PVH Corp. Business Partner Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to you and your personal data collected by PVH Corp. or any of its affiliated companies (“PVH” “we” or “us”).

This Privacy Policy explains how PVH uses the information (“Personal Data”) that it collects and processes from you. PVH will collect and process your Personal Data we obtain from you through the online B2B platforms, our showrooms, and through our sales associates. PVH is committed to maintaining your privacy.

1. Categories of Personal Data

Personal data submitted by you: 

PVH may ask you to submit the following Personal Data when you wish to contact us or place orders through our online B2B platforms, our showrooms, or through our sales associates:

  • Name (First and Last name)
  • Address
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Billing details
  • Additional information about your organization
  • Information that may be needed to assess or enter into a transaction with you or your organization, or manage our relationship with you.

Personal Data we collect from other sources:

If you work for or with a business partner that transacts with us or one of our affiliates, the business partner may provide us with your Personal Data. The Personal Data provided will depend upon the type of transaction, but may include:

  • Name and contact information
  • Personal identification documentation and related information
  • Information related to the transaction, such as transaction requests
  • Records of communications

PVH may process other Personal Data of yours, for example from a question you ask PVH through the contact page or submit in the comment box with your order, in which case PVH will process such Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

2. Purposes of processing and legal basis for which PVH processes Personal Data

We will use your Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide access to our online B2B platforms and process your orders (either via our online b2b platforms, our showrooms, or through our sales associates): Once we have created your account you’ll be able to submit orders through the website or via one of our other channels. This includes answering your queries on the phone, via post, via e-mail or online. This is part of the agreement we have concluded with you.
  • To answer your questions and handle complaints: If you have submitted a question to us or have otherwise asked us to get into contact with you, we will use the personal data provided by you to handle your request or complaint. It is in our legitimate business interest to provide you with the best services.
  • To send you marketing messages: if you have consented to receive such messages, we will use your Personal Data to send you direct marketing messages.
  • To fulfill our legal obligations: for example our financial bookkeeping obligations and to respond to legally binding requests from regulators, law enforcement authorities or other government authorities.
  • To exercise our legal rights: for example to detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, violations of law, or intellectual property infringement.
  • To provide a positive online user experience: When you visit one of our websites or use our app we will drop cookies, pixels and other digital tools with similar functionality on your device that enable us to monitor your behavior. Our use of cookies, pixels and other digital tools with similar functionality, is described in more detail in our cookie notice of the relevant website. We may obtain your consent to collect and use certain types of Personal Data when we are required to do so by law. If we ask for your consent to process your Personal Data, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the details at the end of this Privacy Policy.

3. Who has access to your Personal Data?

Personal Data is processed exclusively by authorized employees of PVH and/or by external companies:

  • Our employees may have access to the Personal Data. In such a case, access will be granted only if necessary for the purposes described above and only if the employee is bound by an obligation of confidentiality.
  • We may share your Personal Data with an entity of PVH if this is necessary for the handling of your request.
  • We may share your Personal Data with third parties acting on our behalf. These third parties include service providers. In such cases, these third parties may only use your Personal Data for the purposes described above and only in accordance with our instructions;
  • We may share your Personal Data if required to do so by law or court order, for example with law enforcement agencies or other governmental agencies.
  • We may share your Personal with any third party that purchases, or to which we transfer, all or substantially all of our assets and business. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to try to ensure that the entity to which we transfer your personal information uses it in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.

4. How long will PVH keep your Personal Data?

Your Personal Data is retained no longer than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which PVH collects and uses them. In principle. PVH retains your Personal Data which you submit when submitting an order or a request, for as long as necessary to meet legal requirements that apply to us.

5. What measures does PVH take to protect your Personal Data?

PVH has taken appropriate technical, and organizational (security) measures to protect the Personal Data it processes against accidental or unlawful processing, such as unauthorized access, disclosure, damage or loss of personal data.

6. Does PVH transfer your Personal Data to a jurisdiction outside where you are located?

In the context of the handling of your request, it may also be necessary for Personal Data to be transferred to third parties outside of the jurisdiction where you are located”). For example, Personal Data can be transferred to group companies located outside the EEA, if PVH uses services from third parties outside the EEA, such as the hosting services of our websites, or if PVH is obliged to provide its information to foreign authorities.

It is possible that the regulations of the countries the third parties are located in provide a different level of (legal) data protection than your jurisdictions. PVH will take the measures based on applicable law that are necessary to ensure the lawful transfer of your Personal Data.

In most cases, such a transfer will be governed by our internal intragroup data sharing agreement, a contract based on the standard contractual clauses for data transfer, or any other required agreements required and if applicable.

7. What rights can you exercise in relation to your Personal Data?

If you have any questions related to this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the details set out below. Through these contact details you can also request access, rectification, erasure, restriction or portability of your personal data. If you are not satisfied with the way we use your personal data, you can make a complaint with us through the contact details below and/or with the local Data Protection Authority

8. Questions and complaints

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or if you have a complaint, you can send us an e-mail to privacy@pvh.com.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

PVH may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. These changes will be announced on the website.