Privacy policy

Section 1 – What do we do with your information?

When you purchase something from our store, we collect personal information you provide such as your name, address, and email address as part of the buying and selling process.

When you browse our store, we automatically receive your computer’s IP address to help us learn about your browser and operating system.

Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products, and other updates.

Section 2 – Consent

How do you get my consent?

When you provide personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange a delivery, or return a purchase, you imply that you consent to our collecting and using it for that specific purpose only.

If we request your information for a secondary reason, such as marketing, we will either ask you directly for expressed consent or provide an opportunity to decline.

How do I withdraw my consent?

If after opting in you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you or use your information by emailing kieron@areanostalgia.com.

Section 3 – Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information if required by law or if you violate our Terms of Service.

Section 4 – Shopify

Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc., which provides the online e-commerce platform enabling us to sell our products and services to you.

Your data is stored through Shopify’s data storage, databases, and the general Shopify application. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

Payment

If you use a direct payment gateway, Shopify stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as necessary to complete the transaction, after which it is deleted.

All direct payment gateways follow PCI-DSS standards, which are managed by the PCI Security Standards Council (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover).

PCI-DSS helps ensure secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

For more insight, you may also read Shopify’s Terms of Service or Privacy Statement available on their website.

Section 5 – Third-party services

Third-party providers used by us will only collect, use, and disclose your information to the extent required to perform the services they provide to us.

Certain third-party service providers—such as payment gateways—have their own privacy policies regarding the information we must supply for purchase-related transactions.

We recommend reviewing their policies so you understand how your information will be handled by these providers.

Some providers may be located in a different jurisdiction than you or us. If you proceed with a transaction involving such providers, your information may be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction.

For example, if you are in Canada and your payment is processed by a U.S. gateway, your information may be subject to U.S. laws such as the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party site or app, this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service no longer apply.

Links

When you click links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage reviewing their privacy statements.

Section 6 – Security

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to prevent loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

If you provide credit card information, it is encrypted using SSL technology and stored with AES-256 encryption. While no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, we comply with PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry standards.

Section 7 – Cookies

Here is a list of cookies we use. We provide them so that you can choose whether to opt out of cookies.

Section 8 – Age of Consent

By using this site, you confirm that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority and have given consent for any minor dependents to use this site.

Section 9 – Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes take effect immediately upon posting. If we make significant updates, we will notify you here so you know what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances it may be disclosed.

If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so we may continue selling products to you.