Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how and when Taatuf Studio ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you purchase from our Etsy shop, contact us, or otherwise use our services through Etsy.com and its related websites and services.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of Etsy or other third-party services that we do not own or control. Please refer to Etsy's Privacy Policy to learn more about how Etsy collects, processes, and protects your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
To fulfill your order, Etsy provides us with certain information that you have authorized Etsy to share, which may include:
Full name
Email address (when provided through Etsy)
Billing and shipping information (where applicable)
Order details
Transaction history
Messages sent through Etsy
Information you voluntarily provide when contacting us
If you purchase personalized products or custom services, we may collect additional information that you choose to provide for the completion of your order.
2. Why We Need Your Information
We collect and process personal information only when necessary to operate our business and provide our services.
Your information may be used to:
Process and fulfill your orders
Deliver digital products and services
Provide customer support
Respond to inquiries
Resolve disputes
Improve our products and services
Maintain the security of our business
Prevent fraud or unauthorized activities
Comply with tax, accounting, and legal obligations
Enforce our policies and agreements
3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you reside in the European Union, United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with similar privacy laws, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases to process your information:
Performance of a contract to provide the products or services you purchased.
Compliance with legal obligations, including tax and accounting requirements.
Legitimate interests, such as improving our products, protecting our business, preventing fraud, and providing customer support.
Your consent where required by applicable law.
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We respect your privacy and do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
Etsy
We share information with Etsy as necessary to provide our services and comply with Etsy's Seller Policy and Terms of Use.
Service Providers
We may work with trusted third-party providers who assist us in operating our business, including cloud storage providers, productivity platforms, analytics tools, payment processors, hosting providers, and software services.
These providers receive only the information necessary to perform their services.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose personal information if required to comply with applicable laws, legal proceedings, court orders, government requests, or to protect our legal rights.
Business Transfers
If Taatuf Studio is merged, acquired, reorganized, or sold, customer information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable privacy laws.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
Provide our services
Complete transactions
Maintain business records
Resolve disputes
Comply with legal, accounting, and tax obligations
Enforce our agreements
After the applicable retention period has expired, personal information will be securely deleted or anonymized where reasonably possible.
6. International Data Transfers
Because Etsy and some of our service providers operate globally, your personal information may be transferred to, processed, or stored in countries outside your own, including countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards and legally recognized transfer mechanisms to protect your personal information.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your country of residence, you may have the right to:
Access the personal information we hold about you.
Correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
Request deletion of your personal information.
Restrict or object to certain processing activities.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format where applicable.
Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Certain legal obligations may require us to retain some information even after a deletion request.
8. Marketing Communications
We do not use your personal information to send unsolicited marketing communications.
If you voluntarily subscribe to future newsletters or promotional communications, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to safeguard your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.
Although we strive to protect your information, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children's Privacy
Our products and services are not intended for children under the age required by applicable law.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, our business practices, or our services.
The latest version will always be published within our Etsy shop.
12. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact us through Etsy Messages or at:
Taatuf Studio
Email: taatuf.tech@gmail.com
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, Taatuf Studio is the data controller of the personal information collected through this Etsy shop.