Privacy Policy
AESOP L'ORÉAL MALAYSIA
PRIVACY POLICY
(Updated as of: January 2025)
For a Bahasa Malaysia translation of this Privacy Policy, please click here. In the event of conflict, the English version of this Privacy Policy prevails.
L’Oréal’s ambition is to be an exemplary corporate citizen to help make the world a more beautiful place. We place great value on honesty and clarity and we are committed to building a strong and lasting relationship with our consumers based on trust and mutual benefit. Part of this commitment means safeguarding and respecting your privacy and your choices. Respecting your privacy is essential to us. This is why we set out “Our Privacy Promise” and our full Privacy Policy below.
OUR PRIVACY PROMISE
- We respect your privacy and your choices.
- We make sure that privacy and security are embedded in everything we do.
- We do not send you marketing communications unless you have asked us to. You can change your mind at any time.
- We never offer or sell your data.
- We are committed to keeping your data safe and secure. This includes only working with trusted partners.
- We are committed to being open and transparent about how we use your data.
- We do not use your data in ways that we have not told you about.
- We respect your rights, and always try to accommodate your requests as far as is possible, in line with our own legal and operational responsibilities.
For more information about our privacy practices, we set out in this Privacy Policy the types of Personal Data that we may collect/receive from you directly or from your interaction with us, how we may use it, who we may disclose it to, how we protect and secure it, and your rights around your Personal Data in our possession. While the information in this Privacy Policy may not fully apply to you, this Privacy Policy intends to provide an overview of one or more possible situations which may apply to you based on your interactions with us.
The more you interact with us, the more you let us know about you and the more we are able to offer you tailored services.
If this Privacy Policy changes in any way, it will be updated on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are updated on the information which is collected, how it is used and under what circumstances, if any, it is shared with other parties.
When you share personal data with us or when we collect personal data about you, we use it in line with this Privacy Policy. Please read this information and our Q&A page (if any) carefully. If you have any questions or concerns about your personal data, please contact us via the contact details set out in the "Contact" section below.
Please note that you must be at least eighteen (18) years old, or have obtained your parent’s or legal guardian’s consent, to use our services.
WHAT WILL YOU FIND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY?
1. Who are we?
3. What data do we collect from you and how do use it?
5. Contact
1. WHO WE ARE
Aesop is a part of the L’Oréal Malaysia Sdn Bhd (199401042730 [328418-A]) (“L’Oréal”, “our”, “us”, or “we”) brand portfolio. L’Oréal is responsible for the Personal Data that you share with us. L’Oréal is the “data controller” for the purposes of the Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709) and the applicable data protection laws in relevant jurisdictions. L’Oréal Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidiary of the L’Oréal Group, with a portfolio of numerous brands provided by our four divisions: Consumer Products, L’Oréal LUXE, Professional Products and L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty as follows:
Consumer Products
- Garnier
- L’Oréal Paris
- Maybelline
- 3CE
L’Oréal LUXE
- Aesop
- Giorgio Armani Beauty
- Helena Rubinstein
- IT Cosmetics
- Kiehl’s
- Lancome
- Shu Uemura
- Yves Saint Laurent
Professional Products
- Kerastase
- L’Oréal Professionnel
L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty
- Cerave
- La Roche-Posay
(The brands listed above are hereinafter collectively referred to as the [“Brands”])
Business address: L’Oréal Malaysia Sdn. Bhd, Crown Penthouse, 1 Powerhouse, No. 1, Persiaran Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Representative: L’Oréal Malaysia Customer Service ([email protected] ) Website: https://malaysia.aesop.com/
2. WHAT IS PERSONAL DATA?
“Personal data” means any information or pieces of information that could identify you either directly (e.g. your name) or indirectly (e.g. through pseudonymized data such as a unique ID number) and / or information which makes you identifiable. This means that personal data includes things like email/home addresses/mobile phone, usernames, profile pictures, personal preferences and shopping habits, user generated content, financial information, and welfare information. It could also, in certain circumstances, include unique numerical identifiers like your computer’s IP address or your mobile device’s MAC address, as well as cookies.
3. WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU AND HOW DO WE USE IT?
L'Oréal believes that you, the consumer, are at the heart of what we do. We love hearing from you, learning about you, and creating and delivering products that you enjoy. And we know that many of you love talking to us. Because of this, there are many ways that you might share your personal data with us, and the way that we might collect it.
(i) How do we collect or receive your Personal Data?
We might collect, record, hold, store, use, disclose, receive and/or process (collectively referred to as "Process") data from you via our websites, forms, apps, devices, L’Oréal products or the Brands pages on social media or otherwise. Sometimes you give this to us directly (e.g. when you create an account, when you contact us, when you purchase from our websites/apps or stores/beauty salon), sometimes we collect it (e.g. using cookies to understand how you use our websites/apps) or sometimes we receive your data from other third parties, including other L’Oréal Group entities. When we collect data, we indicate the mandatory fields via asterisks where such data is necessary for us to:
- Perform our contract with you (e.g. to deliver the products you have purchase on our websites/apps);
- Provide you with the service you have asked for (e.g. to provide you with a newsletter);
- Comply with legal obligations (e.g. invoicing, e-invoicing); or
- Perform the issuance and/or validation of E-Invoice including the processing of subsequent/related tax matters as part of the compliance to the requirements of the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRBM”);
If you do not provide the data marked with an asterisk, this may affect our ability to provide the products and services to you. We set out further details in the table below, explaining:
- When do we collect or use your Personal Data? This column explains what activity or situation you are involved in when we use or collect your data. For example, whether you are making a purchase, signing up to a newsletter, or browsing a website/app.
- What personal data may we receive from you directly or resulting from your interaction with us? This column explains what types of data we may Process about you depending on the situation.
- How and why we may use it? This column explains what we may do with your data and the purposes for Processing it.
- What is the legal basis for using your personal data? This column explains the reason we may use your data.
Depending on the purpose for which the data is used, the legal basis for the processing of your data can be:
- Your consent;
- Our legitimate interest, which can be:
- Improvement of our products and services: more specifically, our business interests to help us better understand your needs and expectations and therefore improve our services, websites / Apps / devices, products and the Brands for our consumers’ benefit.
- Fraud prevention: to ensure payment is complete and free from fraud and misappropriation .
- Securing our tools: to keep tools used by you (our websites/Apps/devices) safe and secure and to ensure they are working properly and are continually improving.
- The performance of a contract: more specifically to perform the services you request from us;
- Legal grounds where a processing is required by law.
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| When do we collect or use your Personal Data | What personal data may we receive from you directly or resulting from your interaction with us? | How and why we may use your data ? | What is the legal basis for using your personal data? |
| Account Creation and management Information collected during the creation of an account on L’Oréal websites/apps, through a social media login, or in store. |
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| Newsletter and commercial communications subscription |
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| Purchases and order management Information collected during the purchase process made on L’Oréal website/apps/social pages or in store |
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| Online browsing Information collected by cookies or similar technologies (“Cookies”*) as part of your browsing on L’Oréal website/apps and/or on third-party website/apps. For information on specific Cookies placed through a given website/app, please consult the relevant cookie table. * Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet or mobile) when you are on the Internet, including on L’Oréal Group’s websites. |
Depending on how much you are interacting with us, those data may include:
A unique identifier granted to each visitor and the expiration date of such identifier. |
We use Cookies, where relevant, with other personal data you have already shared with us (such as previous purchases, or whether you’re signed up to our email newsletters) or the following purposes:
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| Promotional operations Information collected during a game, contests, promotional offer, sample requests, surveys, events. |
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| User Generated Content Information collected when you submitted some content on one of our social platforms or accepted the re-use of content you posted on social media platforms by us. |
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| Use of apps and devices Information collected as part of your use of our apps and/or devices. |
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| Enquiries Information collected when you ask questions (e.g. through our consumer care) relating to our Brands, our products and their use. |
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| Sponsorship |
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| Contact Tracing Information collected when you enter our premises |
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| CCTV Surveillance | Pictures, audio, or video recordings that our CCTV surveillance device/system may have captured of yourself during your presence in our office premises and/or our boutique stores. |
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