TheSourceandRoot

Source & Root – Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2025

1. Information Collected
To fulfil your order, you must provide me (via Etsy) with certain details—your name, postal address, email, payment information, and the product(s) you’re ordering. You may also choose to give me additional information if you contact me directly.

2. Why I Need Your Information & How I Use It
I rely on the following legal bases to collect, use, and share your information:

To provide and deliver my services. I use your information to fulfil your order, settle disputes, and offer customer support. (Legal basis: Contract—I need this data to perform the service you requested.)

To comply with legal or tax obligations. I may keep and share your information if required by U.S. laws, court orders, or tax regulations. (Legal basis: Legal obligation.)

To improve my shop. I may use aggregated order data for bookkeeping and shop analytics, but only in ways that do not override your privacy rights. (Legal basis: Legitimate interest.)

We NEVER use your information for unsolicited marketing or sell it to third-party advertisers.

3. Information Sharing & Disclosure
We share personal information only in these limited situations:

Etsy. I share data as necessary to provide you my services and comply with Etsy Seller Policy.

Shipping carriers and payment processors. To deliver your order securely.

Law enforcement or tax authorities. Only if legally required.

4. Data Retention
I retain your order information for four years to comply with U.S. tax law, after which it is securely deleted.