Privacy Policy

 Effective Date: 30/10/2023

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from sunnycoastbeads.com (the “Site”).

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including details about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies placed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we gather information about the specific web pages or products you view, the websites or search terms that referred you to the Site, and data on how you interact with the Site. This automatically-collected information is referred to as "Device Information."

We collect Device Information through the following technologies:

  • Cookies: Data files placed on your device or computer, often including an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

  • Log Files: Records of actions occurring on the Site, which collect data, including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect specific information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. This information is referred to as "Order Information."

When we mention "Personal Information" in this Privacy Policy, we are referring to both Device Information and Order Information.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We use the Order Information we collect to fulfill orders placed through the Site, including processing payment information, arranging shipping, and providing invoices and order confirmations. Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

  • Communicate with you

  • Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud

  • Provide you with information or advertising related to our products or services when it aligns with your preferences

  • Improve service and product offerings

We use the Device Information we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (especially regarding your IP address) and, more generally, to improve and optimize our Site. For example, we use Device Information to generate analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns.

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We share your Personal Information with third parties to assist us in using your Personal Information as described above. For example, we use Squarespace to power our online store, and you can read more about how Squarespace uses your Personal Information in their Privacy Policy.

We may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

DATA RETENTION

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you request us to delete this information.

CHANGES

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.