Cookie and privacy policy

When you visit Heveaplanet.com we collect information about all visits to our website. We use this information to improve your user experience, evaluate the use of the individual elements of Heveaplanet.com and to support our marketing.

Here you can read about the information we collect, how we treat the information, what we do with it, who has access to it and how to contact us about cookies and the privacy policy.

The collection of personal customer information on Heveaplanet.com takes place within the framework of existing legislation and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation.

Heveaplanet.com automatically detects the IP address and data when you move between different pages and services on the website. If you log in or sign up for our newsletter, we record this too, so we can make it easier for you next time.

In this context we use various analysis tools such as Google Analytics, which assist us in collecting statistics on the use of Heveaplanet.com to create a better experience for you.

Heveaplanet.com collects information from users by five sources:

  • By cookies when you visit our websites; e.g. IP address, country, viewed pages, viewed categories, viewed brands, interaction/clicks and searches.
  • By purchases; e.g. demographic data, email address, payment information, items, order amount, discount level, brands and frequency. Including sending transactional emails, e.g. order confirmation, shipping confirmation and refund confirmation.
  • By user behaviour and engagement in the sent communication (email, SMS, direct mail or phone); e.g. open rate, click rate and time spend reading the emails, sender domain and type of email client
  • By users supplying information themselves (e.g. adding a favourite brand or information to the customer profile)

The purpose of collecting the information serves different areas:

  • Obligations. To fulfil our obligation to you as a customer or user of our service – like purchase, invoicing, customer service.
  • Customer service. To be able to perform customer service via email, chat or phone. Answer questions related to your order or previous orders, adjust errors and to guide the customer.
  • Marketing. To display inspiration, product offers/services and personal recommendations via web, email, SMS, direct mail, phone and via 3rd party advertisement.
  • Customer experience. To improve the customer experience interacting with HEVEA such as personalising your experience on Heveaplanet.com, development of new features, services and products. This also includes to administrate, protect, operate and maintain our websites, system administration and security and to comply aggregated statistics about the site usage, purchases and to improve understanding of our customers preferences.
  • Legislation. To meet existing legislation.

Profiling

HEVEA creates individual customer profiles based on your collected data across all data sources/categories; e.g. browsing behaviour together with your purchases and information you have supplied (e.g. favourite brand and favourite products). We combine and analyse these data with the purpose of improving your experience at Heveaplanet.com and to tailor personal offers and services as well as to define the communication frequency.

Timeframe for data storage

We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in these Terms & Conditions unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, for legal, tax or regulatory reasons, or other legitimate and lawful business purposes.

Purpose

Time frame

Marketing purpose for Heveaplanet.com

3 years after your latest activity; e.g. purchase, engagement in communication or visit on our websites.

If you have given your marketing permission (email, SMS, phone etc) and as long as we have your permission.

Storage of order history and obligations to fulfil orders for Heveaplanet.com

7 years or as long as we are obligated to meet the needed legal requirement.

Customer service for Heveaplanet.com

3 years or as long as we are obligated to meet the needed legal requirement.

Customer experience for Heveaplanet.com

3 years after your latest activity; e.g. purchase, engagement in communication or visit on our websites.

If you have given your marketing permission (email, SMS, phone etc) and as long as we have your permission.

Meet legislation for Heveaplanet.com

As long as we are obligated to meet the needed legal requirement.

What is a cookie?

When you visit Heveaplanet.com, cookies are stored on your computer. A cookie is a small text file stored in your browser to recognise your computer on subsequent visits. No personal information is stored in our cookies.

Almost all websites use cookies. They are located on your computer to help you, which helps analyse how the website is used so that the user experience can be improved. In many cases, cookies may be necessary to provide a particular service on the website.

The information in your cookies is sent between your browser and a web server and includes information on user settings, login and how the website is being used.

What are cookies used for at Heveaplanet.com?

Browsing

When you visit Heveaplanet.com, we collect information about all visits to our website. We use this information to improve your user experience, evaluate the use of the individual elements of Heveaplanet.com and to support our marketing.

Browsing can trigger a service email

Heveaplanet.com collects your browsing behaviour (e.g. categories, brands, products viewed) to improve the communication of relevant products and offers catered to you. An example of this collection is the products you have added to the shopping cart, but then have chosen to not complete the purchase. This could imply receiving a service email reminding you about the products left in your shopping cart. If you don’t want to receive emails regarding unfinished orders, you can unsubscribe directly via the link in the bottom of the email.

Auto login

Heveaplanet.com automatically detects who you are, based on different parameters such as the IP address, device and cookies when you move between different pages and services on the website. This means if you are logged in on our website, you will automatically be logged in the next time you visit HEVEA on the same device. The same auto login will occur if you click in a HEVEA email.

Analytical tool

We use various analytical tools such as Google Analytics, which assist us in collecting statistics on the use of Heveaplanet.com to create a better experience for you.

To determine who visits our websites, we use cookies to create demographic and user-related statistics. This gives us the opportunity to customize and create content and services that match your and other users' interests and desires. Below are the purposes for which cookies are used at Heveaplanet.com

Third-party cookies

Heveaplanet.com uses a variety of third party services on our pages. These services also sometimes use cookies. You can choose to reject third-party cookies in your browser by following this link:

https://www.youronlinechoices.com.

Among other things, third-party cookies are used to gather statistics on your visits to Heveaplanet.com; here we use cookies, for example, to know which sites you visit and how long you spend on them. Here we use the system Google Analytics provided by Google.

You can opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Retargeting

Heveaplanet.com also works together with companies to enhance our online advertisement to ensure you are only exposed to relevant ads. In this context we use the following suppliers: Facebook, Klaviyo, Adform, Youtube, Instagram and Google.

Heveaplanet.com contains third party components such as "Facebook Recommend", "Facebook Like" or "Google+". These third-party components have the effect that the owner of the third-party component, such as Facebook or Google, receives technical data about your browser, IP address, and the pages you visit on Heveaplanet.com and similar. The treatment that the owner of the third-party component performs is beyond our control and is solely between you and the owner of the third-party component.

Heveaplanet.com uses these components to link directly to our social media sites and thereby ensure easy navigation for you as a customer.

Functionality

At Heveaplanet.com a number of technical cookies are in place that are necessary for handling the functionality in several areas at Heveaplanet.com. These are the cookies that are stored when you log into Heveaplanet.com. and cookies stored to keep track of the contents of your shopping cart, favourites etc.

How do I avoid cookies?

If you do not want to receive cookies, you can either block all cookies, delete existing cookies from your computer or receive a warning before saving cookies.

We recommend that you read our cookie policy carefully before considering making changes to your cookie settings on your computer as and read more about cookies on other websites.

A change to cookie settings may cause a degraded user experience when visiting our and other websites.

You should be aware that if you do not accept cookies, there may be functions on Heveaplanet.com that will not work.

Firefox

To delete cookies, go to Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> and remove individual cookies or clear your history.

To block cookies, go to Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> in drop-down menu under History select "Use custom settings for history" -> tick "Always use private browsing mode" and uncheck "Accept cookies from pages ".

Internet Explorer

To delete cookies, go to Tools -> Internet Options -> General tab -> Click Delete -> Cookies-> Delete.

To block cookies, go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Move slider to the top. This is how you block all cookies. -> Click OK.

Google Chrome

To delete cookies, click on the Tools button -> Tools -> Clear browsing data -> Delete cookies and other site data -> Clear browsing data.

To block cookies, click on the Tools button -> Settings -> Show Advanced Options -> Content Settings -> Click "Block all sites from storing data" and tick the "Block third-party cookies and site data" -> Ok

Safari

To delete cookies, click on the Tools button -> Settings -> Security -> Click on "Show Cookies". Here you can either delete cookies from a single domain or remove all cookies.

To block cookies, click on the toolbar button -> Settings -> Security -> Under "Accept Cookies" select "never".

Contact regarding personal data

If you want to access the information we hold about you, please contact us at: cs@heveaplanet.com. If incorrect data has been registered, or you have other objections, you can contact the same place. You can look at what information about you is registered and you can object to registration under the Personal Data Act.

As a customer, you are entitled to access your collected data categories (article 15) and you may object to the registration pursuant to the relevant rules in the EU legislation General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Upon appropriate request, we will update, change or remove personal information that we control with reservation against violating any legislation.

We can reject requests that are unreasonable repeated, demand disproportional high technical intervention (e.g. development of a new system or changing existing process substantially), affect another individual’s personal data, or requests that are extremely impractical (e.g. information from back-up systems). Any queries regarding this should be directed to customer service via email cs@heveaplanet.com.

Protection of personal data

Legislation requires your personal information to be kept secure and confidential. We store your personal information on servers with high levels of security, which are located in controlled facilities, and our security is checked regularly to determine whether our user information is handled securely and always taking your rights as a user into account. However, we cannot 100% guarantee security for data transmissions over the internet. This means that there may be a risk that other unauthorised parties gain access to information when data is sent and stored electronically. Thus, your personal information is submitted at your own risk.

Personal information is deleted or made anonymous continuously as the purpose for which it was collected ends.

The rapid development of the internet means that changes in our processing of personal data may be necessary. We thus reserve the right to update and amend these guidelines for the processing of personal data. If we do, we will of course correct the "last updated" date at the bottom of the page. In case of substantial changes, we will notify you in the form of a visible notice on our websites.

You may complain about the treatment of information and data relating to you. Complaints are submitted to the local Data Protection Agency.

You can contact us by:

Email: cs@heveaplanet.com

TAX ID: DK32271480

or by post

HEVEA

A.P. Møllers Allé 17

2791 Dragør

Denmark

Att: HEVEA webshop privacy

2009

2009 - The Beginning

HEVEA launched its first Natural Rubber Pacifier, which quickly became popular among parents seeking a natural alternative. Soon after, the award-winning Panda Teether was introduced, marking the start of HEVEA’s collaboration with WWF.

2009 - The Beginning
2010

2010 - Alfie Arrives

Inspired by The Slow Death of the Rubber Duck, HEVEA launched Alfie the Rubber Duck as a natural alternative to plastic bath toys. Named after founder Terese’s son Alfred, Alfie quickly became part of the HEVEA family.

2010 - Alfie Arrives
2011

2011 - Smarter Everyday Solutions

HEVEA introduced the Pond Collection, one of the first natural rubber bath toy ranges designed without holes to help prevent mould and dirt build-up. This was followed by the HEVEA Placemat, created to make mealtimes cleaner and less messy.

2011 - Smarter Everyday Solutions
2012

2012 - A Friend Called Kawan

Inspired by a young boy she met at a rubber plantation in Malaysia and his bond with his duck, HEVEA created Kawan. Named after the Malay word for “friend,” Kawan became one of the brand’s most loved products.

2012 - A Friend Called Kawan
2013

2013 - The Star Ball

HEVEA launched the Star Ball as a natural alternative to plastic sensory balls, and it quickly became one of the brand’s most iconic products.

2013 - The Star Ball
2014

2014 - Innovation in Feeding

The HEVEA 2:1 Glass Baby Bottle is introduced with a protective Star Ball sleeve, helping little hands grip the bottle while protecting the glass from accidental drops.

2014 - Innovation in Feeding
2015

2015 - Safer Bath Time

HEVEA launches its first Bath Mats, helping create safer bathing environments for babies and toddlers.

2015 - Safer Bath Time
2016

2016 - Soothing Little Smiles

HEVEA expanded its product range with Teething Rings for natural teething relief and introduced its first wooden toys made from Fair Trade-certified rubberwood, reinforcing its commitment to responsible sourcing.

2016 - Soothing Little Smiles
2017

2017 - Expanding Beyond Baby

Rubberwood Stools are introduced, expanding HEVEA's focus into combing rubberwood from fallen trees and the natural rubber parts (socks and fingerprint top) helps the functionality of the stool

2017 - Expanding Beyond Baby
2018

2018 - Making Waves

HEVEA launches the Sand Shaper Trio beach set and Swim Fins, created from a belief that even beach toys can be designed differently bringing more natural materials to outdoor play while helping reduce our dependence on plastic.

2018 - Making Waves
2019

2019 - A World's First

HEVEA launched the world’s first coloured Natural Rubber Pacifier, introducing the debut collection, Mellow Malay.

2019 - A World's First
2020

2020 - Growing A Forest

HEVEA launched Swim Walkers and partnered with Tree-Nation to create the HEVEA Forest in the Amazon, supporting biodiversity and reforestation efforts.

2020 - Growing A Forest
2021

2021 - New Categories, New Impact

Inspired by the adoption of rescue dog Freddy, HEVEA expanded into pet products beginning with the Star Ball and Moon Ball toy, which is also designed around safety and thoughtful design. The same year, HEVEA also launched Splash Toys and became Vegan Certified.

2021 - New Categories, New Impact
2022

2022 - Innovation with Purpose

HEVEA expanded into menstrual care with the Loop Cup, supported Women-to-Women initiatives including reusable bag projects and efforts to combat period poverty, and became a Certified B Corporation.

2022 - Innovation with Purpose
2023

2023 - Supporting Every Feeding Journey

The Wide Neck Baby Bottle and Breast Shield are launched, giving families even more feeding choices and flexibility.

2023 - Supporting Every Feeding Journey
2024

2024 - Continuing to Grow

HEVEA continues to expand its pet collection with the Planet Ball, Licking Mat, collapsible travel bowl, and poo bags - practical solutions designed to support everyday adventures with our four-legged family members.

2024 - Continuing to Grow
2025

2025 - Bath Mats for Everyone

HEVEA expands its bath mat collection with products designed for adults, available in multiple colours, shapes, and sizes.

2025 - Bath Mats for Everyone
2026

2026 - Beyond Products

HEVEA’s mission extends beyond creating products by supporting women, local communities, and sustainable initiatives. Through work-from-home opportunities, Women-to-Women programs, and partnerships focused on health and social impact, HEVEA helps create meaningful opportunities while prioritizing responsible practices through certifications and partnerships that benefit both people and the planet.

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