OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY
At Kindred Essence (KE), your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy the following notice explains the information we collect, how it is used, how it is safeguarded, and how to contact us if you have any concerns.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that Kindred Essence does not own or control, including Etsy or any third-party services you access through Etsy. You can reference the Etsy Privacy Policy to learn more about its privacy practices.

WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED
As part of the order process, the following information is collected from shoppers, which you authorized Etsy to provide to Kindred Essence. Name; Shipping/Billing Address; Email address; Credit/Debit Card Information; Record of items purchased.

HOW THAT INFORMATION IS USED
This information is collected for the following reasons.

• To fill orders; to confirm order fulfillment; and to contact buyers if there are any questions about the order.
• When and if you have provided your affirmative consent such as by signing up for Kindred Essence’s marketing mailing list. This consent maybe revoked by you at any time.
• Kindred Essence shares information with Etsy as necessary to provide our services and to comply with our obligations under both the Etsy Seller Policy and Etsy Terms of Use.
• Service providers. Kindred Essence engages certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to our shop, such as delivery companies and for the processing of our marketing mailing list. We will share your personal information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these services.
• Business transfers. If Kindred Essence is sold or merged with another business, we may disclose your information as part of that transaction, only to the extent permitted by law.
• Compliance with laws. We may collect, use, retain, and share your information if we have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to legal process or to government requests; (b) enforce our 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 our customers, or others.

OUR COMMITMENT TO THE SECURITY OF YOUR DATA
The Kindred Essence online store is hosted by the very secure Etsy Shopping network. Etsy's advanced encryption technology is used to ensure a secure shopping experience for our customers. You can confirm the security protocol by checking your browser's security icon—be it a padlock or the "https" at the beginning of the URL instead of the usual "http."

DATA RETENTION
Kindred Essence retains your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with our services as described in our Privacy Policy. However, we may also be required to retain this information to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. We generally keep your data for the following time period: 5 years.

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 certain limited cases. These rights are describe below.
• Access. You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information Kindred Essence holds about you by contacting us using the contact information below.
• Change, restrict, delete. You may also have rights to change, restrict our use of, or delete your personal information. Absent exceptional circumstances (like where we are required to store data for legal reasons) we will generally delete your personal information upon request.
• Object. You can object to (i) our processing of some of your information based on our legitimate interests and (ii) receiving marketing messages from Kindred Essence after providing your express consent to receive them. In such cases, we will delete your personal information unless we have compelling and legitimate grounds to continue using that information or if it is needed for legal reasons.
• Complain. If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about our use of your information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have the right to do so with your local data protection authority.

HOW TO CONTACT KINDRED ESSENCE
For purposes of EU data protection law, Kindred Essence is the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact us at:

Kindred Essence
P.O. Box 2647
Plainfield, NJ 07060
Email - info@kindredessence.com