This document outlines our Privacy Policy and explains how debsjewelryshop.com ("the Website" or "we") gathers, utilizes, and shares your Personal Data during your interactions or transactions on the Website.

Gathering Personal Data

As you navigate the Website, we accumulate specific data about your device, your engagement with the Website, and information critical to processing your purchases. Should you reach out to us for customer support, we may gather additional data. In this document, 'Personal Data' refers to any data that can uniquely identify an individual, as detailed below. The following list explains what Personal Data we collect and the reasons for its collection.

Information about your device

• Types of Personal Data gathered: browser type, IP address, time zone, cookie data, viewed sites or products, search terms, and your interactions with the Website.
• Reason for gathering: to properly display the Website for you and to analyze Website usage for optimization purposes.
• Method of gathering: Automatically collected via cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels when you access our Website.
• Business disclosure: shared with our processing partner, Shopify.

Order-related information

• Types of Personal Data gathered: name, billing and shipping addresses, payment details (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number.
• Reason for gathering: to fulfill our contractual obligations, process payments, arrange shipping, provide invoices and confirmations, communicate with you, screen orders for risk or fraud, and, based on your preferences, offer information or advertising about our products or services.
• Method of gathering: Directly collected from you.
• Business disclosure: shared with our processing partner, Shopify.

Customer support details

• Types of Personal Data gathered: As needed.
• Reason for gathering: to offer customer support.
• Method of gathering: Directly collected from you.
• Business disclosure: As necessary.

Underage Users

The Website is not designed for individuals below 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children. If you, as a parent or guardian, believe that your child has provided us with their Personal Data, please contact us at the address below to arrange for its removal.

Distributing Personal Data

We distribute your Personal Data with service providers to assist in delivering our services and fulfilling our agreements with you, as previously mentioned. For instance:

• We utilize Shopify for our online store operations. More about how Shopify handles your Personal Data can be found here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy.
• Your Personal Data might be shared to adhere to legal requirements, respond to legal requests, or to safeguard our rights.

Targeted Advertising

As previously mentioned, we use your Personal Data to offer you tailored advertisements or marketing communications that we believe might interest you. For instance:

• Google Analytics helps us understand customer usage of the Website. Find out how Google uses your Personal Data here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. You can opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
• Information about your Website usage, purchases, and ad interactions may be shared with our advertising partners. This may involve direct sharing or through cookies or similar technologies, subject to your consent based on location.

Learn about targeted advertising at the Network Advertising Initiative’s educational page: http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising here:

• FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
• GOOGLE: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
• BING: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

Additionally, opt out of some services at the Digital Advertising Alliance’s portal: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

Utilizing Personal Data

We use your Personal Data to provide our services, including product sales, payment processing, order fulfillment, and updating you on new offerings and services.

Legal Basis for Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), for residents of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Your consent;
• Fulfillment of our contract with you;
• Compliance with legal obligations;
• Protection of vital interests;
• Public interest tasks;
• Our legitimate interests, which do not infringe upon your fundamental rights and freedoms.

Data Retention

After you place an order on the Website, we retain your Personal Data in our records until you request its deletion. For details on your erasure rights, refer to the ‘Your Rights’ section below.

Automated Decision-Making

EEA residents have the right to object to processing based solely on automated decision-making (including profiling) that significantly affects you legally or otherwise.

We do not engage in fully automated decision-making using customer data with significant legal or similar effects.

Shopify, our processor, employs limited automated decision-making for fraud prevention, without significant effect on you.

Automated decision-making services include:

• Temporary IP address denylist for repeated transaction failures, lasting several hours.
• Temporary credit card denylist associated with denylisted IPs, lasting a few days.

Personal Data Sales

Our Website does not sell Personal Data, as per the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).

Your Rights

GDPR Rights

EEA residents can access, transfer, correct, update, or erase their Personal Data held by us. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

Your Personal Data is initially processed in Ireland and may be transferred outside Europe, including to Canada and the U.S. For details on GDPR compliance, see Shopify’s GDPR Whitepaper: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/privacy/GDPR.

CCPA Rights

California residents can access, transfer, correct, update, or erase their Personal Data held by us. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

To designate an authorized agent for these requests, please contact us at the address below.

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Web Browsing Data

When you visit our website, a small piece of data known as a cookie is stored on your computer or device. Our site uses various types of cookies, such as those for functionality, performance, advertising, and social media. These cookies enhance your browsing by remembering your preferences and actions (like login details and region selection), so you don't have to input them every time you visit or navigate the site. They also help us understand how visitors interact with our website, whether they're first-time visitors or regular users.

We employ these cookies to enhance your experience on our website and to deliver our services efficiently.

Essential Cookies for Website Operation

Cookie Name	Purpose
_ab	Used for accessing admin features.
_secure_session_id	Used for navigating the online store.
cart	Used for shopping cart functionality.
cart_sig	Used during the checkout process.
cart_ts	Used during the checkout process.
checkout_token	Used during the checkout process.
secret	Used during the checkout process.
secure_customer_sig	Used for customer log-in.
storefront_digest	Used for customer log-in.
_shopify_u	Helps in updating customer account information.

Analysis and Insights

Cookie Name	Purpose
_tracking_consent	Manages tracking preferences.
_landing_page	Tracks visitor landing pages.
_orig_referrer	Tracks visitor landing pages.
_s	For Shopify analytics.
_shopify_fs	For Shopify analytics.
_shopify_s	For Shopify analytics.
_shopify_sa_p	Shopify analytics for marketing and referrals.
_shopify_sa_t	Shopify analytics for marketing and referrals.
_shopify_y	For Shopify analytics.
_y	For Shopify analytics.

Text Message Marketing
Opting into SMS marketing permits us to contact you via mobile for business purposes, including promotional messages, order updates, and shipping statuses.

The lifespan of a cookie on your computer or mobile device can be either “persistent” or “session” based. Session cookies last until you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain until they expire or are removed. Most cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes to two years after being downloaded to your device.

You have the ability to manage cookies in various ways. Note that deleting or blocking cookies can impact your user experience, and some parts of our website might not function fully.

Most browsers accept cookies by default, but you can choose to accept or reject cookies through your browser settings, usually found in the “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. More information on modifying browser settings or managing cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or on websites like www.allaboutcookies.org.

Be aware that blocking cookies might not fully stop how we share information with third parties, such