Privacy policy

Last update: 15/04/2025

VAN DE VELDE NORTH AMERICA INC., operating under the tradename SARDA ("Company," "we", "us" or "our") values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to the information we collect online through our website www.sardaworld.com (the "Site"). In this Policy we describe the information that we collect from users of our Site, and how we use, disclose and protect such information.

By visiting, placing an order, or otherwise interacting with our Site, you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Policy.

Your use of our Site, and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including its applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes. The Terms of Use are incorporated by reference into this policy.

What information do we collect about you and why?

We collect information from you when you use our Site or place an order with us. In general, we collect the following types of information from users:

Registration and Order Information: When you register with us or place an order with us we may collect your name, shipping and billing address, e-mail, phone number and other contact information. If you place an online order with us, we also collect your credit card number, billing address and other information necessary to process your order.
Order History: When you make online purchases with us, we collect and store information about your purchases, such as the order date, order amount and items purchased, and the like,
Site Activities: We use cookies and other tracking technologies to automatically collect information about you when you visit our Site or use our services, including IP address, browser type, operating system, date and time of visit, time spent on and/or logged on to Site, pages visited, links clicked, items viewed, items added to your shopping cart, referring URL and other Site activity. We may combine such Site information with the personal information we have collected from you. For more information, see the "What About Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms" section, below,
Other Information: We also collect and store information about any inquiries or communications you submit to us, and any contest, surveys and promotions in which you participate at our Site, including contests, surveys, and promotions that you may enter through Facebook or Twitter. In addition, we collect your e-mail address and name if you sign up to receive information about the latest deals, promotions and information from us.
If you enroll to the Insiders program we collect your name, mailing address, email address, purchase history, and phone number.

How do we use your information?

We use the information that we gather about you for the following purposes:

To fulfill your orders, to communicate with you about your use of our Site or any orders you place, and for other customer service purposes.
To respond to any inquiries you submit to us.
For the purpose for which you provide the information, for example, for surveys, contests, or other promotions.
To monitor your purchase history.
To carry out or enforce a transaction or agreement with us.
To operate and improve the Site.
For marketing and promotional purposes; for example, we may use your information, such as your email address, to email you our newsletters, special offers, and promotions.
To better understand how users access and use our Site, both on an aggregated and individualized basis.
To display targeted advertising and to customize the content we display to users.

Notwithstanding anything else in this Policy, we may freely use aggregate or anonymized information about users for marketing, advertising, research or similar purposes.

Some additional information on the use of our Scan@Home:

On our websites, you can use the Scan@Home application without having to create a profile. To obtain size and product advice, you provide the following information:

Whether you wear a padded bra
Your height
Photos in bra in accordance with the instructions

Consumers under 18 years old may not use the Scan@Home. The Scan@Home calculates a specific size and product advice using your photos.

We use the data obtained through the Scan@Home for the following purposes only:

Providing size and product advice in real-time;
Optimizing the overall quality of the mechanisms providing these services.

The data collected will not be sold to or shared with third parties as further detailed in the section ‘Are we sharing or selling your personal data?’ of this Policy. The data collected during the use of the Scan@Home are deleted immediately after use.

We cannot provide any guarantee regarding the uninterrupted or error-free use of the Scan@Home and cannot be held liable for any interruption or malfunction thereof.

Some additional information on the use of our Bra size scan:

In our own stores and at our independent retail partners, you can use the Bra size scan without having to create a profile. To obtain size and product advice for our products, you provide the following information:

Which type of bra you prefer
Whether you wear a padded bra
Body scan in bra in accordance with the instructions

Consumers under 18 years old may not use the Bra size scan. The Bra size scan calculates a specific size and product advice using your body scan. While using the Bra size scan, you will be asked to provide your e-mail address if you wish to receive the size and product advice in your mailbox, if you wish to subscribe to an independent retail partner's newsletter or if your size and product advice may be provided to an independent retail partner. If you consent to the transfer of your personal data to an independent retail partner, the privacy policy of this retail partner will apply to the processing of this personal data.

We use the data obtained through the Bra size scan for the following purposes only:

Providing size and style advice for our products in real-time;
Optimizing the overall quality of the mechanisms providing these services;
Adding to a Lincherie or Rigby & Peller account (insofar you give consent for this);
Processing your data for research purposes (insofar you give consent for this);
Subscribing to a newsletter from the independent retail partner (insofar you give consent for this);
Providing size and style advice for our products to yourself or an independent retail partner via a one-time email (insofar you give consent for this).

The data collected will not be sold to or shared with third parties as further detailed in the section ‘Are we sharing or selling your personal data?’ of this Policy. Faces are automatically removed from the body scan. The data collected during the use of the Bra size scan are deleted immediately after use, unless consent was given for research purposes. In the latter case, the body scan is kept for 10 years and afterwards automatically deleted.

Additional information about the use of our FitQuiz:

You can complete the FitQuiz on our websites without having to create a profile. To obtain size advice with regard to our products, provide the following information as part of the FitQuiz:

Gender;
Reference article of clothing or brand;
Bra size;
Body type;
Desired fit;
Email address

Furthermore, once you have provided this data any products you have purchased from Van de Velde in the past may be checked to provide you with optimal size and style advice.

The FitQuiz generates specific size and style advice based on your responses to the questions, statistical methods and anonymised purchase and return data. At the end of the FitQuiz you will be asked for an email address to which we can send your personalised size and style advice. You can also forward your preferred size from FitQuiz to your shopping cart in our online store. The data you provide will be stored on the basis of the email address you provide at the end of the quiz.

We use the data obtained from the FitQuiz exclusively for the following purposes:

Providing size advice with regard to our products in real time;
Providing size advice with regard to our products by email (one time only);
Providing size advice with regard to our products in our online store;
Analysing purchase and return data linked to the FitQuiz results;
Optimising the general quality of the mechanisms through which these services are provided.

The collected data is not sold to or shared with third parties, as set down in more detail in the “Do we share or sell your personal data?” section of this Policy. After one month the data collected through the FitQuiz is automatically anonymised.

Some additional information on our direct marketing activities:

Van de Velde will provide you with (personalized) communications only when you have consented to us processing your personal data for direct marketing. We may contact you (1) in writing, at your home address; (2) by calling you or texting you on the telephone number(s) you have provided; or (3) by e-mail, with information regarding events, promotions, actions, products, services and/or contests. If you prefer not to receive any marketing communication from us, or if you prefer for your personal data not to be processed for direct marketing, you can opt out at any time by sending an email to privacy@vandevelde.eu.

When and how does Company share information it receives?

We may share information about you, including personal information, under the following circumstances:

Affiliates. We may disclose the information we collect from you to our affiliates or subsidiaries; however, if we do so, their use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information will be subject to this Policy.
Service Providers. We may disclose the information we collect from you to third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform functions on our behalf, including with third parties that will assist us in processing payments, marketing and PR actions, fulfilling your order, and maintaining our Site.
Business transfers. If we are acquired by or merged with another company, if substantially all of our assets are transferred to another company, or as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, we may transfer the information we have collected from you to the other company.
In Response to Legal Process. We also may disclose the information we collect from you in order to comply with the law, a judicial proceeding, court order, or other legal process, such as in response to a subpoena.
To protect Company and others. We also may disclose the information we collect from you where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or violations of our Terms of Service or this Policy.

Notwithstanding anything else in this Policy, we may freely share aggregate or anonymized information about users with third parties for marketing, advertising, research or similar purposes.

What about cookies and other tracking mechanisms?

When you interact with our Site, we strive to make your experience easy and meaningful. We or our third-party service providers may use cookies, web beacons (clear GIFs, web bugs) and other technologies to track user activity and collect Site data. We use this information to analyze trends, to administer the Site, to track users’ movements around the Site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

Cookies. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser for record-keeping purposes. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Site, while other cookies are used to enable a faster log-in process or to allow us to track your activities at the Site. There are two types of cookies: session-based and persistent-based cookies. We also allow vendors to use cookies on our Site.
Session cookies. Session cookies exist only during an online session. They disappear from your computer when you close your browser or turn off your computer. We use session cookies to allow our systems to uniquely identify you during a session or while you are logged in to the Site. This allows us to process your online transactions and requests and verify your identity, after you have logged in, as you move through our Site.
Persistent cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you have closed your browser or turned off your computer. We use persistent cookies to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity, which may be combined with other user information
Third Party cookies. We may also engage third parties to track and analyze Site data. We use the data collected by such third parties to help us administer and improve the quality of the Site and to analyze Site usage. This Policy does not cover such third parties’ use of the data
Disabling cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your computer from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Visitors to our Site who disable their web browsers’ ability to accept cookies will be able to browse the Site; however, some Site features may not function if you disable cookies.
Clear GIFs, pixel tags and other technologies. Clear GIFs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on your computer’s hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on web pages. We may use clear GIFs (a.k.a. web beacons, web bugs or pixel tags), in connection with our Site to, among other things, track the activities of Site visitors, help us manage content, and compile statistics about Site usage. We and our third party service providers also use clear GIFs in HTML e-mails to our customers, to help us track e-mail response rates, identify when our e-mails are viewed, and track whether our e-mails are forwarded.
Site analytics. As noted, we may use automated devices and applications, such as Google Analytics, to evaluate usage of our Site. We also may use other analytic means to evaluate our Site. We use these tools to help us improve our Site, performance and user experiences.

What about third party links?

Our Site may contain links to other third party websites. Any access to and use of such linked websites is not governed by this Policy, but, instead, is governed by the privacy policies of those third party websites, and we are not responsible for the information practices of such third party websites.

How secure is information about me?

We have implemented commercially reasonable precautions, including, where appropriate, password protection and SSL encryption to protect our Site and the personal information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Please be aware that despite our efforts, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security all of the time.

What choices do I have about receiving marketing communications?

We may send periodic emails to users regarding various promotions or other information that we believe may be of interest. If we send you any news and newsletters, special offers, promotions or other information we think may interest you, you may tell us to stop sending you such promotional e-mail communications by following the opt-out instructions contained in any such e-mail. Further, if you opt-out of receiving such promotional emails, we may still send you non-promotional e-mails, such as emails about any orders you place.

What rights do I have to review and rectify my personal information

You are entitled to review, limit and where appropriate request the rectification of your personal information. To exercise these rights, free of charge, simply email contactus@sardaworld.com. This service is free of charge.

What about user generated content?

If you post your own content on our Site or Services, such as user comments, your posting may become public and Company cannot prevent such information from being used in a manner that may violate this Policy, the law, or your personal privacy.

What about contests, surveys and other promotions?

From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests, surveys and other promotions on our Site. Participation is completely voluntary. If you participate, we will request certain personal information from you. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name, e-mail and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code). We may use this information to notify contest winners and award prizes, and for other purposes set forth above. We may use a third party service provider to conduct these surveys or contests on our behalf.

Children under 13

Our Site is not designed for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete such information from our systems.

Special information for California consumers

California residents may request a list of certain third parties to which we have disclosed personally identifiable information about you for direct marketing purposes. You may make one request per calendar year. In your request, please attest to the fact that you are a California resident and provide a current California address for your response. You may request this information in writing by contacting us at contactus@sardaworld.com.

Changes to this Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date set forth above. We may change this Policy from time to time, so please be sure to check back periodically. We will post any changes to our Policy on our Site.