This Privacy Policy describes how Tempest Hobby Shop collects, uses, and shares personal information of users of our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:
- Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and payment information. We collect this information when you register an account, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us directly.
- Non-Personal Information: This includes information that does not directly identify you, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and browsing behavior on our website. We collect this information through cookies and other tracking technologies.
2. How We Collect Information
We collect information in the following ways:
- Directly from You: When you provide information to us, such as when you create an account or place an order.
- Automatically: Through the use of cookies and other tracking technologies as you navigate our website.
3. Use of Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Improve Our Services: To process your orders, manage your account, provide customer support, and improve our website and services.
- To Communicate with You: To send you order confirmations, shipping updates, newsletters, promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you.
- To Personalize Your Experience: To customize the content and advertising you see on our website based on your preferences and browsing behavior.
- To Protect Our Rights and Interests: To detect, prevent, and address fraud, security breaches, and other illegal activities.
4. Sharing of Information
We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:
- Service Providers: We share information with third-party service providers who help us operate our website, process payments, fulfill orders, send emails, and analyze data. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Business Partners: We may share information with our business partners to offer you products, services, or promotions.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose information to legal authorities if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior on our website. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to:
- Remember your preferences and settings.
- Analyze how you use our website.
- Personalize the content and advertising you see.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:
- Using encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
- Storing your personal information on secure servers.
- Limiting access to your personal information to authorized personnel.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.
7. Your Rights
You have the following rights with respect to your personal information:
- Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information.
- Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information.
- Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
- Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [Your Contact Information].
8. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete the information.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our website and update the effective date. Your continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [Your Contact Information].
