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Privacy Policy

WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY

 
 

Effective Date: May 20, 2026

 

Welcome to Handcrafted Beauty Boutique. We value the trust you place in us when sharing your personal information. As an artisan brand dedicated to crafting high-quality soaps, lotions, and oils, we are equally committed to protecting your privacy with transparency and care.

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This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information when you visit or make a purchase from our online store. It is designed to meet our obligations under major privacy laws, including the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Information We Collect

We collect certain information to process your orders and provide a better shopping experience. This includes:

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  • Information You Provide Directly: When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase, we collect your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and phone number.

  • Payment Information: Your payment details are collected and processed securely by our third-party payment processor, Square. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers.

  • Information Collected Automatically: When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain passive data about your device. This includes your IP address, browser type, time zone, and information about how you interact with our website (such as pages viewed and links clicked).

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How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for several essential business purposes:

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  • Order Fulfillment: To process and fulfill your orders, arrange for shipping, and provide you with invoices and order confirmations.

  • Communication: To send you order updates, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.

  • Marketing: With your consent, we may send you marketing emails about our new handcrafted products, sales, and updates. You can opt out of these at any time.

  • Fraud Prevention: To screen our orders for potential risk or fraud.

  • Site Optimization: To improve and optimize our website experience through data analytics, helping us understand how our clients use our site.

 

How We Protect Your Information

We take the security of your personal data seriously. To protect your information, we implement commercial best practices and use industry-standard security measures.

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  • All data transmitted through our website is protected using secure server technology and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption.

  • Your payment details are handled via encrypted channels by our secure payment gateway, ensuring your financial data remains safe and protected against unauthorized access.

 

Sharing of Information

We share your Personal Information with trusted third parties to help us run our business and serve you, as described above:

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  • E-Commerce Platforms: We use Squarespace and WIX to power our online store and manage our operations.

  • Analytics Providers: We use Google Analytics to help us analyze site traffic and understand consumer behavior so we can improve our store.

  • Shipping Carriers: We share your name and shipping address with third-party carriers (such as USPS and UPS) to ensure your handcrafted products are delivered directly to your door.

  • Legal Compliance: We may share your information if required to comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to a subpoena, or otherwise protect our legal rights.

 

Cookies and Tracking

Our website uses "cookies" and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small data files placed on your device. We use them to:

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  • Keep track of items in your shopping cart so you don't lose them while browsing.

  • Remember your preferences for future visits.

  • Gather aggregate data about site traffic and interactions so we can offer better site experiences in the future.

 

You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, though doing so may prevent some features of our online store from functioning properly.

 

Your Rights

Depending on where you live (such as California or the European Union), you have specific legal rights regarding your personal data:

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  • Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.

  • Right to Correction: You can request that we update or correct any inaccurate personal data.

  • Right to Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal obligations.

 

Data Retention: When you place an order through our site, we will maintain your order information for our records to fulfill legal and accounting requirements, unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

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If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

 

Children's Privacy

Our website and handcrafted products are designed for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so we can promptly delete it.

 

Changes to This Policy

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

 

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a request regarding your data, please contact us:

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