LittleGiftedThings

This Privacy Policy describes 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 Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that are not owned or controlled by me, including Etsy and any third-party services you access through Etsy. You can learn more about Etsy's privacy practices in Etsy's Privacy Policy.

What information I collect

In order for me to process your order, you must provide me with certain information (which you have authorized Etsy to provide to me). This includes your name, email address, mailing address, payment information, and details about the product you are ordering. You also have the option to provide me with additional personal information when you contact me directly.

Why I need your information and how I use it

As follows:
- Where I need your information to provide my services, for example to process your order, resolve disputes or provide customer support;
- where you have given your explicit consent (which you can withdraw at any time), for example by signing up to my newsletter mailing list
- where it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or court order, or in connection with legal claims, such as the need to retain information about your purchases under tax legislation; and
- where necessary for the purposes of my legitimate interests - unless those legitimate interests are overridden by your rights or interests - for example 1. to provide and improve my services. I use your information to provide the services you have requested from me and in my legitimate interest to improve my services; and 2. to comply with Etsy's Seller Policy and Terms of Use. I use your information as necessary to fulfill my obligations under Etsy's Seller Policy and Terms of Service.

Forwarding and disclosure of information

Customer data is important to my store. I only disclose your personal information for specific reasons and under very specific circumstances, as follows:

- Etsy. I share information with Etsy as necessary to fulfill my obligations under Etsy's Seller Policy and Terms of Service.
- Service Providers: I use certain trusted third parties to perform tasks and provide services for my store, such as parcel services or Printify. I share your personal data with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these services.
- Business transfers: If I sell my business or merge with another, I may disclose your information as part of that transaction, to the extent permitted by law.
- Compliance with Laws: I may collect, use, retain and disclose your information when I believe in good faith that it is appropriate and necessary to: a) respond to a legal process or governmental request; b) enforce my agreements, terms and policies; c) prevent, investigate and address fraud and other illegal activities, security or technical issues; or d) protect the rights, property and safety of my customers or others.

Data retention
I will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide you with my services and as described in my Privacy Policy. However, I may need to retain this information to comply with legal obligations and regulations, resolve disputes and enforce my agreements. In general, I keep your data for the following period: 5 years.

Transfer of personal data outside the EU

I may store and process your information via third party hosting services in the US and other countries. Therefore, I may transfer your personal data to countries whose laws on data protection and regulatory oversight differ from the corresponding laws in your country. If it is likely that I will transfer information about you to countries outside the EU, I will rely on the EU-US Privacy Shield as the legal basis for the transfer as Google Cloud is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield.

Your rights

If you live in certain regions, including the EU, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal data. Some of these rights apply generally and others only in certain cases. These rights are described below:
- Access: you may have the right to access and obtain a copy of the personal data I hold about you by writing to me using the contact information below.
- Modification, restriction, deletion: You may also be entitled to modify your personal data, restrict my use of that data or delete it. Except in exceptional circumstances (such as when I need to retain data for legal reasons), I will generally delete your personal data upon request.
- Objection: You can object to (1) me processing some of your data for my legitimate interests and (2) you receiving marketing messages from me after you have expressly consented to this. In such cases, I will delete your personal data unless I can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for its continued use or it is required for legal reasons.
- Complaint: If you reside in the EU and wish to raise concerns about my use of your data - without prejudice to any other rights you may have - you are entitled to contact your local data protection authority with these concerns.

How to contact me
In accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, I, the owner of the store becomeyouridol, am the data controller for your personal data. If you have any questions or concerns, you can of course write me a message on Etsy, to which I will reply shortly.

✨ I take the protection of your data very seriously and treat all information confidentially and with the utmost care. ✨