request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.

✏️ Data correction

Request correction or addition of inaccurate or incomplete data.

🗑️ Data deletion

In certain cases (e.g. if data processing is no longer necessary or if you have withdrawn your consent), request the deletion of personal data.

⏸️ Requesting restriction of data processing

Restrict the processing of your data under certain conditions.

↔️ Data transfer

Receive personal data in a structured, commonly used format and transmit it to another controller.

🚫 Objections

In connection with data processing or profiling based on our legitimate interests.

↩️ Withdrawal of consent

Withdraw consent for marketing purposes (e.g. newsletters) at any time.

📢 Filing a complaint

If you find that personal data is being processed illegally, you have the right to contact the Data Protection Inspectorate ([email protected]).

📞 To exercise your rights: Please contact us by email [email protected] or tel. +372 5880 3777. We will respond as soon as possible, but no later than within 30 days.

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

🔴 Essential cookies

Ensure the functioning of basic website functions, such as login and shopping cart management.

⚠️ These cookies are necessary and cannot be disabled

🟡 Preference cookies

Save your choices (e.g. language selection) and improve your user experience.

🟢 Statistics cookies

Help collect anonymous information about website usage so we can improve content and features.

🔵 Marketing cookies

Used to display personalized advertising and analyze our advertising campaigns.

⚙️ Cookie Management: Accepting the use of cookies is voluntary (except for essential cookies). Users can change cookie settings in their browser's privacy settings or use the cookie options on our website.

We use organizational and technical measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

🛡️ Our security measures include:

🔐 Encrypted data communication

The HTTPS protocol ensures a secure connection between our server and your browser

👥 Access restrictions

Access to data is limited to authorized employees who need it to perform their jobs

💳 Secure payment methods

We use foreign payment services that comply with PCI-DSS standards

💾 Data backup

Regular data backup and log analysis

🔄 Systems maintenance

Regular IT system maintenance and installation of security updates

⚠️ Important to know:

Our services are not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect data from such individuals.

If we discover that a minor's personal data has been collected, we will delete it as soon as possible.

If you believe that our website has collected data from a minor, please contact us at [email protected].

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy to comply with applicable legislation or changes in the provision of services.

📢 Notification of changes:

  • We will inform users of important changes on our website
  • We can also send a notification by email
  • The current version of the Privacy Policy is always available at pood.starcom.ee
⏰ Effective date: Changes will take effect after they are published on the website. We recommend that you review the content of the privacy policy regularly.