Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

SECTION 1 – Your Information

            When you purchase from our store, we collect your personal information such as your name, address, and phone number. When you browse through our store from any browser on your computer, we automatically receive data on your computer and sometimes your location, which is used to allow us to learn more about our customers.

 

SECTION 2 – Consent

            We host our store online via Shopify. All transactions and information are processed and collected by Shopify. We cannot be held responsible for information lost or leaks since we have no control over them. By willingly browsing and inputting information in our store you have given consent to Shopify to give your information to us to learn more about our customers and ship out your orders.

 

SECTION 3 – Disclosure

            We or Shopify may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you have violated our Terms of Service.

 

SECTION 4 – Shopify

            Our store is hosted by Shopify Inc. They provide us with an e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products to you. Your data is stored through Shopify database, storage, and application. They do provide data protection on a secure server behind a firewall and other necessary protection.

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then Shopify stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only if it is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted.

All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa and Mastercard.

PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

For more insight, you may also want to read Shopify’s Terms of Service (https://www.shopify.com/legal/terms) or Privacy Statement (https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy).

 

SECTION 5 – Third-Party Services

            We use third-party services to only collect, use and disclose your information, if necessary. Some third-party services do have their own privacy policy and terms of service, we recommend that you read their policies so you can understand how your information will be provided or used by them. Do also remember that some services may not be in your country, which will mean that they are under a different law and jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 6 – Security

            To protect your personal information, we have taken the responsibility of choosing Shopify as our service provider. Shopify do have SSL certificate, meaning that all transmission throughout your use and interaction with the store will be encrypted. Although it is not 100% secure since the internet is a big place and errors happen all the time, it is the best that we and any other providers can provide you as it is also a requirement on our side.

 

SECTION 7 – Cookies

            We do use cookies in our store, they are used to track and help keep information so that you will not have to refill or reselect items or options too many times. In general cookies are a small pack of data that stores during your session as you use any websites or platform on any devices. Cookies also are used to track your interest so that they can target ads on you.

 

SECTION 8 - Changes to Privacy Policy

            We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Please review it carefully and frequently. Changes to the policy will take effect immediately upon posting the change on the website.

 

Questions and Contact Information

            If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, please contact us by emailing happybites@gmail.com.