Effective Date: 08.07.2025
Shop Name: DesignStudioMonaco
Data Controller: Katharina Kaeuffer
Contact Email: etsykathi@web.de
1. Information I Collect
This Privacy Policy explains how and when I collect, use, and share information when you purchase an item from me, contact me, or otherwise use my services through Etsy.com or its related sites and services.
This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that I do not own or control, including Etsy or any third-party services you access through Etsy. You can learn more about Etsy’s own privacy practices in the Etsy Privacy Policy.
To fulfill your order, you must provide me with certain information (which you authorized Etsy to provide to me), such as:
Your name
Email address
Payment information (provided by Etsy or its processors)
Details of the product you’re ordering
You may also choose to provide me with additional personal information (for example, for a custom order) if you contact me directly.
2. Why I Need Your Information and How I Use It
I rely on several legal bases to collect, use, and share your information, including:
As needed to provide my services – such as when I use your information to fulfill your order, settle disputes, or provide customer support
When you have given your express consent (which you may revoke at any time), for example by signing up for my newsletter
If necessary to comply with a legal obligation or court order, or in connection with a legal claim, such as retaining information about your purchases if required by tax law
As necessary for the purpose of my legitimate interests, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights or interests, such as:
Providing and improving my services – I use your information to provide the services you requested and in my legitimate interest to improve my offerings;
Compliance with the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use – I use your information as needed to fulfill my obligations under Etsy’s policies and terms.
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
I value your privacy. I only share your personal information for very limited reasons and in limited circumstances:
Etsy: I share information with Etsy as necessary to provide you my services and comply with my obligations under the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use.
Service Providers: I engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to my shop – such as delivery companies. I will share your personal information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these services.
Business Transfers: If I sell or merge my business, I may disclose your information as part of that transaction, only as permitted by law.
Compliance with Laws: I may collect, use, retain, and share your information if I believe in good faith that it is reasonably necessary to:
a) respond to legal process or governmental requests;
b) enforce my agreements, terms, and policies;
c) prevent, investigate, and address fraud and other illegal activity, security, or technical issues; or
d) protect the rights, property, and safety of my customers or others.
4. Data Retention
I retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with my services and as described in this Privacy Policy. However, I may also be required to retain this information to comply with legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce my agreements.
Generally, I keep your data for 4 years.
5. Transfers of Personal Information Outside the EU
I may store and process your information through third-party hosting services in the US and other jurisdictions. As a result, I may transfer your personal information to a jurisdiction with different data protection and government surveillance laws than your jurisdiction.
When such a transfer is necessary, I rely on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, as Google Cloud (used for hosting purposes) is certified under this framework.
6. Your Rights
If you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal information. While some of these rights apply generally, certain rights apply only in specific circumstances:
Access – You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information I hold about you by contacting me using the contact details below.
Change, restrict, delete – You may also have rights to change, restrict my use of, or delete your personal information. Absent exceptional circumstances (like where I am required to store data for legal reasons), I will generally delete your personal information upon request.
Object – You can object to:
My processing of some of your information based on my legitimate interests;
Receiving marketing messages from me after providing your express consent. In such cases, I will delete your personal information unless I have compelling legitimate grounds to continue using it or if it is needed for legal reasons.
Complain – If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about my use of your information (without prejudice to any other rights), you have the right to do so with your local data protection authority.
How to Contact Me
For purposes of EU data protection law, I, Katharina Kaeuffer, am the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at etsykathi@web.de.
