Privacy Policy

Luminec (luminecbeauty.com) Last Updated: July 20, 2026

Luminec (“Luminec”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website luminecbeauty.com (the “Site”), purchase our products, or otherwise interact with us.

We handle personal information in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy legislation in Canada. By using the Site or providing us with your personal information, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site. 

1. What Is Personal Information

“Personal information” means information about an identifiable individual, such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, payment details, and, in some circumstances, information collected automatically through your use of the Site (such as IP address and device identifiers) where it can be linked to you.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Place an order: name, billing and shipping address, email address, phone number, order details, and payment information (processed by our third-party payment providers — see Section 5).
  • Create an account: name, email address, password (stored in encrypted/hashed form), order history, and saved addresses.
  • Subscribe to our newsletter or marketing communications: email address and, optionally, name.
  • Contact customer support: name, contact details, and the contents of your communications with us (email, phone, or contact forms).
  • Submit reviews or other content: name or display name, review content, and any photos you choose to submit.
  • Participate in promotions, contests, or surveys: contact details and any other information requested as part of the promotion.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, we and our service providers automatically collect certain technical information, including:

  • IP address and approximate geographic location (city/region level);
  • Browser type and version, operating system, and device type;
  • Pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, referring website, and browsing behaviour on the Site;
  • Shopping activity such as products viewed, items added to cart, and abandoned carts;
  • Cookie identifiers and similar technologies (see Section 7).
2.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive limited information from third parties, such as:

  • Payment processors (payment confirmation, fraud signals);
  • Shipping carriers (delivery status);
  • Analytics and advertising platforms (aggregated campaign performance data);
  • Social media platforms, if you interact with our pages or advertisements on those platforms, subject to their own privacy policies.
2.4 Information We Do Not Intentionally Collect

The Site is not directed at children under the age of majority. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it. We also do not request or require sensitive information such as health information; if you voluntarily share such information (for example, describing a skin condition to customer support), we will use it only to respond to your inquiry.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

  • Order fulfillment: processing and delivering orders, sending order and shipping confirmations, processing payments, handling returns and refunds, and providing customer support;
  • Account management: creating and maintaining your account, authenticating logins, and displaying order history;
  • Communications: responding to inquiries, sending transactional emails (order status, delivery updates, password resets), and notifying you of important changes to our policies or services;
  • Marketing (with consent): sending newsletters, promotional offers, product updates, and abandoned cart reminders where you have opted in or where otherwise permitted under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). You may unsubscribe at any time (see Section 9);
  • Personalization: remembering your preferences, showing recently viewed products, and tailoring content and recommendations;
  • Analytics and improvement: understanding how visitors use the Site, measuring the performance of pages and campaigns, diagnosing technical issues, and improving our products, Site, and services;
  • Advertising: delivering and measuring interest-based advertisements on third-party platforms (see Sections 6 and 7);
  • Fraud prevention and security: detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access, and other harmful activity;
  • Legal compliance: complying with applicable laws, tax and accounting requirements, and lawful requests from government authorities, and establishing or defending legal claims.

We will not use your personal information for purposes materially different from those described above without obtaining your consent, unless permitted or required by law.

4. Legal Bases and Consent

Under PIPEDA, we collect, use, and disclose personal information with your consent, which may be express (for example, opting in to marketing emails) or implied (for example, providing your address so we can ship your order). The form of consent depends on the sensitivity of the information and your reasonable expectations.

You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by contacting us using the details in Section 14. Please note that withdrawing consent for certain uses (such as order processing) may prevent us from providing you with products or services.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share personal information only as described below:

5.1 Service Providers

We share personal information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, strictly for the purposes described in this Policy, including:

  • Payment processing (e.g., payment gateways and processors) — payment card details are transmitted directly to our payment processors and are not stored on our servers;
  • Shipping and fulfillment (e.g., Canada Post and other carriers) — name, address, phone number, and email for delivery purposes;
  • Website hosting and infrastructure — hosting providers, content delivery networks, and security services;
  • Email and marketing platforms — for sending transactional and (with consent) marketing emails;
  • Analytics providers (e.g., web analytics services) — to understand Site usage;
  • Advertising platforms — to deliver and measure ads (see Section 7);
  • Customer support tools — to manage and respond to inquiries.

Our service providers are contractually required to protect personal information, use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed, and comply with applicable privacy laws.

5.2 Legal and Safety Disclosures

We may disclose personal information where required or permitted by law, including: to comply with a subpoena, court order, or other lawful request; to government or regulatory authorities where legally required; to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our customers or others; to detect, investigate, or prevent fraud or security issues; or to enforce our Terms of Service.

5.3 Business Transfers

If Luminec is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of all or part of its business or assets, personal information may be transferred to the acquiring or successor entity as part of that transaction, subject to applicable privacy laws. We will use reasonable efforts to ensure the successor honours the commitments in this Privacy Policy or notifies you of any material changes.

6. Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Information

Some of our service providers (including hosting, payment, email, analytics, and advertising providers) may store or process personal information outside of Canada, including in the United States. While your personal information is in another jurisdiction, it may be accessible to the courts, law enforcement, and national security authorities of that jurisdiction in accordance with its laws.

We take reasonable contractual and other measures to ensure that personal information transferred outside Canada receives a comparable level of protection. By using the Site and providing personal information, you consent to such cross-border transfers. For questions about our practices regarding service providers outside Canada, contact us using the details in Section 14.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

7.1 What We Use

We use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, and similar technologies (“cookies”) to operate and improve the Site. These fall into the following categories:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: required for core functions such as the shopping cart, checkout, secure login, and fraud prevention. The Site cannot function properly without them.
  • Functional cookies: remember your preferences (such as currency, region, or recently viewed items).
  • Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors interact with the Site (pages visited, traffic sources, general usage patterns) so we can improve it.
  • Advertising cookies: used by us and third-party advertising partners to deliver relevant ads on other websites and platforms, limit ad frequency, and measure campaign effectiveness. These may include remarketing tags from advertising and social media platforms.
7.2 Your Choices

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies; however, blocking strictly necessary cookies may impair Site functionality, including your ability to complete a purchase. You may also be able to opt out of interest-based advertising through the settings of the relevant advertising platforms, or via industry opt-out tools such as the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (youradchoices.ca).

7.3 Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” signal. Because there is no common industry standard for responding to such signals, the Site does not currently respond to them.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including:

  • Order and transaction records: retained for the period required by Canadian tax and accounting laws (generally up to seven years);
  • Account information: retained while your account remains active and for a reasonable period thereafter;
  • Marketing data: retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent, plus a suppression record to ensure we respect your opt-out;
  • Support communications: retained as needed to resolve inquiries and maintain service records;
  • Technical logs and analytics data: retained for limited periods or in aggregated/de-identified form.

When personal information is no longer required, we securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it.

9. Marketing Communications and CASL

We send commercial electronic messages (such as newsletters and promotional emails) only in compliance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). This means we send marketing emails only where we have your express consent, or where implied consent exists (for example, based on an existing business relationship following a purchase, for the period permitted by law).

Every marketing email we send includes our identification and contact information and a functioning unsubscribe link. You may opt out at any time by:

Opting out of marketing communications does not affect transactional messages (such as order confirmations, shipping updates, and account notices), which we will continue to send as necessary to provide our services.

10. How We Protect Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information we hold, including:

  • Encryption of data in transit using SSL/TLS across the entire Site, including checkout;
  • Processing of payment card data by PCI DSS–compliant payment processors — we do not store full card numbers on our systems;
  • Access controls limiting access to personal information to personnel and service providers who need it to perform their duties;
  • Password hashing for account credentials;
  • Regular software updates and security monitoring of our systems.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security, and you provide information at your own risk. You are responsible for keeping your account password confidential.

In the event of a breach of security safeguards involving your personal information that creates a real risk of significant harm, we will notify you and report to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as required by PIPEDA.

11. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:

  • Access: request access to the personal information we hold about you and information about how it has been used and disclosed;
  • Correction: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information;
  • Withdrawal of consent: withdraw consent to our collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, subject to legal and contractual restrictions (see Section 4);
  • Deletion: request deletion of your personal information, subject to our legal retention obligations (see Section 8);
  • Complaint: challenge our compliance with this Policy and applicable privacy law.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 14. We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request. We will respond within the time required by applicable law (generally 30 days under PIPEDA). In limited circumstances permitted by law, we may refuse a request in whole or in part (for example, where information is subject to legal privilege or contains information about another individual); in such cases, we will explain the reasons for refusal to the extent permitted.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (priv.gc.ca) or the privacy regulator in your province.

12. Third-Party Websites and Social Media

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, and social media features (such as social sharing buttons and embedded content). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or platforms. Any information you provide on those platforms is governed by their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Where changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to bring them to your attention (for example, a notice on the Site). Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

14. Contact Us — Privacy Officer

We have designated a Privacy Officer responsible for our compliance with this Policy and applicable privacy legislation. If you have questions, concerns, access or correction requests, or complaints regarding your personal information, please contact:

Luminec — Privacy Officer Email: info@luminecbeauty.com Phone: +1 (289) 768-5393 Website: luminecbeauty.com

We will investigate all complaints and respond within a reasonable time. If we find a complaint to be justified, we will take appropriate measures to resolve it, including amending our policies and practices where necessary.